New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the '65 Telecaster Custom Heavy Relic Maple. With a two-piece select alder body featuring elegant double parchment binding and heavy Relic lacquer finishes in Faded Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Sherwood Metallic and Aged Lake Placid Blue, it imparts the extremely satisfying look, feel and vibe of a mid-'60s Telecaster Custom that's been put through decades of heavy wear and tear.
The quartersawn maple neck has a Large "C" profile that's thinner towards the nut and gradually thickens toward the 12th fret for comfortable, full feel; topped with a 9.5"-radius round-lam maple fingerboard with 21 narrow tall (6105) frets and a bone nut. The Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele® neck pickup delivers extra bite with a hint of Stratocaster® punch, while the Custom Shop hand-wound Original Blackguard Tele® bridge pickup provides all the twang and clarity for which early-'50s models are celebrated. Modern Telecaster wiring with three-way pickup switching and the Greasebucket™ tone circuit (minimizes gain/mid loss when turned down) deliver remarkable tonal versatility.
Other premium features include a three-ply parchment pickguard, '64-'66 Telecaster bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style "F" tuners, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Product Name: 1965 Telecaster Custom Heavy Relic, Quartersawn Maple Neck - Aged Sherwood Green Metallic
Model #: 9236081213
General
SERIES: Time Machine™
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Aged Sherwood Green Metallic
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Telecaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Quartersawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Large "C"
NECK THICKNESS: .850"
NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.200"
NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: .990"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Round-Laminated Quartersawn Maple
POSITION INLAYS: Black Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
SIDE DOTS: Black Micarta, 3/32" (2.38 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body
BODY: 2-Piece Select Alder
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Parchment
CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Chrome
SWITCH TIP: Top Hat Style, Black
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
STRING TREES: American Vintage '56-'58
STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Single-Coil Tele®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SS
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone with Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Measurements
DIMENSIONS: 6.00x17.00x44.75 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 25.00 LB
HEADSTOCK THICKNESS: 0.575"
FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall (6105)
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 44.75 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 6.00 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 17.00 IN
Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
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