Introducing the Fender Custom Shop '59 Tele Custom Relic, Maple Neck, Aged Black.
The 1959 double-bound Telecaster Custom imparted a refined look to the once-rugged working person's guitar. The Custom Shop ’59 Telecaster Custom Relic represents what would have been a rare early 1959 model, with a one-piece maple neck and several seamless modern customizations. The bound two-piece select alder body (ash on Sunburst finish model) features a worn-in Relic lacquer finish, while the one-piece quartersawn maple neck has a 1959 “D” profile, 9.5” fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets for comfortable well-loved look and feel.
Hand-wound Custom Shop Texas Special pickups are hooked up to a three-way switch and modern Tele® wiring with the Greasebucket tone circuit, which retains mid-range when rolling off highs. Other features include a single-ply parchment pickguard, ’59/’60 Tele bridge with compensated brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
GENERAL:
Model Number: 9235001565
Series: Time Machine
Color: Aged Black
Orientation: Right-Hand
BODY:
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
NECK:
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1959 "D"
Neck Binding: None
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Maple
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
HARDWARE:
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings Through Body Tele® with Compensated Brass Barrel Saddles
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
ELECTRONICS:
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
Controls: Volume, Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Configuration: SS
