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.
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Serial Number: CZ572151
Specifications:
Brand Fender Custom Shop
Model 2023 Collection Time Machine 1965 Telecaster Custom
Aging Heavy Relic
Finish Color Aged Lake Placid Blue
Finish Type Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Weight 7.62 lbs.
Body Wood Double-Bound Alder
Neck Wood Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape Large C
Neck Dimensions .860 1st - 1.000 12th
Neck Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard Round-Laminated Quartersawn Maple
Fingerboard Radius 9.5"
Scale Length 25.5"
Width at Nut 1.625"
Nut Material Bone
Frets 21 Narrow Tall 6105
Pickups Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Tele Single-Coil (Bridge), Custom Shop Hand-Wound Tele Twisted Single-Coil (Neck)
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone with Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass), 3-Way Switch
Binding Parchment
Hardware Nickel/Chrome
Bridge 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body ’64-’66 Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Tuners Vintage-Style
Pickguard 3-Ply Parchment
Case Fender Deluxe Hardshell