Fender Custom Shop 1965 Telecaster Custom Heavy Relic Aged Lake Placid Blue

Part of the 2023 Fender Custom Shop collection, the '65 Telecaster Custom Heavy Relic Maple features a 2-piece Select Alder body with elegant double parchment binding and a heavy relic lacquer finish, as well as faded 3-color sunburst and aged sherwood metallic finishes. , available in Aged Drake Placid Blue finish. This model recreates the look and feel of a mid-'60s Telecaster custom that has withstood decades of intense wear and tear. The quarter-sawn maple neck, which tapers toward the nut, has a large "C" profile that gradually thickens toward the 12th fret, providing a comfortable feel. It features a 9.5-inch radius round-ram maple fingerboard with 21 narrow-tall frets (6105) and a bone nut. Featuring a Stratocaster-inspired Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele® neck pickup®, plus a Custom Shop hand-wound Original Blackguard Tele® bridge pickup, it delivers all the twang tone and clarity celebrated in the early '50s. We provide you with Featuring a 3-way pickup switch and Greasebucket™ tone circuit that minimizes gain/mid loss at lower volumes, modern Telecaster wiring provides an incredible tonal versatility. Other premium features include a 3-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.

Specs

BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster®

NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Large "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Quartersawn Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Single-Coil Tele®
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
Configuration: SS

HARDWARE
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Switch Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
Neck plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo

MICELLANEOUS
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

ACCESSORIES
Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Hardshell
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.