Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster Heavy Relic Faded Aged Bleached 3 Color Burst
This outstanding Custom Shop Telecaster is a very comfortable weight, plays like a dream with an astonishingly fast neck, and sounds incredible!
Turn back the clock to 1961 with the 1961 Telecaster Heavy Relic from the Fender Custom Shop Time Machine series. This electric guitar authentically captures the look, feel and tone of an original early '60s Tele that's been well-loved and played for decades.
The body is constructed from 2-piece offset seam roasted alder, finished in a nitrocellulose lacquer for a vintage aesthetic. The quartersawn maple neck has a comfortable mid-'60s Oval "C" neck shape, topped with a 3A rosewood fingerboard and 21 Jescar vintage frets.
Equipped with a set of Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 single-coil Tele pickups for classic Tele twang and snap, this axe is wired to a 3-way blade switch for versatile tonal options. The '61 Telecaster Heavy Relic from Fender Custom Shop delivers the vibe, wear and playability of a well-loved vintage Tele - ideal for guitarists wanting classic Fender tone with modern playability. Other premium features include 9.5" (241 mm) Radius, '63 Telecaster Wiring, 3-Ply Parchment Pickguard, 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® Bridge with Brass Saddles, Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo, Bone Nut, American Vintage '59-'64 String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.
