Fender Custom Shop 1959 Telecaster Journeyman Relic 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck Fingerboard Aged White Blonde

Weight: 7 lbs 1 oz
Neck depth 1st fret: .90"
Neck depth 12th fret:  1"

New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1959 Telecaster® Journeyman Relic®. Over six decades since its original release, this instrument captures the essence of a unique set of appointments only found for a brief period in Tele® history.

Its two-piece select ash body is aged to perfection with Journeyman Relic® flashcoat lacquer finishes in three popular colors from the era – Natural Blonde, Aged White Blonde and Faded Aged Three-Color Sunburst – while the one-piece rift sawn maple neck and single ply parchment pickguard round out its unique and timeless look. Loaded with a pair of Custom Shop hand-wound Texas Special™ pickups and Fat ‘50s wiring, this Telecaster® not only looks the part, but sounds lively, responsive and is bursting with full-range Tele® tone.

Other premium features include Large "C" neck back-shape, 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, 3-way switch, top-load/strings-through-body bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Series:  Time Machine

Orientation:  Right-Hand

Color:  Aged White Blonde

Country Of Origin:  US

Headstock:  Telecaster®

Neck Material:  1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple

Neck Finish:  Flash Coat Lacquer

Neck Shape:  Large "C"

Fingerboard Radius:  9.5" (241 mm)

Fingerboard Material:  1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck

Position Inlays:  Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"

Number of Frets:  21

Truss Rod:  Vintage-Style Heel Adjust

String Nut:  Bone

Nut Width:  1.625" (41.3 mm)

Nut Material:  Bone

Fret Size:  Narrow Tall (6105)

Scale Length:  25.5" (64.77 cm)

Body:  2-Piece Select Ash

Body Finish:  Flash Coat Lacquer

Body Shape:  Telecaster®

Body Material:  2-Piece Select Ash

Bridge:  3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele®, Top-Load or Strings-Through-Body with Threaded Steel Saddles

Pickguard:  1-Ply Parchment

Control Knobs:  Knurled Aluminum

Switch Tip:  Top Hat Style, Black

Hardware Finish:  Nickel/Chrome

Tuning Machines:  Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo

String Trees:  American Vintage '56-'58

Strings:  Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Neck Plate:  4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized

Bridge Pickup:  Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®

Neck Pickup:  Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®

Pickup Configuration:  SS

Controls:  Master Volume, Master Tone

Switching:  3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Included Accessories:  Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.