Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster Heavy Relic Rosewood Fingerboard Faded Aged Candy Apple Red CZ585739

Weight: 7 lbs 5 oz
Neck Depth 1st fret: .82"
Neck Depth 12th fret: .92"

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.

Headstock

Telecaster®

Neck Material

Quartersawn Maple

Neck Finish

Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Shape

'60s Oval "C"

Neck Thickness

.790"

Neck Butt Width

2.200"

Neck Thickness 12th Fret

.900"

Fingerboard Radius

9.5" (241 mm)

Fingerboard Material

3A Rosewood

Position Inlays

Vintage Clay Dot

Number of Frets

21

Fret Size

Jescar Vintage (45085)

Scale Length

25.5" (64.77 cm)

Truss Rod

Early '60s

String Nut

Bone

Nut Width

1.650" (42 mm)

Nut Material

Bone

Body

2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder

Body Finish

Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape

Telecaster®

Body Style

Solid Body

Body Material

2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder

Bridge

3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles

Pickguard

3-Ply Parchment

Control Knobs

Knurled Chrome

Switch Tip

Top Hat Style, Black

Hardware Finish

Nickel/Chrome

Tuning Machines

Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo

String Trees

American Vintage '59-'64

Strings

Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Neck Plate

4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized

Bridge Pickup

Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Single-Coil Tele®

Neck Pickup

Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 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