2023 Collection Time Machine 1965 Telecaster Custom - Heavy Relic

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 GreasebucketTM tone circuit (minimizes gain/mid loss when turned down) deliver remarkable tonal versatility.

Other premium features include a three-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.

• Serial Number

  CZ572151

• Brand Name

  Fender Custom Shop

• Model

  2023 Collection Time Machine 1965 Telecaster Custom

• Finish Color

  Aged Lake Placid Blue

• Finish Type

  Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Aging

  Heavy Relic

• Weight

  7.62 lbs.

• Body Wood

  Double-Bound Alder

• Binding

  Parchment

• Neck Dimensions

  .860 1st - 1.000 12th

• Neck Wood

  Quartersawn Maple

• Neck Shape

  Large C

• Neck Finish

  Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Fingerboard Wood

  Round-Laminated Quartersawn Maple

• Fingerboard Radius

  9.5"

• Frets

  21 Narrow Tall 6105

• Scale Length

  25.5"

• Nut Material

  Bone

• Width at Nut

  1.625"

• 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

• Hardware

  Nickel/Chrome

• Tuners

  Vintage-Style

• bridge

  3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body ’64-’66 Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles

• Pickguard

  3-Ply Parchment

• Case

  Fender Deluxe Hardshell