FENDER 1959 Telecaster Custom Wide-Fade Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst
The 1959 double-bound Telecaster Custom imparted a refined look to the once-rugged working man’s guitar. The Custom Shop ’59 Telecaster Custom Relic represents what would have been a rare early 1959 model, with a one-piece maple neck and several seamless modern customizations. The bound two-piece select alder body (ash on Sunburst finish model) features a worn-in Relic lacquer finish, while the one-piece quartersawn maple neck has a 1959 "D" profile, 9.5" fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets for comfortable well-loved look and feel.
Hand-wound Custom Shop Texas Special pickups are hooked up to a three-way switch and modern Tele® wiring with the Greasebucket tone circuit, which retains mid-range when rolling off highs. Other features include a single-ply parchment pickguard, ’59/’60 Tele bridge with compensated brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity. Model Name:'59 Tele® Custom Relic®, Maple Neck, Wide-Fade Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst
Model Number:9235001563
Series:Time Machine
Color:Wide-Fade Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst
Body Shape:Telecaster®
Body Material:2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish:Lacquer
Neck Material:Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape:1959 "D"
Scale Length:25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius:9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets:21
Fret Size:Narrow Tall (6105)
String Nut:Bone
Nut Width:1.650" (42 mm)
Neck Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard:1-Piece Maple
Position Inlays:Micarta Black Dot
Bridge Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
Controls:Volume, Tone
Pickup Switching:3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge:3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings Through Body Tele® with Compensated Brass Barrel Saddles
Tuning Machines:Vintage Style
Orientation:Right-Hand
Hardware Finish:Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard:1-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs:Knurled Chrome
Switch Tips:Black
Strings:Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories:Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity
Serial Number: CZ559534
Available at Tsim Sha Tsui Main Showroom