MORE ABOUT '68 TELE® THINLINE JOURNEYMAN RELIC® 1968 saw the debut of the Telecaster Thinline—designed as a lighter new version of the Telecaster due to a shortage of lightweight ash bodywood. The guitar had hollow “wings” on either side of the body, with an f-hole on the bass side for a brilliant new look and warmly resonant tone. The ’68 Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Relic captures that year’s model in all its brilliance, with a few custom modifications including a Bigsby® B5 bridge and tailpiece for added vibrato. A semi-hollow Thinline mahogany or ash body wears a perfectly worn-in Journeyman Relic lacquer finish. The rift-sawn maple neck features a ’60s-style “oval C” profile, 9.5”-radius rift-sawn maple fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets. Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele® pickups provide extra-hot output for beautiful resonance and are hooked up to modern Telecaster wiring and three-way switch. Other features include a three-ply white pearl pickguard, Schaller® “F” tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity. SPECS Model Name:'68 Tele® Thinline Journeyman Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Aged BlackModel Series:Time Machine Color:Aged Black BodyBody Shape:Telecaster®Body Material:2-Piece Select AshBody Finish:Lacquer NeckNeck Material:Rift Sawn MapleNeck Shape:1960 Oval "C"Scale Length:25.5" (64.77 cm) Fingerboard Radius:9.5" (241 mm) Number of Frets:21 Fret Size:Narrow Tall (6105) String Nut:BoneNut Width:1.650" (42 mm) Neck Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer Fingerboard:Round-Laminated Rift Sawn MaplePosition Inlays:Micarta Black Dot Electronics Bridge Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele® Single-Coil Middle Pickup:N/ANeck Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele® Single-Coil Controls:Volume, TonePickup Switching:3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck PickupPickup Configuration:SS HardwareBridge:Bigsby® B5 Bridge and Tailpiece Tuning Machines:Schaller® "F" Orientation:Right-HandHardware Finish:Nickel/ChromePickguard:3-Ply White PearlControl Knobs:Knurled ChromeSwitch Tips:Black Miscellaneous Strings:Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) Included Accessories:Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.