923-6091-076 New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1963 Telecaster® Relic®. A wonderfully crafted reproduction of the Telecaster® from the golden era of Fender’s past, this guitar is a perfect combination of this period’s appointments. The two-piece select alder body is artfully aged in Relic® lacquer Aged Olympic White, Fiesta Red and Lake Placid Blue finishes and is paired with a rift sawn maple neck with ‘60s-style Oval “C” back-shape and a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard. With the throaty midrange and bite of a Custom Shop hand-wound Original Blackguard bridge pickup and the crystalline clarity of a Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele neck pickup, this guitar delivers classic Telecaster® tone with astonishing versatility. Other premium features include 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, Modern Tele® wiring with Greasebucket™ tone circuit, 3-way switch, 3-ply mint green pickguard, '58-'63 tele bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity. GeneralSeriesTime Machine™OrientationRight-HandColorAged Fiesta RedCountry Of OriginUSNeckHeadstockTelecaster®Neck MaterialRift Sawn MapleNeck FinishNitrocellulose LacquerNeck Shape'60s Oval "C"Neck Thickness.820"Neck Butt Width2.200"Neck Thickness 12th Fret.890"Fingerboard Radius9.5" (241 mm)Fingerboard Material3A RosewoodPosition InlaysVintage Clay DotNumber of Frets21Truss RodEarly '60sString NutBoneNut Width1.650" (42 mm)Nut MaterialBoneBodyBody2-Piece Select AlderBody FinishNitrocellulose LacquerBody ShapeTelecaster®Body Material2-Piece Select AlderHardwareBridge3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel SaddlesPickguard3-Ply Mint GreenControl KnobsKnurled ChromeSwitch TipTop Hat Style, BlackHardware FinishNickel/ChromeTuning MachinesVintage-Style with Fender® LogoString TreesAmerican Vintage '56-'58StringsNickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)Neck Plate4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, SerializedElectronicsBridge PickupCustom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Single-Coil Tele®Neck PickupCustom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Single-Coil Tele®Pickup ConfigurationSSControlsMaster Volume, Master ToneSwitching3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck PickupMeasurementsDimensions16.26x43.94x111.00 CMShipping Weight10.62 KGHeadstock Thickness0.575"Fret SizeNarrow Tall (6105)Scale Length25.5" (64.77 cm)Shipping Length111.00 CMShipping Height16.26 CMShipping Width43.94 CMAccessoriesIncluded AccessoriesDeluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.MiscellaneousDisclaimer. WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - .