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Deluxe Hardshell
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Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
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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.
Deluxe Hardshell
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder
Telecaster®
Solid Body
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Single-Coil Tele®
Master Volume, Master Tone
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Single-Coil Tele®
SS
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Faded Aged Candy Apple Red
Right-Hand
1961 Telecaster® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Aged Candy Apple Red
Time Machine™
3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
Knurled Chrome
Nickel/Chrome
4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
3-Ply Parchment
American Vintage '59-'64
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Top Hat Style, Black
Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Jescar Vintage (45085)
0.575"
25.5" (648 mm)
3A Rosewood
9.5" (241 mm)
Telecaster®
None
2.200"
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Quartersawn Maple
'60s Oval "C"
.790"
.900"
21
Bone
1.650" (42 mm)
Vintage Clay Dot
Bone
Early '60s
Deluxe Hardshell
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder
Telecaster®
Solid Body
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Single-Coil Tele®
Master Volume, Master Tone
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Single-Coil Tele®
SS
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Faded Aged Tomatillo Green
Right-Hand
1961 Telecaster® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Aged Tomatillo Green
Time Machine™
3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
Knurled Chrome
Nickel/Chrome
4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
3-Ply Parchment
American Vintage '59-'64
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Top Hat Style, Black
Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Jescar Vintage (45085)
0.575"
25.5" (648 mm)
3A Rosewood
9.5" (241 mm)
Telecaster®
None
2.200"
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Quartersawn Maple
'60s Oval "C"
.790"
.900"
21
Bone
1.650" (42 mm)
Vintage Clay Dot
Bone
Early '60s
Deluxe Hardshell
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder
Telecaster®
Solid Body
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Single-Coil Tele®
Master Volume, Master Tone
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Single-Coil Tele®
SS
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Faded Aged Bleached 3-Color Sunburst
Right-Hand
1961 Telecaster® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Aged Bleached 3-Color Sunburst
Time Machine™
3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
Knurled Chrome
Nickel/Chrome
4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
3-Ply Parchment
American Vintage '59-'64
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Top Hat Style, Black
Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Jescar Vintage (45085)
0.575"
25.5" (648 mm)
3A Rosewood
9.5" (241 mm)
Telecaster®
None
2.200"
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Quartersawn Maple
'60s Oval "C"
.790"
.900"
21
Bone
1.650" (42 mm)
Vintage Clay Dot
Bone
Early '60s