Fender Custom Shop

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The Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition ’53 Telecaster Heavy Relic electric guitar celebrates iconic Fender sound and style with its meticulous construction and vintage-inspired features. It has a 2-piece offset seam ash body with a distressed Heavy Relic nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The 1-piece 2A flame quartersawn maple neck is shaped in a smooth, comfortable profile, and topped with a flame quartersawn maple fingerboard, 21 narrow-tall frets and black Micarta inlays. The ’53 Telecaster Heavy Relic’s tone is powered by a duo of Custom Shop hand-wound single-coil pickups—an Original Blackguard Tele at the bridge and Twisted Tele at the neck—with master volume and tone controls and a 3-way pickup switch to shape your sound with precision. Additional appointments include vintage-style tuners with the Fender logo, a 3-saddle American Vintage strings-thru-body bridge, bone nut and nickel/chrome hardware. Comes with a deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition '53 Telecaster Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Aged Nocaster Blonde
Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition '53 Telecaster Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Aged Nocaster Blonde
Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition '53 Telecaster Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Aged Nocaster Blonde

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  • 2-piece offset seam ash body with a distressed nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • 1-piece 2A flame quartersawn maple neck
  • Flame quartersawn maple fingerboard topped with 21 narrow-tall frets
  • Duo of Custom Shop hand-wound single-coil pickups: Original Blackguard Tele at the bridge and Twisted Tele at the neck
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Body
  • Body type: Single cutaway
  • Body wood: 2-piece offset seam ash
  • Body finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck
  • Neck wood: 1-piece 2A flame quartersawn maple
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Neck finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Fingerboard
  • Material: 1-piece 2A quartersawn flame maple
  • Fret size: Narrow-tall
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Black Micarta
  • Nut width/material: 1.65 in. (42 mm) bone
Electronics
  • Configuration: SS
  • Neck: Proprietary hand-wound single-coil
  • Bridge: Proprietary hand-wound single-coil
  • Control layout: Master volume, Master tone
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
Hardware
  • Bridge design: 3-saddle American Vintage strings-thru-body with compensated brass saddles
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style with Fender logo
  • Color: Nickel/chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 string
  • Case: Deluxe hardshell
  • Orientation: Right-handed

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