Fender Custom Shop 1960 Telecaster #CZ569492 - relic natural blonde

Elaborated from a "1963 Telecaster Base Model" die, the FENDER Custom Shop 1960 Telecaster Relic #CZ569492 (92350014333) solid body electric guitar is a reinterpretation of a typical 1960s Fender, ideally combining a majority of vintage and more contemporary features.

Solid body electric guitar, selected two-piece Ash body (sort for lightweigth), rift-sawn Maple neck (60's Oval C profile), AAA Rosewood fingerboard (radius 9.5" radius, narrow-tall frets), duo of hand-wound '58 Telecaster pickups, Relic nitrocellulose finish for a stunningly authentic vintage look. Sold with Fender Custom Shop hardshell case and certificate of authenticity. Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars are timeless, referential. They're an integral part of the history of amplified music, having contributed amply to its expansion and democratization. Ideally, you'd like to be the proud owner of an original from the 50s or 60s, but the price of vintage examples is so high that it's difficult for anyone to get access to them. Concerning the Relic finish: the dealers present at NAMM 1995 were totally blown away by the level of realism of the first two Relic models that Fender presented to them that year. Most mistook them for genuine Fender originals (a '51 Nocaster and a '56 Mary Kaye Stratocaster).
The Fender "relicing" process has now become a way of life, and is the mainstay of Custom Shop sales.