SOLD C.SHOP 2016 1959 TELECASTER JOURNEYMAN RELIC

More about 1959 Journeyman Relic® Telecaster®

The Custom Shop 1959 Journeyman Relic Telecaster takes you straight back to the original era of the guitar that started it all. Its lightweight alder body (ash on Aged White Blonde model) features a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish, which imparts the appearance of years of aging and light use without heavy wear and tear. Pure snap and warmth come from a pair of hand wound 1958 Telecaster pickups with three-way switching and modern wiring.

Other premium features include a tinted quartersawn maple neck with ’59 Esquire “C”-shaped profile and 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard, 6105 frets and bone nut, single-ply parchment pickguard and vintage hardware. Includes Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and center-pocket tweed case. Available in Three-Color Sunburst, Aged White Blonde, Shoreline Gold and Faded Candy Tangerine.

Specs

General

General

Model Name: 1959 Journeyman Relic® Telecaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
Model Number: 1550590800
Series: Time Machine
Color: 3-Color Sunburst

Body

Body

Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck

Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: “C” Shape
Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Dot

Electronics

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Handwound ’58 Single-Coil Tele
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Handwound ’58 Single-Coil Tele
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SS

Hardware

Hardware

Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Threaded Saddles
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Strings: NPS, .010-.046 Gauges