More about 1962 Relic® Telecaster® Custom
The Fender Custom Shop 1962 Relic Telecaster takes you back to the early years of one of modern music’s most electrifying decades. Its lightweight double-bound alder body features a Relic lacquer finish that authentically conveys the look of years of wear and tear, and signature Telecaster snap and sparkle comes from hand wound 1963 Telecaster pickups with three-way switching and modern wiring.
Other premium features include a one-piece tinted quartersawn maple neck with a comfortable mid-’60s oval “C”-shaped profile, 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 6105 frets and bone nut, three-ply mint green pickguard and vintage hardware. Includes Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and brown textured vinyl case. Available in Red Sparkle, Blue Sparkle, Gold Sparkle and Faded Three-Color Sunburst.
Specs
General
| Model Name: | 1962 Relic® Telecaster® Custom, Rosewood Fingerboard, Red Sparkle |
| Model Number: | 1551620865 |
| Series: | Time Machine |
| Color: | Faded 3-Color Sunburst |
Body
| Body Shape: | Telecaster® |
| Body Material: | Double-Bound Lightweight Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Shape: | Mid ’60s Oval “C” |
| Scale Length: | 25.5″ (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5″ (241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Narrow 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
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Handwound ’63 Single-Coil Tele |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Handwound ’63 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
| Bridge: | 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele with Compensated Brass Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Mint Green |
| Control Knobs: | Knurled Flat-Top |
Miscellaneous
| Strings: | NPS, .010-.046 Gauges |
| Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Polishing Cloth, Certificate of Authenticity |