Not to be confused with its younger, humbucking pickup-equipped cousin, the elegant, double-bound Custom Telecaster was produced between ’59 and ’68. The 1965 Custom Telecaster brings that period to life again with its Parchment body binding, smooth playing feel and authentic original-era sound. The two-piece alder body wears a nitrocellulose lacquer finish that gives it the broken-in look and feel of a guitar that saw the transition from rock ‘n’ roll to rock. The tinted riftsawn maple neck is stable and comfortable, thanks to the “ ’60-style Oval C” profile that works for almost any playing style. Refined for modern guitarists and bearing 21 medium-vintage frets, the round-lam maple fingerboard’s 7.5” radius at the nut flattens to 9.5” as you move up the neck, making it supremely comfortable for both chordal and single-note playing. The pair of Hand-Wound ’64 Tele® single-coil pickups are tied to modern wiring and a Greasebucket™ tone control, so you can roll off the highs without losing volume.
Other features include 3-way switch, ’64-’66 bridge with threaded steel saddles, 3-ply Parchment pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Specs
General
Model Name: | 1965 Relic® Custom Telecaster®, Maple Cap 2020 Faded/Aged Sea Foam Green |
Model Number: | 9238012594 |
Series: | Custom Order |
Color: | Faded Aged Sea Foam Green |
Body
Body Shape: | Telecaster® |
Body Material: | Alder |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
Neck Material: | Maple Rift Sawn |
Neck Shape: | 60 Style Oval “C” Shape |
Scale Length: | 25.5″ (648 mm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 7,25″/9.5″ Compound Radius |
Number of Frets: | 21 |
Fret Size: | Medium 47095 |
String Nut: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.650″ (42 mm) |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Vintage-Style |
Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fingerboard: | Round Laminated Quarter Sawn Maple |
Position Inlays: | Micarta Black Dot 3/32″ |
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Handwound 64 Single-Coil Tele |
Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Handwound 64 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 Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles |
Tuning Machines: | Vintage Style |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Pickguard: | 3 Ply Tortoise |
Control Knobs: | Knurled Flat-Top |