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An Instant Collectible - Vintage Specs, Relic Finish!

The Fender Custom Shop Vintage Spec 1963 Telecaster Relic is a reproduction of a classic Fender instrument. Taking advantage of Fender's premium aging techniques, the Vintage Spec 1963 Telecaster Relic is a part of the Time Machine Series. You can expect a guitar that's built to the exacting specifications of its vintage counterpart - from body contour to neck shape to pickups, electronics, and fingerboard radius. And a special relic finish gives this axe look and feel of a naturally worn-in, favorite instrument. When you want an instantly collectible guitar, you'll find it with the Vintage Spec 1963 Telecaster Relic.

Fender Custom Shop '63 Telecaster Relic at a Glance:

• A reproduction of a classic
  
• Relic finish for a naturally worn-in look and feel
  
• Classic design
  
• Tele tone

A reproduction of a classic
The '63 Telecaster Relic features an alder body, a "C"-shaped maple neck, a Rosewood fingerboard, a White/Black/White pickguard and original spec pickups - the Fender Custom Shop has gone to great lengths to make sure everything about this instrument is true to the original.

Relic finish for a naturally worn-in look and feel
The Fender '63 Telecaster Relic looks and feels completely worn in, like your favorite pair of jeans. Fender's exclusive relic finish shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use - nicks, scratches, worn finish, rusty hardware and aged plastic parts. The Relic looks, feels and plays like it's been in your hands through many long nightclub hours.

Classic design
You've probably heard the story before: Leo Fender began designing and building his soon-to-be-iconic guitars over a half-century ago, even though he didn't play guitar himself. The Telecaster represents Fender's first real success, and the fact that it remains such a sought after guitar today speaks volumes about its quality and playability. It's been copied countless times, tweaked, mutated, modified, gutted, and bedecked with extras, but the original always shines through.

Tele tone
This '63 Telecaster Relic retains all the characteristics that make the Tele so popular across all musical genres. Its tone can range from articulate "chicken pickin'" cluck to warm sustain, crunchy power chords to crystal-clear chime. Only a handful of instruments stand out decade after decade, and the Tele's magical blend of playability, utility, and tone definitely puts it in among a select few.

Fender Custom Shop '63 Telecaster Relic Features:

• Finish: Sonic Blue
  
• Alder body
  
• "C"-shaped maple neck
  
• Rosewood fingerboard
  
• Mint Green pickguard
  
• Original Spec pickups
  
• Relic finish
  
• Deluxe Black Hardshell Case included

The Fender Custom Shop '63 Telecaster Relic looks, sounds, and plays great!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number 015-1200-872