Traditional Thinline Style Meets Postmodern Playability
Wrapped up in a tastefully aged nitro lacquer finish, this Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Telecaster forgoes vintage accuracy for pure performance and versatility. A semi-hollow foundation of sassafras wood gives this 6-string a resonance-rich character and an easy feel on your shoulders. On the other end, the quarter-sawn maple neck sports a classic ’60s oval C shape and a compound-radius rosewood fingerboard that ensures easy chording down low and sleek bends in the upper register. Next, a 1970s-style Fender Wide Range pickup in the neck position performs with a round, rich, and glassy humbucking voice, tempered by the iconic treble twang of the bridge position’s Custom Shop Hand-wound ’63 Telecaster single-coil pickup. Top-shelf hardware secures this Tele’s road-ready status, including a traditional 3-saddle bridge with compensated RSD saddles and vintage-style slot-in tuning machines. It all adds up to a thoroughly 21st-century take on Leo Fender’s inaugural 6-string invention, drawing inspiration from the past while keeping an eye firmly focused on the future.
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Wide Range depth paired with single-coil cut
Inspired by the classic Telecaster Specials of the 1970s, this Postmodern Telecaster wields a Wide Range humbucker in the neck and a twangy single-coil in the bridge. First up, the Wide Range ’bucker dishes out a bass-rich, glassy, and hi-fi tone distinct from any other dual-coil — a byproduct of its idiosyncratic CuNiFe (copper, nickel, and iron) magnets. It’s undoubtedly the fullest-sounding pickup in Fender’s vintage repertoire, making it an ideal foil to the Hand-wound ’63 Telecaster single-coil’s snarl and bite.
’60s oval C profile neck
There’s a reason why the C profile neck has served as the standard Fender neck shape for decades — it’s simply a great middle-ground neck profile, championed by Sweetwater guitarists of all styles and backgrounds. That said, the C has quite a few minor variations, and if you’re a player who likes a slightly chunkier neck, you’ll love the Postmodern Telecaster's oval C profile. This profile offers all the comfort of a standard C but with a greater heft to better fill out your hand. Plus, this vintage-style neck brandishes a variety of modern appointments: 21 narrow-tall frets in a compound radius make everything from open chords to high-register bends a breeze.
A brand-new, broken-in classic
There’s a lot to be said about Fender’s intensive relicing process. And for a guitar like this, the relic’d finish gives your axe the travel-worn, broken-in feel you’ve always wanted. The master luthiers in the Fender Custom Shop expertly aged this guitar’s finish to accurately simulate decades of regular use onstage and in the studio. When you take the Postmodern Telecaster out of the case for the first time, you’ll feel right at home — almost as if you were the original owner decades ago.
Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Telecaster Features:
- A 21st-century take on the Tele, loaded with a performance-minded array of appointments
- Thinline sassafras body sings with a resonant voice and offers a lightweight feel
- Quarter-sawn maple neck carved into a full-feeling ’60s oval C profile
- AAA rosewood fingerboard with a 9.5–12-in. compound radius, offering comfortable chording and sleek bends up high
- CuNiFe-powered Wide Range humbucker provides a full, rich, and glassy spin on classic humbucking heft
- Bridge-position Hand-wound ’63 Telecaster pickup barks with iconic twang and a treble-forward bite
- Fender Custom Shop RSD bridge with compensated saddles for spot-on intonation accuracy
- Vintage-style slot-in tuners make for speedy string changes
- Lightly aged DLX Closet Classic nitro lacquer finish in a handsome Ebony Transparent coat
