{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-63-relic-telecaster-iced-blue-metallic-usa-2015","title":"Fender Custom Shop '63 Telecaster Relic - USA 2015","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat makes a relic Telecaster worth owning? The Custom Shop applies the wear before the guitar ever leaves the building, so you get the lived-in look of a 1960s Tele without waiting sixty years for it. This ‘63 Relic was built in May 2015, serial number R81288, and the finish is the star. It’s Iced Blue Metallic, aged back at the edges, the back and the forearm contour, with the metallic flake still shining through the nitrocellulose lacquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt’s part of Fender’s Time Machine series and was only made from March 2015 to July 2017. It comes with a letter from Fender Consumer Relations confirming the serial number, model, finish and full factory spec.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe body is alder, with a mint green 3-ply pickguard. The bridge is an American Vintage strings-through-body Tele bridge with threaded steel saddles, and it has the same aged look as the chrome control plate. The quartersawn maple neck has a mid-’60s oval C profile and the amber tint of a vintage neck. The round-laminated rosewood fingerboard has a 9.5\" radius, 21 narrow jumbo frets and aged white dot inlays. The headstock has the Fender logo, a single wing string tree and the Custom Shop signature decal on the back. The rest of the hardware, down to the American Vintage tuners and the top hat switch tip, is aged to match, so nothing on the guitar looks too new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe sound is classic Tele. It has a pair of American Vintage ‘64 grey-bottom single coils. The bridge pickup is bright and snappy, with plenty of twang and bite, and the neck pickup is warm and round for smoother leads and rhythm. The tone control is Fender’s Greasebucket circuit, which rolls off the highs without making the sound muddy, so it stays usable through its whole range. A Custom Shop Tele like this needs no breaking in, because the wear is only skin deep and the feel is already settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt comes in its original black hardshell case with orange plush interior, plus the case candy it shipped with. The original certificate of authenticity isn’t included, but the Fender letter documents the guitar, and a replacement COA can be arranged through Fender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIced Blue Metallic never goes out of style, and a bit of wear only improves it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3.4kg \/ 7.5lb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAction at 1st Fret\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0.25mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAction at 12th Fret\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1.5mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck Depth at 1st Fret\u003c\/strong\u003e: 23.18mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck Depth at 12th Fret\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24.25mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNut Width\u003c\/strong\u003e: 41.83mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth at 12th Fret\u003c\/strong\u003e: 51.86mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e: USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fender Custom Shop ‘63 Relic Telecaster, Time Machine Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSerial Number\u003c\/strong\u003e: R81288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e: Iced Blue Metallic, Relic, Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody\u003c\/strong\u003e: Alder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck\u003c\/strong\u003e: Quartersawn Maple, Mid-’60s Oval C Profile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFingerboard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Round-Laminated Rosewood, 9.5\" Radius, Aged White Dot Inlays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrets\u003c\/strong\u003e: 21, Narrow Jumbo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale Length\u003c\/strong\u003e: 25.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeadstock\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fender Logo, Custom Shop Signature Decal, Single Wing String Tree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePickups\u003c\/strong\u003e: American Vintage ‘64 Grey-Bottom Single-Coil Tele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eControls\u003c\/strong\u003e: Master Volume, Master Greasebucket Tone, 3-Way Blade Switch with Top Hat Tip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePickguard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mint Green, 3-Ply\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridge\u003c\/strong\u003e: American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele, Threaded Steel Saddles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuners\u003c\/strong\u003e: American Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aged Nickel\/Chrome\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original Black Hardshell, Orange Plush Interior, Case Candy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDocumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fender Consumer Relations Letter Confirming Serial and Specification\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOA\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original Not Included, Can Be Arranged Through Fender\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67698713886873,"sku":"26227","price":4995.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0283\/1905\/6012\/files\/26227_IMG_8872_edited.png?v=1791949649","url":"https:\/\/www.premierguitars.com.au\/products\/fender-custom-shop-63-relic-telecaster-iced-blue-metallic-usa-2015","provider":"Premier Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}