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Fender Custom Shop1960 Telecaster Custom Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Super Faded Aged Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst

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The Korena take

Finished in Super Faded Aged Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst, this right-handed Fender Custom Shop Time Machine Telecaster pairs an alder body with a quartersawn maple neck and 3A rosewood fingerboard. Its Heavy Relic nitrocellulose finish gives the instrument an intentionally distressed, played-in appearance and feel. Two handwound ’58 single-coil Tele pickups run through a three-way blade, master volume, and master tone controls. The strings-through-body, three-saddle bridge uses compensated brass barrel saddles; a deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate are included.

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Strong match

Who this is for

  • Players wanting a relic-finished, right-handed Telecaster with traditional single-coil switching.
  • Stage or studio setups needing bridge, neck, and combined-pickup positions from a three-way blade.
  • Guitarists who prefer 21 narrow-tall frets on a 3A rosewood fingerboard.

Consider the trade-offs

When to look elsewhere

  • Left-handed players.
  • Players seeking a non-relic finish or a pickup configuration other than two single coils.

What matters in use

The specifications, translated

Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Fender Custom Shop 1960 Telecaster Custom Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Super Faded Aged Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst construction detail

Detail 01

Heavy Relic nitrocellulose lacquer finish

The finish is deeply distressed to create an aged, road-worn appearance and broken-in feel.

Detail 02

Two handwound ’58 single-coil Tele pickups

The three-way blade selects bridge, neck, or combined pickup positions.

Detail 03

Compensated brass barrel saddles

The three-saddle vintage-style strings-through-body bridge uses compensated saddles for balanced chord work across the fingerboard.

Detail 04

21 narrow-tall (6105) frets

The fretwork is specified for string bending and intonation.

Final check

Know before you order

  1. 01This is a right-handed instrument.
  2. 02The finish is intentionally Heavy Relic distressed rather than clean or unaged.
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Product questions

Before you decide

Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.

01Which pickups does it use?

It has Custom Shop handwound ’58 single-coil Tele pickups in the neck and bridge positions.

02What controls are fitted?

A three-position blade switch, master volume, and master tone.

03What comes with the guitar?

A deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity are included.

04What bridge does it have?

It uses a three-saddle vintage-style strings-through-body Tele bridge with compensated brass barrel saddles.

Reference

Full specifications

The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.

7 detailsPickups & controls
Switching
3-position blade
Controls
Master volume, master tone
Neck Pickup
Custom shop handwound '58 single-coil Tele
Bridge Pickup
Custom shop handwound '58 single-coil Tele
Control Knobs
Knurled chrome
Pickup Configuration
SS
Bridge
3-saddle vintage-style strings-through-body Tele with compensated brass barrel saddles
6 detailsPlayability
Nut Material
Bone
Fret Size
Narrow tall (6105)
Orientation
Right handed
Nut Width
1.650
Number of Frets
21
Number of Strings
6
13 detailsBody & build
Color
Super faded aged chocolate 3-color sunburst
Body Material
Alder
Body Finish
Nitrocellulose lacquer
Inlays
Vintage clay dot
Finish
Nitrocellulose lacquer
Hardware Finish
Nickel/chrome
Neck Wood
Quartersawn maple
Fingerboard Material
3A rosewood
Pickguard
3-ply mint green
Body Style
Telecaster
Color Finish
3-Color Sunburst
Tuning Machines
Vintage-style with Fender logo
Body Shape
Telecaster
3 detailsIn the box
Included Accessories
Strap, certificate of authenticity
Case or Gig Bag
Deluxe hardshell
Case Gig Bag
Deluxe hardshell
3 detailsOther
Truss Rod
Early '60s
Shape
Telecaster
Series
Time Machine

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