Detail 01
Heavy Relic nitrocellulose lacquer finish
The finish is deeply distressed to create an aged, road-worn appearance and broken-in feel.


Independent shopping perspective
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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What matters in use
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.

Detail 01
The finish is deeply distressed to create an aged, road-worn appearance and broken-in feel.
Detail 02
The three-way blade selects bridge, neck, or combined pickup positions.
Detail 03
The three-saddle vintage-style strings-through-body bridge uses compensated saddles for balanced chord work across the fingerboard.
Detail 04
The fretwork is specified for string bending and intonation.
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Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
It has Custom Shop handwound ’58 single-coil Tele pickups in the neck and bridge positions.
A three-position blade switch, master volume, and master tone.
A deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity are included.
It uses a three-saddle vintage-style strings-through-body Tele bridge with compensated brass barrel saddles.
Reference
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