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FS: Fender Custom Shop 1959 Telecaster Journeyman Relic.
Absolutely amazing Tele in every way. I am not really a T player at all, but if I was this would be the dream. The perfect level of relic, unbelievably light for an Alder Tele (at 6.8lbs) and balances perfectly on a strap, absolute tone machine, super resonant, rings like a tuning fork. The ‘58 hand wound pickups are exceptional.
Condition is 9.5+, all case and candy included. Full spec detailed below.
£2,495
SPEC:
Model Name: 1959 Telecaster®, Journeyman Relic®
Model Number: 1550590800, 1550590801, 1550590844, 1550590882
Series: Time Machine
Body: Lightweight Alder
Neck: Tinted Quartersawn Maple with a ‘59 Esquire “C” Shape,
(Journeyman Relic® Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5” (241 mm) Radius
No. of Frets: 21, 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Width @ Nut: Bone, 1.650” (42 mm)
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Machine Heads: Fender® American Vintage Tuning Machines
Bridge: Vintage Style
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Pickups: Hand-Wound 1958 Tele® Single-Coil (Neck, Bridge)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
(Modern Wiring)
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Color: (1550590800), 3-Color Sunburst,
(Journeyman Relic® Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Strings: D’Addario® XL110 Regular Light, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
Other Features: “Wing” String Tree
Source: U.S. Fender Custom Shop
Accessories: Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
INTRODUCED: 1/2016
DISCONTINUED: 7/2017
Comments
@IsambardKentucky agreed on the ‘59 Esq. profile, I would definitely seek this sort of shape out on a CS guitar again. The taper on it is beautiful.