Fender Custom Shop '60 Telecaster Heavy Relic Black

The Fender Custom Shop ’60 Telecaster Heavy Relic in Black is a no-nonsense tribute to the guitars that built modern music. With its worn black nitro finish, aged hardware, and Heavy Relic treatment, it feels instantly familiar. Essentialy, it's like a Tele that’s already lived a full life on stage. The alder body, ’60s-style neck, and rosewood fingerboard create a balanced, resonant foundation that’s comfortable in the hands and full of vintage character.

Custom Shop hand-wound Telecaster pickups deliver everything you expect from a great Tele; sharp, cutting bridge twang, warm and woody neck tones, and a dynamic response that reacts to every touch. From clean rhythm work to driven lead lines, it’s expressive, responsive, and full of personality. This Custom Shop is built for players who want that worn in feel, real tone, and timeless style.

Specifications

Body & Finish:
• Solidbody electric guitar, classic single-cut Telecaster shape
• Body wood: Select Alder
• Finish: Black Nitrocellulose Lacquer (Heavy Relic)
• Relic treatment: Heavy Relic aging (finish wear, checking, exposed wood, aged hardware)

Neck & Fingerboard:
• Neck wood: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck profile: ’60 Style C
• Neck joint: Bolt-on
• Scale length: 25.5″ / 648 mm
• Fingerboard: Round-lam Rosewood
• Radius: 7.25″ vintage radius (some Custom Shop builds may use 9.5″)
• Frets: 21 Vintage-style frets
• Nut: Bone, ~1.650″ / 42 mm width
• Inlays: Clay dot position markers

Electronics:
• Neck pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Telecaster Single-Coil
• Bridge pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Telecaster Single-Coil
• Controls: 1× Volume, 1× Tone
• Pickup selector: 3-way blade switch
• Wiring: Vintage-style cloth wiring

Hardware:
• Bridge: Vintage-style Tele bridge with 3 brass saddles
• Tuners: Vintage-style tuners (relic’d)
• Hardware finish: Aged Nickel/Chrome
• Control plate: Vintage Tele style (relic’d)

Extras:
• Includes Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity
• Deluxe Fender Custom Shop case

Limited Edition Series

Each Custom Shop Limited Edition instrument is only available for a short time, which makes it eminently collectable and adds to its investment value. Crafted with many features reserved only for certain artists and master built instruments, they are just what the name says they are: highly anticipated limited-edition models that go very quickly.