Vintage-Perfect ’63 Tele Feel With Custom Shop Firepower
Some guitars feel alive the second you pick them up. This Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster Relic is one of those. Light, resonant, and dripping with aged Lake Placid Blue attitude, it hits that sweet spot between collectible and everyday workhorse.
Dealer-Selected Alder Body & Aged Nitro Finish
This one was hand selected at the 2023 Fender Custom Shop Fall Dealer event, so it is not just another catalog build. The 2-piece alder body is lively and open, and the aged Lake Placid Blue nitrocellulose finish lets it breathe instead of choking it under thick poly.
At 7 pounds 7 ounces it hangs perfectly on a strap, light enough for long sets but with enough mass to give you sustain and rich low end bloom. The tasteful relic work feels like a guitar that has seen a thousand stages without looking like it was dragged behind a truck.
60s Oval C Neck That Feels Instantly Familiar
The 60 Style Oval C neck profile is that classic mid-60s Fender carve: full enough to anchor your hand, slim enough that fast lines and extended chords feel effortless. Real talk, if you like a comfortable modern Fender neck, this will feel like home in about thirty seconds.
The round lam rosewood fingerboard with a 9.5 inch radius and 6105 narrow tall frets makes bends feel buttery and precise. You get vintage vibe with the kind of clean, buzz-free fretwork that makes chords ring glassy and in tune up and down the neck.
Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Pickups With Extra Cut
Fender’s hand-wound Twisted Tele pickups take classic Tele sparkle and add just a little more output and mid punch. The bridge pickup delivers that sharp Tele bite that slices through a band mix, but it stays musical instead of getting ice picky.
Flip to the neck and you get a fat, warm tone that still keeps the top-end detail for glassy chords and syrupy leads. The middle position is pure magic for rhythm work, and the simple 3-way blade with volume and tone is as intuitive as it gets.
Custom Shop Build Quality You Can Feel
Everything about this guitar feels dialed: the quartersawn maple neck is stiff and stable, the vintage style hardware locks in tuning, and the setup right out of the case is stage ready. It is incredibly resonant acoustically, so you feel the notes blooming against your chest before you ever plug it in.
This is a brand new Custom Shop piece, not a wall relic or second. You are getting Fender’s top tier craftsmanship front to back, with a vibe that usually only comes from a well-loved vintage original.
Ready For Real-World Playing
Included are the original hardshell case, Certificate of Authenticity, and all the case candy you expect from a Fender Custom Shop build. We give it a full Player-Perfect setup before it leaves our shop, so it shows up ready to hit the stage, the studio, or the writing room.
If you want to know how this specific guitar feels and responds, call us at (888) 794-8482 and talk to a real player who has had it in hand and can walk you through every detail.
