Blackguard bite, Thinline air, Custom Shop attitude
This Fender Custom Shop LTD Custom Telecaster Thinline Heavy Relic is what happens when a classic Blackguard gets put on a strict weight-loss plan and handed to the best builders in Corona. At 6.6 lbs with an ash Thinline body and roasted maple neck, it has that immediate, alive-in-your-hands resonance that makes you want to keep playing long after rehearsal should have ended.
It looks like it has been on every tour you ever loved, but it is brand new, dialed in, and ready for your story. This is one of those legacy pieces the Custom Shop is famous for – built to be played hard, recorded often, and eventually handed down with a lot more honest wear of your own.
Lightweight Ash Thinline that rings wide open
The ash Thinline body keeps the Tele snap you expect, but adds that airy, semi-hollow bloom on every note. You get fast attack and glassy cut on top, with a more open low end and a little extra “whoomph” behind chords that you can feel in your chest.
At 6.6 lbs this guitar practically floats on a strap. Long sets are no problem, but it still has enough mass to sustain and sing. Real talk, this is the kind of weight that makes you reach for it first, whether you are headed to a gig, a session, or the couch.
Roasted quarter sawn maple and a big comfortable C
The quarter sawn roasted maple neck and fingerboard are pure Custom Shop flex. Quarter sawn means strength and stability. Roasted means a drier, snappier feel with rock-solid tuning, even when the stage lights and air conditioning are fighting each other all night.
The large C profile (.850" at the first fret and .990" at the 12th) fills your hand in the best way. It is not a baseball bat, it is that perfect handful that keeps your left hand relaxed and your vibrato controlled. The 9.5" radius and 21 narrow tall 6105 frets make bends feel effortless and intonation stay true up the neck. Bone nut, mother of pearl face dots and side dots – all the right vintage details, dialed in for modern playability.
Hand-wound Blackguard pickups for classic Tele grit
Both pickups are hand-wound 50-51 Blackguard units, and they sound exactly like you want a serious Tele to sound. The bridge has that cutting upper-mid bark and glassy high end that slices through a mix without ever turning into ice picks. The neck is warm and round without getting muddy, perfect for buttery lead lines, chord-melody, or fat rhythm tones.
The Fat 50s Tele rear-mount control layout feels familiar but gives you a super usable sweep on both volume and tone. Roll back the volume and the pickups clean up with sweet, glassy articulation. Dig in and they push your amp into that chewy, harmonically rich grit. The neck pickup is mounted directly to the body, which adds a little extra focus and punch to that position. It loves pedals, but honestly it sounds incredible straight into a good amp.
Heavy Relic Aged Black: all the miles, none of the worry
The Heavy Relic Aged Black finish looks like it has lived a thousand bar gigs, yet you are the first one to really own it. The worn edges, checking, and relic hardware give it that broken-in, zero-nonsense look that screams rock and roll before you even hit a chord.
The 60s Thinline pickguard, relic bridge, vintage-style tuners with Fender logo, and aged details tie it all together visually. The best part is you do not have to baby it. Toss it in the case, drag it onto stages, lean it on amps. Every new mark you put on it just adds to the story.
Dialed in, inspected, and ready for the next chapter
This LTD Custom Telecaster Thinline Heavy Relic is sitting in our Evansville, Indiana shop right now, inspected three times and set up by seasoned players. You get our free Player-Perfect setup, free 2-3 day shipping, and our 72-Hour Love-It Guarantee, so you can actually hear it through your own rig before you commit.
Want 0% financing for up to 36 months, or thinking about trading something in? We can help with that too. It ships the same day if you order before 3 PM CST on a weekday, in a Fender Custom Shop brown Strat/Tele case, ready to hit the stage or the studio straight out of the box.
Questions or want to talk through whether this is the right Tele for you? Call 888-794-8482 and you will get a real player on the line who knows these guitars inside and out.
