A stunning 2023 Fender Custom Shop ’65 Telecaster Custom Heavy Relic in classic 3-Tone Sunburst, delivering authentic mid-’60s Tele tone and feel with a broken-in Custom Shop Heavy Relic treatment. This example pairs a large “C” neck carve with hand-wound Custom Shop pickups for exceptional resonance, snap, and vintage correctness. A true workhorse Custom Shop Tele with unmistakable mojo.

Condition: Excellent
Neck Depth: .87–1.02

Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer (Heavy Relic)
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: Large “C”
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Quartersawn Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop “V” Logo
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Single-Coil Tele®
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume | Master Tone with Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Switching: 3-Position Blade (Position 1: Bridge | Position 2: Bridge + Neck | Position 3: Neck)
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Switch Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010–.046 Gauges)
Orientation: Right-Hand
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case | Strap | Certificate of Authenticity