This New Fender Custom Shop 50s Telecaster Relic in Sunset Orange Transparent weighs in at 6 lbs 15 oz. This Electric Guitar comes with a lightweight 1 piece Swamp Ash body. Not only does the uninterrupted wood grain look amazing but the single piece of Swamp Ash is vigorously resonant! A fantastic neck profile, choice single-coil pickups, and a unique finish are just a couple of the cool specs!
As we all know Fender will be limiting the use of Swamp Ash moving forward so these 1 Piece Swamper's are going to become more difficult to get! Other quick notables include Twisted Tele Pickups, a Soft V Neck profile, 9.5" radius, 6105 frets, and compensated brass saddles combine for authentic 50's tone from the Tone-God's themselves!
Our 1 Piece Tele Relic's are really resonant, even unplugged. You can feel the body and neck vibrating in unison and they have a bright and pronounce "KERRANG" when strummed. The lightweight, hand-selected Ash body helps this guitar weighs in at 6 lbs 15 oz: a True Feather Weight! The Sunset Orange Transparent Finish on this specific guitar is utterly fantastic. It's lighter, a bit more faded than the typical SOT, and it allows the stunning grain to peak through just a bit more.
While we love the Nocaster Pickup set but the Fender Custom Shop Twisted Tele pickups are a perfect Modern match for the 1 piece Ash body. The bridge pickup has that vintage, twangy tone with a good mid-range cut but the neck pickup is based on a Strat neck pickup and carries a bit more top end and output making it a much better lead guitar pickup than a traditional Tele. A master volume, master tone, and three-way blade switch grants access to all your favorite tones.
The neck is made from quarter-sawn maple for added stability and carved to a 57 Ultra Soft V profile. This neck shape is a bit softer than the average 10/56 and the V is undetectable to some. It is very easy to play thanks to manageable depth specs ( .850" and .960), the 9.5" radius, and 6105 frets. Scale Length of 25.5" and a nut width of 1.650" provide a classic playing and feeling Fender. You will have a hard time putting this twang machine down!
The Music Gallery has been a Fender Custom Shop dealer since its formation in 1987. We keep a bevy of about 50 Fender Custom Shop instruments in inventory at all times. Whether you're looking for Stratocasters, Telecasters, Precision Basses, or Jazz Basses we are able to help you design or find whatever the special instrument you're looking for maybe!
