Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '59 Tele Journeyman Relic (Natural Blonde)

New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1959 Telecaster® Journeyman Relic®. Over six decades since its original release, this instrument captures the essence of a unique set of appointments only found for a brief period in Tele® history.

Its two-piece select ash body is aged to perfection with Journeyman Relic® flashcoat lacquer finishes in three popular colours from the era – Natural Blonde, Aged White Blonde and Faded Aged Three-Colour Sunburst – while the one-piece rift sawn maple neck and single ply parchment pickguard round out its unique and timeless look. Loaded with a pair of Custom Shop hand-wound Texas Special™ pickups and Fat ‘50s wiring, this Telecaster® not only looks the part, but sounds lively, responsive and is bursting with full-range Tele® tone.

Other premium features include Large "C" neck back-shape, 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, 3-way switch, top-load/strings-through-body bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

For more information on the Fender Custom Shop, read our blog post - Dream Builders: The Fender Custom Shop.

Features

• 2-Piece Select Ash body w/ Flash Coat Lacquer finish
• 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Large "C" neck w/ 25.5" (64.77 cm) scale & Flash Coat Lacquer finish
• 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck fretboard w/ 9.5" (241 mm) radius & Black Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm) inlays
• 21 Narrow Tall (6105) frets
• 1.625" (41.3 mm) Bone nut
• Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo tuning machines
• 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele®, Top-Load or Strings-Through-Body with Threaded Steel Saddles bridge
• Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele® pickups
• Master Volume, Master Tone controls & 3-Position Blade switch
• Includes Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity