FENDER USA Custom Shop 60's Flamethrower Telecaster Custom Jrny Relic Sonic
SPECS
• Model: 60 Tele Custom
• Base Model: 60 Tele Custom
• Finish Type: Journeyman Relic
• Colour: Sonic Blue
• Body: Alder
• Body Spread: 2-Piece, Yes Sort
• Body Finish: Lacquer
• Binding: .060 Parchment, top and bottom
• Neck: Flame AAAA Maple
• Neck Finish: Dark Tint Nitrocellulose
• Neck Shape: 60 Style Oval “C”
• Fingerboard: Flat Lam Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.50"–16" Compound Radius
• Frets: Jescar Medium Vintage / 47095
• Neck Spec 1st Fret: .790"
• Neck Spec 12th Fret: .930"
• Nut Width: 1.650"
• Nut: Bone
• Side Dots: Vintage Clay
• Face Dots: Vintage Clay
• Headstock: Dark Tint Headstock Face, decal under finish
• Pickups: Custom Shop Texas Special Tele Neck Relic, Custom Shop Texas Special Tele Bridge Relic
• Controls: Modern Tele Relic
• Selector: Modern Tele Relic
• Bridge: Tele 58-63 without pickup, Relic
• Bridge Saddles: RSD Brass Saddles
• Neck Plate: V Logo Serial Number Relic
• Tuners: Vintage Fender Logo Relic
• Pickguard: 60 Tele G/B/G Nit No-Notch Relic
• Strings: .010-.013-.017-.026-.036-.046
• Hardware: Chrome / Nickel
• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Country: USA
• Year: 2025
Personal Thoughts
This is a really cool Tele spec because it takes the smarter side of the late-'50s / early-'60s Custom Tele formula and makes it far more player-friendly. The obvious visual pull is the Sonic Blue finish with double binding, which always looks classy, but the spec underneath is what really makes it. The flat lam rosewood board, dark-tint AAAA flame maple neck and parchment binding give it loads of vintage appeal, but Fender have paired that with a 9.50"-16" compound radius and a comfortable 60 Style Oval “C” carve, so it should feel much easier and more forgiving than a stricter old-school reissue. The Texas Special set also makes sense here, giving it a bit more push and attitude than a more polite vintage-voiced set. Overall it is a very tasteful Custom Shop build that blends classic custom-colour Tele looks with a more modern, usable playing spec.
Condition Report
Excellent condition. Factory Journeyman Relic finish and ageing as per original Custom Shop specification. Aside from the intentional relic treatment, it presents very cleanly overall with only light signs of handling.
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