The 1969 Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Relic represents one of the most collectable years for that esteemed model. During this time Fender was looking for lightweight ash body options, ultimately arriving at a semi-hollow body with solid center. This not only making the guitar notably lighter in weight, but also yielded a distinctively warm and resonant tone. In this faithful recreation, a chambered two-piece ash body is smartly decked out in a Journeyman Relic finish. The one-piece quartersawn maple neck has a ’60-style “oval C” profile, topped with a 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets.
Hand-wound Texas Special pickups are connected to a three-way switch and modern Tele wiring. Other features include a three-ply white pearl pickguard, ’69 Tele bridge with notched barrel saddles, “F” tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with nylon spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Serial #: CZ556781
Weight: 6lbs 1.1oz
Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Shape: Telecaster
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
Neck Butt Width: 2.200″
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: 60s Oval “C”
Neck Thickness: .850″
Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .920″
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot 7mm
Side Dots: Black
String Nut: Bone
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele with Slotted Steel Saddles
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop “V” Logo
Pickguard: 4-Ply White Pearloid
String Trees: Single Wing with Nylon Spacer
Switch Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
Tuning Machines: Schaller “F”
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele
Controls: Volume, Tone
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele
Pickup Configuration: SS
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Included Accessories: Deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity