Used Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster Heavy Relic – Faded Aged Candy Apple Red

2025 Collection Time Machine – Aged for True Vintage Mojo, Modern Playability

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Overview

Step into Fender’s golden age with the Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster Heavy Relic in Faded Aged Candy Apple Red. Part of the 2025 Collection Time Machine Series, this Tele captures the magic of the early ’60s—road-worn looks, rich vintage tone, and Custom Shop precision. With a stunning Faded Aged Candy Apple Red nitro finish, this guitar’s Heavy Relic treatment boasts deep checking, authentic finish wear, and hardware patina—offering the visual and tactile thrill of a true survivor from the golden era.

The roasted, off-center seam alder body is lightweight, resonant, and finished for maximum tonal transparency. A silver undercoat adds a subtle vintage shimmer beneath the rich, aged red.

The quarter-sawn maple neck is carved to a comfy Early ’60s Oval "C" profile (.790" at 1st fret, .900" at 12th), with a dark-tint nitro finish, a flat-lam AAA rosewood fretboard, and 21 vintage upgrade frets (45085). A modern 9.5" radius and 1.650" nut width ensure this Tele feels fast and friendly, while vintage clay dots and a bone nut provide period-correct details.

This Tele is loaded with Hand-Wound 63 Tele pickups (neck & bridge), delivering snappy, dynamic, and expressive tones that have defined Fender for decades. The vintage-style controls, relic’d hardware, and 3-way Top Hat Tele selector complete the authentic package.

Ships in a Custom Shop Strat/Tele black case with certificate of authenticity.

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Features & Specifications

• Model: 1961 Telecaster Heavy Relic, 2025 Collection Time Machine
• Finish: Heavy Relic nitrocellulose, Faded Aged Candy Apple Red with silver undercoat
• Body: Roasted alder, off-center seam (treble side), lightweight-sorted
• Neck: Maple, quarter-sawn, Early 60’s Oval "C" profile (.790" 1st fret / .900" 12th), dark-tint nitro
• Fingerboard: AAA flat-lam rosewood, 9.5" radius, 21 vintage upgrade (45085) frets, vintage clay dots
• Nut: Bone, 1.650" width
• Pickups: Hand-Wound 63 Tele (neck & bridge)
• Controls: Vintage Tele wiring, Top Hat 3-way selector, relic’d knurled chrome knobs
• Hardware: Chrome/nickel, relic’d vintage Tele bridge & tuners, “V” logo serial neck plate, no strap locks
• Pickguard: Nitro relic’d 60 Tele P/B/P (parchment/black/parchment)
• Strings: .010–.046
• Case: Custom Shop Strat/Tele black case
• Extras: Certificate of authenticity

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Why Buy from Tone Shop Guitars?

• Fender Custom Shop Authorized Dealer: 100% genuine, full warranty, and expert guidance
• Professional Setup: Every guitar is inspected and set up for maximum playability before shipping
• Texas Hospitality, Nationwide Shipping: Visit Addison, Fort Worth, or Southlake—or order online for secure, insured shipping across the US
• Trusted by Collectors & Players: Tone Shop Guitars is your home for rare, historic, and exclusive Fender Custom Shop guitars

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Golden-Era Style, Custom Shop Craft – Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster Heavy Relic Faded Aged Candy Apple Red

Vintage attitude, modern reliability, killer playability. Order yours today at Tone Shop Guitars!

Weight: 7lb 9oz

 

This Used item is located in our Tone Shop Guitars Fort Worth location: 4608 Bryant Irvin Rd STE# 448 Fort Worth, TX 76132.

Tone Shop Guitars has three locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. 

* The North Dallas (Addison) store is located at 15317 Midway Rd, Addison TX 75001. 


* The Southlake store is located at 3220 W. Southlake Blvd. Southlake, TX 76092. 

*The Fort Worth store is located at 4608 Bryant Irvin Rd STE# 448 Fort Worth, TX 76132.


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