The Fender Custom Shop is known for producing some amazing guitars that recreate those great instruments of the past, and the ’67 Telecaster NOS Electric Guitar is no exception. It’s got all the charm and vibe of a mid to late 1960s telecaster. The Custom Shop recreates these instruments using the exact same techniques and tools that the originals were made from, and they make certain each one is made to the original specs, too. Just like the original, the ’67 Telecaster NOS is great for blues, country, and rock.
The ’67 Tele features a premium alder body, an oval C-style neck made from maple, and a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard that has a 9.5 inch radius. It uses 21 medium jumbo frets, mother of pearl dot inlays, and Schaller/Fender F tuners. The pickups are Abby handwound ’63 Tele pickups, which sound absolutely amazing. Nickel hardware, a vintage bridge with brass saddles, and three controls (tone, volume, and 3-way switch) round out the offerings. Read more
The 2011 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster looks to be another one of the many outstanding new instruments coming out of the Fender Custom Shop. This deluxe model is a Strat with many new features added to the traditional design of the guitar.
The Custom Deluxe uses premium lightweight ash for the body and AA birdseye maple for the neck, which is done in a large C shape. It has 22 Dunlop 6105 narrow jumbo frets and Abalone dot position inlays. The neck is chrome-plated and finished with a satin neck finish. It uses Fender Gotoh locking machine heads for the tuners and a deluxe 2-point synchronized tremolo bridge. The hardware is nickel and chrome, and the nut is micarta. It uses master built single-coil Strat pickups in an S/S/S configuration, two tone controls, a volume control, and a five position blade. Read more
The 1958 Relic Stratocaster made by the Fender Custom Shop recreates one of the Stratocaster's golden years. In 1958, the Strat had been all but perfected, and this was the year that it went from interesting guitar to world-wide sensation. Many popular artists picked up the Strat in ’58, and it really took off. This recreation by Fender faithfully duplicates everything that made the 1958 Strat a huge success.
This relic guitar’s two-piece body is made from alder, and the neck is a bolted-on maple neck done in a ’56 large V shape. It uses a 9.5 inch maple fingerboard with 21 Dunlop 6105 Narrow Jumbo frets. The nick is finished in a tinted lacquer finish. The guitar uses Master Design Strat pickups on the bridge, middle, and neck, and they’re done in an S/S/S configuration. It has five position switch, master volume, tone 1 (neck pickup) and tone 2 (bridge/middle) controls. The bridge is an American vintage synchronized tremolo, the tuners are Gotoh vintage style, and the hardware is all done in chrome and nickel. Read more
The Fender Road Worn collection includes a number of top quality relic guitars, including the 50s Telecaster. This was considered one of the first Fender guitars made for the road. The 50s Tele is designed based on telecasters created during the 1950s, although it has a few interesting additions such as Tex-Mex pickups and 6105 frets. Still, the 50s Tele is a great recreation of the original, upgrades notwithstanding.
The body of the 50s Tele is made from either ash or alder and is finished in a nitrocellulose lacquer, blonde for the ash body and a two-tone sunburst for alder. The neck is done in a U shape and is made from maple. It features a maple fretboard with a 7 and one-quarter inch radius and 21 6105 frets. The hardware on the 50s Tele is chrome. The tuners are Fender vintage style, and the bridge is a vintage style 3-saddle string-through. As mentioned above, the guitar uses two Tex-Mex tele single-coil pickups. It has a three way switch, master volume, and master tone controls. The entire guitar is distressed so that it looks like it came from the 50s. The guitar retails for between $899 and $1,199.
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Fender has created a number of amazing custom signature guitars over the years. The Fender Custom David Gilmour Strat Relic was created as the result of a partnership between the Fender Custom Shop and Pink Floyd's legendary guitarist David Gilmour. The David Gilmour Strat is based on the famous Black Strat guitar that Gilmour often used when recording. He used it both on “The Dark Side of the Moon” and on his 2006 solo album “On An Island.”
This guitar features an alder body and a one-piece maple neck done in a 1983 thin C shape. The fingerboard is made from maple and has a 7.25 inch radius. Custom pickups are standard and features 21 frets. The neck pickup is a Custom Shop Fat ‘50s single-coil, the middle is a Custom-Would single-coil, and the bridge is a Seymour Duncan SSL-5 single coil. The guitar has a master volume, tone 1, and tone 2 controls plus a five way switching blade.
One of the unique features of the Gilmour Strat is that is uses a shortened vintage tremolo arm and the electronics made famous by Gilmour. The body is done in black nitrocellulose lacquer finish over a three-color sunburst, and it features a black pickguard to match. Read more
Wildwood Guitars offers a number of relic guitars, and all of their instruments are highly sought after by collectors. Their exclusive guitars include the LTD Dealer Select Wildwood “10s” 1959 Telecaster Custom Relic guitar, a guitar that was built in collaboration with the Fender Custom Shop. Every one of these guitars was carefully hand-crafted by Fender to insure quality and attention to every detail. The 1959 Telecaster is available in both custom-built and master-built versions so collectors can select whichever they prefer. There are only a limited number of these relic guitars, however, so collectors must buy quickly. Read more
The Fender Custom Shop has created a limited run of the LTD Dealer Select Wildwood “10s” 1952 Telecaster Relic Guitar. This guitar is a recreation of the famous 1952 relic guitar that was used by a number of great players, including David Gilmour, Graham Coxon, and Pete Townsend. Townsend loved his ’52 Telecaster so much that he didn’t smash it like he did some of the other guitars he used. This recreation is available in three different colors: faded vintage blonde, faded sonic blue, and a faded two-color sunburst. All three look amazing and feature original detailing. These relic guitars, like all of the relics built by the Fender Custom Shop, have been artificially aged so that they look like they’ve been around for years. This includes adding nicks, scratches, and “natural” wear and tear along with aged plastic pieces and rusty hardware. Read more
The amazing Make’n Music MVP 1960s Stratocaster Heavy Relic Masterbuilt guitars are a must-have for anyone interested in collecting relics. 
Created by master guitar builder Jason Smith especially for Make’n Music, these guitars represent the dedication to quality and exact replication that Fender Custom Shop is known for. You’ll get a guitar that looks like it came from the 1960s but plays like it was built yesterday, giving you the best of both worlds. Read more
If you’re looking to find a number of Fender Custom Shop1951 NoCaster relic guitars, think again—the company has only produced a very limited number of this 1951 relic guitar. 
In fact, the 1951 NoCaster Relic is one of the rarest guitars built by the Fender company. They have produced 50 two-color sunburst models and 50 Dakota red models. That’s as many of the NoCaster relics as will ever be made, so as you can expect, the guitar is quite the collector’s item. Read more
Fender Custom Shop’s Time Machine Series continues with the 1963 Telecaster Relic Guitar.
This Telecaster guitar is modeled after the Telecasters built during 1963 and played by a number of artists. Like all relic guitars from Fender’s series, this relic guitar has been artificially aged so that it truly looks like a guitar from the 60s. The finish features nicks, scratches, and other aging signs, plus the hardware is rusted and the plastic has been aged to match the rest of the look. The 1963 Telecaster Relic guitar comes in four different colors: a three color sunburst, black, Dakota red, and Sonic blue. Read more
