Happy #teletuesday ! Back in 2004, the Fender Custom Shop started a limited run of classic late 60’s Telecasters, which proved to be a hit. Only 200 were made. This was one of the first, and it’s a winner. The guitar has a striking Firemist Silver Metallic finish with the Closet Classic treatment. That means it’s aged but not trashed or relic’ed. The nitrocellulose lacquer finish has really nice checking, creating the vibe of a guitar built decades that sat unplayed for years. The ash body is li

“The big thing was the neck shape that Clapton wanted. We made about a dozen neck samples for him to play”: From Slowhand’s Strat to “tongue-in-cheek” relics, this is the hidden history of the Fender Custom Shop