{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-1961-telecaster-dlx-closet-classic-black","title":"Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster, DLX Closet Classic, Black","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eGet your \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFender Custom Shop 196\u003cspan\u003e1 Closet Classic Telecaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e at \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #339966;\"\u003eHumbucker Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #112244;\"\u003e, a proud Custom Shop Showcase Dealer with many guitars for sale and in stock now!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #112244;\"\u003eThe Telecaster was in high demand in the early 1960s, with new custom colors and a flat slab rosewood fingerboard. Once thought to be eventually phased out after the arrival of the Jazzmaster (1958) and before the Jaguar (1962), it became clear to Fender that the Telecaster was destined to stay. After countless stage and studio appearances throughout the decades, its design purity, workhorse simplicity and distinctively snappy tone remain as vital as ever today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #112244;\"\u003eThis 1961 Telecaster Relic honors that year’s model, with original features and a few slight modifications to improve the overall playing experience. The two-piece offset seam Roasted Alder body has a DLX Closet Classic lacquer finish and three-ply white pickguard. The quartersawn maple neck has a comfortable oval-C profile and smooth unfinished back for streamlined feel and seamless play, topped by a 9.5\" radius flat-lam rosewood fretboard with 21 Jescar Vintage frets. The pickups are Custom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Tele pickups serves up a smooth and period correct tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #112244;\"\u003eIncludes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e7 lbs 5 oz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003eSerial#:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCZ587887\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eDLX Closet Classic Lacquer Finish\u003cbr\u003e2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder Body\u003cbr\u003eQuartersawn Maple Neck\u003cbr\u003e'60s-Style Oval \"C\" Back-Shape (.790 - .900)\u003cbr\u003e3A Rosewood Fingerboard\u003cbr\u003e9.5\" Radius\u003cbr\u003e21 Jescar Vintage (45085) Frets\u003cbr\u003eCustom Shop Hand-Wound '63 Single-Coil Tele Pickups\u003cbr\u003e'63 Tele Wiring\u003cbr\u003e3-Way Switch\u003cbr\u003e3-Ply White Pickguard\u003cbr\u003e3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele Bridge with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles\u003cbr\u003eVintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo\u003cbr\u003eBone Nut\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Vintage '59-'64 String Tree\u003cbr\u003eDeluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":51943292600504,"sku":"9235700127","price":3995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4003\/files\/fender_custom_shop_61_telecaster_guitar_black_cz587887_1.jpg?v=1760038747","url":"https:\/\/www.humbuckermusic.mom\/products\/fender-custom-shop-1961-telecaster-dlx-closet-classic-black","provider":"Humbucker Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}