(Pre-Order) Fender 1963 Telecaster - Journeyman Relic - Custom Built - Event Favorites, Candy Apple Red - 2026 Summer Dealer Event #142

This Fender 1963 Telecaster® is a Journeyman Relic® custom build finished in Candy Apple Red with a Journeyman Relic® lacquer finish. It features a lightweight 2-piece alder body, a quartersawn maple neck with a 63 Strat® "C" back-shape and a 3A rosewood fingerboard with a 9.5" radius and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets. It is equipped with Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele® pickups wired with '63 Telecaster® wiring and a 3-way switch, a tortoise shell pickguard, a 3-saddle American Vintage strings-through-body Tele® bridge, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender® logo, a bone nut and an American Vintage '59-'64 string tree.

Includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity. ETA: 12-24 Months; Subject to circumstantial change.

Specs

• Brand: Fender
• Model: 1963 Telecaster® Journeyman Relic®
• Year: 2026
• Finish Type: Journeyman Relic® Lacquer
• Finish: Candy Apple Red
• Body Wood: Lightweight 2-Piece Alder
• Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple
• Finger Board: 3A Rosewood
• Neck Radius: 9.5"
• Neck Profile: 63 Strat® "C"
• Nut: Bone
• Frets: 21 Narrow Tall (6105)
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele®
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele®
• Switch Arrangement: 3-Way Switch
• Pickguard: Tortoise Shell
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
• Bridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele®
• Other Features: '63 Telecaster® Wiring; American Vintage '59-'64 String Tree
• Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case