Fender Custom Shop Levi Perry Masterbuilt '62 Telecaster Relic in Super Faded Aged Lake Placid Blue

Key Features

• Masterbuilt - There is something indescribably special about a guitar that’s built by one person. The neck is specifically built for that specific body and the pickups wound with that guitar in mind.
• Relic Nitro - Expertly aged in a genuinely authentic and tasteful way, this [model] looks like it's been someone's favourite guitar for over 50 years.
• Twisted Tele/'51 Nocaster - The perfect combination of a Twisted Tele neck pickup for Strat-like chime and sparkle and a '51 Nocaster in the bridge for a pure unadulterated Tele twang.

Perfect Combinations

Utilising Fender's classic wood combination of Alder, Maple and Rosewood, this '62 Tele does it right! With its 2-piece Alder body, AAAA Flamed Maple neck and AAA slab Rosewood fingerboard this Vintage-styled Tele offers it in Premium styling. Tonally, it's well-balanced with the perfect push in the upper mids as you'd expect from a '60s Tele.

‘60s C Oval Shape Neck

The neck that can do everything! Not too thin and not too fat, just right no matter what style of playing you want to play that day. The neck is big enough that you can still wrap your thumb over and feel the whole guitar shake as you strum the strings as hard as you can yet still thin enough that you can effortlessly shred up and down the neck.

Levi Perry

Unlike many other Fender Masterbuilders who spent years honing their guitar-building skills outside of Fender, Levi joined Fender straight out of high school. He was born and raised in California and began working as part of the American standard production final assembly team primarily taking care of final setups and checks. In 2015 he moved into the Custom Shop where he first became a Relic Artist before soon joining the Custom Shop service repair team. It was here that he had first-hand in the full day-to-day of a custom shop builder gaining experience in every area of a custom shop guitar build. During this role, he got the opportunity to work on a number of Masterbuilt guitars which eventually acted as his ‘in’ with the prestigious Masterbuilders. In 2018 Levi was promoted to Masterbuilder Apprentice. In interviews, Levi jokes how he was instantly thrown in the deep end getting the chance to work on legendary Fender Custom Shop Game of Thrones series of guitars. He spent 2 years working under John Cruz before getting the chance to work as a floater, learning the best bits from every Fender Masterbuilder. Finally, in 2023, Levi was promoted to Masterbuilder. His passion for the rich history and heritage of Fender as well as his love of learning, ambition and his desire to keep pushing as earnt him a prominent reputation among the Masterbuilder ranks.

Specifications

Body

• Body Style: '63 Tele
• Body Wood: 2 Piece Alder
• Body Finish: Relic Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Colour: Super Faded Aged Lake Placid Blue

Neck

• Neck Shape: '60s Tele
• Neck Wood: AAAA Flamed Maple
• Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Frets: 21 Narrow Tall
• Neck Profile: 60s Oval C
• Radius: Compound 7.25" - 9.50"
• Nut Width: 1.650”
• Nut: Bone
• Dots: Micarta White

Hardware

• Bridge: 58-63 Tele Relic
• Tuners: Vintage Fender Logo Relic
• Pickguard: '60s Tele Tort Shell Nitro Relic
• Hardware: Lake Placid Blue

Electronics

• Controls: Modern Tele 
• Neck Pickup: Handwound Twisted Tele
• Bridge Pickup: Handwound '51 Nocaster

Miscellaneous

• Strings: 10-46
• Case: Black