This Fender Custom Shop creation, specially crafted for Alto Music, is based on the dual “single-coil” version of Telecaster Thinline. Despite its initially short production run (68 to 71), Fender’s original semi-hollow Telecaster exploded in popularity as re-issued versions of the rare collector's item returned to the Fender Catalog. Now available in limited numbers from Alto Music, the late '60s classic is reborn with vintage accuracy and contemporary player enhancements.

Factory-aged to Fender Journeyman level relic treatment for comfortable broken-in playability and the looks of a carefully handled vintage classic that’s been played as much as admired. Guitarists seeking an authentic vintage feel and modern performance will love the '60s oval “C” slim-tapered maple neck—riff-sawn for stability, with an extra-thin “unfinished” back for smooth playability. The AAA dark rosewood board is precision fitted with medium-tall 6105 fret wire, delivering modern high-performance playability without losing the vintage feel.

The extremely lightweight and resonant semi-hollow Alder body is finished in a show-stopping, stopping-aged nitrocellulose silver flake that pops under stage lights. The oversized P/B/P Tele Thinline guard accents the clean lines of the “Tele Custom” style top and back binding. This single F-hole modern/classic is powered by a pair of hand-wound and matched Twisted Tele pickups for a vintage Tele sound with a hint of Stratocaster tone for expanded versatility. Classic Tele player favorite features include the “body-mounted” neck pickup and the string-through-body 3-saddle combination bridge/lead pickup mount. When you consider details like the matching Silver Flake headstock, Ltd Ed Silver Spaghetti logo, high-performance playability, and wide range of tones, this special edition Thinline is simultaneously “Beauty and the Beast.”

The Fender Silver Flake Custom Shop ’60 Telecaster Custom Thinline (serial# CZ580635) weighs only 6.3 lbs. and comes with a Black Tolex CS shop case, Certificate, and Fender Custom Shop Accessory package.