Fender 60 Tele BLK JM Relic RW

Fender 60 Tele BLK JM Relic RW: Technical Review

The Fender 60 Tele BLK JM Relic RW is a U.S.-made Custom Shop model based on the 1960 Telecaster. Its specification combines a T-style alder body, a bolt-on maple neck, a rosewood fingerboard, and two hand-wound Fender 63 Tele Relic single-coil pickups. Fender lists it as available since June 2025, with item number 604813. The stated price is 4799; no currency is specified in the supplied information.

This is a fixed-bridge guitar with no tremolo. Its black finish uses nitrocellulose lacquer and a Journeyman Relic treatment. Those details describe the finish and construction, but the specifications do not establish how much wear is present on an individual instrument or how its finish will age. The model includes a brown tolex case, while a separate bag is not included.

Body, Neck, and Fingerboard

The body is alder, with no separate top listed. The maple neck attaches to the body with a bolt-on joint and has a 1960s-style oval C profile. Neck thickness is listed as 20 mm at the first fret and 24 mm at the 12th fret, giving useful reference points for the neck's measured depth. These figures do not describe the full shape or how it will feel in a player's hands.

The rosewood fingerboard has white dot inlays, a 241 mm (9.5-inch) radius, and 21 vintage frets. The 648 mm (25.51-inch) scale length is paired with a 41.9 mm (1.65-inch) nut width and a bone nut. Together, these measurements define the instrument's basic playing geometry. The supplied specifications do not identify the fret wire dimensions or provide setup measurements such as action and relief.

Pickups and Controls

Fender specifies two hand-wound 63 Tele Relic single-coil pickups, one at the neck and one at the bridge. The pickup layout is listed as SS, meaning two single-coil pickups. Controls consist of one volume knob, one tone knob, and a three-way pickup switch. This is a conventional, directly described control arrangement, with no additional switching options stated in the specification.

The pickup names and positions identify the hardware, but they are not a substitute for measurements or listening tests. No output readings, frequency data, wiring diagram, or recorded examples are supplied. As a result, this review can confirm the configuration, but cannot make evidence-based claims about output level, noise, tonal character, or differences between the pickup positions.

Bridge, Hardware, and Finish Details

The guitar has a 63 Tele Relic bridge and Fender vintage machine heads. The hardware is nickel, and the listed string gauges are.010 to.047. The bridge specification does not provide saddle material, saddle count, or adjustment details. Likewise, the machine-head description does not state a gear ratio or locking function. Buyers comparing setup options should confirm those details with the seller rather than infer them from the names.

The pickguard is described as a 63 Tele Mint / Black / Mint Nitro Relic pickguard. The finish color is black, with nitrocellulose lacquer and a Journeyman Relic finish designation. The product information does not explain the precise aging process or document a particular finish pattern. That makes the finish name useful for identifying the intended treatment, but not a precise guide to the appearance of every example.

What the Specification Establishes

The available data presents a focused Custom Shop build: alder body, maple bolt-on neck, rosewood fingerboard, two single-coil pickups, fixed bridge, and traditional volume, tone, and three-way switching. Its measurements cover scale length, fingerboard radius, nut width, and neck depth at two points. The included case and U.S. Manufacture are also explicitly stated.

No customer reviews are available for this product, and no firsthand play test or sound sample is provided. This assessment therefore stays with the documented construction and hardware rather than suggesting a player experience. Before purchase, it is worth checking the instrument's individual weight, current setup, exact Relic appearance, and any additional specification details not listed here. Those points cannot be determined from the supplied product data.