1968 saw the debut of the Telecaster Thinlinedesigned as a lighter new version of the Telecaster due to a shortage of lightweight ash bodywood. The guitar had hollow wings on either side of the body, with an f-hole on the bass side for a brilliant new look and warmly resonant tone. The 68 Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Relic captures that years model in all its brilliance, with a few custom modifications including a Bigsby B5 bridge and tailpiece for added vibrato. A semi-hollow Thinline mahogany or ash body wears a perfectly worn-in Journeyman Relic lacquer finish. The rift-sawn maple neck features a 60s-style oval C profile, 9.5-radius rift-sawn maple fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets.

Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele pickups provide extra-hot output for beautiful resonance and are hooked up to modern Telecaster wiring and three-way switch. Other features include a three-ply white pearl pickguard, Schaller F tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Body:1-Piece Vintage Michigan Mahogany
Body Finish:Lacquer
Body Shape:Telecaster
Body Material:1-Piece Vintage Michigan Mahogany
Neck Material:Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape:1960 Oval “C”
Fingerboard Radius:9.5″ (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material:Round-Laminated Rift Sawn Maple
Position Inlays:Micarta Black Dot
Side Dots:Black Dot
Number of Frets:21
String Nut:Bone
Nut Width:1.650″ (42 mm)
Nut Material:Bone
Bridge:Bigsby B5 Bridge and Tailpiece
Pickguard:3-Ply White Pearl
Control Knobs:Knurled Chrome
Hardware Finish:Nickel/Chrome
Bridge Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Single-Coil
Neck Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Single-Coil
Pickup Configuration:SS
Controls:Volume, Tone
Switching:3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup