Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Andy Hicks 1964 Telecaster HS Ultimate Relic Aztec Gold With Case

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Masterbuilt Andy Hicks '64 Telecaster Ultimate Relic  Truetone Music is proud to have a long and close relationship with Fender, especially with the Custom Shop.  Every so often, a new Masterbuilder joins the ranks - when that happens, we jump right into it with them to forge a new partnership.  When we got word that Andy Hicks had joined the Fender Custom Shop as a Masterbuilder, we immediately set up a meeting to cook up a batch of very special guitars.   Since then, we've returned to Corona to do it again.  We always like to ask the builders what they would like to build, in an effort to truly collaborate on guitars that they are excited to build.  That was the genesis of this amazing Telecaster. Any Masterbuilt piece is going to be impressive, but we wanted to take it an extra step with the wear and worked with Andy to design something unique. When it landed, we were blown away.  We are proud to present the Ultimate Relic 1964 Telecaster in Aztec Gold. As the name says, the guitar was given the Ultimate Relic treatment - that's more than a Heavy Relic or even a Super Heavy Relic.  What you get is a ton of character.  We couldn't be happier with what he did.   We could describe but a picture is worth a thousand words, and we have some great pictures - we'll pause now so you can check them out. With an alder body, maple neck and rosewood fretboard, you get the classic combination of woods, resulting in a sweet high-end, punch low end, and excellent sustain.  Even unplugged, it sounds great.  The finish being so worn really lets it breath.  The end result is a beautiful and very resonant guitar.  We chose the 60 Oval C neck shape, which is the most popular choice for Custom Shop guitars, but with a custom carve (.820 - .890").  This gives you a bit more grip in the first position and a slimmer profile in the higher register.  The modernized tweak we added is that this guitar has a 9.5 - 12.0" compound radius and jumbo (6100) frets.  This mak