Description
Description
The 1952 Fender Telecaster is the quintessential electric guitar that started it all and is still a favorite after all these years. Simplicity of design and the alluring tone that only a Tele® can produce have graced countless recordings and stages over its long lifespan, and the Custom Shop ’52 Telecaster captures the original essence in all its glory. Available in six finishes, the guitar features a two-piece select ash body, a one-piece rift sawn maple neck with a comfortable ’57 “soft V” profile, vintage compound-radius (7.25”-9.5”) fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets for comfortable play in all registers.
Custom Shop hand-wound ’50/’51 Blackguard pickups provide perfect vintage-correct tone in combination with ’51 modified Nocaster wiring, which lets the player blend both pickups together in switch position 1. Other features include a single-ply black phenolic pickguard, ’51-’54 Tele bridge with brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender Custom Shop |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | R135205 |
| Product Color: | Nocaster Blonde |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Journeyman Relic |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Telecaster |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Ash |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 1957 Soft V |
| Fingerboard Material: | None (1-Piece RIft Sawn Maple Neck) |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.625" (41.3mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | Compound 7.25-9.5" (184-241mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Micarta Black Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Fender |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard |
| Neck Pickup: | Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard |
| Controls and Switching: | Volume, Blend 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup (+ Neck Pickup with Blend control), Position 2. Neck Pickup, Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (dark vintage circuit) |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele with Barrel Brass Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage Style |
| String Tree: | Disk |
| Fret Wire: | Narrow Tall |
| Saddle: | Barrel Brass Saddles |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Black Phenolic |
| Knobs: | Knurled Chrome |
| Switch Cap: | Black |