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.
Serial: #R123995
Weight: 7lbs 4oz
Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
Finish: Lacquer
Shape: Telecaster
Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1957 Soft “V”
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Maple Neck
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Side Dots: Black
Frets: 21
Nut Material/Width: Bone, 1.625″ (41.3 mm)
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Barrel Brass Saddles
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Switch Tip: Black
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Blend
Switching: 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)
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.