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.
GENERAL
MODEL NUMBER: 9235001558
SERIES: Time Machine
COLOR: Aged Nocaster Blonde
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
BODY
BODY FINISH: Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Telecaster
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Ash
NECK
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
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall (6105)
NUT WIDTH: 1.625″ (41.3 mm)
POSITION INLAYS: Micarta Black Dot
HARDWARE
BRIDGE: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Barrel Brass Saddles
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage Style
PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Chrome
ELECTRONICS
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
CONTROLS: 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)
CONFIGURATION: SS
Meet the builders behind the masterpieces. The Fender Custom Shop Master Builders
View all of Diplomate's in-stock Custom Shop Guitars here
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.
GENERAL
MODEL NUMBER: 9235001558
SERIES: Time Machine
COLOR: Aged Nocaster Blonde
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
BODY
BODY FINISH: Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Telecaster
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Ash
NECK
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
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall (6105)
NUT WIDTH: 1.625″ (41.3 mm)
POSITION INLAYS: Micarta Black Dot
HARDWARE
BRIDGE: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Barrel Brass Saddles
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage Style
PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Chrome
ELECTRONICS
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
CONTROLS: 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)
CONFIGURATION: SS
Meet the builders behind the masterpieces. The Fender Custom Shop Master Builders
View all of Diplomate's in-stock Custom Shop Guitars here
