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. 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: 9235001556
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" 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
