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This is exactly what you want from a Fender Custom Shop Telecaster. Built as part of the 2022 Time Machine Collection, this ’52 Tele pairs an Aged Nocaster Blonde finish with a sorted two piece ash body and Journeyman Flash Coat lacquer. The heavy checking gives it the character of a Tele that has been played for decades, without taking the aging so far that it distracts from the guitar itself.

The neck is where this build gets especially good. Fender used rift sawn maple with a substantial ’57 Style Soft V profile, measuring .880" at the first fret and .990" at the twelfth. Instead of staying completely vintage correct, the Custom Shop gave it a 7.25" to 9.5" compound radius and 6105 Narrow Tall frets, retaining that unmistakable early Fender feel while making it considerably more comfortable for modern playing.

A pair of Hand Wound ’50 to ’51 Blackguard pickups sits at the heart of the guitar, paired with traditional three way switching and a ’51 to ’54 style Tele bridge. The ’51 Nocaster relic pickguard, aged chrome and nickel hardware, slot head screws and vintage appointments complete the early Blackguard aesthetic.

There is a reason the early Telecaster remains one of the most important electric guitar designs ever made. This build captures everything people chase in those original instruments, then quietly improves the areas that matter to a modern player. Nocaster Blonde, ash, a big maple neck and hand wound Blackguards. This is the Custom Shop doing a ’52 Tele exactly the way it should be done.

Serial: CS100202
Weight: 7lbs 7oz
Model: Fender Custom Shop ’52 Telecaster Journeyman
Collection: 2022 Time Machine
Finish: Journeyman Flash Coat Lacquer with Heavy Checking
Color: Aged Nocaster Blonde
Body: 2 Piece Sorted Ash
Neck: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Shape: ’57 Style Soft “V”
Neck Thickness: .880" at 1st Fret / .990" at 12th Fret
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Compound
Frets: 21 Narrow Tall 6105
Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.625"
Neck Pickup: Hand Wound ’50 to ’51 Blackguard Tele
Bridge Pickup: Hand Wound ’50 to ’51 Blackguard Tele
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3 Way Pickup Selector
Bridge: Vintage ’51 to ’54 Tele
Pickguard: ’51 Nocaster Relic
Hardware: Chrome/Nickel Relic
Strings: .010 to .046
Case: Fender Custom Shop Strat/Tele Tweed Case
Orientation: Right Handed
Note: Mint condition with original hardshell case, spec sheet, and case candy.

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