2026 Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1952 Telecaster Josefina Hand-Wound Pickups Relic Nocaster Blonde 6.80 lbs

DALE WILSON

Dale Wilson arrived at Fender in 2003, joined the Custom Shop in 2005 and became a Master Builder in 2011. Building guitars has been a driving passion for the California native since childhood. “Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved guitars,” he said. “I didn’t dream of being a rock star; I dreamed of building the ultimate guitar. I was equally enthralled with the guitars just as much as I was with the players.”

Woodworking runs in the Wilson family, and the requisite Custom Shop zeal for outstanding craftsmanship has long been part of Dale’s DNA. He did repair work and mods in a small guitar shop right out of high school in the late 1980s; subsequently moving on to stints at Dobro and Rickenbacker before arriving at Fender, where he worked on Guild, Gretsch and Benedetto guitars before beginning his apprenticeship with various Custom Shop Master Builders.

He enjoys calling upon his extensive and varied experience as a craftsman to create highly distinctive guitars such as the Resophonic Thinline Telecaster®. Wilson also built five beautiful custom guitars for the January 2011 NAMM Show while still an apprentice and was asked to sign the back of the headstocks, garnering him his Master Builder status.

FEATURES

• Model Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1952 Telecaster
• Builder Fender Custom Shop – Dale Wilson
• Year 2026
• Body Type Solid
• Body Wood Ash
• Finish Type Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Finish Color Nocaster Blonde
• Aging Relic
• Neck Wood Maple
• Fingerboard N/A
• Neck Carve 1952 Style”U”
• Scale Length 25.5”
• Neck Dimensions .860″ – .920″
• Neck Radius 7.25″
• Frets 21 – 45085 Vintage Upgrade
• Nut Width 1.650″ (42 mm)
• Nut Material Bone
• Inlays Micarta Black Dots
• Neck Pickup Fender Custom Shop Josefina Hand-Wound Loaded 1951 Nocaster Neck
• Bridge Pickup Fender Custom Shop Josefina Hand-Wound 50-51 Blackguard Bridge
• Pickguard 1-Ply Black
• Hardware Nickel/Chrome
• Bridge 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
• Tuners Vintage-Style
• Controls Volume, Tone, 3-Way Blade Switch
• Electronics
• Case Fender Custom Shop / G&G Hardshell Case
• Weight 6.80 Pounds (6 lbs 13 oz)