Up for sale, a 2000's Fender Telecaster Custom '62 vintage reissue in excellent condition and in perfect working order. This "Crafted in Japan" Telecaster is a rare model, meant only for the Japanese domestic market, and features a gloss black finish over an alder body, with aged white binding on the top and back of the instrument for a classic Fender look. Officially model TL62B-80TX, this guitar comes stock from the factory with USA Custom Shop Texas Special black bobbin pickups. If you're looking for a pickup that has a bit more kick than your traditional Tele pickup while still retaining the twang, snap, and snarl associated with that hallowed single coil, the Texas Special is a perfect choice. Even with the slightly increased output from the pickups, the guitar still has Fender's signature clarity and chime, with biting treble response in the bridge position and smooth, sweet tones at the neck. The guitar is nice and light at 7lbs 8oz. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, this Tele is strung with 10-46 strings and has low, slinky action and spot-on intonation.
The one-piece maple neck profile has a full and fairly chunky C shape with good shoulder, measuring .870" deep at the first fret and graduating to .945" by the 12th fret. The smooth ambered gloss finish feels great on the palm too. The thick slab rosewood fretboard boasts Fender's traditional 7 1/4" fretboard radius, with a 1 5/8" nut and vintage style fretwire. These frets show only light wear on the crowns beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5, with virtually no wear further up the fretboard. The frets retain their full factory height and play cleanly in all positions with no untoward buzzes or dead spots. The headstock retains a Pre-CBS style Tele logo as well as a set of Gotoh-made, Kluson-style tuners that match vintage spec and turn smoothly.
All of the stock electronics work as they should, and the chrome hardware is clean with only faint surface patina. The "Pat. Pending" bridge plate and finely grooved metal saddles are consistent with 1962 Fender spec too! Cosmetically, this guitar shows only a few nicks and scuffs on the instrument as a whole, with the only notable mark being one chip on the back binding near the input jack. The neck profile is flawless with zero wear. Overall, this is a very well kept Telecaster Custom with classic USA made Fender pickups!
