Introducing the Fender Custom Shop '52 Telecaster Time Capsule, 1-Piece Maple Neck, Faded Nocaster Blonde.

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.

Specifications: 

Body Finish: Deluxe Closet Classic Finish Package
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash Body
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard Tele® Pickups
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard Tele® Pickups
Color: NOCASTER® BLONDE
Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
Knobs: Knurled Nickel
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius
Fret Size: Narrow Tall, 6105
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: '51-'54 Tele Bridge with Brass Barrel Saddles
Neck Finish: Relic Lacquer
Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck
Neck Shape: '57 Style Soft "V"
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Dot
Pickguard: Single-Ply Black Phenolic Pickguard
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)
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Tuning Machines
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case; Certificate of Authenticity.

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ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop '52 Reissue Telecaster NOS
Finish
  • Custom
Categories
Made In
  • Canada
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Series
Model Family
Body Shape
  • T-Style
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 21

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