Hardly played.

Spent most of its life in plush case.

This guitar has little chips and such from the factory. It was Fender’s first flirting with relic. Case candy included.

See pictures and ask questions before purchase.

Sounds great, plays great, classic black on blonde look.

Description from Fender at production:

The American Vintage series introduces an all-new lineup of original-era model year guitars that bring Fender history and heritage to authentic and exciting new life. With key features and pivotal design elements spanning the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, new American Vintage series instruments delve deep into Fender's roots - expertly preserving an innovative U.S. guitar-making legacy and vividly demonstrating like never before that Fender not only knows where it's going, but also remembers where it came from.

The American Vintage Series has long presented some of Fender's best selling guitars (their early-'80s introduction, in fact, was one of the first signs that Fender was "back" as the CBS era ended). Today, Fender has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with new features, new specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, we've completely and comprehensively re-imagined the entire vintage-reissue concept - restoring original tooling dies, voicing new pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more - based on actual vintage guitars we tracked down to make sure we had it right. We did the work, and it shows, because there's pure tonal magic in each new American Vintage instrument.

Nowhere is this re-dedication to detail more evident than on the American Vintage '52 Telecaster® guitar, which returns to the fold with body, neck and pickups refined with the best features (tones, curves, perimeters, radii and more) from a handful of extraordinary '52 Telecaster specimens we examined. Premium features include an ash body with a singe-ply black pickguard and thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish in lighter Butterscotch Blonde, deep maple neck with "U"-shaped profile and generously rolled edges, sculpted headstock volute for even more first-position comfort, long-lost recessed-top "barrel" switch tip, vintage tuner spacing for truly straight string pull over the bone nut, vintage-style bridge with three brass saddles, and knurled chrome domed control knobs.

ITEM SHOWN: American Vintage '52 Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Butterscotch Blonde
MODEL #: 0110202850
CASE/GIB BAG: Updated Deluxe Vintage Tweed

Product SpecsBodyAshBody FinishGloss LacquerBody ShapeTelecaster®Bridge3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass SaddlesBridge PickupPure Vintage '52 Single-Coil Tele®ColorButterscotch BlondeCommodity Code9207901000ConfigurationSSControl KnobsKnurled DomeControlsMaster Volume, Master ToneCountry Of OriginUSDimensions4.70x15.30x42.10 INFingerboardMapleFingerboard Radius7.25" (184.1 mm)Fret SizeVintage-StyleHardware FinishChromeModel NameAmerican Vintage '52 Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Butterscotch BlondeNeck FinishFlash Coat LacquerNeck MaterialMapleNeck PickupAmerican Vintage '52 Single-Coil Tele®Neck Shape"U" ShapeNumber of Frets21Nut MaterialBoneNut Width1.650" (42 mm)OrientationRight-HandPickguard1-Ply BlackPickup ConfigurationSSPickup Switching3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck PickupPosition InlaysBlack DotRefinement Neck MaterialMapleRefinement Neck ShapeU ShapeRefinement PickupsPure VintageScale Length25.5" (64.77 cm)SeriesAmerican VintageString NutBoneStringsFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406Truss RodsVintage-Style Butt AdjustTuning MachinesPure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"