Adventurous guitarists started hot-rodding their Telecasters in the late '60s and early '70s with big-sounding humbucking neck pickups that lent new style and swagger to rock music. The Classic Series '72 Telecaster Custom brings it all back as an authentic evocation of its early-'70s ancestor, including the distinctive Fender Wide Range humbucking neck pickup, a large pickguard, cool skirted amp control knobs and more. A favorite of players from '70s rock to modern U.K. alt-rock and much more.

**There's still a little plastic on the pickguard, but there is no damage.

Product Specs

Body Alder

Body Finish Gloss Polyester

Body Shape Telecaster®

Bridge 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Chrome Barrel Saddles

Bridge Pickup Standard Single-Coil Tele®

Color Black

Configuration SH

Control Knobs Skirted Amp Knobs

Controls Master Volume, Master Tone

Country Of Origin MX

Dimensions 5.00x15.00x42.00 IN

Fingerboard Maple

Fingerboard Radius 7.25" (184.1 mm)

Fret Size Vintage-Style

Hardware Finish Chrome

Model Name Classic Series '72 Telecaster® Custom, Maple Fingerboard, Black

Neck Finish Gloss Urethane

Neck Material Maple

Neck Pickup Fender® Wide Range Humbucking

Neck Pickup Fender® Wide Range Humbucking

Neck Shape "C" Shape

Number of Frets 21

Nut Material Synthetic Bone

Nut Width 1.650" (42 mm)

Orientation Right-Hand

Pickguard 3-Ply Black

Pickup Configuration SH

Pickup Switching 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Position Inlays Black Dot

Refinement Neck Material Maple

Refinement Neck Shape C Shape

Refinement Pickups Vintage-Style

Scale Length 25.5" (64.77 cm)

Series Classic Series

String Nut Synthetic Bone

Strings Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403

Truss Rod Wrench 1/8" Hex (Allen)

Truss Rods Bullet Style

Tuning Machines Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped