Up for sale, a Fender Custom Shop ‘52 Telecaster Heavy Relic Roasted Big U in mint condition, complete with the tweed hardshell case, CoA, hangtags, and case candy. Dealer sourced and never privately owned, this like-new Fender Custom Shop '52 Telecaster Heavy Relic offers a bevy of vintage-centric features including a ‘52-style “Big U” neck profile, ‘51 Nocaster pickups, and a gloss Army Drab Green nitro lacquer finish with Fender’s Heavy Relic treatment.
Weighing 7lbs 3oz, this Telecaster features a roasted ash body and a quartersawn roasted maple neck with a 9.5" radius fingerboard and 6105 Narrow Tall fretwire. The Army Drab Green Heavy Relic finish features tight "shattered glass" lacquer checking and prominent marks of simulated wear, revealing the roasted ash body.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Roasted Maple (quartersawn)
- Shape: ‘52 Big U, measuring .990” 1st fret, .990” 12th fret
- Fretboard: Maple, 9.5" radius
- Frets: 6105 Narrow Tall
- Scale Length: 25 1/2”
- Nut: 1.650”, bone
- Tuners: Pure Vintage Fender Deluxe single-line
Body Specs:
- Wood: Roasted Ash
- Pickups: ‘51 Nocaster Relic single coil x2
- Harness: Modern Wiring
- Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
- Hardware: “Pat. Pend” bridge with brass barrel saddles and “ashtray” cover, dome-top knurled knobs
- Plastics: ‘51 Nocaster Relic five-screw pickguard, ‘50s-spec switch tip
- Serialization: R-prefix stamp (bridge base)
The Fender Custom Shop G&G tweed case, CoA, hangtags and case candy are included.
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| Listed | 8 days ago |
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| Condition | Mint (Used) Mint items are in essentially new original condition but have been opened or played.Learn more |
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