Up for sale, a 2023 Fender Custom Shop B2 1952 Telecaster Journeyman Relic in mint condition, complete with the hardshell case, CoA, hangtags, and case candy. Sourced directly from a Fender dealer and never privately owned, this Fender Custom Shop B2 ‘52 Telecaster Journeyman Relic offers a bevy of vintage-centric features including a ‘54-style Soft “V” neck profile, hand-wound ‘51 Blackguard pickups, and a gloss Aged Nocaster Blonde Flash Coat nitro lacquer finish with Fender’s Journeyman Relic treatment.

The B2 models are a Custom Shop subset for high-end, limited-production instruments featuring upgraded, premium specifications special ordered by major retailers.

Weighing 7lbs 7oz, this Telecaster features a two-piece ash body and a rift-sawn maple neck with a 7.25”-9.5" compound radius fingerboard and 6105 Narrow Tall fretwire. This Custom Shop B2 1952 Telecaster Journeyman has been dialed in here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar beyond the factory setup with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple (rift-sawn)
• Shape: ‘54-style Soft V, measuring .880” 1st fret, .990” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Maple, 7.25”-9.5" compound radius
• Frets: 6105 Narrow Tall
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1.625”, bone
• Tuners: Pure Vintage Fender Deluxe single-line

Body Specs:

• Wood: Ash (2pc)
• Pickups: Hand-wound ‘51 Blackguard Relic single coil x2
• Harness: Vintage Wiring
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
• Hardware: “Pat. Pend” bridge with brass barrel saddles and “ashtray” cover, dome-top knurled knobs, all flathead screws
• Plastics: ‘51 Nocaster Relic five-screw matte black 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.