Custom Shop Telecaster electric guitar with Relic finish, including case and certificate
The Fender '52 Telecaster Relic MN Aged Nocaster Blonde #R128068 at a glance:
Telecaster electric guitar, Made in Corona, USA
Serial number R128068
Two-piece ash body
One-piece Rift Sawn Maple neck
1957 Soft "V" neck profile
Bone nut with 41.3 mm width
7.25" - 9.5" compound radius
Two FenderCustom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Nocaster Single Coils
'51 Modified Nocaster Wiring with volume and blend controls
3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele Bridge with brass riders
Vintage style tuners
Aged Nocaster Blonde Relic finish
Includes Deluxe Hardshell Case and certificate
The Fender '52 Telecaster Relic MN Aged Nocaster Blonde #R128068 embodies the glorious Telecaster as it was built in 1952 and can still be heard on numerous recordings today. Of course, only classic features are used in the form of original woods, classic shaping and authentic wiring to get as close as possible to the iconic sounds and the unmistakable feel of the '52 Tele. including Deluxe Hardshell Case and certificate!
Two-piece ash body & Rift Sawn Maple neck
Like the early models of the Telecaster in the early fifties, the Fender '52 Telecaster Relic MN Aged Nocaster Blonde features a two-piece ash body connected to the one-piece Rift Sawn Maple neck via the tried-and-true four-bolt action. This evokes the classic feel for the picking hand with its 1957 Soft "V" neck profile, while the compound radius of the 21-fret fingerboard, which rises from 7.25" to 9.5", offers the ideal combination of Vintage and modernity.
An offshoot of the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, California, the Fender '52 Telecaster Relic MN Aged Nocaster Blonde #R128068 offers authentic tones, classic feel and, of course, that unmistakable Tele look.
Two Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Nocaster Single Coils combine with the '51 Modified Nocaster Wiring for classic Early Fifties Tele sounds.
Handwound Pickups & '51 Nocaster Wiring
The classic sound of the Early Fifties Tele with its unmistakable twang and growl is provided by two hand-wound Custom Shop '50/'51 Nocaster single coils, which were manufactured according to the classic recipe at the Custom Shop Facility in Corona, California. Both pickups are wired via the traditional '51 Modified Nocaster Wiring, which replaces the usual tone knob with blend control and integrates the neck pickup smoothly into the circuit in switch position 1.
The 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele Bridge of the Fender '52 Telecaster Relic MN Aged Nocaster Blonde #R128068 with brass string riders and stamped serial number.
3-Saddle Tele Bridge & Vintage-Style tuners
Also a tone-shaping element, the Fender '52 Telecaster Relic MN Aged Nocaster Blonde #R128068 can't be without a classic 3-saddle VintageStyle Tele bridge with vintage-style brass stringers and stamped serial number. The hardware finish, which has been tastefully ageing, is completed with six vintage-style tuners for the Telecaster's iconic headstock silhouette and a single-ply black phenolic pickguard.
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