The 1952 Fender Telecaster is the quintessential electric guitar that started it all and is still a favourite after all these years. Simplicity of design and the alluring tone that only a Tele® can produce have graced countless recordings and stages over its long lifespan, and the Custom Shop ’52 Telecaster captures the original essence in all its glory. Available in six finishes, the guitar features a two-piece select ash body, a one-piece rift sawn maple neck with a comfortable ’57 “soft V” profile, vintage compound-radius (7.25”-9.5”) fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets for comfortable play in all registers.
Custom Shop hand-wound ’50/’51 Blackguard pickups provide perfect vintage-correct tone in combination with ’51 modified Nocaster wiring, which lets the player blend both pickups together in switch position 1. Other features include a single-ply black phenolic pickguard, ’51-’54 Tele bridge with brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
A Fender Custom Shop instrument is extraordinary. You know it when you play one, it’s definitely more than the sum of its parts. It’s filled with intangible, electrifying elements that add a new dimension to your playing experience. It’s as if the instrument itself is imbued with history, alive with the spirit of the place where it was built and the devotion of those who crafted it.
The Custom Shop is home to Fender’s most skilled and talented builders. It’s a bustling, noisy and creatively volcanic place that re-earns its nickname — the Dream Factory, every day. Custom Shop builders are completely dedicated to their art. Part craftsman, part artist, part music fan and, more often than not, part mad scientist. They’re the best at what they do, and they pour all of their passion, hard-earned knowledge and skill into every instrument they build. It’s no ordinary place, and the creations that come from it are no ordinary instruments.
For more information on the Fender Custom Shop, read our blog post - Dream Builders: The Fender Custom Shop.
Features
- 2-Piece Select Ash body w/ Lacquer finish
- 1-Piece Maple 1957 Soft "V" neck w/ 25.5" (648 mm) scale, & Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
- 1-Piece Maple fretboard w/ 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound radius & Micarta Black Dot inlays
- 21 Narrow Tall (6105) frets
- 1.625" (41.3 mm) Bone nut
- Vintage Style tuning machines
- 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Barrel Brass Saddles bridge
- Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard bridge and neck pickup(s)
- Volume and Blend controls, & 3-Position Blade switch
- Includes Deluxe Hardshell