Key Features
- Experience sound and feel of the '50s
- Let your licks soar with premium, hand-wound '51 Nocaster pickups
- Release your creativity on the smooth, 65 "C" shaped maple neck
- Includes tweed case
Fender Custom Shop '52 Telecaster Heavy Relic, Butterscotch Blonde Overview
The Fender Custom Shop 52 Telecaster Heavy Relic is a true veteran of the stage. It's been played and loved for decades - and it's got the scars to prove it! Fender's Custom Shop have poured an extraordinary amount of detail into the Heavy Relic finish, individually aging every single component down to the last screw!
And while its looks may be worn, its sound is sharp, modern and dynamic thanks to the Twisted Tele pickups that are uniquely voiced for each position. Paired with a supremely comfortable '65 "C" shape maple neck with narrow tall frets and an updated 9.5" radius, it presents the feel of Tele that's been customised over the years to deliver the ultimate balance of sound and performance. Complete with the appointments you'd expect like nitro lacquer finishing, a bone nut, accurate '50s hardware, and a deluxe hard shell case, the '52 Heavy Relic Telecaster is a must-have for any enthusiast.
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionFiery tones with Twisted Tele pickups
Built to deliver searing hot Telecaster tones, this Relic'd '52 Custom Shop infuses a vintage voice with a modern-style output. Each pickup boasts an individual sonic character thanks to their position tailoring ,so you'll have tonnes of versatility in your sound. The neck's taller bobbin accommodates more windings for a fiery and rich tone, while the bridge pickups shorter bobbin exudes a dark, full-bodied midrange.
The neck's formvar-coated magnet wire introduces brightness and sparkle to the sound, while the bridge's enamel-coated wire adds a warm vintage voice to your notes. And with both pickups featuring flush mounted polepieces for an even string response, and higher output alnico 5 magnets for focused and enhanced dynamics, the Twisted Tele pickup set will take your tone to the next level.
One-of-a-kind style
What makes a Fender Custom Shop guitar so special? There's an endless list of answers. But one of the most recognised features is the relic finishes. The 52 Telecaster features a Heavy Relic finish for that sought-after worn guitar look.
It gives it a personality that just isn't there on a fresh factory finish, and the Custom Shop team execute it with enormous detail. Every single component has undergone meticulous aging process to mirror a genuine '50s instrument that's been rocking stages for decades.
Specifications
General
- Finish Package: Heavy Relic
- Plating: Chrome/Nickel Hardware
- Orientation: Right Hand
- Case: FCS Strat/Tele Tweed
Body
- Material: Guitar & Bass Ash
- Colour: Butterscotch Blonde
- Spread: 2 PC
- Finish: Nitro Lacquer
- Weight: No Sort
Neck & Fretboard
- Type: Custom Neck
- Assembly: 52 Tele CC/Rel
- Finish: Med Tint Nitro Lacquer
- Material: Maple Plain Grain
- Truss Rod: 50's
- Head Style: Tele
- Thickness: 0.575"
- Scoop: 52
- Dot Spacing: Narrow
- Fret Wire: Narrow Tall / 6105
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.50" Radius
- Back Shape: 65 Strat "C"
- Nut Width: 1.650"
- Neck Assembly: 52 Tele CC/Rel
- Neck Finish: Med Tint Nitro Lacquer
- Neck Blank Guitar: Maple Plain Grain
- Truss Rod: 50's
- Head Style: Tele
- Neck Head Thickness: 0.575"
- Neck Scoop: 52
- Dot Spacing: Narrow
- Face Dot: Micarta Black .250
- Side Dot: Micarta Black 3/32"
- Fret Wire: Narrow Tall / 6105
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.50"
- Back Shape: 65 Strat "C"
- Neck Nut Width: 1.650"
- Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .820"
- Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .974"
- Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
- Nut: Std FB Blank
- Neck Plate: GTR Vint Tele Rel
- Number of Bolts: 4 Bolt
- Bind Head Cap: No
- Bind Fingerboard: No
- Decals Headcap: For GTR Vint Silver Fender Tele
- Tuner Key: Vint w/Fender logo rel
- String Guide: Guitar vint disk 50-55 rel
Hardware & Electronics
- Bridge: Standard Bridge Assembly Tele 51-54 WO PU Rel
- Bridge Pickup: Twisted Tele BRG Rel
- Neck Pickup: Twisted Tele N KL Rel
- Control Assembly: Modern Tele Rel
- Control Knob(s): 52 Tele Knurled CHR Rel
- Selector Switch Tip: AM Vint Tele Rel
- Back Plate & Trem Cover GTR: None
- Strap Locks: No Strap Locks
- String Sets for Guitar: 010-013-017-026-036-046
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