Fender - American Vintage '52 Hot Rod - Telecaster - Butterscotch Blonde Gloss Finish (Late 2000s) w/Case USED

Fender - American Vintage '52 Hot Rod - Telecaster - Butterscotch Blonde Gloss Finish (Late 2000s) w/Case USED

The Fender American Vintage Reissue 52 Telecaster was the second of three major versions of early Telecaster reissues, and was offered from July 1998 to August 2012.

The Fender 52 Telecaster Reissue appeared in 1982, as one of the first wave of vintage reissue models based on ever-closer readings of original designs. These reissues began a few years before the 1985 sale of the Fender brand - but not the plant and fixtures - by CBS to a management group.

The second wave launched in July 1998, the third in August 2012, each coming closer to being accurate reproductions of original 1952 production.

The Fender 52 Telecaster represents the 'final' form of the early Telecaster, and only minor changes followed for the next several years. The body is Ash, with a Maple neck and rear-mounted truss rod with Walnut 'Skunk Stripe' and body-end adjuster. The pickguard is single layer black, and all the screws are Slot Head instead of the later Phillips head screws. The serial number is stamped onto the bridge plate, and in 1954 that location was changed to the neck plate. The finish is nitrocellulose lacquer, tinted to reproduce the natural darkening of the clear finish over a thin 'blonde' coat.

This guitar is an example of a well taken care of piece with little cosmetic imperfections. Just a small ding near the input jack and some surface scratches on the back. Nothing major at all. Setup, cleaned up and restrung by us! It is now ready for a new home. 

Features: 

• Fender - American Vintage '52 Hot Rod - Telecaster - Butterscotch Blonde Gloss Finish (Late 2000s) w/Case USED
• 6-String Right Handed Solidbody Design
• Butter Blonde Nitrocellulose Laquer Finish
• Black Pickguard
• Ash Body
• 1-Piece Maple Neck w/Walnut Skunk Stripe 
• Gloss Neck Finish
• Maple Fretboard
• 7.25" Neck Radius
• U Neck Shape
• 25.5" Scale Length
• 21 Vintage Style Frets (Small)
• 1.65" Nut Width
• American Vintage '52 Tele Alnico Single Coil Pickup (Bridge)
• Seymour Duncan Mini Humbucker (Neck)
• Chrome Hardware
• 1 Volume, 1 Tone
• 3-Way Pickup Switch
• Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Neck Pickup with Tone Control (Bright Vintage Circuit), Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (Dark Vintage Circuit)
• Single Line Vintage Style Tuning Keys (Closed)
• Standard Strap Buttons
• Standard Input Jack
• Case Included

As a service center Midlothian Music adjusts every instrument prior to shipping, unlike box stores coming off the shelf to you! Complete adjustment, lubrication, you won’t be disappointed. 

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