Fender Custom Shop '52 Telecaster Journeyman Relic, Aged Nocaster Blonde Overview
Fender Custom Shop '52 Telecaster Journeyman Relic, Aged Nocaster Blonde Overview.
Even though there were earlier designs, 1952 is considered the first year of production for the venerable Tele®, and the 1952 Telecaster Relic is a premium example of this design, slightly tweaked for modern players. All the classic “Blackguard” touches are here: 1-ply Black phenolic pickguard, ash body with classic Blonde finish and medium-tint riftsawn maple neck with “ ’52 U”-shaped profile. The first Telecaster had some subtle changes from the ’51 nocaster, including a slow transition from slot-head screws to Phillips-head, reflected here by both types appearing (as happened on some models). Three different lacquer finish packages are available, giving it everything from the look of a well-loved instrument, to the aesthetics of a tried-and-true road dog. Not only does a lacquer finish let the body wood “breathe” with sustain, it wears in a personal way and is an authentic original-era element.We wanted to give this guitar the fattest, gruntiest tone you’ve ever heard from a Tele, so we loaded it with a pair of Hand-Wound ’51 Loaded Nocaster single-coil pickups, tied together with Fat ‘50s Tele wiring and a 3-way pickup switch. Other features include 9.5”-radius fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, ‘51/’54 bridge with brass saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and round string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
- Body Ash
- Body Finish Lacquer
- Body Shape Telecaster®
- Neck Material Maple
- Neck Finish Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape 1952 "U"
- Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Maple
- Fingerboard Radius 9.5" (241 mm)
- Number of Frets 21
- Frets Size 6105 Narrow Tall
- String Nut Bone
- Nut Width 1.650" (42 mm)
- Position Inlays Black Dot
- Bridge Pickup Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster®
- Neck Pickup Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster®
- Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
- Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration SS
- Bridge 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
- Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
- Pickguard 1-Ply Black
- Control Knobs Knurled Flat-Top
- Strings Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Included Accessories Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity