Up for sale, a 1980s Fender Telecaster 52 vintage reissue model TL52-70 in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Likely produced in the back half of the decade, this upper-tiered Made in Japan Telecaster was crafted at the Fujigen factory, boasting a gloss Butterscotch Blonde finish and loaded with the same black bobbin pickups used in Fenders American Vintage 52 model.
Weighing 7lbs 8oz, tonewoods include an ash body and a one-piece maple neck, yielding plenty of natural chime and midrange detail. The American Vintage 52 single coils feature black fiber bobbins, cloth-covered leads, a brass baseplate on the bridge pickup, and flush-mount alnico pole pieces. These pickups offer the articulation, twang, and dynamic liveliness associated with the first Blackguard Teles, producing focused bite at the bridge and gutsy chop at the neck. This Telecaster TL52-70 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mikes Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .850 1st fret, .980 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, vintage-spec 7 1/4 radius
-Frets: Slender, moderate wear on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 25 1/2
-Nut: 1.650 (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Factory Markings: Model stamps on neck heel/pocket
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Fender 52 American Vintage single coil x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Harness: CTS pots date to 08 and 11 (upgraded), Sprague Orange Drop tone cap (upgraded)
-Hardware: Bridge with brass barrel saddles (replacement), dome-top knurled knobs, control plate, square jack plate (replacement)
-Plastics: Five-screw one-ply black pickguard, ’50s-spec switch tip
The gloss Butterscotch Blonde finish has one tan line from a removed sticker central to the back, light pick scuffing on top, some small areas of checking in the gloss, and minor dings and scuffs. The ambered gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A Fender-branded gigbag is included.
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