More about 1952 Heavy Relic® Telecaster®
The Fender Custom Shop 1952 Heavy Relic® Telecaster® is an authentic evocation of Fender’s first workhorse guitar, along with some upgraded features for modern playability. Its ash body comes in Two-Color Sunburst, Black or Nocaster Blonde Heavy Relic lacquer finishes. Time-honored Telecaster snap comes from dual Nocaster pickups with three-way switching and Fender’s Greasebucket™ tone circuit, which rolls off highs without reducing gain.
Other premium features include a maple neck with a Nocaster “U” profile, 9.5″-radius maple fingerboard with 21 narrow jumbo frets, single-ply parchment pickguard (black pickguard on Nocaster Blonde model), ’52 Telecaster bridge with brass saddles, and American Vintage tuning machines. Includes hard-shell tweed case with center pocket.
1952 Heavy Relic® Telecaster® | Time Machine Series | Fender® Custom Shop
Specs
General
| Model Name: | 1952 Heavy Relic® Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Black |
| Model Number: | 1550052806 |
| Series: | Time Machine |
| Color: | Black |
Body
| Body Material: | Ash |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body Shape: | Telecaster® |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | Nocaster® “U” |
| Scale Length: | 25.5″ (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard: | Maple |
| Fingerboard: | Maple |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5″ (241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Narrow Jumbo |
| String Nut: | Micarta |
| Nut Width: | 1.650″ (42 mm) |
| Position Inlays: | Black Dot |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Single-Coil Nocaster |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Single-Coil Nocaster |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone with Greasebucket™ |
| Pickup Switching: | 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Pickup Configuration: | SS |
Hardware
| Bridge: | 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Tuning Machines: | American Vintage |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Eggshell |
Miscellaneous
| Included Accessories: | Case, Cable, Strap, CruzTools® Tool Kit, Certificate of Authenticity |