'52 Heavy Relic Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar

From 1950 to 1952, the guitar we know today as the Telecaster was without a name. Fender had to drop the original 1948 "Broadcaster" name due to Gretsch already making a product with that name, and those two years with only the Fender name on the headstock the guitar was popularly known as the "Nocaster." In 1952, Fender's Don Randall re-dubbed it the Telecaster, in tribute to the new media that was taking the world by storm — television. This Relic '52 Telecaster celebrates that change with a classic, well-worn look and plenty of Tele "twang."

The comfortable '52 U profile rift-sawn maple neck has a modern 9.5" radius and 6100 jumbo frets for smooth playability and the hand-wound Custom Shop '51 Loaded Nocaster pickups deliver the Telecaster tones that made the guitar a legend. Period-correct brass saddle bridge, phenolic pickguard and tuners round out the package. As with all of our Fender Custom Shop instruments, it comes with a deluxe hard case and certificate of Authenticity.

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