The Fender '52 Telecaster Time Capsule MN Faded Nocaster Blonde #R12462 embodies the glorious Telecaster as it was built in its 1952 version and can still be heard on numerous recordings today. Of course, only classic features are used here in the form of true-to-original woods, classic shaping and authentic wiring to get as close as possible to the iconic sounds and unmistakable feel of the '52 Tele electric guitar. Deluxe hardshell case and certificate included!
Like the early models of the Telecaster in the early fifties, the Fender '52 Telecaster Time Capsule MN Faded Nocaster Blonde features a two-piece ash body connected to the one-piece Rift Sawn Maple neck via the tried-and-true four-bolt action. This evokes the classic feel for the picking hand with its 1957 Soft "V" neck profile, while the compound radius of the 21-fret fingerboard, which rises from 7.25" to 9.5", offers the ideal combination of vintage and modern. The Time Capsule finish makes the
The classic sound of the Early Fifties Tele with its unmistakable twang and growl is provided by two hand-wound Custom Shop '50/'51 Nocaster single coils, which were manufactured according to the classic recipe at the Custom Shop Facility in Corona, California. Both pickups are wired via the traditional '51 Modified Nocaster Wiring, which replaces the usual tone knob with a blend control and integrates the neck pickup steplessly into the circuit in switch position 1.
Also a tone-shaping element, the Fender '52 Telecaster Time Capsule MN Faded Nocaster Blonde #R12462 can't be without a classic 3-saddle vintage style Tele bridge with classic recipe brass string riders and stamped serial number. The hardware finish, which has been tastefully aging, is completed with six vintage-style tuners for the Telecaster's iconic headstock silhouette and a single-ply black phenolic pickguard.