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Fender Custom Shop '72 Tele Heavy Relic

Description

A classic recreation of the '72 Telecaster® Custom with some player-centric twists, the Limited Edition Tele® Custom Heavy Relic® showcases a classic best-of-both-worlds hybrid design. The two-piece ash body wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish. The quartersawn AA flame maple neck has a tinted finish and comfortable "oval-C" profile, topped by a 9.5"-radius round-lam maple fingerboard with black dot position markers and 21 narrow tall frets.

An enlarged three-ply black pickguard holds a hot "CuNiFe" (copper-nickel-iron) humbucking neck pickup with gritty midrange bite, paired with a hand-wound original Blackguard Tele bridge pickup. These are wired to 250k (bridge pickup) and 500k (neck pickup) volume and tone pots - giving each pickup the ideal resistance for the best possible tone, with four black-skirted control knobs and a three-way toggle switch. Other features include vintage-style Tele bridge with slotted steel saddles, four-bolt neck plate, "wing" string tree with nylon spacer, and vintage-style "F" tuners. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Specifications
Country of Origin: US
Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Heavy Relic® Lacquer
Neck Material: AA Flame Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Oval "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Frets: 21, Narrow Tall
String Nut: Bone, 1.650" (42 mm) nut width
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Tele®
Neck Pickup: Wide-Range CuNiFe Humbucking
Controls: Volume 1. (Bridge Pickup), Volume 2. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Neck Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle
Pickup Configuration: SS
Bridge: 3-Saddle '67 Telecaster® with Threaded Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
Case: Deluxe Hardshell