The American Vintage 52 Telecaster (AV) was advertised as ‘Pure Vintage’ at first (e.g. see the last page of the Fender American Vintage brochure from 2012). For this reissue Fender did a complete redesign. To get the guitar as accurate as possible the body dimensions and necks of several vintage guitars where remeasured. The American Vintage 52 Telecaster returns to the fold with body, neck, and pickups refined with the best features—tones, curves, perimeters, radii and more—from a handful of extraordinary 52 Telecaster specimens examined by Fender craftsmen. The Pickups are more vintage-accurate sounding and still have Alnico 3 magnets. The Barrel switch tip has a recessed-top which is also more accurate. On some of the previous models, one could see the pickup cavity under the bridge. Not so with the new models. The neck lacquer on the AV 52 Telecasters is virtually untinted. In comparison, previous models have had an orange-ish heavily tinted neck. The newer ones are looking much lighter. The neck has rolled edges that give it a broken-in feel. The frets are more rounded on the top giving them a feeling of being taller without actually being it.
This guitar is a CONSIGNMENT and is USED in EXCELLENT condition. The frets show hardly any wear and have many years of life left in them.
SPECS:
- Body: Premium Ash Body
- Neck: 1-Piece Maple, U Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
- Fingerboard: Maple, 7.25″ Radius (184 mm)
- No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
- Pickups: 2 American Vintage Tele® Single-Coil Pickups
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade-
- -Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- -Position 2. Neck Pickup with Tone Control (Bright Vintage Circuit)
- -Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (Dark Vintage Circuit)
- Bridge: Original Vintage Tele Bridge with 3 Brass Saddles
- Machine Heads: Fender®/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
- Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Black, (5-Hole)
- Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
- Width at Nut: 1.650″ (42 mm)
- Unique Features: U Shape Maple Neck, Black Dot Position Inlays, Vintage styling, Synthetic Bone Nut
- Original Case included
