1980s Fender Telecaster ‘52 Vintage Reissue TL52-70 Butterscotch w/ USA Pickups, Japan MIJ Fujigen
$1,649.99
$1,649.99
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Up for sale, a 1980s Fender Telecaster ‘52 vintage reissue model TL52-70 in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Likely produced in the back half of the decade, this upper-tiered “Made in Japan” Telecaster was crafted at the Fujigen factory, boasting a gloss Butterscotch Blonde finish and loaded with the same black bobbin pickups used in Fender’s American Vintage ‘52 model.
Weighing 7lbs 8oz, tonewoods include an ash body and a one-piece maple neck, yielding plenty of natural chime and midrange detail. The American Vintage ‘52 single coils feature black fiber bobbins, cloth-covered leads, a brass baseplate on the bridge pickup, and flush-mount alnico pole pieces. These pickups offer the articulation, twang, and dynamic liveliness associated with the first Blackguard Teles, producing focused bite at the bridge and gutsy chop at the neck. This Telecaster TL52-70 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .850” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, vintage-spec 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Slender, moderate wear on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Factory Markings: Model stamps on neck heel/pocket
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Fender ‘52 American Vintage single coil x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Harness: CTS pots date to ‘08 and ‘11 (upgraded), Sprague Orange Drop tone cap (upgraded)
-Hardware: Bridge with brass barrel saddles (replacement), dome-top knurled knobs, control plate, square jack plate (replacement)
-Plastics: Five-screw one-ply black pickguard, '50s-spec switch tip
The gloss Butterscotch Blonde finish has one “tan line” from a removed sticker central to the back, light pick scuffing on top, some small areas of checking in the gloss, and minor dings and scuffs. The ambered gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A Fender-branded gigbag is included.
Weighing 7lbs 8oz, tonewoods include an ash body and a one-piece maple neck, yielding plenty of natural chime and midrange detail. The American Vintage ‘52 single coils feature black fiber bobbins, cloth-covered leads, a brass baseplate on the bridge pickup, and flush-mount alnico pole pieces. These pickups offer the articulation, twang, and dynamic liveliness associated with the first Blackguard Teles, producing focused bite at the bridge and gutsy chop at the neck. This Telecaster TL52-70 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .850” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, vintage-spec 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Slender, moderate wear on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Factory Markings: Model stamps on neck heel/pocket
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Fender ‘52 American Vintage single coil x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Harness: CTS pots date to ‘08 and ‘11 (upgraded), Sprague Orange Drop tone cap (upgraded)
-Hardware: Bridge with brass barrel saddles (replacement), dome-top knurled knobs, control plate, square jack plate (replacement)
-Plastics: Five-screw one-ply black pickguard, '50s-spec switch tip
The gloss Butterscotch Blonde finish has one “tan line” from a removed sticker central to the back, light pick scuffing on top, some small areas of checking in the gloss, and minor dings and scuffs. The ambered gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A Fender-branded gigbag is included.
