Up for sale, a 1987 Fender Telecaster ‘72 vintage reissue model TL72-55 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This early “Made in Japan” Tele was crafted at the Fujigen factory during the golden age of Fender Japan production, uncommon outside of its country of origin.

Tonewoods include an ash body and one-piece maple neck, and this guitar has a bold natural acoustic sound with great treble response and midrange oomph, qualities faithfully captured by the stock pickup complement. The TL-Single pickups have a vintage wind and alnico magnet design, delivering twang in the bridge position and a smooth, open tone with airy highs at the neck. Weighing 8lbs 10oz, this Tele 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, .925” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4" vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Slender, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Gotoh
-Serialization: “Made in Japan,” E-prefix

Body Specs:

-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: TL-Single x2
-Harness: Untouched solder, Japanese pots date to July, 1987
-Hardware: “Pat. Pend” bridge with steel barrel saddles, flat-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Three-ply black pickguard

The gloss Natural finish highlights the dynamic grain in the ash body, and cosmetic wear is limited to one decently-sized finish chip on the back edge adjacent to the input jack, with sparingly little additional wear on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is immaculate.

A gigbag is included.