1988 Fender Telecaster ‘52 Vintage Reissue TL52-75 Butterscotch A-serial Near-Mint, Japan MIJ Fujigen

Up for sale, a 1988 Fender Telecaster ‘52 vintage reissue model TL52-75 in collector-grade, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This “Made in Japan” Telecaster was crafted at the Fujigen factory during the golden age of Fender Japan production, with vintage-correct touches including brass saddles, dome-top knurled knobs, black bobbin pickups, and all flathead screws. Tonewoods include a white ash body and a one-piece maple neck, and this Tele weighs 9lbs 10oz. The vintage-spec TL-Vintage single coil pickups feature black fiber bobbins, cloth-covered leads, alnico magnets, and a brass plate on the bridge pickup. These pickups deliver the iconic tones of the first “Blackguard” Telecasters, with sinewy twang at the bridge and gutsy, smooth chop at the neck. This TL52-75 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: Slender C, measuring .805” 1st fret, .885” 12th fret -Fretboard: Maple, 7 ¼” vintage-spec radius -Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on 1-2 -Scale Length: 25 ½” -Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone -Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh -Serialization: “Made in Japan,” A-prefix serial on bridge base -Factory Markings: Model stamps on neck heel/pocket, heel pencil dated 11-7-87, small blue “75” sticker on peghead denotes model tier and original price (¥75,000) Body Specs: -Wood: White ash -Pickups: TL-Vintage single coil x2 -Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots date to November, 1988 -Hardware: Serialized “Pat. Pend” bridge with brass saddles, dome-top knurled knobs -Plastics: Five-screw “blackguard”-style matte black pickguard, ‘50s-spec switch tip The pale gloss Butterscotch finish highlights subtle curly figuring in the white ash body on top, and there’s barely a mark on the body. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless. The original gigbag is included.