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1988 Fender Telecaster ‘72 Vintage Reissue TL72-55 Natural Ash, Japan MIJ Fujigen

$1,449.99

+ shipping

Up for sale, a 1988 Fender Telecaster ‘72 vintage reissue model TL72-55 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This “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, offering clear note attack and a snappy, round acoustic quality that translates well through the TL-Single pickup pair. Featuring alnico magnet construction, these pickups have a vintage-style wind, offering plenty of chewy twang, sparkle, and percussive cut. Weighing 7lbs 14oz, this Telecaster 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 .815” 1st fret, .895” 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, small blue “55” sticker on peghead denotes model tier and original price (¥55,000)

Body Specs:

-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: TL-Single x2
-Harness: Untouched solder, Japanese pots date to October, 1988
-Hardware: “Pat. Pend” bridge with steel barrel saddles, flat-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Three-ply black pickguard, “top hat” switch tip

The gloss Natural finish highlights the grain in the ash body, and cosmetic wear includes limited buckle worming central to the back and some minor dings on the body as a whole, largely on the lower bout perimeter. The neck profile retains it smooth gloss, with a few shallow nicks along the profile.

A gigbag is included.