Up for sale, a 2008 Fender Telecaster Custom ‘62 vintage reissue TL62B-TX/MH in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. A very rare Fender Japan model with a gloss Black finish and matching headstock, this Tele represents a middle ground between a more traditional '62 Telecaster Custom and an Aerodyne model, given the belly carve, bound top, and matching Black peghead. Other features include USA-made Texas Special pickups, spiral (threaded) saddled, and a satin-finished neck profile.
Tonewoods include a basswood body, maple neck, and slab rosewood fretboard, and this Tele weighs 7lbs 15oz. Fender’s USA-made Texas Special pickups feature all the hallmarks of vintage Tele pickup design, with a brass baseplate and staggered alnico poles on the bridge pickup, black fiber bobbins, and push-back cloth-covered leads. A pickup that has a bit more kick than a traditional Tele thanks to a slightly overwound design, the Texas Specials offer plenty of snap, and snarl, with chewy twang at the bridge and smooth, bell-like cut at the neck. This Telecaster Custom TL62B-TX/MH 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, full shoulders, measuring .860” 1st fret, .950” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 ¼” vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on 1-7
-Scale Length: 25 ½”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Headstock: Matching
-Tuners: Kluson-style Gotoh
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan,” S-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Basswood
-Pickups: USA-made Texas Special single coil x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector switch
-Hardware: “Pat. Pend” bridge base with spiral (threaded) saddles, flat-top knurled knobs (chrome-plated)
-Plastics: Three-ply black pickguard (light pick scuffing), top hat switch tip
The gloss Black finish is framed on top by cream binding, and cosmetic wear includes very faint buckle rash at the belly contour and a number of minor dings and scratches on the body as whole. The satin finish on the neck profile has been worn to a smooth semi-gloss through play, with a couple shallow nicks along the profile length that have no impact on playability.
A gigbag is included.