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 1/4” vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-7
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-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
-Hardware: “Pat. Pend” bridge base with spiral (threaded) saddles, flat-top knurled knobs (chrome-plated)
-Plastics: Three-ply black pickguard, top hat switch tip
The gloss Black finish is framed on top by cream binding, and the guitar exhibits faint buckle wear concentrated at the edge of the belly contour, and some additional minor marks and light finish scratches on the body. The neck profile has a smooth satin finish.
A gigbag is included.