Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster Heavy Relic – White Blonde – Masterbuilt Andy Hicks Fender Custom Shop

Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster Heavy Relic

Masterbuilt by Andy Hicks

Light, Loud and Lively!

Killer vintage vibe and hot tone with modern player upgrades!

This superb 1-off Tele from the Fender Custom Shop was Masterbuilt by Andy Hicks. Based on vintage 50s specs but customized with some upgrades for additional playability, functionality, and last but not least, some BIG MEAN GNARLY TONE!

First off, this thing is light, loud and lively. 6.6lbs of pure resonance. The body is premium lightweight Swamp Ash. The neck is 1-piece of Quartersawn Maple, carved to a comfy ’59 Esquire “C” profile with a 9.5” fingerboard radius and 6105 frets for easy bending and the lowest possible action. If you have tiny hands you’ll love this. If you have sausage fingers, you’ll also love this. It’s just great all around. Gatton Saddles for improved intonation with a stock look. My favorite part is that the truss rod is adjustable from the headstock! So you don’t have to remove the neck for adjustments.

Now let’s talk tone – The Twisted Tele pickup set is Hand Wound and these things are MEAN. Super-hot, but also very dynamically responsive, so if you like to work the volume knob there is a lot of diversity available right at your fingertips. Anything for hot, spanky squawk to sparkling twangy goodness. The neck pickup is actually more clear and bell-like than a typical Tele neck pickup, almost like a Strat neck pickup, so you can really get a lot of versatility from that one alone. The bridge pickup is full and well rounded – not thin or brittle. Killer for rock and roll, but also country chickin’ pickin’, blues, pretty much whatever you want to play this guitar will make sound better than you imagined it could.

An all-around a winner. One of the best in the shop right now.

Features of this Fender Custom Shop 52 Tele Heavy Relic electric guitar

• Masterbuilt by Andy Hicks
• Premium Lightweight Ash Body
• 1-piece Quartersawn Maple neck
• ’59 Esquire “C” profile (.790″ – .970″)
• 9.5″ radius
• 6105 frets
• 1.650″ Nut Width
• Truss rod adjustment at the headstock
• Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Pickups
• 3-way Switch
• Master Volume
• Master Tone
• Nickel/Chrome Hardware
• Vintage Tuners
• Gatton Saddles
• Heavy Relic Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
• Tweed Hardshell Case
• Certificate of Authenticity and Accessory package
• Part Number 9211002102
• 6.6 lbs

Make’n Music is proud to be a Fender Custom Shop Showcase Dealer!

YOU WILL NOT FIND a better playing, better sounding, better feeling Fender Custom Shop guitar anywhere!

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