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2006 Fender Telecaster ‘52 Vintage Reissue TL52-118BTX Butterscotch w/ Bigsby & Custom Inlay, Japan CIJ
2006 Fender Telecaster ‘52 Vintage Reissue TL52-118BTX Butterscotch w/ Bigsby & Custom Inlay, Japan CIJ
Up for sale, a 2006 Fender Telecaster ‘52 vintage reissue model TL52-118BTX in near-mint condition and in perfect working order. This uncommon and upscale “Made in Japan” model was produced exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, featuring a pair of USA-made Texas Special single coil pickups and a genuine USA-made Bigsby B5F vibrato.
Tonewoods include an ash body and a one-piece maple neck, and this TL52-118BTX weighs 8lbs 8oz, offering plenty of natural sustain, note attack and midrange detail. The USA-made Texas Special pickups feature black fiber bobbins, staggered alnico magnets and cloth-covered leads. Fat and throaty in the neck position, chiming and cutting in the middle, and offering a chewy, snappy sparkle and twang at the bridge, these pickups cover traditional Tele ground, slightly overwound for more midrange fullness and kick. This TL52-118BTX 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, measuring .835” 1st fret, .930” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius, graduated star inlays (replacement, refinished board)
-Frets: Slender, pristine
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan,” R-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Texas Special single coil x2 (USA-made)
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Bigsby B5F vibrato (USA-made), bridge with spiral (threaded) saddles, dome-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Five-screw one-ply black pickguard, ‘50s-spec switch tip
The gloss Butterscotch finish highlights the broad grain in the ash body, with just a few small dings on the back and lower bout perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A modern Fender gigbag is included.
Tonewoods include an ash body and a one-piece maple neck, and this TL52-118BTX weighs 8lbs 8oz, offering plenty of natural sustain, note attack and midrange detail. The USA-made Texas Special pickups feature black fiber bobbins, staggered alnico magnets and cloth-covered leads. Fat and throaty in the neck position, chiming and cutting in the middle, and offering a chewy, snappy sparkle and twang at the bridge, these pickups cover traditional Tele ground, slightly overwound for more midrange fullness and kick. This TL52-118BTX 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, measuring .835” 1st fret, .930” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius, graduated star inlays (replacement, refinished board)
-Frets: Slender, pristine
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan,” R-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Texas Special single coil x2 (USA-made)
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Bigsby B5F vibrato (USA-made), bridge with spiral (threaded) saddles, dome-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Five-screw one-ply black pickguard, ‘50s-spec switch tip
The gloss Butterscotch finish highlights the broad grain in the ash body, with just a few small dings on the back and lower bout perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A modern Fender gigbag is included.
$735.00
Original: $2,099.99
-65%2006 Fender Telecaster ‘52 Vintage Reissue TL52-118BTX Butterscotch w/ Bigsby & Custom Inlay, Japan CIJ—
$2,099.99
$735.00
Description
Up for sale, a 2006 Fender Telecaster ‘52 vintage reissue model TL52-118BTX in near-mint condition and in perfect working order. This uncommon and upscale “Made in Japan” model was produced exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, featuring a pair of USA-made Texas Special single coil pickups and a genuine USA-made Bigsby B5F vibrato.
Tonewoods include an ash body and a one-piece maple neck, and this TL52-118BTX weighs 8lbs 8oz, offering plenty of natural sustain, note attack and midrange detail. The USA-made Texas Special pickups feature black fiber bobbins, staggered alnico magnets and cloth-covered leads. Fat and throaty in the neck position, chiming and cutting in the middle, and offering a chewy, snappy sparkle and twang at the bridge, these pickups cover traditional Tele ground, slightly overwound for more midrange fullness and kick. This TL52-118BTX 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, measuring .835” 1st fret, .930” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius, graduated star inlays (replacement, refinished board)
-Frets: Slender, pristine
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan,” R-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Texas Special single coil x2 (USA-made)
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Bigsby B5F vibrato (USA-made), bridge with spiral (threaded) saddles, dome-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Five-screw one-ply black pickguard, ‘50s-spec switch tip
The gloss Butterscotch finish highlights the broad grain in the ash body, with just a few small dings on the back and lower bout perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A modern Fender gigbag is included.
Tonewoods include an ash body and a one-piece maple neck, and this TL52-118BTX weighs 8lbs 8oz, offering plenty of natural sustain, note attack and midrange detail. The USA-made Texas Special pickups feature black fiber bobbins, staggered alnico magnets and cloth-covered leads. Fat and throaty in the neck position, chiming and cutting in the middle, and offering a chewy, snappy sparkle and twang at the bridge, these pickups cover traditional Tele ground, slightly overwound for more midrange fullness and kick. This TL52-118BTX 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, measuring .835” 1st fret, .930” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius, graduated star inlays (replacement, refinished board)
-Frets: Slender, pristine
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan,” R-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Texas Special single coil x2 (USA-made)
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Bigsby B5F vibrato (USA-made), bridge with spiral (threaded) saddles, dome-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Five-screw one-ply black pickguard, ‘50s-spec switch tip
The gloss Butterscotch finish highlights the broad grain in the ash body, with just a few small dings on the back and lower bout perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A modern Fender gigbag is included.
