2023 Fender Custom Shop '52 Telecaster Nocaster Blonde

The 2023 Fender Custom Shop '52 Telecaster in Nocaster Blonde delivers the unmistakable look, feel, and tone of an early-'50s Telecaster, combining traditional Blackguard specifications with carefully selected Custom Shop appointments. Part of Fender's 2022 Collection Time Machine series, this guitar features a two-piece, sorted ash body finished in classic Nocaster Blonde lacquer. Its vintage-inspired styling includes a single-ply Nocaster pickguard, chrome and nickel hardware, and a traditional three-saddle Telecaster bridge, capturing the stripped-down elegance of Fender's earliest solidbody electric guitars.

The rift-sawn maple neck features a substantial '57 Style Soft "V" profile with custom dimensions measuring .880" at the first fret and .990" at the 12th. A 7.25" to 9.5" compound-radius fingerboard and 21 narrow tall frets offer a comfortable combination of vintage feel and modern playability. Hand-wound '50-'51 Blackguard pickups provide the dynamic response, clear highs, and distinctive twang associated with early Telecaster designs. The '51 Modified Nocaster wiring offers additional tonal flexibility while preserving the instrument's traditional character. A vintage-style bridge, Fender-logo tuning machines, and bone nut complete this beautifully executed Custom Shop tribute to the original Telecaster.

Condition: Excellent

Year: 2023
Model: Fender Custom Shop '52 Telecaster
Collection: 2022 Collection - Time Machine
Body Style: '52 Telecaster
Body Wood: 2-Piece Sorted Ash
Body Finish: Lacquer
Color: Nocaster Blonde
Finish Treatment: New Old Stock (NOS)
Neck Wood: Rift-Sawn Maple
Neck Style: '52 Telecaster
Neck Shape: '57 Style Soft "V"
Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Fingerboard Wood: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"–9.5" Compound Radius
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Wire: Narrow Tall / 6105
Position Inlays: Micarta Black .250" Dots
Side Dots: Micarta Black 3/32"
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.625"
Butt Width: 2.200"
Neck Depth at 1st Fret: .880"
Neck Depth at 12th Fret: .990"
Truss Rod: '50s Style
Headstock: '52 Telecaster
Headstock Thickness: .575"
Neck Pickup: Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard Neck Single-Coil
Bridge Pickup: Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard Bridge Single-Coil
Controls: '51 Modified Nocaster Wiring
Pickup Switching: Vintage Telecaster Selector Switch
Switch Tip: American Vintage Telecaster
Control Knobs: '52 Telecaster Knurled Chrome
Bridge: '51-'54 Telecaster Vintage-Style Bridge
Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Pickguard: '51 Nocaster
Neck Plate: V Logo Custom Shop
Output Jack: Vintage Telecaster
String Tree: Vintage Disk '50-'55
Case: Fender Custom Shop Strat/Tele Tweed