Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster Super Heavy Relic Electric Guitar - Aged Cherry Sunburst

If you’re after a Telecaster with real character, this Super Heavy Relic’d Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster delivers the look and feel of a road-worn legend. Built to capture the essence of an original early-’50s workhorse, this guitar is loaded with period-correct features that defined the Tele’s golden era.

At its core is a resonant ash body, paired with a quartersawn maple neck shaped in a comfortable ’57-style Soft V profile, topped off with a smooth maple fingerboard. It’s designed to feel instantly familiar—like a guitar that’s already lived a lifetime of gigs.

Tone-wise, it’s everything you’d expect from a classic Blackguard-style Tele. The handwired ’50–’51 pickups bring out tight low-end, warm and punchy mids, and that signature cutting high-end snap that sits perfectly in any mix.

Finished in Fender’s Super Heavy Relic treatment, every detail—from the worn-in hardware to the vintage-inspired components like the 3-saddle ashtray bridge, knurled ’52-style knobs, and ’51 Nocaster-style pickguard—adds to its authentic, played-in vibe. 

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