The striking 1972 Telecaster Custom is a favorite at the Custom Shop. Introduced back then as an upgraded Telecaster, it featured a humbucking neck pickup designed to make it more of a rock guitar, and the originals were also dense and heavy. We’ve now customized the original design. The hand-selected lightweight ash body features a comfortable belly-cut contour, and the ’69 “U”-shaped neck has a round-laminated fingerboard with a 9.5” radius and taller 6105 frets. The Fender humbucking neck pickup is voiced a little hotter, with a new Twisted Tele® bridge pickup to provide excellent tonal balance. Other features include two volume and two tone controls and the original three-bolt neck-joint design.
General
Model Name:
1972 Closet Classic Custom Telecaster®
Series:
Time Machine
COLOR/MSRP/PART#:
Black
$4,400.00 1510092806
Body
Body Shape:
Telecaster®
Neck
Neck Shape:
1969 "U" Shape
Number of Frets:
21
Fret Size:
6105
Position Inlays:
Black Dot
Fingerboard Radius:
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Neck Material:
Maple
Nut Width:
1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length:
25.5" (64.8 cm)
Truss Rods:
Bullet Style Truss Rod
Electronics
Pickup Configuration:
S/H
Bridge Pickup:
Custom Shop "Twisted" Tele® Single-Coil
Neck Pickup:
Wide Range Humbucking
Pickup Switching:
3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls:
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Hardware
Hardware Finish:
Chrome
Bridge:
Vintage '63 Tele with Threaded Saddles
OVERALL RATING:
★★★★★
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