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Fender Vintage Hot Rod 52 Telecaster Electric Guitar with Case
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Fender Vintage Hot Rod 52 Telecaster Electric Guitar with Case

The Fender Vintage Hot Rod '52 Telecaster delivers classic looks with modern tone and feel!
The Vintage Hot Rod ’52 Telecaster guitar fuses the best of the old and the new in one smokin’ instrument. Fender has married the best of the old and new to create a fantastic guitar built for the serious player.

As if you were the third owner of a vintage guitar, but, in new condition!

Great classic features include vintage styling, a custom vintage Tele bridge pickup and a thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish; modern features include a Seymour Duncan Vintage Mini HB humbucking neck pickup and a satin-backed neck with a flatter radius and medium-jumbo frets. Looks, sounds and feel both vintage and brand-new at the same time!

Fender Vintage Hot Rod '52 Telecaster Features
  • U Shape Maple Neck with Satin Finish
  • Thin-Skin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish: Less finish lets the tone shine through
  • Compensated Brass Saddles
  • Custom Vintage Tele (Bridge) and Seymour Duncan Vintage Mini Humbucking (neck) Pickups
  • Medium Jumbo Frets
  • 9.5-inch Fingerboard Radius: Easier to play and bend strings
  • Black Dot Position Inlays
  • Chrome Dome Control Knobs
About Fender
Founded in 1946, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has been an American icon for over 50 years. In that time, Fender’s contribution to the evolving sound of contemporary music has been global and continuous. By introducing the first commercially viable solidbody electric guitar, the first electric bass and countless classic amplifiers, Fender musical instruments have left their mark on jazz, blues, country, rock and many other styles of popular music.
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Fender Vintage Hot Rod '52 Telecaster Specifications
  • Model Number: 010-0232-(850)
  • Series: Vintage Hot Rod Series
  • Body: Premium Ash Body
  • Neck: 1-Piece Maple, U Shape
  • Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish with Satin Back
  • Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5 inch radius (241 mm)
  • Number of Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
  • Pickups:
    • 1 Custom Vintage Tele (Bridge)
    • 1 Seymour Duncan Vintage Mini HB (Neck)
  • Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
    • Position 1. Bridge Pickup
    • Position 2. Neck Pickup with Tone Control (Bright Vintage Circuit)
    • Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (Dark Vintage Circuit)
  • Bridge: Vintage Style Tele Bridge with Compensated Brass Saddles
  • Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
  • Scale Length: 25.5 inch (648 mm)
  • Width at Nut: 1.650 inch (42 mm)
  • Strings:
    • Fender Super 250R (Nickel Plated Steel)
    • Gauges: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
  • Included Accessories:
    • Vintage Tweed Case
    • Strap
    • Cable
    • Meguiar’s Mist and Wipe Kit
  • Introduced:1/2007

 
 
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Gary Duncan from Newport, Arkansas USA
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Subject:Awesome!
Quality: The blonde color lets the beautiful grain in the ash body come out and this was an extremely high grade piece of ash used in the body (much higher grade than in a new American Standard tele I just bought). Neck is equally flawless maple. Rest of guitar is perfect.
Reliability: Still relatively new. But I have been playing Fenders since 1962, problems are very rare - almost zero compared to all other brands of electric guitars and basses I have owned (lots).
Overall: Great for playing everyday and a great investment. A telecaster is almost a required item for a guitarist who performs in public.
Playability and Feel: American made telecasters almost play themselves. The factory round strings are OK but a set of ground rounds on this guitar makes it buttery smooth. The vintage "U" neck is a tad less friendly to me than the "C" neck on the American Standard Tele.
Tone: The Duncan humbucker adds a lot of versatility to this guitar and the bidge pickup is pure vintage telecaster.
Finish: Flawless and just the right shade of butterscotch blonde to match the maple neck and let the ash grain obvious. The vintage tweed case is spot on also, but I would get Fender's molded plastic strat/tele case if you play in public - the vintage case is far less water/moisture proof and Fender's new plastic case is a quality item with excellent latches.
Action: Fine for me.
Skill Level: Semi-Pro
Do you own this product?: Yes
Date submitted: April 15, 2009
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