1972 was a
magical year for the Telecaster®guitar. With several new designs, the Telecaster
guitar was available with more options than ever before. The ’72 Tele Custom
features an alder or ash body (depending on finish), “C”-shape maple neck,
Bullet truss rod, ‘70s vintage hardtail strings-through Strat® bridge,
three-bolt neckplate, one “Wide Range” humbucking neck pickup and a traditional
single-coil bridge pickup.
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MODEL NAME |
‘72 Telecaster
Custom |
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MODEL NUMBER |
013-7500-(Color#) and 013-7502-(Color#) |
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SERIES |
Classic Series
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COLORS
New!
[Fender
Color Chart] |
(300)* 3-Color
Sunburst, *add $50.00,
(306) Black
(Polyester Finish)
New!
[Fender
Color Chart] |
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BODY |
Alder
|
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NECK |
Maple, “U”
Shape,
(Gloss Polyurethane Finish) |
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MACHINE HEADS |
Fender/Schaller
Vintage “F” Style Tuning Machines |
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FINGERBOARD |
Rosewood (p/n
013-7500) or Maple (p/n 013-7502),
7.25” Radius (184 mm) |
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NO. OF FRETS |
21 Vintage
Style Frets |
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PICKUPS |
1 Fender “Wide
Range” Humbucker (Neck),
1 Tele Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge) |
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CONTROLS |
Volume 1. (Neck
Pickup),
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
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BRIDGE |
Vintage Style
3-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Tele Bridge |
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PICKUP SWITCHING |
3-Position
Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup |
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HARDWARE |
Chrome
|
|
STRINGS |
Fender Super
250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-0250-003 |
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CASE |
Deluxe Gig Bag
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PICKGUARD |
3-Ply Black
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SCALE LENGTH |
25.5” (648 mm)
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UNIQUE FEATURES |
Lightly Tinted
“U” Shaped Maple Neck ,
“Top Hat” Switch Tip,
3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt Adjustment,
“Bullet” Truss Rod Nut |
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WIDTH AT NUT |
1.650” (42 mm)
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ACCESSORIES |
Deluxe Gig Bag
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