Studio : StewMac

Publisher : StewMac

Product Description

Our Golden Age '52 Body for Tele is the perfect reincarnation of one exceptional 1952 Telecaster®.

In the early days, Fender bodies were made on shop tools, by hand. Small variations from one guitar to the next are the result of this handwork, and every so often a "Best of the Best" vintage Fender turns up.

Our '52 Body is a flawless recreation of one of those great Teles®. It's shaped exactly like the original, but we've left the final sanding and finishing for you?just as if you were in Fender's Fullerton workshop back in the day.

Shaped like a true '52 ? The shape of the body and electronics cavities exactly match the 1952 original:

• The body is 1-3/4" thick with the correct 1/8" radius.
• The small router hump next to the neck pocket, and the 7/8" flat at the output jack, are quirks we retained for vintage accuracy.
• Holes for mounting the bridge are drilled.
• Holes for string-thru-body are fully drilled and routed for string ferrules.
• Neck mounting holes are started in the traditional 4-screw placement, it's easy to finish them out with a hand drill.
• Neck pocket is 2-3/16" (55.56mm) x 3" (76.20mm), 5/8" deep (15.88mm).
• Ready for final shaping, sanding and finishing.

Swamp Ash: We've selected best quality Southern swamp ash, lightweight and toneful. Our swamp ash has striking grain like the fantastic '52 Tele we started from.

Nearly seamless grain matching: our swamp ash pieces are sawn and selected for superb grain matching. This gives the almost seamless look that's so important under transparent finishes.

Average weight of Swamp Ash body: 4.50 pounds (2.0 kg)