2004 Fender American Vintage '72 Telecaster Custom FSR Black Near-Mint w/ Case & Tag, Wide Range

Up for sale, a 2004 Fender American Vintage '72 Telecaster Custom FSR in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtag. A particularly rare, early and limited American Vintage series iteration of the ‘72 Tele Custom platform, this is an FSR (Factory Special Run) example.

Tonewoods include an ash body and one-piece maple neck, and this Tele Custom weighs 8lbs 3oz with a lively, balanced acoustic response that has a nice kick in the midrange and excellent natural note attack. Plugged in, this Telecaster has a broad tonal spectrum, featuring a Wide Range humbucker in the neck position and a traditional Tele single coil at the bridge. As such, there are thick, meaty humbucker tones and chiming, twangy single coil snap on tap, and engaging both pickups yields a “best of both worlds” tone with great warmth and articulation. This Telecaster Custom has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 9-42 strings, low action, and accurate intonation (string gauge and setup can be adjusted to player preference at no additional charge).

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Medium C, measuring .855” 1st fret, .915” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius
• Frets: Slender, light wear beneath G and B strings on frets 1-4
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
• Tuners: F-stamped
• Serialization: Z4-prefix (2004 production)
• Factory Markings: 2004 date stamps on neck heel/pocket

Body Specs:

• Wood: Ash
• Pickups: Wide Range humbucker, single-coil
• Harness: Untouched solder, CTS pots date to ‘04
• Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
• Hardware: Six-saddle bridge
• Plastics: Three-ply black pickguard, witch hat knobs

The gloss Black finish shows only very restrained buckle scuffing on the bass-side of the back and just a few small marks on the body as a whole. The smooth ambered gloss on the neck profile is nigh flawless.

The original G&G Deluxe black tolex hardshell case is included.