• Fender American Vintage 52 Telecaster

  
  As reviewed by Carlos on 7/17/2011

  I was never much of a Telecaster fan. Until now. I own many electric guitars ranging from Les Paul's to Fender Strat's to eighties pointy headstock models (you know which ones they are!). I recently decided that it was time to give a look to the Telecaster, especially the Butterscotch Blonde one's. I looked no further than the American Vintage 52 and the Hot Rod version of it. I played them both side by side at Guitar Center through a Fender DRRI. They both sounded fantastic. I went with the Vintage 52, it was ordered and delivered to my home within a week. I decided that if I was going to get a Telecaster, it had to be a classic original, and not a hot rodded one. I was blown away by the sounds I heard. Rock and Blues ooze from these pick ups. Set up with the original wiring, you can nail some ever so sweet jazzy tones. I have read that many people think the tone you get from the original wiring in the far position is not useable. Dead Wrong. They might not know how to use it. It sounds dark, jazzy and can always be incorporated into music. Fender got it right, from the start! I will never let go of this guitar. It will find it's into many gigs. Required equipment: Gibson Les Paul, Fender Strat, and Fender Telecaster. It's what the pro's seem to always come back to. It's what we hear everyday on the songs we love. Thanks Fender for making this beautiful instrument.

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• A second chance.

  
  As reviewed by Elvis' natural successor on 7/11/2006

  My ex wife had free legal services from her teachers' union in Philadelphia. Suffice it to say she routinely took me to family court where each time I was obliged to pay for my own legal council. During one of these outrages I was forced to sell an original '52 Fender Telecaster for $twenty five hundred bucks. Last year my new wife saw me reading a Musician's Friend catalogue and offered to buy me this '52 Telly reissue. Though less valuable than my origianl guitar it looks, feels, and plays exactly the same. This guitar is nervana! It has both the growl of a Les Paul and the classic twang of a Fender. I swear this instrument is better looking than Angelina Jolie. The old saw "you get what you pay for" lives in this axe - buy it!

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• THE Tele

  
  As reviewed by GuitarGuru on 7/6/2007

  I recently purchased a 52 reissue Telecaster custom with a bisgby hardtail tremolo. From the factory, this has been the best set up guitar I have ever seen (owning 7 guitars). The sound, amazing. Deep warm to that Tele twang everyone loves, its there. Playability, frets so easy you could hammer on/ pull off a whole song and no one would even know. The neck was so smooth and fast, and the slim taper neck just makes it so much easier. The beautiful butterscotch finish is impeccable and there were no flaws on the guitar when I recieved it. I happen to own one with a Bigsby licensed Fender hardtail tremolo which makes this one sweet guitar. The only thing I would say that some dislike (personal preference) is that you cannot select both pickups at one time. It has a back pickup position. A front pickup position. And a front pickup with the highs rolled off, not both pickups. I prefer this classic wiring, but Fender makes a cheap kit to convert the wiring into the standard tele while keeping the same vintage sound. Overall this is the best Telecaster that you can buy, beats out all their custom shop ones. Highly Recommended

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