1972 was a magical year for the Fender Telecaster guitar, which was then available in several new designs and with more options than ever before.

The ?72 Telecaster Custom features many of those options, including an Alder body, a C-shaped Maple neck, bullet truss rod, ?70s vintage hardtail strings-through Strat bridge, three-bolt neckplate, a Wide Range humbucking pickup at the neck and a traditional single-coil pickup at the bridge.

The front of the ultra slim headstock is plain Maple, with a gloss finish, Fender's script logo in black, TELECASTER in block letters and Custom in script, all in black.

2 small Chrome string trees keep the treble strings in check, and notice the 'bullet' truss rod, poking some 10mm out of the hole behind the nut.

The back of the headstock is fairly plain, Made in Mexico and the guitars serial number are printed, and there are 6 nicely shaped in line Chrome enclosed machine heads, with Fenders F stamped onto, and small octagonal Chrome buttons - very vintage style.

The neck has the same gloss finish, the back also has Fenders familiar 'skunk' stripe where the truss rod has been fitted. The neck and fingerboard are all the same piece of Maple, this is Fenders Modern C shape, and it's very comfortable, great for hands of all sizes.

The light coloured Maple fingerboard also has the gloss finish, it's fairly shiny, and this makes playing somewhat easier in my opinion, bends and fast runs seem a lot smoother, and this is also aided by some lovely Mexican vintage fretwork.

The factory have also set the guitar up beautifully, action is only about 2mm across the board at the 12th fret, no buzzing though. The synthetic bone nut width is 42mm.

The neck is bolted to the heavy Alder body, all held together by a U shaped Chrome neck plate and 3 screws, again engraved with Fenders F. This plate also has a tiny hole, allowing you to slightly adjust the neck angle with Fenders Micro Tilt Neck Adjustment system.

The neck joins the body at the 17th fret on the bass side, 20th on the treble, so access to the 21st fret is not a problem, designed to perfection of course!

The body is a proper slab of wood, flat on top and back, no chamfering to make anything more comfortable and minimal rounding off of the edges. The back has 6 holes protected by metal O's for the string thru body stringing.

The front looks amazing though, a large 3 ply black-white-black scratchplate covering the upper bout from the 3 way selector switch, under the strings between the pickups and all the way down the lower bout covering all 4 control knobs, these are proper retro looking hatbox types black with small silver labels on top saying tone and volume.

This layout was heavily influenced by Gibson of course!

The bridge is that very familiar vintage 'ashtray' style, a Chrome plate with sides bent up. 3 Chrome saddles keep the strings in place and the bridge pickup is fitted in the middle on a slant, nearer the neck on the bass side.

And finally, the neck pickup, a Chrome plated humbucker with Fenders beautiful script logo engraved and 6 adjustable chrome polepieces.

This is just an uber-cool guitar, very indie of course, and just ideal for all sorts of power pop and rock 'n' roll duties. The bridge pickup is very bright, clean and clear, brilliant for jangle, the neck pickup much more dark and moody, more for blues and rock, great on your overdrive channel.

The Fender Telecaster '72 Custom is just an amazing guitar, very versatile, ultra hip and great fun to play.

• Country of Origin Mexico
• Body Alder
• Nut width 42mm
• Neck 1 piece Maple, Modern C shape, bolt on
• Fingerboard Maple, dot inlays, 7.25" radius, 21 Vintage Style Frets
• Hardware Chrome
• Tuners Fender? Vintage 'F' Style Tuning Machines
• Bridge Vintage Style 3Saddle StringsThruBody Tele Bridge
• Pickups 1*Tele SingleCoil Pickup, 1*Fender "Wide Range" Humbucking Neck Picku
• Controls 2*volume, 2*tone, 3way selector

In Stock
All products on our website are in stock unless shown as 'Call 08452222603 To Order', this means we can deliver your order to you very quickly, subject to payment authorisation. The next dispatch date is shown against each product, and below is an indication of when you can expect your purchase.

All Guitars are Checked Before Dispatch
All Guitars go through our 12 point checking procedure to make sure that it passes our standards before shipping. This helps ensure your guitar will reach you in perfect condition. All guitars are checked against our 12 point check list and once passed, have a Guitarbitz quality control sticker attached. In addition to this we want to ensure that no harm can come to your guitar on the journey between us and you and so we have a rigorous packing procedure involving multiple protective layers. If you notice that this packaging is damaged when delivered by our courier, it is important to check the goods and if damaged, refuse the delivery and call us immediately. For your peace of mind, we have outlined the 12 point check below to show how we are passionate about your instrument.

1) Finish checked for imperfections or damage	2) Strings tuned up and tested for tone and playability	3) Neck checked for bending or humps
4)  Truss rod adjusted for correct positioning	5) Frets examined for playability	6) Bridge checked for position and hold on strings
7) Strap buttons tested for secure fitting	8) Neck joint examined	9) Machine heads turned and tested for secure grip on strings
10) Nut tested for secure fitting and correct string height	11) Switches, volume and tone controls tested for faulty connections	12) Pickups checked for responsiveness

For more details on our checking and packing procedure, please see our 12 Point Check and Packing Procedures page.

When You Will Receive your Order

Guitar accessories - strings, straps, stands, tuners and other small items
• Orders weighing less than 2kg are posted via First Class Royal Mail on the dispatch date shown.
• Orders weighing less than 2kg with a value over £30 will be sent First Class Royal Mail Recorded Delivery on the dispatch date shown.
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date for these orders, but First Class post usually takes 1-2 days.

Guitars, Amplifiers and larger items
• Orders weighing over 2kg are sent via our next working day courier service.

Interlink Express Courier Delivery
The Home Delivery Service You Have Been Waiting For. Interlink Express will provide you with a one hour delivery window so you don’t have to wait in all day for your parcel.

When Interlink Express deliver:
• You are given a one hour delivery window
• You are notified of this by email on the morning of delivery
• If not convenient you can use the email to change the delivery date

International Deliveries
We can deliver to the following European countries,
• Zone 1 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain - £15 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 2 - Finland, Portugal and Sweden - £25 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 3 - Switzerland and Norway - £50 (excluding TAX) per order.
Please note that we can only deliver international orders to the billing address of the credit card used. These orders typically take 3-5 working days to be delivered, you can still track your orders via the Internet in the same way.