This Candy Apple Red ’62 Custom Telecaster is a fabulous looking instrument. This is a double bound, shiny red twang machine, with a nice set of bright Fralin Blues pickups. 

This is a very clean Japanese made guitar made to the exacting standards we have come to expect from the Terada Fender Factory. The fit and finish are excellent. This 2010 model presents as new with just about no evidence of wear on the body. Only a slight tarnishing on the aftermarket Callaham bridge plate and saddles. The original bridge and pickups come included with this guitar, and are also in near new condition. The output jack and three way pickup selectors are also upgrades made by Switchcraft.  

The neck has that classic 1960s feel. At 20.2mm neck depth at the 1st fret, the feel is rather shallow and wide. This guitar features a rosewood “slab board” - which is a thicker, flat mounted slab of rosewood mounted to the maple neck, as opposed to the thinner, curve mounted veneers that started to appear later that year. It is argued that a slab board yields a slightly warmer tone than veneer boards. 

At 3.73 kg (8.2lbs) this tele is on the slightly heavier side, and as such has none of the dreaded “neck dive” some of the lighter examples are notorious for. The neck is currently set with very slight relief and a 2mm action at the 12th fret. Compensated brass saddles and heavier bridge plate (Both Callaham) are a welcome additions, helping with intonation and sustain respectively.  

The pickups are bright with all the twang you an eat. The Fralin Blues are what Brad Paisley uses in his main Pink Paisley 1968 Telecaster, which can be heard on every one of his albums. His tone, for many pickers, is the stuff of legend. The bridge is clear and punchy. The neck pickup is somewhat Strat-like and excellent for sizzling blues. Hence the name!

This is a great looking Tele with some welcome up grades. A great option for the discerning picker. 
 
Brand: Fender
Model: ’62 Custom Telecaster
Country: Japan 
Year: 2010
Serial: T09XXXX
Case: OHSC
Body Colour: Candy Apple Red
Neck Colour: Natural 
Finish Type: Gloss Poly
Body Material: Alder
Neck Material: Maple
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Scale Length: 25.5”
Frets: 21
Neck Radius: 7.25”
Action (Low E): 2mm
Neck Profile: Wide C
Nut Width: 42.5mm
12th Fret Width: 52.5
1st Fret Depth: 20.2mm
12th Fret Depth: 22.2mm
Pickups: Fralin Blues (flat stagger)
Resistance: Neck: 6.69k Bridge: 6.42k
Electronics: CTS pots, sprague 0.022uf cap
Knobs: Chrome
Pick Guard: White 3 ply
Tuners: Kluson
Hardware: Chrome
Weight: 3.73kg
Mods, Repairs: Brass compensated saddles, heavier bridge plate, Fralin blues pickups, CTS pots, upgraded switchcraft selector and output jack. 
Notes: Comes with original bridge, pickups and output jack included with guitar.