Custom Relic TW52 Fender 52 Reissue Blackguard Telecaster Duncan Antiquity Pickups

CrossTown Customs creates vintage looking and sounding instruments, without vintage prices, using original factory Fender guitars and parts.

CTC started making TimeWarp guitars and parts for the player who wanted a vintage Fender instrument, not a licensed parts guitar that looked like a Fender and didn't want to drop 5k. They are amazing looking and sounding guitars that give you everything you want in a vintage guitar but the price.

This TW52 started life as a NOS 2016 factory Fender Road Worn 50s Tele, and was transformed into an authentic looking and playing custom shop quality '52 Telecaster through the TimeWarp process of aging and relic work. It is incredibly realistic in its look, and the tone is pure vintage thanks to the Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups and a real 1950s drop cap. The pickups, which are handwound, aged in their look and tone, are $210.00 alone. This Fender guitar would cost $3,500 or more if it came out of the Custom Shop, but not at Crosstown Customs'.

The work that went into it takes this guitar to a whole new level. The amount of checking and player wear makes it look truly authentic and is usually found only on a real 1950s model, or Masterbuilt guitars. The Nitro on the body and neck is thin and allows the wood to resonate, just like Leo wanted it, and will continue to age. It has the look, feel and tone you want, without a vintage price tag.

The Nitro neck was aged to look a true work horse, and the original decal was aged to look like it is above the finish, just like the original. The medium jumbo frets are mint, and it has a vintage 7.25" radius and a fuller C profile and a 1.650" nut. Part of their TimeWarp process is to remove the serial number and stamp it into the heel of the neck, which adds to the aura and keeps the important serial number with your guitar.

The Antiquity pickups are faithful reproductions of the iconic original and have all the classic Tele twang you want from a vintage Tele that still feels at home with today's music. There is full cloth wiring on the CTS pots, as well as the real 1950s drop cap and a Switchcraft output jack upgrade. But one of the best features is a period correct serial number stamped on the USA Fender Pat. Pend. bridge.

It comes complete with a Fender G&G tweed case, as well as the case candy, the boxes from the Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups and a Fender American Vintage Reissue leather strap.

While it's a relic, the guitar is new and was created to look this way. There are no issues, and it's better than the day it left the Fender factory.

Shipping to AK, HI and PR is 15.00 more.