FENDER Classic Series '72 Deluxe Telecaster Electric Guitar Maple Fretboard Walnut

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

The ’72 Telecaster Deluxe 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, ’70s Strat headstock, two Wide Range humbucking pickups, traditional three-way switching and four skirted amp knobs.

Specifications
Colors
(300)* 3-Color Sunburst, *add $60.00,
(306) Black,
(392) Walnut,
(Polyester Finish)

Body
Alder

Neck
1-Piece Maple, “C” Shape,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)

Fingerboard
Maple, 12” Radius (305 mm)

No. of Frets
21 Medium Jumbo

Pickups
2 Fender® “Wide Range” Humbucking Pickups, (Neck/Bridge)

Controls
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

Pickup Switching
3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup

Bridge
Vintage Style Strat Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge

Machine Heads
Fender® Vintage “F” Style Tuning Machines

Hardware
Chrome

Pickguard
3-Ply Black

Scale Length
25.5” (648 mm)

Width at Nut
1.650” (42 mm)

Unique Features
‘70s Large Stratocaster® Headstock,
3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™ Adjustment,
“Bullet” Truss Rod Nut,
Chrome Pickup Covers,
Black Dot Position Inlays,
Synthetic Bone Nut

Strings
Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042),
p/n 073-0250-003

Accessories
Deluxe Gig Bag

Case
Deluxe Gig Bag