2002 Fender Japan TC72-70 '72 Reissue Telecaster Custom (Black)

2002 Fender Japan TC72-70 '72 Reissue Telecaster Custom (Black)Made by the Tokai factory in 2002, the Fender TC72 70 was their reissue of the 1972 Telecaster Custom. Only available in gloss black, these are made with an ash body, one piece maple neck (7. 25" radius, 21 frets) and it weighs a hefty 4. 2kg's. Original Fender Japan pickups (a TL CURRENT single coil in the bridge and a TN HUMBUCKING wide range in the neck) and string through ash tray bridge, it appears to be all stock. Restrung and given a basic

acoustic and blended tones

fully functional truss rod

Basswood body with an arched maple top with a veneer amber flame

given a full setup and professional service prior to listing

Genuine OBG models like this one (with the word Gibson on the headstock) are the pick of the bunch

The volume controls have a push-pull function that engages coil splitting for the corresponding pickup

it's said that once the Matsumoku factory (that made most of the 70's and 80's Aria Pro II instruments) had closed they moved production to the Tokai factory in Hamamatsu

weighs just under 4

From the famous Fender Japan JV series of guitars made by the Fujigen factory in the early to mid 1980's

maple neck and a 20 fret rosewood fingerboard (43mm nut width)

Mahogany body with a laminate maple flame top

The neck is straight and the original frets are shiny with life left