Sold: 1997 Telecaster '52 American Vintage Reissue 'Coppercaster' £995

danishbacon

£995

There wasn't a 50s Fender officially made in Copper finish but apparently there was an Esquire at some point which this guitar pays reference to. 

It's a March 1997 Telecaster, neck stamped by J Velazco of the Fender Custom Shop. According to various references online, only 100 or a few 100 made in this colour. 

Majority of the wear is on the fretboard, frets are worn but still plenty left and I've not felt the need to have them levelled as the guitar is playing very nicely as is with no choking on upper frets despite the vintage radius. Neck is less chunky than the current AVRIs.

The case has some wear around the whole of it, one latch is held together by wire, the other two are fine.

Fender specs:

U.S. MSRP U$1499 (1998)
U.S. ‘52 Vintage Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Copper
Model #0101303884
Series Archived Guitars
Country Of Origin US
Color Copper
Body Lightweight Ash
Body Shape Telecaster®
Neck Material Maple
Neck Shape Vintage "C"
Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Maple
Fingerboard Radius 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets 21
Frets Size Vintage Style
String Nut Synthetic Bone
Nut Width 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays Black Dots
Truss Rods Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Bridge Pickup Pure Vintage '52 Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup American Vintage '52 Single-Coil Tele®
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1: Neck Pickup, Position 2: Neck and Bridge Pickup, Position 3: Bridge Pickup
Pickup Configuration SS
Bridge 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines Fender® Vintage-Style
Pickguard 1-Ply Black
Control Knobs Knurled Flat-Top
Strings Fender® USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories Tweed Case, Strap, Cable

Legionreturns

That's a stunner! If I had the cash I'd be all over that! 

benecol

Always loved this colour scheme - have a bump.

danishbacon

Tuesday bumps

DarnWeight

Copper w/ black guard is my absolute favorite Tele colour combination, and with all the '50s appointments too.  In happier times I'd have bagged this in a flash!

GLWTS

danishbacon

Thanks @DarnWeight. It is pretty cool, including flathead screwheads, cloth wiring, nice smooth pots and knobs (not too tight, not too loose and without the wobble some teles tend to have).

danishbacon

Bump

SRich

Nice Coppercaster........

Some of the TDPRI crowd would eat their chillun' for that......

Wobble? ....what is this wobble of which ye speak?

danishbacon

Knob wobble.

BahHumbug

That’s lovely.  GLWTS.

danishbacon

Friday bump!

Xbaxxx

How do I see locations on classifieds? Where abouts are you based?

danishbacon

Xbaxxx said:

How do I see locations on classifieds? Where abouts are you based?

I'm in Swansea @Xbaxxx. Locations are visible by looking at the profiles (just click my username). 

danishbacon

bump

Heel

V v v v v nice.