{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-1952-telecaster-hs-chicago-special-1103822","title":"Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS \"Chicago Special\" Heavy Relic Super Aged Shell Pink Sparkle","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCustom Built\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the inception of the Fender Custom Shop in 1987, the veteran band of guitar builders in the Custom Shop today has grown to over 50 artisans, each a specialist in their own right, dedicated to their own area of expertise and working together to build Fender guitars to exact specifications—from neck shaping and fretwork to finishing and aging. Each craftsperson brings years of hard-earned skill and dedication to helping create an instrument and playing experience that can only come from the Fender Custom Shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1952 Telecaster HS “Chicago Special”\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"\"\u003eAsh body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"\"\u003e9.5-inch fingerboard radius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"\"\u003e*Rift-sawn, one-piece maple neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"\"\u003eNocaster “U”-shaped neck (.860-.920)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"\"\u003eOne-ply black phenolic §pickguard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"\"\u003eDisc\/round-style string tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"\"\u003eAll slot heads feature period-correct flathead screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"\"\u003eModern Wiring (w\/ dual-stack potentiometers): 500k\/250k stacked pots for Tele HS configurations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFender Custom Shop “Chicago Special” Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen it comes to the sound of a Fender “Chicago Special” guitar, we here at CME, would all have to say that the \"Chicago sound\" all starts with the pickups. So, when you see “Chicago Special” you know that you’re getting a range of tones that we, here at CME, think epitomizes the broad-ranging appeal of each instrument, wherever Fender instruments are played!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeavy Relic®\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstruments featuring Fender Custom Shop’s heaviest relic treatment are designed to evoke decades of the most punishing play and touring—from serious dings and wearing to intensely discolored hardware and finishes to emulate the most battle-hardened workhouses Fender’s built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Chicago Special” Pickups\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the “Chicago Special” series of instruments, we aimed to achieve what we think of as the quintessence of Fender tones by setting our sights on our preferred pickup sets for each model. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of the pickups in Fender “Chicago Special” models were \u003cb\u003edesigned by Chicago Music Exchange in collaboration 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