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Fender Telecaster 1952 Heavy Relic MBD Special Run
The Fender MBD Tele (Masterbuilder Designed) is a premium series from the Fender Custom Shop, specifically developed as a collaboration between master builders like Dale Wilson and Vincent van Trigt and the retailer Musikhaus Hermann. While produced as Teambuilt models, they are designed with Masterbuilt-level specifications, including custom electronics and hand-selected tonewoods.
The Fender Custom Shop 1952 MBD (Masterbuilder Designed) Telecaster released around 2021 is a high-end collaboration with Musikhaus Hermann. It blends authentic blackguard aesthetics with modern "player" upgrades.
Core Construction
- Body: 2-Piece Ash.
- Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck: 1-Piece Tinted Rift Sawn Maple.
- Neck Shape: slimmer 60s Oval "C"
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (Modern).
- Frets: 21 Narrow Tall (Jescar 6105).
Electronics & Hardware
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound "1951 Nocaster
- Neck Pickup: Hand-Wound "Twisted Tele."
- Wiring: 4-Way Switching (adds a "Series" position for a fatter, humbucker-like tone from the two single coils).
- Special Circuits: Greasebucket Tone Circuit (rolls off highs without adding bass) and Tone Saver Treble Bleed.
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele with compensated Brass Barrel Saddles for better intonation.
Unique MBD Appointments
- Neck Plate: Special "Masterbuilder Designed" engraved plate.
- Nut Material: Bone.
- Hardware: Relic'd Chrome/Nickel.
Comes with papers and original case. The weight is 3,3kg.
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