Fender '72 Telecaster Deluxe 1972 was a magical year for the Telecaster guitar. With several new designs, the Telecaster guitar was available with more options than ever before. The '72 Telecaster Deluxe features an alder or ash body (depending on finish), "C"-shape maple neck, Bullet truss rod, '70s vintage hardtail strings-through Strat® bridge, three-bolt neckplate, '70s Strat headstock, two Fender® "Wide Range" humbucking pickups, a traditional three-way switch and four skirted amp knobs. Model Name '72 Telecaster® Deluxe Model Number 013-7702-(Color#) Series Classic Series Colors (300)* 3-Color Sunburst, *add $50.00, (306) Black, (392) Walnut, (Polyester Finish) Body Alder Neck 1-Piece Maple, "C" Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard Maple, 12" Radius (305mm) 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®/Schaller® 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, Lightly Tinted "U" Shaped Maple Neck , 3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™ Adjustment, "Bullet" Truss Rod Nut, Chrome Pickup Covers, Black Dot Position Inlays Strings Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-0250-003