The 1991 Fender Japan ’72 Vintage Reissue Telecaster “Collector’s Series” — a name so long it sounds like a royal title, and frankly, it deserves one. Because this Butterscotch Blonde blackguard is pure Tele royalty.
This thing doesn’t do “subtle.” It’s twang and attitude and late-night barroom electricity bottled into six strings. Plug it in and you’re halfway to a bar fight and a record deal. The original Fender Japan single coils don’t so much sing as snarl — bright, unapologetic, and ready to cut straight through a mix, a crowd, or your bandmate’s ego.
Under the hood, everything’s as it should be: original wiring with proper full-size pots, upgraded Oak switch that clicks like a rifle bolt, and that classic ash body that hums with resonance even before you plug it in. You don’t own this guitar; you join forces with it.
The neck? A perfect C-shape that feels like it was carved by someone who really understood human hands. It practically begs you to play something dangerous — preferably loud, definitely not polite.
Yes, there’s a repaired ding on the lower bout and a few surface marks around the body. You’d have them too if you’d survived three decades of gigs, rehearsals, and bad load-ins. But no cracks, no issues, no trauma — just honest wear that says, “I’ve seen things, kid.”
At 3.3 kg, it’s the Goldilocks Tele: not too light, not too heavy, perfectly balanced for a night of riffs and questionable decisions.
This is not a collector’s case queen. This is a working-class blackguard with class, a Japanese-made time capsule of early-’90s craftsmanship that reminds you what guitars were like before CNC machines and influencer unboxings.
Plug it in. Turn it up. Break a few rules.
This instrument received a full professional setup with deep body clean, neck deep clean and full electronics check. Restringed with Ernie Ball 10-46 nickel-plated steel strings.
This guitar will be shipped around UK with Parcelforce 24h courier, safely packed into a sturdy guitar cardboard box. 24h courier service provided to UK customers. We also ship to USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and many other places, but at the moment we don't ship to EU or Northern Ireland.
Fender Telecaster - 72 Vintage Reissue - Collectors Series - Japan - Ash (1991)
SPECS:
MODEL: Fender Japan 72 Vintage Reissue Telecaster "Collector's Series"
YEAR: 1991
COLOUR: Butterscotch Blonde Blackguard
NECK: C-shape maple neck, gloss back finish; neck heel stamp CTL-50M
NECK THICKNESS: 1st fret - 21.3 mm; 12th fret - 23.0 mm
NUT: synthetic bone
NUT WIDTH: 42.5 mm
FRETBOARD: maple, 7.25-inch radius
FRETS: 21 vintage frets with minimal wear
TUNERS: Gotoh Japan tuners; chrome finish
BODY: two-piece ash; original SS body routing; neck pocket stamp CTL-50M
TOTAL WEIGHT: 3.3 kg
BRIDGE: original Fender "Pat Pend" bridge with steel saddles;
WEAR: surface wear on the body; repaired ding on the lower bout; minimal neck wear; no structural damage
PICKUPS: original Fender Japan single coils
WIRING: original Fender Japan wiring with full-size A250K pots, ceramic disc tone capacitor, upgraded Oak USA 3-way switch
DISCLAIMER
Please note that although we put our heart and soul and also all our knowledge into every single guitar we sell, a setup is a personal preference. However, we try to get the best playability out of every guitar and set them up so you can play both rhythm and lead. We also pull them all apart to clean and check every single component and replace all unreliable parts with new ones, from dodgy pots to the whole wiring, tuners, string trees, nuts and etc. All the work done is described in detail in the listing.
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