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Overall, it was a nicely made guitar - but didn’t sound particularly great. I ended up part-exing it for the 2006 CS 56 Relic in my profile pick - which is a fantastic guitar in every respect.
The difference in price between ‘Used CS’ and ‘New American Vintage’ is not huge. And a used CS guitar holds its value, should you decide it’s not for you...
The one deviant from historical accuracy that I have experienced is the AVRI '72 Telecaster Custom. For reasons known only to Fender, this is of the wrong outline and finished in nitro-cellulose when it should be poly. I shall not rekindle the WR humbucker debate here.
@richardhomer pretty much hit the nail on the head with used CS prices
The neck pickup on the post 2012 AV52 sounds really good. The neck was a little sticky feeling at times for the first few months but that soon passed.
I don't think it sounds any better or worse than the custom shop equivalents I've played. I ended up getting this because I wasn't keen on heavy relic's and all the Nocasters I saw at the time look like they were in a timeshare between Rory Gallagher and the Ramones.
I must echo what @richardhomer said...
The thin skin nitro flakes off at the slightest bump. It wears more like really thin poly than nitro!
It's pretty accurate to an original one even using the same screws!
https://i.imgur.com/RhAqj54.jpg
On a serious note, I've owned the older '57 Strat and '62 Tele and I've found Tokai's TST and TTE Models to be the same, if not better. The poly vs nitro discussion falls a bit flat with me, as it has little effect on a well built instrument.
unknowingly I must really like alnico III as my Custom Shop Les Paul has alnico III custom buckers and I love the neck pickup on that too.