Fender Custom Shop 1954 Telecaster®, Time Capsule Package- Nocaster® Blonde

Weight:3,16kg

More about 1954 Telecaster®
New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop delves deep into the early years of the Tele® to introduce a unique, transition-era model – the 1954 Telecaster®. Early 1954 marks the last production run of the infamous single-ply black phenolic pickguard on what we now know as a Nocaster® Blonde-finished body, eventually moving to a single-ply white ABS pickguard to match the all-new Stratocaster®.

Preserving the iconic appointments of the sought after early Telecaster® guitars, this 1954 model features a two-piece select ash body (with offset seam on the treble side), a one-piece rift sawn maple neck with ’54-style “U” back-shape and vintage compound 7.25” to 9.5” fingerboard radius. Equipped with a pair of Custom Shop hand-wound Loaded ’51 Nocaster® pickups, this guitar has all the clarity and twang you would expect from an early-‘50s Tele®, but with a bit of extra power on tap.

The 1954 Telecaster® is available in a number of Custom Shop treatments with varying degrees of wear, including Time Capsule, DLX Closet Classic, Relic®, Journeyman Relic®, Heavy Relic® and Super Heavy Relic®.

Other premium features include 21 medium vintage (47095) frets, Fat '50s Tele® wiring, 3-way switch, single-ply black phenolic pickguard, '51-'54 Tele® bridge with brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, disc string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

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General
Model Name:1954 Telecaster® Relic®, 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck Fingerboard, Aged Nocaster® Blonde
Model Number:9236091069
Series:Time Machine™
Color:Faded Aged Nocaster® Blonde

Body
Body Shape:Telecaster®
Body Material:2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Body Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck
Neck Material:1Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Shape: 1954 "U"
Scale Length:25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Radius:7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets:21
Fret Size:Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
String Nut:Bone
Nut Width:1.625" (41.3 mm)
Headstock:Telecaster®
Neck Plate:4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
Neck Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard:1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck
Position Inlays:Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"

Electronics
Bridge Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster®
Neck Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster®
Controls:Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching:3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration:SS

Hardware
Bridge:3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
Tuning Machines:Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Orientation:Right-Hand
Hardware Finish:Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard:1-Ply Black Phenolic
Control Knobs:Knurled Chrome
Switch Tips:Barrel Style, Black

Miscellaneous
Strings:Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories:Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.