Fender Custom Shop Telecaster 1954 Journeyman Relic - Maple Fingerboard, Aged Nocaster Blonde

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.

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.

Features : 

– Construction: Solid body, Bolt-on neck
– Body Material: Ash Off-Center 2 Pieces
– Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
– Neck Shape: 1954 “U”
– Fretboard: Rift Sawn Maple
– Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
– Nut: Bone
– Frets: 21 medium vintage (47095)
– Inlays: Micarta Black
– Finish: Lacquer relic
– Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound 51 Nocaster Relic
– Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone / Fat ’50s Telecaster
– Bridge: Telecaster 51-54
– Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
– Hardware Color: Chrome/Nickel relic
– Case: FCS Telecaster Tweed