Fender Custom Shop 1954 Telecaster® Super Heavy Relic® Super Faded Aged Nocaster® Blonde

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.

General

• Series: Time Machine™

• Orientation: Right-Hand

• Color: Super Faded Aged Nocaster® Blonde

• Country of Origin: USA

Neck

• Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple

• Neck Shape: 1954 “U”

• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple

• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"–9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184–241 mm)

• Frets: 21, Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)

• Nut: Bone, 1.625" (41.3 mm) width

• Inlays: Black Micarta Dot (0.25")

• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust

• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

Body

• Body Shape: Telecaster®

• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Hardware

• Bridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles

• Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic

• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

• Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome

• Switch Tip: Barrel Style, Black

• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo

• String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010–.046)

• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop “V” Logo

Electronics

• Pickup Configuration: SS

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded ’51 Nocaster®

• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded ’51 Nocaster®

• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone

• Switching:

  • Position 1 – Bridge Pickup

  • Position 2 – Bridge + Neck Pickups

  • Position 3 – Neck Pickup

Measurements & Shipping

• Dimensions: 6.00 x 17.00 x 44.75 in

• Weight (Shipping): 25 lbs

Included Accessories

• Deluxe Hardshell Case

• Strap

• Certificate of Authenticity