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.
Weight: 7lbs 0oz
General
SERIES
Time Machine™
ORIENTATION
Right-Hand
COLOR
Faded Aged Nocaster® Blonde
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
US
Neck
HEADSTOCK
Telecaster®
NECK MATERIAL
1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE
1954 “U”
FINGERBOARD RADIUS
7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL
1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck
POSITION INLAYS
Black Micarta Dot – 0.25″
NUMBER OF FRETS
21
TRUSS ROD
Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
STRING NUT
Bone
NUT WIDTH
1.625″ (41.3 mm)
NUT MATERIAL
Bone
FRET SIZE
Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
SCALE LENGTH
25.5″ (648 mm)
Body
BODY
2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
BODY FINISH
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE
Telecaster®
BODY MATERIAL
2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Hardware
BRIDGE
3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
PICKGUARD
1-Ply Black Phenolic
CONTROL KNOBS
Knurled Chrome
SWITCH TIP
Barrel Style, Black
HARDWARE FINISH
Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES
Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
STRING TREES
Vintage-Style Disc
STRINGS
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
NECK PLATE
4-Bolt with Custom Shop “V” Logo
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded ’51 Nocaster®
NECK PICKUP
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded ’51 Nocaster®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION
SS
CONTROLS
Master Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
All instruments are setup and inspected before shipping. We offer the option to upgrade to a Plek setup at a discounted rate when purchasing an instrument. To learn more about Plek, please message us, or call at: 740-522-0277.
Plek add-ons are non-refundable once completed. In the event of a return, a refund will be issued minus the cost of the Plek and any other add-on services.
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