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Fender Custom Shop Time Machine 54 Telecaster Journeyman Relic Faded Aged Nocaster Blonde


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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.

Specs

Serial Number

R131608

Type

Solid Body

Colour

Faded Aged Nocaster Blonde

Orientation

Right Handed

Number of Strings

6

Body Shape

Telecaster

Body Material

2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

Body Finish

Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Material

1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple

Neck Shape

'54 Style "U"

Neck Finish

Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Fretboard Material

1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple

Number of Frets

21

Fretboard Inlays

Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"

Fret Size

Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)

Fretboard Radius

7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius

Nut Material

Bone

Nut Width

1.625" (41.3 mm)

Neck Pickups

Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster® Pickup

Bridge Pickups

Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster® Pickup

Controls

1 X Master Volume, 1 X Master Tone; Fat '50s Tele Wiring, 3-Position Pickup Selector

Pickguard

Single-Ply Black Phenolic

Bridge

'51-'54 Tele Bridge with Brass Barrel Saddles

Tuners

Vintage-Style

Strings

Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Included Accessories

Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity



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