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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.
Colour | Faded Nocaster® Blonde |
Series | Time Machine™ |
Dimensions | 6.4x17.3x43.7 IN |
Weight | 10.61 kg |
Body | 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam |
Body Finish | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Control Knobs | Knurled Chrome |
Hardware Finish | Nickel/Chrome |
Neck Finish | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Pickguard | 1-Ply Black Phenolic |
Position Inlays | Black Micarta Dot - 0.25" |
Body Shape | Telecaster® |
Neck Material | 1-Piece 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) |
Fret Size | Jescar Medium Vintage (47095) |
String Nut | Bone |
Nut Width | 1.625" (41.3 mm) |
Truss Rod | Vintage-Style Heel Adjust |
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 |
Bridge | 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles |
Tuning Machines | Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo |
Strings | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
Included Accessories | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |
Case/Gig Bag | Deluxe Hardshell |
Product Type | Guitars |
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