Fender Custom Shop 1954 Telecaster Journeyman Relic 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck Fingerboard Aged Nocaster Blonde R143066

Weight: 7 lbs 0 oz
Neck depth 1st fret: .95"
Neck depth 12th fret: 1.01"

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.

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" (64.77 cm)

Body

2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

Body Finish

Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape

Telecaster®

Body Material

2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

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

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