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

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.

SPECIFICATIONS

Neck

• 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
• 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

Body

• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Telecaster®

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

Measurements

• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Dimensions: 6.40 x 17.30 x 43.70 IN
• Shipping Weight: 23.40 LB
• Shipping Length: 43.70 IN
• Shipping Height: 6.40 IN
• Shipping Width: 17.30 IN
• Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
• Headstock Thickness: 0.575"

Accessories

• Included Accessories:
  • Deluxe Hardshell Case
  • Strap
  • Certificate of Authenticity

Miscellaneous

• Disclaimer: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
• Commodity Code: 9207.90.0040