Fender Custom Shop 1954 Telecaster, Time Capsule Nocaster Blonde

A perfect nod to the early Telecasters that helped launch the biggest name in guitars, this 7lbs 2oz 1954 Time Capsule Package in Nocaster Blonde combines significant period features with modern day CS craftsmanship. We especially like the hand wound Custom Shop Loaded 51 pickups and the vintage compound radius 7.25” to 9.5” fingerboard. Other premium features include 21 medium vintage 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.

This is what the guys at Custom Shop have to say about this guitar. With this 1954 Tele 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.

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.

SN: R136833
Weight: 7lbs 2oz
Fender Custom Shop 1954 Telecaster® Time Capsule Package, Nocaster® Blonde
Model 9236091066
NECK MATERIAL 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH Flash Coat 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" (6.35 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS 21
TRUSS ROD Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
STRING NUT Bone
NUT WIDTH 1.625" (41.3 mm)
BODY 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
BODY FINISH Flash Coat Lacquer
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®
CONTROLS Master Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING 3-Position Blade
INCLUDES Deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity