Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 1954 Telecaster SH Relic - Aged Black

Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 1954 Telecaster SH Relic - Aged Black

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®.

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

Finish & Case

• Relic finish package

• Chrome/Nickel hardware

• FCS Strat/Tele Tweed case

Body

• Ash body

Neck

• 1954 “U” neck shape

• Roasted maple neck

• Maple fretboard

• Compound radius: 7.25"–9.50"

• 21 frets

• Bone nut, 1.625" width

Hardware

• Nocaster Relic bridge

• Vintage Fender logo tuners (relic finish)

Electronics / Pickups

• Bridge: Hand-wound Josefina Red Hot Tele single-coil

• Neck: Seth Lover 4C relic humbucker