Fender Custom Shop Model

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.

Color: Aged Nocaster Blonde

Body: 1-Piece Select Ash

Neck: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck (Bolt-On)

Neck Shape: 1954 "U"

Scale Length: 25.5"

Nut: 41.5mm

Radius: Compound 7.25"-9.5" 

Frets: Jescar Medium Vintage (2.3mm wide & 1.2mm high)

Hardware: Nickel/Chrome

Tuners: Vintage-Style

Bridge: Vintage-Style Tele Bridge with Brass Barrel Saddles

Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster® Set (9.1kOhm Bridge & 7.7Kohm Neck)

Controls: 3-Way Switch, Volume & Tone (Fat 50´s Wiring)

Weight: 3.16kg

Deluxe Tweed Hardshell Case + Case Candy