Fender Custom Shop 1954 Telecaster, Journeyman Relic, AAA Birdseye Maple Neck, Champagne Gold Sparkle, w/HSC 2024
Hand crafted by Fender's most skilled and talented builders, the dedicated Custom Shop technicians - part craftsman, part artist, part music fan and, more often than not, part mad scientist - imbue each guitar with history and the spirit of "The Dream Factory". Nothing Beats a Fender Custom Shop guitar for Pristine Vintage Tone and Unparalleled Playability!
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 sorted for light weight (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.
Not a catalog model! This unique Custom Shop guitar features premium upgrades including
- 2-Piece Ash Body Sorted For Light Weight (weighed in-store at 7lbs 4.8ozs)
- AAA Birdseye Maple Neck
- Journeyman Relic Finish
- Gorgeous Faded/Aged Champagne Gold Metallic Sparkle
Journeyman Relic®
Handed down or changed hands through the years, but mostly played around the house, with the occasional jam session or weekend gig. Has been well taken care of over the years but has finish checking, some “friendly” down-to-the-wood nicks and dings, dullish hardware, and moderate playing wear, a very lucky find.
Specs
General
- Model Name: 1954 Telecaster Journeyman Relic BE Maple
- Model Number: 9232002166
- Series:Time Machine
Body
- Body Shape: Telecaster
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam Sorted for Light Weight
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- Neck Material: Birdseye AAA
- Neck Shape: 1954 "U"
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
- Number of Frets:21
- Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
- Headstock: Telecaster
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
- Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration: SS
Hardware
- Bridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele 51-54 with Brass Saddles Relic
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic 51 Nocaster Relic
- Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
- Switch Tips: Barrel Style, Black
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
