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

A stunning ’54 Tele reissue from the Fender Custom Shop. Amazing relic job with all the Tele bite brilliance you’d expect from an authentic Fender. Smooth playability, and undeniable looks. ’50s-golden era historical Tele, full of soul and history. 

From Fender:

“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.”

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• SN: R137255
• 6lbs 6.8oz
• Finish: Aged Nocaster Blonde
• 2-Piece Ash Body
• One-Piece Maple Rift-Sawn Maple Neck & Fingerboard
• 7.25″-9.5″ Compound Radius
• 1954 “U” Neck Profile
• Medium Vintage Fretwire
• Handwound ’51 Nocaster Telecaster Pickups
• Hardshell Case & COA Included