2026 Fender Custom Shop 1954 Telecaster Time Capsule in Nocaster Blonde
*Please note - as a company policy, serial numbers have been covered to reduce fraudulent activity.
This guitar is in mint condition. Taken from box to test electronics and photograph. Includes original Fender Custom Shop hardshell case, Certificate of Authenticity, Shop Floor Traveller and all case candy.
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.
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.
Features:
Body: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Headstock: Telecaster
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
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.625"
Nut Material: Bone
Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage
Scale Length: 25.5"
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Saddles
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
2026 Fender Custom Shop 1954 Telecaster Time Capsule in Nocaster Blonde
*Please note - as a company policy, serial numbers have been covered to reduce fraudulent activity.
This guitar is in mint condition. Taken from box to test electronics and photograph. Includes original Fender Custom Shop hardshell case, Certificate of Authenticity, Shop Floor Traveller and all case candy.
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.
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.
Features:
Body: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Headstock: Telecaster
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
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.625"
Nut Material: Bone
Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage
Scale Length: 25.5"
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Saddles
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
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