Fender Custom Shop '51 Telecaster

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Seventy years ago, in fall 1951, the Fender Telecaster was born. Inspired by new technology sweeping the nation, television “telecasts” were the wave of the future and, as history has proven most powerfully, Leo Fender’s new Telecaster was also part of that wave. It was and remains to this day one of the most played, most iconic and most revered instruments in popular music.

For 2021, the Custom Shop presents an homage to the original Telecaster model that had such a dramatic effect on music and the electric guitar world. The Limited Edition 1951 Telecaster is available in six distinct aging packages—NOS, Deluxe Closet Classic, Journeyman Relic, Relic, Heavy Relic and Super Heavy Relic—and features a two-piece select ash body, a one-piece AA flame quartersawn maple neck with a 10/’56 “V” profile, and a 7.25”-9.5” vintage compound-radius fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets for perfect feel and playability. The hand-wound ’50-’51 Blackguard pickups are connected to ’51 modified “Nocaster” wiring (similar to the original, with blender pot and brighter rhythm setting in the neck position). Other features include a black phenolic pickguard, ’51-’54 Tele bridge with brass saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

N Stuff SKU:	9231012770
Manufacturer:	Fender Custom Shop

We take great pride in every instrument that we sell. We fully inspect, set-up, and tune every instrument to ensure that you receive the best guitar or bass possible. So you can rest assured that with N Stuff Music you are in the best of hands before, during, and after your purchase.

Specifications:
BODY:
Body Material:	2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish:	Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape:	Telecaster
NECK:
Neck Material:	AA Flame Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish:	Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape:	10/56 "V"
Scale Length:	25.5"
Fingerboard Material:	Maple
Fingerboard Radius:	7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius
Number Of Frets:	21
Fret Size:	Narrow Tall
String Nut:	Bone
Nut Width:	1.650"
Position Inlays:	Micarta Black Dots
ELECTRONICS:
Bridge Pickup:	Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard
Neck Pickup:	Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard
Controls:	Master Volume, Neck Pickup Blend (Switch Position 1 Only)
Switching:	3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup (+ Neck Pickup with Blend control), Position 2. Neck Pickup, Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (dark vintage circuit)
Configuration:	SS
HARDWARE:
Bridge:	3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele with Threaded Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish:	Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines:	Vintage-Style
Pickguard:	1-Ply Black Phenolic
Control Knobs:	Knurled Flat-Top
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings:	Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
ACCESSORIES:
Case/Gig Bag:	Deluxe Hardshell
Included Accessories:	Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity
SPECIAL NOTES:
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