Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition ’51 Telecaster NOS Faded Nocaster Blonde Fender

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.

Serial #: R109034
Weight: 7lbs 11.2oz

Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Shape: Telecaster

Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Neck Butt Width: 2.200″
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: AA Flame Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: 10/56 “V”
Neck Thickness: .910″
Neck Thickness 12th Fret: 1.000″
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Side Dots: Black Micarta, 3/32″ (2.38 mm)
String Nut: Bone
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted

Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt “Limited Edition” Engraved
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
Pickup Covers: Neck: Nickel; Bridge: None
String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Switch Tip: Barrel Style
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
Controls: Master Volume, Neck Pickup Blend (Switch Position 1 Only)
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
Pickup Configuration: SS
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)

Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.