Description
Limited Edition ’51 Telecaster Journeyman Relic – Maple Fingerboard – Aged Nocaster Blonde
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 Fenders 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 packagesNOS, Deluxe Closet Classic, Journeyman Relic®, Relic, Heavy Relic and Super Heavy Relicand 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.
- Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
- Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Neck Material: AA Flame Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Shape: 10/56 « V »
- Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ to 9.5″ Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Narrow Tall
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
- 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)
- Pickup 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)
- Pickup Configuration: SS
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Hardshell
