Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition '51 Telecaster NOS Faded 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 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.

Specs

GENERAL
General: Limited Edition '51 Telecaster® NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Faded Nocaster® Blonde

Model Number: 9231012770

Series: Limited Edition

Colour: Nocaster Blonde

BODY
Body Shape: Telecaster

Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash

Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK
Neck Material: AA Flame Quartersawn Maple

Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"

Scale Length: 25.5" (648mm)

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Narrow Tall

String Nut: Bone

Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)

Truss Rod Nut: Vintage Style Slotted

Neck Plate: 4-Bolt "Limited Edition" Engraved

Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Fingerboard: Maple

Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dots

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard

Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard

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

HARDWARE
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles

Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Orientation: Right-Hand

Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic

Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top

Switch Tips: Barrel Style

MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)