• Model: 54 Tele
• Finish: Honey Blonde Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Super Heavy Relic
• Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
• Neck: Plain Grain Maple, 5/4 Quartersawn
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Profile: Large "C"
• Fingerboard: Maple
• Radius: 10"
• Frets: 21 Medium Vintage / 47095
• Nut Width: 1.650"
• Inlays: Micarta Black Dots
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Pickups: Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster Neck and Bridge Set
• Controls: Present Day Tele Wiring, 3-Way Selector
• Bridge: Tele 60 without Pickup Route, Pat Pending Relic
• Saddles: Vintage Tele
• Tuners: Vintage Fender Logo Relic
• Pickguard: 52 Tele Parchment Relic
• Hardware: Chrome / Nickel Relic
• Case: Fender Custom Shop Tweed Case
• COA: Included
• Country: USA
• Year: 2021

This is a seriously cool Tele and one that really leans into that beaten-up blackguard look in the best way. The Super Heavy Relic treatment is obviously a huge part of the appeal, and in Honey Blonde it gives the guitar loads of vintage attitude straight away. What makes it especially interesting though is the spec underneath. The ash body, quartersawn maple neck and hand-wound Loaded '51 Nocaster pickup set are exactly the sort of ingredients you want in a Tele like this, giving it that proper early Tele snap, bite and openness. I also like the 10" radius and medium vintage fretwire here, as they keep the guitar rooted in vintage territory without making it feel awkward for a modern player. The large “C” neck should be a big part of the feel too, giving it that substantial old-school grip that suits this sort of build perfectly. A very strong Custom Shop Tele with loads of visual character and a properly classic spec.

Excellent condition. The Super Heavy Relic wear is factory correct as part of the original Custom Shop spec. Aside from the intentional ageing, it presents very well overall with only light signs of genuine handling and use.

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