Fender Limited Edition '51 Telecaster Super Heavy Relic, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Nocaster Blonde

Fender Limited Edition '51 Telecaster Super Heavy 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 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.

Neck

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

Body

Body 2-Piece Select Ash

Body Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material 2-Piece Select Ash

Body Shape Telecaster® 

Hardware

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

Electronics

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)

Accessories

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