The 1955 Telecaster, also known as the “white guard” Tele® is an all-time classic with features including a single-ply white pickguard, translucent white blonde finish, smooth barrel steel bridge saddles, staggered bridge pickup pole pieces and a chunky neck profile. In this faithful recreation, the Fender Custom Shop has captured the tone, playability, look and feel of this archetypal model in three custom colors—Aged White Blonde, Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst and Faded Aged Copper.
The two-piece select ash body wears a heavy checked nitrocellulose lacquer finish, and the tinted one-piece rift-sawn maple neck features a chunky ’54 “U” profile, topped by a 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets. Period-correct hand-wound ’55/’56 pickups are paired with a three-way switch and Fat ’50s Tele wiring for strong tone with transparent bloom. Other features include a single-ply parchment pickguard, ’55 Tele bridge with smooth barrel steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Model Name: | 1955 Telecaster® Journeyman Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Aged White Blonde |
Model Number: | 9235001430 |
Series: | Time Machine |
Color: | Aged White Blonde |
Body Shape: | Telecaster® |
Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Ash |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material: | Rift Sawn Maple |
Neck Shape: | 1954 "U" |
Scale Length: | 25.5" (648 mm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241 mm) |
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 with Custom Shop "V" Logo |
Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fingerboard: | Maple |
Position Inlays: | Micarta Black Dot |
Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55/'56 Single-Coil Tele® |
Middle Pickup: | N/A |
Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55/'56 Single-Coil Tele® |
Controls: | Volume, Tone |
Pickup Switching: | 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
Pickup Configuration: | SS |
Bridge: | 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Barrel Steel Saddles |
Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
Pickguard: | 1-Ply Parchment |
Control Knobs: | Knurled Chrome |
Switch Tips: | Top Hat Style, Black |
Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |
We've taken the concept of reissue instruments even further by crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and tooling as the originals.
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