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Limited-Edition Custom Shop 1951 NoCaster Relic Electric Guitar

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Overview

A rare Fender Custom Shop guitar that was on display at the 2009 NAMM exhibit!

This Limited edition Custom Shop 1951 NoCaster Relic Electric Guitar is a one-of-a-kind custom shop guitar that was actually displayed at the 2009 NAMM booth.

The Nocaster occupies a special place in Fender history; they built only 50 Two-color Sunburst and 50 Dakota Red models for the Custom Shop Limited Collection.

The Custom Shop 1951 NoCaster Relic features include a premium ash body in a 2-color sunburst finish, a one-piece large U-shaped maple neck with 9.5"radius maple fingerboard and 6105 frets, a Custom Shop Twisted Tele single-coil neck pickup and Nocaster vintage Tele single-coil bridge pickup, modern wiring circuit, vintage hardware, vintage-style bridge with three special-design brass saddles, and single-ply black pickguard.

The instrument has been given the Fender "Relic" treatment to show years of natural wear and tear”nicks, scratches, worn finish, rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.

Features

  • Series: Limited Collection
  • Model Name: 1951 NoCaster Relic
  • Model Number: 015-0302-(867)
  • Body: Premium Ash
  • Neck: Maple, "U" Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
  • Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
  • No. of Frets: 21 Dunlop 6105 Narrow Jumbo Frets
  • Pickups: 1 Custom Shop "Twisted" Tele Single-Coil (Neck),
  • 1 Custom NoCaster Vintage Tele Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge),
  • (Modern Wiring Circuit)
  • Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup Position 2: Bridge Pickup and Neck Pickup
  • Position 3: Neck Pickup (Modern Wiring Circuit)
  • Bridge: Vintage Style with 3 Special Design Brass Saddles
  • Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
  • Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
  • Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
  • Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
  • Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
  • Unique Features: "U" Shape Maple Neck,
  • Flat Dome Tele Knobs,
  • Barrel Switch Tip
  • Relic Finish Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
  • Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
  • Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
  • P/N 073-0250-006
  • Accessories: Tweed Thermometer Case and Standard Molded Case, Strap, cable, Certificate of Authenticity
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