2001 Fender Custom Shop 51 Nocaster Relic- ON HOLD

maxivorarcher

Up for sale here is a brilliant Custom Shop Nocaster from 2001. This is a lovely guitar, it's from the period when the Custom Shop started nailing the vintage specs. Lovely birdseye maple neck too. The relicing is very tasteful, not like some of the more hardcore, dragged behind the back of a van jobs that you see. Plus it's had 20 years of natural ageing which, given the thin finish, makes for a very convincing look. The pickups are Custom Shop Nocaster pickups which sound incredible. Tweed Case.

Pickup from central london, SE1 or couriered at your cost.

Price £2,350 ONO.

This is part of Fender's 'Time Machine' Series. I don't have the spec sheet but on digging around on the web this appears to be part of the post-'Cunetto' era where the vintage specs became very accurate. The previous specs I listed were wrong, this is much truert to the original Nocasters. I think the specs are as follows:

WEIGHT 3.55 kg


Finish: Butterscotch
Series: Time Machine
Body Shape: Telecaster
Neck Material: 1-Piece AA Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: "U"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25
Number of Frets: 21
String Nut: Bone
Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop  '51 Nocaster
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop  '51 Nocaster
Controls: Volume, Tone
Pickup Configuration: SS
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo











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tone1

Wow…

axisus

Superb looking guitar

Nicholas

Do you have the COA and shop floor traveller, also do you know the weight? Thanks.

hyperben

What’s the condition of the frets? Do you have any close ups of the frets?

chris78

Nicholas said:

Do you have the COA and shop floor traveller, also do you know the weight? Thanks.

Seller can confirm, but I’m almost certain there was no shop floor traveller in 2001.
Again, seller can confirm, but these are vintage correct mainly so 7.25 radius, vintage frets etc

tony99

looks superb this

maxivorarcher

Hi there, I don't have a COA or Shop floor traveller, apologies. This may be because the guitar pre-dates those documents as noted above.  The frets are in great condition, plays extremely well. I will get back with close ups of the frets and the weight in due course. 
Many thanks,
M

relic245

That's a beauty. 

I'm fairly certain that they did have COA at that time point. I had a 96 custom shop guitar which had one. 

For me it wouldn't be a deal breaker but if you find that it is a stumbling block I think that they will do a new one for you. I think it was about £75 last time that I looked. 

The only deal breaker for me is that sadly I don't have a spare two and a half grand  

maxivorarcher

Reviving this moribund thread. Now back on sale due to guitar purchase, no trades- cheers

maxivorarcher

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maxivorarcher

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Gassage

Weight would be great, if you have it.

smogfalls

+1 to what @Gassage said.. also that close up on the fret-wear would be good if you get a mo. Very interested in this guitar!

maxivorarcher

I've ordered some scales to weigh it, arriving tomorrow. Will also post photos of the frets as requested, many thanks, Max

Delaware_123

Gorgeous guitar 

maxivorarcher

Edited now with weight and pictures of fret (with very little wear)

MIA

tone1

I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t looked at this more than 3 times today alone! For the love of God, somebody just buy it please….

fretfinder

maxivorarcher said: Custom Shop Nocaster from 2001. WEIGHT 3.55 kg

For old timers like myself, that means 7lb 13oz.

Beautiful Relic Tele that, GLWTS. 

DamianM

Ah nice guitar- he bought it from me. Always felt lighter than 7,13 to me. The neck pickup is a beauty, only sold because of 7.5 radius. The neck looks 'dirtier' than it is in real life.

Funkfingers

FWIIW, my Closet Classic has a COA giving a date in 2004. Serial number checker 'bots seem to interpret the serial number to indicate production between 1999 and 2001.