Lovely CS Nocaster from 2000. Has the nice chunky U neck shape and vintage specs. It also has a JC stamp on the neck heel, which appears to be John Cruz’s - presumably he gave the neck a final check before it went out, but it’s a nice detail anyway!
There's no CoA / Shop Floor Traveler, but I've emailed Fender with its serial number and got this reply:
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"Here you go. This model actually has no Fender Custom Shop Floor Traveler as it was a standard Custom Shop production run. I have provided the full specs below for your records. Have a great day!
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0150302867
51 NOCASTER RELIC HBL
08-17-2000
Model Name: ‘51 NoCaster® Relic®
Model Number: 015-0302-(899)
Series: Time Machine
Body: Premium Ash
Neck: Maple, “U” Shape,
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Width @ Nut: 1.650” (42 mm)
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Machine Heads: Fender®/Gotoh® Vintage Style Machine Heads
Bridge: Vintage Style with 3 Special Design Brass Saddles
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
Pickups: 2 Custom NoCaster® Vintage Tele® Single-Coil Pickups,
(Custom Vintage Wiring Circuit)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup (+ Neck Pickup with Blend control counter - clockwise)
Position 2. Neck Pickup
Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (dark vintage circuit)
Controls: Master Volume, Neck Pickup Blend (Switch Position 1 Only)
Colors: (867) Honey Blonde, Disc. 12/2008,
(899) NoCaster® Blonde,
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Strings: D’Addario® XL110 Regular Light,
Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
Other Features: “U” Shape Maple Neck,
Flat Dome Tele Knobs,
Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
Source: U.S. Fender Custom Shop
Accessories: Tweed Thermometer Case (Gold Interior), Standard Molded Case (Black Interior), Strap, Cable
U.S. MSRP: $3,500.00
INTRODUCED: 1/1999
DISCONTINUED: 6/2010
COMMENTS: Uses Cases P/Ns 0050881000 & 0996101106,
All Original Detailing, Built From Original Tooling. Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts."
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Everything is original; I have put some Rutters brass compensated saddles on it but the original saddles are in the case.
Based in Canterbury, happy to meet a reasonable distance away.
Cheers!
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