Fender Custom Shop Nocaster

Fender Custom Shop Nocaster recreates the early examples of the Telecaster from the start of the '50s, before it bore the iconic name on its headstock. Fender's Custom Shop is world-renowned for building world-class instruments, and meticulously recreating their classic instruments.

The classic look features an ash body sporting a blonde finish and single-ply black pickguard, known as the 'blackguard' look. Fender offer this in varying degrees of relic, so whether you love the well-worn look of a heavy relic, the less worn light relic, the subtle ageing of a Journeyman relic, the factory fresh look of NOS or the closet classic look of an old guitar that's been kept pristine for it's whole life. The two single-coil pickups are hand-wound for premier tone. The Custom Shop team vary their output often, and Nocasters can show up as Heavy Relics, Journeyman Relics and occasionally NOS and closet classic models.

Fender Custom Shop's Nocaster models are a loving nod to the brief point in Telecaster history when Fender were not allowed to call the guitar the 'Broadcaster' but had yet to dream up the name 'Telecaster'. The guitar is often seen in its traditional 1951 outfit of Butterscotch Blonde finish with a single play black pickguard, known as the 'Blackguard' look.

Why Should I Choose a Fender Custom Shop Nocaster Guitar?

• Authentic Fender recreation
• Stunning attention to detail
• Custom Shop build quality
• Callback to a classic guitar
• Great relic finishes
• Unbeatable sound