Calling all Nocaster RI owners...

MartineckArt · May 20th, 2008, 08:53 AM

I was thinking you guys could help me out...
I've started compiling serial numbers for Nocasters to get a sense of what numbers were released and when. Why? Something interesting to do, Nocaster obsessive compulsive behavior, and for the love of all things 51RI. (I'm not bothering with Cunettos as from what I understand, the numbers were in no particular order). ...and yes, I've got the Internet and Ebay ones covered.
So if you would like, all I'm interested in is serial # and COA date and type. like this:

4/05 5440 NOS
11/06 7071 CC
1/08 7725 R

You can post here or pm me:

Thanks for any help.

Esquire59 · May 20th, 2008, 11:22 AM

8/05 R4631 Relic (maple plug)

Ron Garson · May 20th, 2008, 12:35 PM

1/01 R2956 NOS

thaus · May 20th, 2008, 12:54 PM

Sure.....no harm I guess!

10/06 R5942 Relic

MartineckArt · May 20th, 2008, 01:02 PM

Yup, heres mine.
9/99 0079 Relic
10/99 0326 NOS

Pics are always nice too. Never have enough 51 shots.

rcalverley · May 20th, 2008, 01:10 PM

09/04 R3468 NOS

MBBerard · May 20th, 2008, 02:05 PM

12/04 3870 NOS, maple plug

boris bubbanov · May 20th, 2008, 02:25 PM

xx/06 R6499 NOS, maple plug.

I have no C O A. If I ever pull the neck, I'll post the build date.

Klaus Kemmerling · May 20th, 2008, 05:44 PM

09/2004 R3573 CC (maple plug)

teleamp · May 20th, 2008, 06:21 PM

8/07 R6602 Relic, walnut plug

KOTR · May 20th, 2008, 06:36 PM

11/07
R6959
NOS one-off custom order

Wayne Alexander · May 20th, 2008, 09:05 PM

COA 12/8/05 S/N R5330 (relic)

pedalcr8z · May 20th, 2008, 10:54 PM

serial # R3034
NOS
09/30/04

guitar1amp2000 · May 20th, 2008, 11:07 PM

August 1996
Serial no: R0435
Relic (the only way they were made then)

tightbidness · May 20th, 2008, 11:14 PM

02/09/07 R6074 Relic

MartineckArt · May 22nd, 2008, 09:04 AM

Thanks everybody. Some nice 51's there. Some unusual ones too.
rcalverley, whats going on with those controls? I'm really curious.

rcalverley · May 22nd, 2008, 09:36 AM

Short Answer....

It has the standard Volume/Tone combination (with the common 'reverse plate' configuration). The gibson toggle switch is the pickup selector. The first mini switch is a cut off switch for the neck pickup (i tend to turn it off and then use the pickup selector to flick the bridge pickup on and off). The second switch is a series switch which gives a very nice humbucker-esque tone. When combining the two mini siwtches I get a cool out of phase sound. (not sure what is techncially going on there).

THE LONG AND BORING ANSWER.....

The electronics were originally in my MIM tele which also has the brent mason style middle pickup with the separate volume control. I decided to migrate all of the custom electronics to the Nocaster to make it my perfect guitar.

The bridge pickup is a Custom Shop Texas Special and the neck is a Vintage Noisless. I have no complaints about the Nocaster pickups, but just found that these pickups in the other tele were a lot louder than the Nocaster. Plus I like the combination.

I find the Gibson toggle switch has a much faster action and suits my playing (lots of pickup changes) better than the tele one. On the MIM tele this was positioned on the lower shoulder of the guitar (tom morello style).

I considered other options for the two mini toggle switches the series switch is very usable and sounds cool. I rarely use the 'kill switch' now, but i really love the out of phase tone i get by combining the two, so I'm happy to keep them as is.

I really like having a middle pickup and was considering having a 'stealth' one put into the nocaster and having one mini toggle to turn it on and off. but I did not want to do anything to the gutiar that was unreversible (the control plate is from the MIM).

So that's that...

Sorry it's a bit ong winded. I really love customizing guitars and this setup is from years and years of fiddling and swapping pickups and LOTS of trial and error.... and LOTS AND LOTS of error. hehe

If anyone wants more info, or just wants me to talk them to sleep... drop me a message.

Russ

May 20th, 2008, 08:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
MartineckArt Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT Posts: 137	Calling all Nocaster RI owners... I was thinking you guys could help me out... I've started compiling serial numbers for Nocasters to get a sense of what numbers were released and when. Why? Something interesting to do, Nocaster obsessive compulsive behavior, and for the love of all things 51RI. (I'm not bothering with Cunettos as from what I understand, the numbers were in no particular order). ...and yes, I've got the Internet and Ebay ones covered. So if you would like, all I'm interested in is serial # and COA date and type. like this: 4/05 5440 NOS 11/06 7071 CC 1/08 7725 R You can post here or pm me: Thanks for any help. Last edited by MartineckArt; May 20th, 2008 at 01:06 PM.

May 20th, 2008, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Esquire59 TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 65	8/05 R4631 Relic (maple plug) Last edited by Esquire59; May 20th, 2008 at 03:41 PM.

May 20th, 2008, 02:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
MBBerard TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 17	12/04 3870 NOS, maple plug Last edited by MBBerard; May 20th, 2008 at 10:35 PM. Reason: adding more info

May 20th, 2008, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 8,521	xx/06 R6499 NOS, maple plug. I have no C O A. If I ever pull the neck, I'll post the build date. __________________ Bubban0v

May 20th, 2008, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ron Garson Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 645 20 Photos	1/01 R2956 NOS

May 20th, 2008, 12:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
thaus Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 479	Sure.....no harm I guess! 10/06 R5942 Relic

May 20th, 2008, 01:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
MartineckArt Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT Posts: 137	Yup, heres mine. 9/99 0079 Relic 10/99 0326 NOS Pics are always nice too. Never have enough 51 shots.

May 20th, 2008, 01:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
rcalverley TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Yorkshire, England Posts: 15	09/04 R3468 NOS

May 20th, 2008, 05:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Klaus Kemmerling Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cologne/Germany Age: 44 Posts: 197	09/2004 R3573 CC (maple plug)

May 20th, 2008, 06:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
teleamp Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central TX Age: 49 Posts: 664	8/07 R6602 Relic, walnut plug

May 20th, 2008, 06:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
KOTR TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Age: 35 Posts: 14	11/07 R6959 NOS one-off custom order

May 20th, 2008, 09:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
Wayne Alexander Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 1,061	COA 12/8/05 S/N R5330 (relic)

May 20th, 2008, 10:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
pedalcr8z Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indianapolis Age: 56 Posts: 266 1 Photos	serial # R3034 NOS 09/30/04

May 20th, 2008, 11:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
guitar1amp2000 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denton, Tx Posts: 44	August 1996 Serial no: R0435 Relic (the only way they were made then)

May 20th, 2008, 11:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
tightbidness TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Watertown, MA Age: 33 Posts: 64	02/09/07 R6074 Relic

May 22nd, 2008, 09:04 AM	#16 (permalink)
MartineckArt Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT Posts: 137	Thanks everybody. Some nice 51's there. Some unusual ones too. rcalverley, whats going on with those controls? I'm really curious.

May 22nd, 2008, 09:36 AM	#17 (permalink)
rcalverley TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Yorkshire, England Posts: 15	Short Answer.... It has the standard Volume/Tone combination (with the common 'reverse plate' configuration). The gibson toggle switch is the pickup selector. The first mini switch is a cut off switch for the neck pickup (i tend to turn it off and then use the pickup selector to flick the bridge pickup on and off). The second switch is a series switch which gives a very nice humbucker-esque tone. When combining the two mini siwtches I get a cool out of phase sound. (not sure what is techncially going on there). THE LONG AND BORING ANSWER..... The electronics were originally in my MIM tele which also has the brent mason style middle pickup with the separate volume control. I decided to migrate all of the custom electronics to the Nocaster to make it my perfect guitar. The bridge pickup is a Custom Shop Texas Special and the neck is a Vintage Noisless. I have no complaints about the Nocaster pickups, but just found that these pickups in the other tele were a lot louder than the Nocaster. Plus I like the combination. I find the Gibson toggle switch has a much faster action and suits my playing (lots of pickup changes) better than the tele one. On the MIM tele this was positioned on the lower shoulder of the guitar (tom morello style). I considered other options for the two mini toggle switches the series switch is very usable and sounds cool. I rarely use the 'kill switch' now, but i really love the out of phase tone i get by combining the two, so I'm happy to keep them as is. I really like having a middle pickup and was considering having a 'stealth' one put into the nocaster and having one mini toggle to turn it on and off. but I did not want to do anything to the gutiar that was unreversible (the control plate is from the MIM). So that's that... Sorry it's a bit ong winded. I really love customizing guitars and this setup is from years and years of fiddling and swapping pickups and LOTS of trial and error.... and LOTS AND LOTS of error. hehe If anyone wants more info, or just wants me to talk them to sleep... drop me a message. Russ