Nocaster - Telecaster????

mikeller · October 21st, 2007, 11:56 AM

A buddy just aquired a Fender Custom Shop guitar purchased to be a Nocaster - it has a very large (huge) neck, fits the description of a Nocaster (thermometer and custom shop cases both included and COA), plain neck plate (SN on bridge), however the neck decal says Telecaster not Nocaster and has fretwire that feels like it is very slightly larger than vintage spec and the bridge pup has flat pole pieces.

Did Custom Shop release any Nocasters marked with Telecaster decals? Or could this be a custom release or perhaps something someone rigged?

Any comments or help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

WNC Bill · October 21st, 2007, 12:07 PM

Nocasters only have a Fender decal, no model name at all, it's not a "nocaster" if it says telecaster, here's a pic

stevieboy · October 21st, 2007, 01:18 PM

Flat pole pieces is correct for a Nocaster.

Does it have a Custom Shop logo on the back of the headstock?

mikeller · October 21st, 2007, 01:30 PM

"Does it have the custom shop logo" - yes it does

mikeller · October 21st, 2007, 01:42 PM

Oddly, the COA says Nocaster, but the neck, although Nocaster size does have the Telecaster name. The COA is dated 1995

WNC Bill · October 21st, 2007, 02:51 PM

huh, maybe it's a custom order. what exactly does it say on the COA? does the serial match the COA? wonder if the "telecaster" is an aftermarket waterslide? are the Fender and telecaster all on the same decal or are they seperate?

mikeller · October 21st, 2007, 04:08 PM

The COA SN matches the bridge plate SN. The decal is one piece. The other thing - he just got back from comparing to a nocaster at our local Guitar Center - the fretboard radius is flatter and the fret wire is larger.

Perhaps this was some kind of custom or maybe a neck swap

mikeller · October 21st, 2007, 06:40 PM

Well - he pulled the neck off the guitar and the neck was penciled in with numbers and dates that matched those on the bridge & COA.

So, apparently this is a honest Nocaster that either left the factory with a telecaster decal or one that was added...

Thanks alot for the replies

stevieboy · October 22nd, 2007, 02:28 AM

Special runs of Nocasters with a 9 1/2' radius and larger frets aren't completely unusual, this store usually has some on its website for example...http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/elect...ustom_tele.php

The decal thing seems odd, but what the heck, everything else seems to match up.

mikeller · October 22nd, 2007, 04:20 AM

Thanks- yeah, we were wondering if this could be a FSR also.

Mike

Christmas · October 29th, 2007, 06:36 PM

Sounds like one of the special runs for Dave's Guitar Shop
http://www.davesguitar.com/products.html?13256

'52 Relic Tele, New, Butterscotch Blonde, Special ordered with a 9.5 radius & medium jumbo frets

October 21st, 2007, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
mikeller NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus Posts: 8	Nocaster - Telecaster???? A buddy just aquired a Fender Custom Shop guitar purchased to be a Nocaster - it has a very large (huge) neck, fits the description of a Nocaster (thermometer and custom shop cases both included and COA), plain neck plate (SN on bridge), however the neck decal says Telecaster not Nocaster and has fretwire that feels like it is very slightly larger than vintage spec and the bridge pup has flat pole pieces. Did Custom Shop release any Nocasters marked with Telecaster decals? Or could this be a custom release or perhaps something someone rigged? Any comments or help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

October 21st, 2007, 01:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
stevieboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: the valley Posts: 2,274 6 Photos	Flat pole pieces is correct for a Nocaster. Does it have a Custom Shop logo on the back of the headstock? __________________ "One of the best bands ever. These guys were such perfectionist"--Youtube user comment

October 21st, 2007, 06:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
mikeller NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus Posts: 8	Case solved...more or less Well - he pulled the neck off the guitar and the neck was penciled in with numbers and dates that matched those on the bridge & COA. So, apparently this is a honest Nocaster that either left the factory with a telecaster decal or one that was added... Thanks alot for the replies

October 22nd, 2007, 02:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
stevieboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: the valley Posts: 2,274 6 Photos	Special runs of Nocasters with a 9 1/2' radius and larger frets aren't completely unusual, this store usually has some on its website for example...http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/elect...ustom_tele.php The decal thing seems odd, but what the heck, everything else seems to match up. __________________ "One of the best bands ever. These guys were such perfectionist"--Youtube user comment

October 21st, 2007, 12:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
WNC Bill Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: western NC Posts: 133	Nocasters only have a Fender decal, no model name at all, it's not a "nocaster" if it says telecaster, here's a pic

October 21st, 2007, 01:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
mikeller NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus Posts: 8	"Does it have the custom shop logo" - yes it does

October 21st, 2007, 01:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
mikeller NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus Posts: 8	Oddly, the COA says Nocaster, but the neck, although Nocaster size does have the Telecaster name. The COA is dated 1995

October 21st, 2007, 02:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
WNC Bill Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: western NC Posts: 133	huh, maybe it's a custom order. what exactly does it say on the COA? does the serial match the COA? wonder if the "telecaster" is an aftermarket waterslide? are the Fender and telecaster all on the same decal or are they seperate?

October 21st, 2007, 04:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
mikeller NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus Posts: 8	The COA SN matches the bridge plate SN. The decal is one piece. The other thing - he just got back from comparing to a nocaster at our local Guitar Center - the fretboard radius is flatter and the fret wire is larger. Perhaps this was some kind of custom or maybe a neck swap

October 22nd, 2007, 04:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
mikeller NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus Posts: 8	Thanks- yeah, we were wondering if this could be a FSR also. Mike

October 29th, 2007, 06:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Christmas TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 32	Sounds like one of the special runs for Dave's Guitar Shop http://www.davesguitar.com/products.html?13256 '52 Relic Tele, New, Butterscotch Blonde, Special ordered with a 9.5 radius & medium jumbo frets