Fender 1951 Nocaster® Relic®

Fender Custom Shop 1951 Nocaster® Relic®

If the Closet Classic is a guitar that looks like it’s been well-loved over the decades, the Relic is one that looks like it’s been everywhere — and has the wear marks to prove it. The Fender Custom Shop 1951 Nocaster Relic takes the same meticulous vintage recreation as its sibling and pushes the aging process further, resulting in a Faded Aged Nocaster Blonde finish that looks and feels like a genuine piece of 1951 history pulled from a road-worn case. This is the Nocaster for players who want their guitar to look as if it’s already lived a life worth talking about.

Key Features

• Body: 2-piece select ash with offset seam, finished in Faded Aged Nocaster® Blonde nitrocellulose lacquer with full Relic® treatment
• Neck: 1-piece rift-sawn maple with authentic 1951 “U” profile — chunky, substantial, and immediately distinctive
• Fretboard: 1-piece rift-sawn maple, 7.25″–9.5″ vintage compound radius, 21 Jescar vintage frets, black micarta dot inlays
• Nut: Bone, 1.625″ width
• Pickups: Custom Shop hand-wound ’51 Nocaster® single-coils in both neck and bridge positions
• Switching: 3-position blade — bridge alone (with blend control), neck with no tone control, neck with preset deep rhythm tone
• Controls: Master volume, bridge/neck blend (position 1 only), knurled chrome knobs
• Bridge: 3-saddle ’51 Nocaster® with brass saddles
• Hardware: Vintage-style Fender® logo tuning machines, 1-ply black phenolic pickguard, bone nut, vintage-style disc string tree
• Includes: Deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity

Why Buy from Dietze Music

A Relic finish is something you truly have to see and feel in person to appreciate, and we’d love for you to have that experience in Lincoln, Omaha, or Bellevue, NE. Stop by any of our locations or call us at (800) 357-1535 — our staff can walk you through the differences between the Relic and Closet Classic and help you decide which one is right for you.

Ideal For

The serious player or collector who wants the most authentic vintage Nocaster experience possible — road-worn look, hand-wound tone, and Custom Shop craftsmanship all in one guitar that feels like it was broken in long before you ever picked it up.