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In 2009, the Fender Custom Shop introduced the 1951 NoCaster Relic, available in Two-Tone Sunburst or Dakota Red finish (total production of 100 instruments in 2009 - 50 of each color, MSR $4,400).
Models (2)
BROADCASTER (MFG. 1950-51)
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- single cutaway ash body, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlay, six-on-one-side tuners, fixed bridge with cover, black pickguard, two single coil pickups, two knobs (v, tone) and a three-way pickup switch mounted on a metal plate, chrome hardware, available in Trans. Butterscotch finish, approx. 300-500 mfg. late October 1950-February 1951.
This model's value should be determined on a piece-by-piece basis as opposed to the usual market. Prototypes and custom models existed before 1948. After Fender released the Broadcaster model, the Fred Gretsch company objected to the similarity of the name to their Broadkaster trademark used on Gretsch drums. Fender, the new kids on the block (at that time), complied with the request. In 1951, the Broadcaster name was changed to Telecaster.
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NO CASTER (MFG. 1951)
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- similar to the Broadcaster (Mfg. 1950-51), except only has the Fender logo on the headstock (no model name logo), mfg. early 1951.
In the transition period between the Broadcaster and Telecaster model names, Fender continued producing guitars. Leo Fender, never one to throw money away, simply clipped the Broadcaster name off of the labels already in stock. Therefore, the guitars produced between the Broadcaster and Telecaster name changeover have been nicknamed the "No" caster by collectors due to lack of model name after the Fender logo on the headstock.
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