Fender Master Built Jason Smith No Caster 2013 - Blonde

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Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Jason Smith 1951 Nocaster Relic – 2013 This is a particularly special Fender Custom Shop instrument: a 2013 Masterbuilt 1951 Nocaster Relic, hand-built by the highly regarded Custom Shop Master Builder Jason Smith. The Nocaster is one of the most significant instruments in Fender history, representing the very beginning of the Telecaster story, and Jason Smith’s work has long been respected for its exceptional attention to detail and superb playing feel. Fender’s Custom Shop design programme continues to recognise Smith as one of its Master Builders. This example is in excellent condition, having seen just a few hours of careful home use. The Relic finish is, of course, part of the original Custom Shop specification rather than wear accumulated through ownership. It remains a remarkably clean and fresh example and is supplied with its original paperwork and Fender Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity. It also has a World Guitars hard back photo book which is a nice thing to keep with the guitar. At an exceptionally desirable 7.22 lb, it is also a particularly lightweight example, which is a major part of its appeal. The ’51 Nocaster recipe is about as pure as Fender gets: a lightweight ash body, one-piece maple neck and classic Nocaster “U” profile. The original-style specification centres around a 25.5" scale, vintage-radius maple fingerboard, 21 frets and a bone nut. Fender’s Nocaster specification uses a nitrocellulose lacquer finish and the familiar three-saddle bridge with brass saddles, vintage-style tuning machines and black single-ply pickguard. The pickup configuration is equally authentic, with hand-wound Nocaster-style single coils providing that unmistakable early Fender voice. The bridge pickup has all the snap, bite and authority you would expect from a great Blackguard-era Fender, while the neck pickup is warmer and rounder, retaining plenty of clarity. In the middle position, the two pickups combine to give a wo