Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS Review

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Overall Rating 3.73

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Features 3.64

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Quality 4.32

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Reliability / Value 4.39

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  • Pickups: 2 Custom NoCaster® Vintage Tele® Single-Coil Pickups, (Custom Vintage Wiring Circuit) Position 1. Bridge Pickup (+ Neck Pickup with Blend control counter - clockwise) Position 2. Neck Pickup Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (dark vintage circuit)

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There are better guitars than this one, but Fender Custom Shop really did cover some of the market demands with Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS model. It's actually a fairly good instrument that behaves well for the price asked. It might suit your playing style too, so it's worth checking out.

Carefully chosen set of features makes Fender Custom Shop's Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS a really good guitar. Some might say that it lacks some of the features, but Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS's features still fulfill an average musician's needs. You won't be wrong to go for this axe 'cause it has a wide array of different sounds and a lot of possibilities for tweaking the sound to make it yours. Getting one of Fender Custom Shop's Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS is a way to go.

If you try playing Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Fender Custom Shop deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Fender Custom Shop's Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Fender Custom Shop did a good job. Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Fender Custom Shop did a really good job with Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS guitar.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Fender Custom Shop's Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Fender Custom Shop has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into Time Machine '51 Nocaster NOS.