The Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic Reissue is a Fender electric guitar, currently around $5200. Close alternatives include the Gibson Flying V 2004 and the G&L Rampage. It pairs well with the Fender Prosonic and the Orange Matamp.
Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic Reissue
Fender · electric guitar
This Fender Custom Shop model tributes a guitar Jeff Beck gave away rather than kept: a modified 1954 Esquire with a 1957 maple neck and brass bridge saddles that Beck handed to pickup builder Seymour Duncan in 1974. Fender's Custom Shop later built a limited run of exact replicas, releasing them badged as a '51 Nocaster Relic tribute with period-correct hardware and heavy aging to match the wear on Beck's original. It carries a single-coil bridge pickup voiced for the bright, biting attack associated with early-Fender single-pickup guitars, distinct from the humbucker-loaded Jeff Beck signature Stratocasters most commonly linked to him. Because the guitar's real history runs through Seymour Duncan rather than Beck's own stage rig, it is more a piece of pickup-industry folklore than a guitar Beck toured with.
- bright
- snappy
- attack
- simple
- whammy
- driven
- biting
- live
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic Reissue is commonly used in
- Surf Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic Reissue
Fender Prosonic
amplifier
23% matchFender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone
Orange Matamp
Orange
23% matchWhere this leans bright, Orange Matamp answers back smooth
Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head
Revv
20% matchWhere this leans bright, Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head answers back smooth
Marshall 2245 JTM45 Head
Marshall
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Fender Vibrolux 6G11
amplifier
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Fender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb 12W 1x10 Tube Guitar
Fender
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Amplified Nation Trem-Drive Deluxe Combo
Amplified Nation
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Bogner Barcelona
Bogner
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Pedals that stack with the Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic Reissue
One Control Lingonberry Overdrive
One Control
16% matchWhere this leans bright, One Control Lingonberry Overdrive answers back warm
Cusack Music Screamer
Cusack Music
15% matchWhere this leans bright, Cusack Music Screamer answers back smooth
ThorpyFX The J Tweed-Style Overdrive was
ThorpyFX
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Lovepedal Super Six standard
Lovepedal
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
BBE Tremor V2
Bbe
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Death By Audio Echo Master Black Plate
Death By Audio
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Death By Audio Echo Master
Death By Audio
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Artec SE-VTM Vintage Tremolo
Artec
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Cheaper alternatives
Gibson Firebird VII
Gibson
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Flying V
Gibson
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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91% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Jaguar 1962
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90% similaritysimilar tone character
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90% similaritysimilar tone character
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Gibson Flying V 2004
electric guitar
91% similaritysimilar tone character
G&L Rampage
G L
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Jaguar
electric guitar
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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90% similaritysimilar tone character
Washburn Dime 3
Washburn
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson ES-350T
Gibson
90% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic Reissue?+
The closest matches in character are the Gibson Flying V 2004, the G&L Rampage, the Fender Jaguar. Budget picks: Gibson Firebird VII, Gibson Flying V, Fender Stratocaster American Standard.
What pairs well with the Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic Reissue?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Prosonic, Orange Matamp, Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head — Fender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone.
How much does the Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic Reissue cost?+
Around $5200 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).