Nocaster
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The so-called Nocaster was a solid-body electric guitar created by Leo Fender that appeared with no model name in late 1950/early 1951. It was formerly named the Broadcaster, which conflicted with another trademark, and reappeared in 1951 as the Fender Telecaster.
The term 'Nocaster' was a term coined by collectors to denote these guitars that appeared without a model name on the headstock decal. It is also used by Fender to denote a model they introduced in 1999 that 'reissues' the features of the originals.
Fender registered it as a trademark in 200x.