I just saw this video about an early Telecaster. Pretty Interesting, I thought I'd pass it on to all the Tele fans out here. Enjoy...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZETpY1Q ... ploademail

Very cool video, we need to see more stuff like this, thanks Marvin.
Claude.

whats interesting is that soon everybody was complaining about these no truss guitars,
the esquire for example. so fender allowed everybody to send their non truss guitars back to the factory and they either recieved altogether new guitars or, the necks were switched with truss necks and resent back to customers. the non truss necks were disposed of in the back of the shop via distruction.
as a result, there were very few actual 1952 esquires made.
sometimes when they were sent back the bodies got replaced too because the rear
truss adjustment couldnt be accessed w/o the body being chiesled to allow access.
what determined which ones got replaced or cut out and which ones didnt is unknown.
a lot of changes were made in 52 to the esquire that are still in use today.
early on in 52 the flat head screws were replaced with phillips screws. so an esquire with the flat head screws still intact is a very rare find and worth a fortune.
it has been said that these guitars are a 1 trick pony. if that is the case, they do that trick better than any other guitar ever built, and its a damn sweet trick to be sure too.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

thanks for posting, an amazing guitar

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I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk...

if i may add to this tele history post, it can only be sweetened by
adding this link for you guys enjoyment. a lot of us have already seen it before but it could use a reinterduction........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnQYoRYedF0

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

You might find this site interesting.... http://www.theblackguardbook.com/

Nice Find Snowy72, But $85.00 for the book is a Little steep for me.

thanks for posting Marvin!

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

+1
Spent the entire day researching the Tele and just about everybody who plays one...wish I still had mine..

Dan

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