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Post subject: Re: Name The People
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:05 am
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Bluer Monkey wrote:
Screamin Armadillo wrote:
If Abby started in 1957, I don't think that's her--the amps on the shelves behind them appear to be earlier (pre-57) cabinets (if I have my amp styles correct)...Arjay? Can you confirm the amps in the background?
    I too will wait for our resident experts to chime in, but to my untrained eye I would say the cabinets in the picture look very close in size and style to the Champion 600.

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Yep, or at least a concurrent series/style, which would make it pre-'57...

There were/are many people of Mexican descent who worked at the factory throughout the 50's and 60's--a lot of women, too. Most of us have seen that video inside the factory, where a shirtless George Fullerton was sweeping the floor and several ladies working at their various workbenches...

It would be cool if a person who is a Certified Fender Guitar Fanatic would make a movie about the early days of Fender, something along the lines of the movie "Tucker"...the conflict to drive the story forward could be the Big Guitar Comapanies scoffing at that "boat paddle" being made by that dude out in California...it could start with Leo saying, "Hey, I got an idea...", show the introduction of the Broadcaster/Esquire, touch on the name change from Broadcaster to Telecaster (first conflict, the "Cease and Desist" from Gretsch), show the excitement regarding the Precision Bass and have the apex at the success of the Strat--but an after credit sequence shows Leo designing the Jazzmaster, saying, "Hey, I got an idea..."

We'd need actors well-known for disappearing into the role for Leo, George, Freddie T, Bill Carson, and Don Randall...
maybe Paul Giamatti as Leo Fender?
I see Edward Norton as George Fullerton for some reason.
America Ferrera as Abby?

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Post subject: Re: Name The People
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:13 am
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Post subject: Re: Name The People
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:04 am
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Woah. I just passed on picking up a used CS 55 Precision that had an Abby wound Single Coil P pup in it. I've been kicking myself everyday since letting it go by.

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Post subject: Re: Name The People
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:01 pm
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TheKingofPain wrote:
Woah. I just passed on picking up a used CS 55 Precision that had an Abby wound Single Coil P pup in it. I've been kicking myself everyday since letting it go by.


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