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1959 Fender Telecaster Custom from first batch of production

Rare vintage find: 1959 Fender Telecaster Custom 1st Batch!

I'm excited to show off a rare vintage guitar find which came through the shop last week: 1959 Fender Telecaster Custom from the first batch of production! This exceptionally clean...
Fender Custom Telecaster guitar 1959 1960 with double edge binding and Sunburst finish

Fender's Custom Telecaster 1959 - 1966

Fender's Custom Telecaster model came about in the late 1950s in an attempt to attract some electric guitar market share away from its largest competitor. To accomplish this, Fender took...
Fender Broadcaster guitar made in 1950, black pickguard, blond finish

Fender Broadcaster Guitars 1950 - 1951

  Before the Telecaster model name, Fender's first solid body electric guitar made for Spanish style playing was known as the Broadcaster model from 1950 to early 1951. The Broadcaster...
1960 Fender Esquire Custom guitar with Sunburst finish, double edge binding, and one pickup.

Fender Custom Esquire Sunburst 1960

This 1960 Fender Custom Esquire guitar in original Sunburst finish with double edge binding has just come through the shop! It's a well worn example of a very uncommon version...
Fender Telecaster 1953 guitar with black pickguard

Fender Telecaster 1953 4904

This 1953 Fender Telecaster with original Blond finish and black pickguard is one of the finest vintage guitars to come through the shop this year! It's in really spectacular condition...
1971 Fender Telecaster Custom with Sunburst finish and double bound with white plastic edge binding

Fender Telecaster Custom 1971 Double Bound

Have a look at this fine example of the last year for Fender's Telecaster Custom! This 1971 Fender Telecaster Custom in original Sunburst finish with double white plastic body edge...
Vintage 1960 Fender Telecaster Custom

1960 Fender Telecaster Custom

Fender introduced a new version of their popular Telecaster model in the Summer of 1959: the Telecaster Custom, or Custom Telecaster as the model name on the headstock read. Unlike...
Fender Telecaster Custom 1968 Sunburst

Fender Telecaster Custom 1968 Sunburst

  I picked up this very clean 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom with factory installed Bigsby tailpiece as a part of a guitar collection I bought from its long time owner...
Fender Telecaster 1952 guitar in Texas

Fender Telecaster 1952 in Texas

  I was recently sent photos of this amazing Fender Telecaster 1952 by someone who inherited the guitar. It's a great example of first year (1952) of the Telecaster model,...
Fender guitar collector buys Fender Telecaster 1957 in Georgia

Fender Telecaster 1957 in Georgia

  As a Fender guitar collector, I'm always on the road or in the air on guitar safari trips to buy the guitars I've always dreamed of having. Last year was...
Fender Telecaster 1957 in Parkersburg, WV

Fender Telecaster 1957 in Parkersburg, WV

I'm thrilled to be the next owner of this clean Fender Telecaster 1957 from the daughter of its original owner in Parkersburg, West Virginia! It was a long drive but...
Fender Telecaster: How to date Telecaster and how much is it worth?

Fender Telecaster: How to Find the Year & Value

The Fender Telecaster has been in continuous production since its introduction as the Broadcaster in 1950, so how do collectors find out the year it was made and its value?...