The "new" Fender Telecaster...originally called the Broadcaster, but had to change the name as Gretsch was already...
The "new" Fender Telecaster...originally called the Broadcaster, but had to change the name as Gretsch was already using that name for a drumset. Ironically, Fender now owns Gretsch.
+Eric Cheney, it would be 1951..that's when the guitar was rebranded as the Telecaster. There was a brief period just before this that the guitar carried no name at all - Broadcaster or Telecaster. Nicknamed the "Nocaster", they are very rare and quite pricey to obtain!
ReplyDeleteOh Man. My great, but deceased friend, +Jerry Swallow, played one of these guitars on my CD. He used to tour with #glencampbell , and was the leader of #tanyatucker s band, when she was a big deal in #countrymusic . He also used to play with #randymeisner of the Eagles. He was a quality guy, and really knew how to play that guitar. I miss him. Gone too soon. His #telecaster looked like the one in the ad you've shared to start this thread. And he played it through an old #fendertubeamplifier . Sorry to hashtag a few times, but he was a guy worth remembering, as much as the guitar that he played. And your thread made me think of him.
ReplyDeleteJohn Campbell , Sorry for your loss, my friend... sounds like he was a great guy; he will live on as long as he is remembered~
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