Exploring the Birth of Fender's Icons | First Year Telecaster vs. First Year Stratocaster!
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- This is the first time CME has ever had first-year editions of Fender’s most enduring and iconic models under our roof, simultaneously!
Since this vintage Fender “Blackguard” electric guitar in Butterscotch Blonde was released in 1952-the year the “Telecaster” officially got its name-it means that, alongside the vintage 1954 Fender Stratocaster, both guitars you see in the CME UA-cam video below represent awe-inspiring examples of Fender’s two most popular instrument designs from each model, both from each model’s debut year!
Watch the full video for the backstory behind both models (available for sale on consignment), then listen to how these amazing instruments sound in Nathaniel’s hands.
A Bit About Fender “Blackguards”
As you probably know, Leo Fender’s first “Blackguard” solidbody electric guitar design was
originally named the Broadcaster when it was first released in 1950. But, after he learned of the Gretsch Broadkaster drum line, the initial name was dropped off the headstock in 1951 (these are now commonly known as the Fender “Nocaster” models), until the model got its final name-the Fender “Telecaster”-in 1952. That makes this vintage 1952 Fender “Blackguard” electric guitar in Butterscotch Blonde a first-year Fender Telecaster!
How Joe Glazer Saved This “Blackguard” 1952 Fender Telecaster
As mentioned above, there’s a harrowing story behind how this “Blackguard” 1952 Fender Telecaster was saved from potential disaster after it came into contact with some water-although, neither the guitar nor the original case came into direct contact with standing water. The guitar was in a gig bag on one side of the couch, and water leaked into the room onto the couch’s opposite end. So, the couch was wet, and a tiny amount of moisture leaked into the base of the gig bag from the damp couch.
Luckily, the owner caught it right on time and immediately sent the ‘52 Tele to Joe Glaser, who expertly applied an ultra-thin layer of finish to preserve the original Butterscotch Blonde finish where it had begun away-which you wouldn’t even know from looking at it-saving the guitar from any potential corrosion by cleaning all external hardware and internal electronics.
How Bo Diddley Gave This First-Year Strat a Name
If you think the harrowing story about how this vintage, ultra-playable ‘52 Tele was saved from the rubbage pile, wait until you hear about how the ’54 Fender Stratocaster’s story allegedly connects Bo Diddley with the Beatles’ White Album, by way of Paul McCartney’s dog.
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In 1952 this Telecaster would have cost $189.50 and in 1954 A Stratocaster would cost $249.50 and the non-vibrato model at $229.50.
Additional Gear Used:
1968 Fender Princeton Reverb
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Universal Audio Apollo x8p
AEA N22 Ribbon Microphone (amp)
Shure KSM32 (room)
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Chapters:
00:00-00:33 1954 Strat Clean Playing with Echo
00:34-02:21 Introduction: Two First Year Fender in The Same Room
02:22-03:10 1952 Telecaster Clean Playing
03:1-05:37 1952 Telecaster Information
05:38-06:10 1952 Telecaster Crunch Playing
06:11-07:29 1954 Stratocaster Information
07:30-08:06 1954 Stratocaster Crunch Playing
08:07-10:42 This 1954 Strat Toured with Bo Diddly?!
10:43-11:35 1954 Strat Clean Playing 2
11:36-13:26 More on This 1954 Stratocaster
13:27-14:29 1954 Stratocaster Crunch Playing 2
14:30-21:57 Even More on This 1954 Stratocaster
21:58-2:411954 Stratocaster Crunch Playing 3
22:43-25:03 BONUS!
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Amazing guitar playing as always Nathaniel
You guys have the best job in the world. Loved both fiddles, super impressive guys. Cheers
The backstory on some of these instruments are amazing on their own and really entertaining to track down. I own a '54 Strat that's a few hundred serial numbers earlier than this one. The earliest owner I can trace to was in 1960 but I talked to the guy that bought it from that owner. He was in early New Orleans Rock and Roll then two owners later it's with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for several years. In between it was with the John Denver band. Good guitars seem to always find their way into players hands.
I hope the next owner of your '54 loves that guitar as much as I do my '54 and I hope it continues to get played.
Cool video! I once owned a '52 Tele that had been a house guitar at Chess. After I quit playing for a living, it didn't make a lot of sense to have it sitting cased under a bed, so I eventually parted with it. Every now and then when I see something like this vid, I get a little wistful. :) Such great old gear.
That’s awesome! Thanks for watching! 🤘🤘
Great video, history, and playing. Thank y’all.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
We must continue to innovate
Just like with the great white shark and evolution, there’s an apex, and Leo fender pretty much achieved it out of the gate, which is why his designs are so celebrated.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
"The Fool On The Hill" written by McCartney was written about that same Sheepdog -- look it up. "But the fool on the hill sees the Sun going down And the eyes in his head sees the world going round".
Tele: 189.50 in '52 and then today that would be $2,233.47 using the Inflation calculator. That is a bit more than US made Tele today. I got to "touch" one of those at the Villa Park guitar show outside of Chicago in 2019. It had a price tag of $49,000.
I think the reason early Fender necks get dirty earlier is because they didn't shellac them until the late 50's.
? They did, it was nitrocellulose lacquer, thin and it quickly wore off. I have a ‘54 blackguard tele in my lap now watching this video. The original owner stripped the finish away late 60’s -70’s because it flaked and wore off so bad. He even took the “Fender Telecaster” logo off because then, it was just an old guitar that looked like crap because of a worn off finish, there wasn’t “vintage guitars” yet. I wish he didn’t because that halved the value. There’s some here and there and under the bridge and neck plates where you can see almost white original finish. If you notice in the early 70’s you see a lot of wood grain guitars. This is why. Then the guitar makers started making them that way. That’s why there’s so many refinished strats, & teles, & why an original condition finish is rare and costly. The guy that had mine never put a clear coat of any kind so it’s just wood grime and natural body, and hand oils. Blood sweat, & a lot of tears… I’m torn on whether I should refinish or not. I think I would only do that if Dan Strain(Danocaster) would take on the project. His ability to age guitars is beautiful artwork. I no longer wanted to take the ‘54 to gigs and he made me a single cut that feels almost identical to the same specs(but metallic blue) very aged. You could not tell it’s not an old guitar, other than fender didn’t do that color. Nothing compares. Boy, I go on and on. But yeah, they put finish on the necks…
The ‘52 Tele is not listed on CME’s website. Will it be listed at some point soon?
The Tele is already on its way to a good home.
@@chicagomusicexchange so how much did it go for?
My Classic Vibe burst Tele is also named after McCartney's dog. Has it's value just gone up?
Absolutely!
It's just an unauthorised copy. Call it Shep. Very big dog in the UK. McCartney also petted it.
Name your price.
Cigarettes fellas, cigarettes and smoke effect on the back holes
That’s a good guess! Since we filmed this we think I might have been some mail box letters screwed on there but no way to know for sure!
No, Teles were called Teles in 1951. It's a 2nd year Tele. The 50 or 51 mentioned could have been a Broadcaster (50/51) or Broadcaster/Nocaster/Telecaster if 51 (all three were manufactured in 1951).
This dog story seems pretty far fetched!
The true story is that a random dog cocked a leg over it. Called Marlon.
Yer barkin up the wrong tree mate
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yeah but who invented the hotdog?
It all started in 1867 on Coney Island, New York, when Charles Feltman, a German immigrant and baker by trade, invented the first hot dog as a convenient way for beachgoers to enjoy frankfurter sausages on a long sliced bun without the hassle of plates or silverware. The More You Know!
Tv yellowing plz
Sellin' those to pay for a new roof?
Obviously not Beatles fans! Any true Beatles fan would know this story. Spit out the story already? Why can’t you mention who’s selling them? That seems odd.
all these tele chuffs forget granddaddy esquire
didn't necessarily forget .. they're definitely engaging in herd mentality though to bring the definitive sales pitch to you..
LOL, except for replaced everything, Rewound pickups, repainted etc. these are all original vintage pieces. The history on these is so patchy…..and shifty. Who knows where or what they came from
Cigarettes or knocking his pipe on back to clean it... what did i win