Fender 1952 Vintage Black Guard Telecaster Electric Guitar – from Lyle Workman Collection

Here's a classic guitar that's one of the quintessential instruments that's defined a multitude of music genres from blues and rock to folk and country, including everything in between.....A Vintage 1950's Black Guard Telecaster! This tele comes to us from legendary session Guitarist/Composer Lyle Workman ( Todd Rundgren , Sting, Beck,  Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Good Boys ).

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OVERVIEW :

   In early 1951, Fender renamed it's only production solid-body guitar the Telecaster, replacing the short-lived Broadcaster moniker used in late 1950. The Telecaster quickly became the guitar of its age, propelling the status of the solid-body electric guitar from novelty to the defining instrument of popular music. Like most long-lasting guitar models, the Tele has seen its share of variations and specialty models come off the line since the early '50s. The standard no-frills Telecaster, however, has stayed largely the same, strutting two single-coil pickups, a slab body of Ash (or later Alder), and an unmistakable twang that helped shape the sound of country and rock music. 

Specifications 

Weight : 7.17 lbs

Bridge Plate : #5295

Neck Pocket : "Davis" 5-2--52 , 'D' pressed

Neck TG ( Takeo Gomez ) 5-21-52 , 'D' pressed

Bridge Pickup : 7.3k (north polarity)

Neck Pickup : 6.0k ( leads replaced, south polarity)

Nut Width : 1.64"

Neck Depth @1st Fret : .87"

Neck Depth @12th Fret : .99"

Newer Decal

Repaired Mod at Headstock - professionally done. Newer decal