1951 Fender Telecaster - Butterscotch Yellow

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1951 Fender Telecaster. Yes, it is shockingly horrific what happened to this guitar. Take a few moments to collect yourself and then read on. Also, there are some quite valuable parts on here. Black guard parts in general are quite valuable. This is a fairly early one with some rare part sub-varieties such as the broadcaster style bridge pickup. Before emailing me about pricing, please read through this listing to understand my thoughts behind this. If you still have questions or want to discuss it, please do so in a friendly way. You can also check out the unboxing video. But make sure to read the listing as this describes exactly what you are getting in this sale. Feel free to contact the shop if you would like an in hand or verbal response/interaction on this guy. First of all, the good news is that it is a great player in the current condition. Everything has been done to make this a guitar again while still leaving it in its bizarre state—a true grotesque wonder to behold! Secondly, pretty much anything that you can imagine that could possibly be wrong with an electric guitar has been wrong with this at some point. I will disclose in detail everything that this poor specimen has been subjected to. But again, it is currently in great playing order and sounds awesome. The big question I still don’t have a clear answer for is: what do I ask for something like this? I’m putting it out there for a discounted price compared to both original black guards and refinished black guards given all that has been done. Straightforward examples from this year would retail around 75K or so. Those with refinishes or refinish issues would be about half that. I have mine priced at less than a third of a straight one. Again, that’s a pretty big hit, but yes, it’s got mods and condition issues. But it also has valuable parts. If no one wants to buy it for what I have it out that’s OK. I will enjoy having it and watching reactions when I offered to show them my 1951 Telecaste