Rare Fender 1949 Broadcaster Prototype collectible Snake Head 60th Anniversary Custom Shop #26/60

You are thinking about owning this one of a kind Priceless Uber-Rare White 1949 Fender George Fullerton. This Hand Made Fender custom Shop collectible Broadcaster / Telecaster 'Electric Spanish Guitar' prototype is 100% Original with original hard shell Wine colored case in showroom condition. Serial #SH26. Only 60 custom shop hand made guitars were crafted in 2010 in a limited run!

Released at $10,000.00 MSRP we are today offering it at only $7995.00

Shipping is slightly expensive as it is fully insured for your protection.

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WE PRESENT TO THE VERY SERIOUS FENDER GUITAR COLLECTOR:

A 1949 Custom Shop Fender 60th Anniversary George Fullerton "Electric Spanish Guitar" Broadcaster / Telecaster prototype numbered 26 of only 60 in a limited worldwide run. This incredible. well executed collectable was hand made & manufactured in the year of 2010 to commemorate 60 years since the beginning of Fender Musical Instruments. Only 6.18 lbs.

This guitar is a a historically accurate reproduction of Fender's first instrument. When Leo originally attempted to make the first electric solid body guitars in the late 40's, they were the logically next evolutionary step of his lap steel Hawaiian guitars. At that time, Leo was manufacturing amplifier cabinets from boards of pine and he laminated two together to make the body of his first instruments, that has been correctly reproduced on this guitar,  the body is of 100 year old pine normally used for amp cabinets.

The peg head of these early instruments retained some of the same attributes of his early steel guitars (3 on a side tuners). He had not yet borrowed the idea of the 6-on-a-side peghead from his good friend Paul Bigsby. These earlier instruments also did not have a truss rods and even some early examples of Broadcasters which were a production instrument did not have them as well.

The evolution of the Telecaster starts with this instrument. Incredible attention to detail and accuracy of the original has been adhered to even including the original prototypes nicks, scratches, gouges and dents, the original style slot head screws used everywhere, hand painted position markers on the left side of the fingerboard, reissue Kluson style tuners found on early Fender steels, early style white lacquer finish on body,  these and many more details are apparent when one examines this historical tribute.

It is easy to see how this early electric guitar eventually developed into what we believe is the finest electric guitar produced today, the Telecaster. The guitar retains all of its original accessories and comes with certificate, signed paperwork and all case candy. Everything is here and this guitar is collected/unplayed. 

In Dead MINT unplayed Collectors Condition... with perfect Custom Shop Case, all Case Candy, Certificates, Paperwork... Everything!

• Olympic White Finish
• 100 Year Old Pine Body
• Single Piece Hard Rock Maple Neck
• No Truss Rod
• 7.25" Fretboard Radius
• 21 Vintage Style Frets
• 1.650" Nut Width
• Custom Replicated Original Bridge
• Custom Wound NoCaster® Vintage Tele® Single-Coil Pickup
• Fender®/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
• Nickel and Chrome Hardware
• Single Ply Short Black Pickguard
• Relic® Finish
• Rusty Hardware and Aged Plastic Parts
• 25.5" Scale Length

Shipping is slightly expensive as it is fully insured for your protection.