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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.

You guys have the best job in the world. Loved both fiddles, super impressive guys. Cheers

Amazing guitar playing as always Nathaniel

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.

@chicagomusicexchange

3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks for watching! 🤘🤘

Great video, history, and playing. Thank y’all.

@chicagomusicexchange

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

We must continue to innovate

@andrewmasterman2034

3 ай бұрын

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.

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).

The ‘52 Tele is not listed on CME’s website. Will it be listed at some point soon?

@chicagomusicexchange

3 ай бұрын

The Tele is already on its way to a good home.

@goatsandmonkies

3 ай бұрын

@@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?

@chicagomusicexchange

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@ChrisShortyAllen

3 ай бұрын

It's just an unauthorised copy. Call it Shep. Very big dog in the UK. McCartney also petted it. Name your price.

I think the reason early Fender necks get dirty earlier is because they didn't shellac them until the late 50's.

@johndennis9838

2 ай бұрын

? 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…

Tv yellowing plz

Cigarettes fellas, cigarettes and smoke effect on the back holes

@chicagomusicexchange

3 ай бұрын

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!

yeah but who invented the hotdog?

@chicagomusicexchange

3 ай бұрын

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!

This dog story seems pretty far fetched!

@ChrisShortyAllen

3 ай бұрын

The true story is that a random dog cocked a leg over it. Called Marlon.

@roughcutguitars

3 ай бұрын

Yer barkin up the wrong tree mate

@NamathCB

3 ай бұрын

😆

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.

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

all these tele chuffs forget granddaddy esquire

@shipsahoy1793

3 ай бұрын

didn't necessarily forget .. they're definitely engaging in herd mentality though to bring the definitive sales pitch to you..

Cigarettes or knocking his pipe on back to clean it... what did i win