'59 Telecaster
By 1959, Fender had introduced the Stratocaster and the Jazzmaster as improvements on the original Telecaster of 1950,
but to many players the Telecaster wasn't broke and didn't need fixin
This 1959 Telecaster is a case in point. The strings-through-body design of the original was changed in late
1958 to allow the player to load the strings through the back of the bridge. Otherwise it's essentially the same as the original
-- a classic that still holds its own against all the "improvements" of the past 50 years. This guitar is
in excellent condition except for some minor belt buckle wear on the back. With a Fender hard
case, it is priced at $8000.
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Back view
Front of body
Bridge plate
Knobs and switch
Front pickup and fingerboard
Upper fingerboard area
Headstock
Back of headstock
Back of body
Neck heel area
Back of neck
