2020 Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Broadcaster NOS Nocaster Blonde

Fender Custom Shop 2020 Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Broadcaster NOS

This is a limited edition reissue model commemorating the 70th anniversary of the "Broadcaster”, the original model of the Norcaster and Telecaster.

Originally released as Fender's first solid body electric guitar "Broadcaster", the "BroadKaster" trademark was already owned by Gretsch, so the product name "Broadcaster" could not to be used. The "Broadcaster" name was removed from the headstock, hard case, and warranty card.

The off-center 2-piece ash body is finished with an ultra-thin "Flash Coat Lacquer" lacquer finish with no final buffing, and is NOS as new.

It has a "V" shaped neck with a 7.25"-9.5 "R compound radius fingerboard and 1950 Blackguard. The pickups are Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard signed "BP".

The controls are the '51 Modded Nocaster wiring, which allows for neck blending when the bridge is selected, and when Position 3 is selected, the tone is not as extremely suppressed as previous vintage wiring.

Position 1 Bridge Pickup w/Blender
Position 2 Neck with No Tone
Position 3 Neck with Preset Tone

The bridge pickup is slightly tarnished and there are a few chips on the back of the body, but the guitar is in good condition with no noticeable scratches.

The frets are very slightly worn, mainly in the low position on the plain strings, but the overall frets remaining is over 90%.

A control plate with modern wiring already wired to make a normal Telecaster control and a replica of a magazine advertisement from the period are also included.

Body : 2-Piece Ash
Neck : Maple
Fingerboard: 7.25"-9.5 "R
Fretboard: Medium vintage type
Weight: 3.39kg

Case: Original Hard Case
Accessories: Certificate