Norman Finds And Opens One Of The Rarest Fender Broadcasters | Serial:# 1803 | 1950 | Refinished 

Lol

Wow someone has found 250 more than was produced. Just shows be careful what you buy lol

100 out of 70 people are bad at math

Like Navy SEALS.

Ok, that was clever.

So true. Norm was just in the way, probably panicking because he paid top dollar for some kind of partscaster that can't even be verified as a genuine Fender, let alone a Broadcaster. Reminds me of Mike Campbell's "Broadcaster". The only thing on that guitar that may be a Broadcaster is the body and its been refinished. Bridge pickup has staggered poles, decal is in the wrong place, string tree is wrong style and in the wrong place, just an aftermarket neck someone slapped a fake decal on. Everything is wrong about that guitar

@@faheykj But if Mike Campbell played it it would sound amazing. The Gilmour partscaster went for big money.

@@nicko6710 very true, campbell is great player with great tone.

Yeah Norms 💵💵💵💵…come on joe bonamassa…I got something for you..yeah techs ..are thinking hybrid…

@@glennevans5824 Not a hybrid at all. This is an early 60s fake.

Everyone makes these old guitars out to be worth more than they really are. The prices have gotten ridiculous because people with more money than sense are are paying those prices in hopes that some famous rock star and an unknown groupie jizzed on it back in the 60's and 70's

Of course, Captain Obvious. His business is selling used guitars.

@@richsackett3423 I've been around a lot of people in the guitar selling business who are honest and don't try to make everything into a holy grail.

@@Ironworthstriking Without a doubt. Me too. I've been some really cool stuff from guys like that. The hype is part of the vintage instrument game and it's easy to see how you might get caught up in it, making some objectively questionable decisions.

You're new to Norm, right? See also those who forever mythologise 59 bursts. The guitar that's valuable only because it's so rare, and so rare only because when it first came out it was a huge flop that Gibson couldn't give away and ended up dropping from the catalogue. Yours today for the price of a house.

Your post seems like the most accurate in the whole post.

Lol

LOL

Many guitar trolls out there for a long time now.

@@denboe2894 What does that mean? I don’t know what a “guitar troll” is? A furry critter who wildly overpays for fake vintage guitars?

Yes...yes indeed

@@richsackett3423 guitar trolls are people who buy a vintage fender, then build and sell three different guitars by parting out the neck, body, and neck-plate. The trolls destroyed the market and now that collectors are hurting for money, a lot of people are starting to learn they bought fakes. Lots of people won’t admit that they’re just parts guitars.

I've seen ones that.

And relic popularity makes him want to strip and buff the finish wtf

When was that mentioned ? Date stamp to save me the time to find it ?

@@blindtoby8967 9:25

54th week of 1963 was the leap week.

@@OdinHammersmith No such thing as a "leap week" - and any way you slice it, 1963 had 52 weeks. cdn.generalblue.com/calendar/1963-calendar-portrait-1020x1320.png

@@chuckschillingvideos Every year has 52 weeks.

Very Exciting!

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. (For you young-uns out there, the Lone Ranger was a television cowboy who had an indian (native-American) friend named Tonto, and they stopped the bad guys together. In the old days it was okay to imprison and even execute bad people who desperately needed it, in order to make the actual law-abiding citizens safe).

@@jimmyparris9892 😉👍Thanks Boomer!🤣😂

Funny. I have a 1993 Fender American ‘52 Reissue Tele that I bought new. It’s been in the case, most of its life. 28 years makes it “vintage,”right?

Yep... I know that feeling all too well!

Well said , Sir . But tomorrow will be a long time !

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Previous owner says "questionable authenticity," techs keep saying the doubt it, serial number is WAY out of line, Norm just keeps a used car salesman attitude.

All true, but at the end of the day, Washington's hatchet is still just a collection of replacement parts, no?

@@chuckschillingvideos A point well made and well taken. All that is really important with a guitar is how well it plays and how it sounds. Doctor's have given me my 'walking papers'. So, I have gathered all the guitars that I had set aside because they had broken in some way and I replaced them in order to be 'back in business' that night. I couldn't believe the number of guitars and parts that I had tucked away in cases and cardboard boxes; because, I needed one to throw over my shoulder to be on stage that next evening. I rarely returned to make the necessary repairs to the damaged guitar. It was easier to just replace it (such was the sad result of having good credit with area music stores). I wish I knew in the 60s what I know about the value of older "all-original" guitars today... the same goes for the value of muscle cars I let go for little or nothing over the years. Grrrrrr.

Speaking of sitting in a closet, my step dad had a Broadcaster that he got from his mother when she passed away. To the best of my knowledge it was all original, the case, small amp and guitar, maybe less the strings. It looked new except for a few light wear marks. She played in country band and use to give lessons with it but mostly stayed in its case for the better part of 4 decades. My step dad sold it for $25,000 back in early 2000's if I remember correctly. He also inherited from his mom's sister an all original 1950 Willy's CJ3A jeep with 28,000ish original miles. I have it today and it runs great!!! It's been some what restored and electrical has been updated to 12V but the engine and running gear is all original even the rear main rope seal that's been leaking forever.

@@justaskmeiknow5584 👍

I have refins with wear

You see them all the time. Some folks obviously have a taste for then.

😆😆😆!!!

🤣😂🤣😂

Yer, Ricks rip offs !!

I might go two grand on this excellent early 60s fake No Caster.

I do not want to cast in the aspersions against Norm. He’s a brilliant guy and has seen more than anybody else but every now and then you have to figure out what is really going on.

I like old player grade guitars. I don't mind if some of the parts have been changed as long as those "useless" parts improve the instrument (or actually make it playable in some cases). Otherwise it's just an overpriced wall ornament.

As l get older my guitars are becoming relics and vintage type- honestly- l prefer new instruments! I just bought three after having one acoustic and one electric for three years- both are worn out - and wished l did it sooner

As for Kurt V. - nothing beats the “breakfast of champions” !

Definitely

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After watching the video, I'm getting that vibe too. It would still be awesome to rock it though😅

@@wesleyalan9179 for sure

@@wesleyalan9179 absolutely 💯

Except an original is worth 50k+ and that ain't bic lighter turf, kid. Not in the least.

@@jomamma1750 Lololol. Just because I don't genuflect at the alter of Dentist Grade Guitars doesn't mean I'm a "kid." Broadcaster's got maybe 10 years on me. Except for the pots on this example. I'm older than the pots. Which, while we're on the subject puts a big dent in your $50K+ price tag. Along with wiring harness. And the finish that has to be stripped and redone by a 1st class restorer. *And*, if the condition of that bridge is any indication, the chances are better than good that the magnets and windings in those pickups are so degraded they couldn't put together enough Henrys to sound like ass. So I have a feeling that this really is a Dentist Grade Guitar. $30 - 35K and all you can do with it is hang it on a wall. Unless you redo the pickups. In which case, what's the point? You just spent *all* that $$$ on some old wood and hardware & 1962 pots and brand new pups. Brilliant. Old guitars aren't valuable because they are old. But because they have a sound, like a sonic patina. And lots of old guitars sound like shit. But I'm just some dumb kid, so what do I know, really? 🤣🤩🤔👍

@@dank8865 I'm 100% right, you are a kid! Mentally at any rate. I'm over here talking about an actual original broadcaster being worth 50+, and they are, all day long. Even beat to death. This is a partscaster not an original. Duhhh......

@@dank8865 How could anyone mistake your Old Man Yells At Cloud vintage guitar rant for a kid’s remarks? That’s a lot of typing about a fake guitar on the internet which no kid has the patience for.

@@richsackett3423 Thank you. Old Man Yelling At Clouds has been my stock in trade since I was 15 yo. I like to flatter myself that I have raised it to an art form. Thanks for recognizing my schtick for what it is - bluster & bullshit to help pass the time. Now get off my lawn. Lololol. 🤣

Except the prices for complete instruments varies so greatly.

IF..keyword IF, it was a real broadcaster..it would be thinner than a standard tele with early ones made of pine...but everything that was seen here (flathead screws, the refinish etc..) that can all be reproduced!

Well, I think Leo Fender was trying to earn a living and thought he was making musical instruments, not overpriced relics to hang on some collectors wall.

Actually, Fender did just that - but someone in this case removed that from the neck and neck pocket. We can only guess at the reasons.

@@chuckschillingvideos On the end of the neck and in the neck pocket both no less.

*their fingers

@@larryn2682 😂😂 English Teacher, correction made , thanks 🙏

Hahaha

This one started feeling wrong right away. It’s a skillful fake done a very long time ago.

Yeah I was surprised they didn’t mention the coffee can silhouette. Love these vids though.

I have a whole stack of reproduction pick guards that looked just like that

@@chrisharvey5162 You can even make them yourself. Nowadays forgeries are better than ever; used to be that Fenders were the easiest to fake; now it’s across the board.

@@chrisharvey5162 where can I get one in bakelite (not being sarcastic)?

What possible difference could that make? You act like you dont want to hurt the guitar's feelings. Collectible guitars should be preserved for the future. There are countless playable guitars that can be played

@@greg7656 There is some amount of truth to your opinion about my statement. I suppose I do believe an inanimate thing can become almost alive. By learning its quirks and playing it to the point that it becoming a conduit for emotion it shares some qualities to a sacred object. It’s a very old way of looking at things. Maybe you’ve never had an emotional connection with an instrument, maybe you named your guitar and talk to it at the breakfast table. I have no idea. I make no assumption. Keep in mind, I’m not trying to convince you of anything, I’m merely providing a different perspective than the super common collector’s practice. I also believe an instrument is tool made to be used. If every old guitar is preserved for the future by means of it never being used again, then they are by definition useless. Just a stuffed tiger at a museum. That just seems like a waste to me. Some people see the countless guitar collections as a respectful tribute to the past. Many musicians, including myself, see it as ending the future use of whatever instrument was collected and disrespect to the mojo that has gone into it. Again, I’m not trying to convince you of anything. It’s one of those things where either you get it or you can’t grasp it.

@@greg7656 There is some amount of truth to your opinion about my statement. I suppose I do believe an inanimate thing can become almost alive. By learning its quirks and playing it to the point that it becoming a conduit for emotion it shares some qualities to a sacred object. It’s a very old way of looking at things. Maybe you’ve never had an emotional connection with an instrument, maybe you named your guitar and talk to it at the breakfast table. I have no idea. I make no assumption. Keep in mind, I’m not trying to convince you of anything, I’m merely providing a different perspective than the super common collector’s practice. I also believe an instrument is tool made to be used. If every old guitar is preserved for the future by means of it never being used again, then they are by definition useless. Just a stuffed tiger at a museum. That just seems like a waste to me. Some people see the countless guitar collections as a respectful tribute to the past. Many musicians, including myself, see it as ending the future use of whatever instrument was collected and disrespect to the mojo that has gone into it. Again, I’m not trying to convince you of anything. It’s one of those things where either you get it or you can’t grasp it.

Unless John 5 gets there first

Yes. Just like every well known guitar player is ‘my buddy’.

Campbells guitar is a partscaster, look at it closely, all kinds of changes on that guitar, no way #2955 is original.

I mean to say 'very early 1950 Fenders"

We don't like Gibsons. Period. Go away.

Got to agree, you can put 50's parts that were laying around on a 60's guitar but how would he use 60's parts on a 50's guitar?

@@thomasz4981 you can put it on visa versa why not? Actually the owner can buy all parts seperatly on Ebay or else and put it together and have him a nice guitar. In my opinion some one part it out for instance incase he had a total refin and realise he has money dropt this one...oh no let’s part it out and make some money, so the new owner has to find him crazyness of searching to get close to original. We see this over and over. Try to find a bridge with matching serial of a broadcaster period is almost impossible. So he grab his chance on a early Tele one..so no hard deal on playability..also on the pots etc. I love to see the pu’s in close up

@@Retro.Studio I realize that, I was refering to originality. When I went back to rewatch @ 9:25 he said pots date 54th week of 1963 which doesn't make sense.

After routing gap for truss rod access they drilled hole between neck and bridge pockets...

Slotted trusted. It's a broadcaster

@@johnsmith-bk4ps It's called a truss rod, and no not necessarily. That neck pocket was sloppy as all hell and it was the first thing Norm's tech checked when he pulled the bolts. Those parts did NOT come together out of Leo's factory in 1950. They're not even from the same era, they were cut to different templates bub. As far as the rod goes, truss rods break from time to time and are replaceable, if somebody put the part there, somebody can take it out and replace it. Pain in the A$$ job, granted, but plenty do-able. You take the neck apart with a flat iron. They used hide glue back then since tite-bond hadn't been invented yet. Anybody can build a truss rod out of whatever. It's a cool ax, but not an original.

@@jomamma1750 so they were clever enough to change the truss rod but couldnt get the decal or body thickness or pots right? Your theory is out in left field. This is an Old broadcaster that's been around the block

@@johnsmith-bk4ps No my theory is solid. If it were an original the neck would fit like a glove. That neck pocket looks like some of the crap coming out of the Mexican Plant after the fire in '94. Neck pockets don't magically expand over time. What you have here is a broadcaster with a smashed neck basket case guitar siamesed with a plain jane '62 tele, and probably one with a busted truss rod to save coin, which explains the truss rod swap. That thing was built in the late 80's, early 90's, back when that old fender stuff was still pretty cheap. The amateur resto is just that. This thing was built to play not to look at. Whoever did this put the project together for $15-18 hundred and not a single dime more. Then they played it for 20 or 30 years and just played dumb when they sold it, this year, for 20 grand(or more).

@@jomamma1750 Would you change your opinion if it transpires that both pickups are from from 1950?

Exactly! And in the 60’s I would have passed on it and purchased one that was in near-to-new condition.

If you double it and adjust for inflation, you’ll have the actual value of this guitar.

I miss those days, don't you?

@@yrulooknatme I sure do!

they did date the pot they could read. did you watch the video? a 1963 pot, which means the refin happened after 63 i,m figuring. its a refinned broadcaster, i think it looks killer, i would leave it and play it, maybe tidy up the neck pocket just a tad .there are a couple other tell tale signs of a broadcaster but i,m not sharing. if this ever comes back up for sale cheap because everyone trashed it, i,m interested

@@johnsmith-bk4ps go for it! But it’s rarely about the guitar and it’s all about the fingers.

@@jfredknobloch that's an old worn out cliche. Let's see how your fingers do on a 12 dollar walmart guitar

@@johnsmith-bk4ps My fingers would do fine… I started on a Stella. Can you play a B-flat cord in the first position? Then it’s good enough…

@@jfredknobloch except it's going to sound terrible. It's not all about the fingers . I bet the lead pickup in this broadcaster sounds righteous

Yep! He bought it in 1973. It’s a composite assembled from parts from at least two other Fender guitars. The bolt-on neck seems to date from 1957, according to David Eichelbaum, a California luthier and Fender expert who has studied the guitar for decades. The Esquire decal on the headstock indicates that the neck came from the single-pickup variant of Fender’s more-popular two-pickup Telecaster. Here’s a quote from The Boss - “I strapped on my new guitar, a 1950s mutt with a Telecaster body and an Esquire neck, I’d purchased at Phil Petillo’s guitar shop for one hundred and eighty five dollars. With its wood body worn in like the piece of the cross that it was, it became the guitar that I’d play for the next 40 years. It was the best deal of my life.”

@@czedicartist8955 you're absolutely right and apologies, forgotten it was an Esquire and not a Broadcaster. It's been years since recalling the story. Looked it up again and just adding to you're already accurate description.Oh, by the way! I'm sure you've looked at the cover of " Born to Run" many, many times but did you ever notice he had a decal/sticker between the bridge & headstock pickup? You'll have to look very close but it's of a guy leaning up against a lit light post.. Boasting a Telecaster body and Esquire neck, the guitar had already undergone significant modifications by the time it landed in Springsteen’s hands (for $180!).as the story goes, it was originally owned by a record company and rigged with four pickups that could all be plugged into the sound board-giving session players the ability to earn four times what they typically would with four different versions of a guitar track.As such, there was a generous amount of wood routed out from under the pickguard, which made the guitar much lighter and perfect for “The Boss’” epic concerts. After the Springsteen bought it, Petillo added hot-wound single-coil pickups and his patented Petillo Precision Frets, which were triangular, in addition to a titanium six-saddle bridge.

Eric Clapton bought the 50s Strats that became “Blackie” from George Gruhn for $100 each.