telebob

That's a copper. Fender first introduced copper for teles with the Esquire in '52 (I think). It was a custom order item. Interestingly, it was a DuPont car paint. It has a bakelite pickguard and white tortise shell pickup covers. Copper is pretty unusual on the 52 RI's and I've only see a few.

I used to be a severly addicted gearhead. I was lucky - it eventually subsided and went away. Now I have all the tools I'll ever need to do my job. I still buy guitars or new gear once in a while but what I have will cover all the bases. I do have my favorites though... Left - My '99 Relic tele. One of the last Vince Cunetto did for Fender. Right - My '98 52 Reissue with Harmonic Design Vintage+ pickups.

Thank you. I misspelled monAstEry. I'm a little peeved about that...

Hi all. My name is Bob McLeod and I'm a guitarist in Alameda, California. I got serious about music in my late teens, spent the next ten years or so in and out of bands, spent about the next twenty years studying at the Living Room Guitar Monestary, playing, writing and learning a small bit about music. I'm not much of a songwriter - I'm not prolific at all and it takes a lot of time for me to craft a tune. Music comes much easier to me than lyrics. I do have a knack for arranging though. I retired from the working world two years ago and have used the time to work on an album which I expect to complete within the next few months. I hope I can make some small contribution to the forum. Thanks, Bob