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.