Fender Custom Shop 2020 Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Broadcaster Relic Aged Nocaster Blonde (Pre-Owned)
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Fender changed the music world forever in October 1950 with the first dual-pickup electric Spanish guitar—the Broadcaster®. The instrument vaulted Fender into the mainstream of electric guitar, with gorgeous features and smart innovations including an ash body with a translucent blonde nitrocellulose finish, sturdy maple neck with rear-installed truss rod for solid stability (with a walnut “skunk stripe”), single-ply black phenolic pickguard, two loud-and-clear pickups and versatile wiring for three distinctive tone settings. Revolutionary as it was, however, the Broadcaster was short lived—produced only for a couple months until January 1951 because of an already-existing trademark on the name held by the Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Now, for 2020 alone, the Custom Shop has resurrected this famously rare guitar in honor of its 70th anniversary. The Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Broadcaster has a two-piece select ash body with off-center seam, available in four different Custom Shop aging packages—NOS Time Capsule, Journeyman Relic®, Relic and Heavy Relic—all finished in the original “flash coat” lacquer. The one-piece rift-sawn maple neck has a 1950 Broadcaster profile, 7.25”-9.5” vintage compound-radius fingerboard and 21 medium vintage frets. Other features include hand-wound ’50-’51 Blackguard pickups with ’51 modded “Nocaster” wiring (similar to the original, with blender pot and slightly brighter rhythm setting in the neck position).
Condition Report
At guitarguitar, we award our used gear a grade from 1-5 according to its overall condition, with 5 being the best.
This item was appraised as follows:
Body: 4 out of 5 - Item shows some mild and/or minor signs of use such as superficial swirling or hazing to the finish. There are no substantial dings, dents or scuffs which break the finish
Neck: 4 out of 5 - The frets are in good order and the instrument plays cleanly and intonates accurately across the fingerboard.
Additional Information: This Fender has come to us in great condition with only some light pick marks across the pick guard and some very light hazing.
Accessories Included with this item are as follows: Hard case.
We photograph each pre-owned item/instrument individually using a professional quality photography setup to make sure you see detailed, high-resolution images which you can zoom into and explore. We take care to photograph any features, wear, tear, or modifications you might want to see before you make the decision to buy.
All of our pre-owned instruments are covered by our 12-month warranty and have been inspected, play-tested, and set up before resale.
Specification
| Body | 2-Piece Lightweight Select Ash |
| Neck | Maple |
| Neck Shape | '50 Broadcaster "U" |
| Fingerboard | Maple |
| Scale | 25.5" |
| Radius | 7.25" - 9.5" Compound |
| Frets | 21, Medium Vintage |
| Nut | Bone |
| Nut Width | 1.63" |
| Pickups | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 set |
| Controls | Volume, Blend, Toggle Switch |
| Bridge | 3-Saddle '50 Broadcaster with Brass Saddles |
| Tuners | Vintage Style |
