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Not going to lie: there are FIVE rare (and spectacular) vintage Telecasters visible in this shot from a visit to my friend's collection. HOWEVER...can I please request that you confine your attention to the one in the middle...just for a second! 😉

1969 Fender Rosewood Telecaster.

The all Rosewood Tele was made famous when Fender gifted the original to George Harrison, and George can be seen playing it in the famous Beatles' "Rooftop Concert" atop 3 Saville Row, on 30th January, 1969.

I have seen several MIJ reissues of this model, and even a few Custom Shop shop versions...but this is my first "real" Rosewood Tele.

"She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes"

When Lord Byron penned this verse in 1832, I am almost positive he was referring to my 1993 Gibson Nighthawk Custom.

1965 Epiphone Casino in RoyalTan. Another rare beauty from my visit on the weekend to my friend's collection:

We aren't sure who "BH" was, but who and where ever s/he is I am sure this guitar is the "I should never have sold that one" story they tell their friends… 😉

My "new" 2014 Gibson R9.

After a bad experience with a 13 lb LP Custom back in the '80s, it took me over 30 years to get interested in Les Pauls again.

Read the full(ish) story of my love/hate relationship with the Les Paul over the last few decades here:

1968 Fender Telecaster in Paisley finish.

Another rare beauty spotted on my visit to a friend's collection this past weekend.

I made a casual photo visit to my buddy's collection yesterday where I saw (and got to play!) some absolutely wonderful guitars.

I will share more of what I saw throughout the week (in ascending order of awesomeness! 😉), but since it is Monday I am compelled by Instagram hashtag law to start with this beautiful condition 1966 Fender Mustang in (Daphne) Blue finish.

It may be one of the more humble guitars in my friend's collection, but one thing that makes it extra awesome is that he also has the MATCHING MUSTANG BASS to go with it! swipe left.

Photo dump from my recent visit to The Twelfth Fret, Toronto.

Does it need to be vintage to be great? Hell no!

Case in point: this reissue Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul TV Junior VOS, on loan from my buddy @tomgibson3783, is one of those guitars that makes me sound good even on my worst day. And when the guitar helps me sound good I actually play better.

An all Fender FenderFriday:

1998 CustomShop '60 Custom Telecaster 1962 Tremolux 1959 Princeton 1965 Vibrolux 1965 Champ 1961 Concert 1965 VibroChamp 1968 ProReverb 1959 Harvard 1964 Bassman 1964 Champ

Straps by Tom's Vintage Straps

Here is GlowFlake™, my 2007 Fender Custom Shop gold Sparkle '60 Relic Stratocaster, in one of the photos from today's reel.

The amps are a trio of transitional Fenders: 1963 tuxedo Princeton 1964 tuxedo Bassman 1964 5F1 Champ

Falcon Friday courtesy of my pal Tom Gibson and his 2008 125th Anniversary Gretch White Flacon

1959 Gibson ES-330 TD

Owned by Chris String of Toronto's Union Sound Company recording studios.

Instagram reel:

Who doesn't love a nice juicy slice of watermelon?🍉

1960 Gibson ES355 with factory Bigsby and mono wiring, twin PAFs, large guard, and "watermelon" cherry finish.

Photographed for "ES Believers" by Vic DaPra and David Plues, available now.

Outtakes from today's Instagram reel.

Spaghetti for breakfast? Why not! 🍝It's a very special #TeleTuesday with this lovely 1965 #Fender #Telecaster in original blonde finish and pre-CBS style spaghetti logo decal.

Photographed at dlott65 & chriswstringer8 's #UnionSound23 guitar meetup.

1953 Fender Telecaster and 1950s Mason amp, owned by Chris Stringer, Toronto, Canada, and photographed for the Official Guitar Logs 2022 calendar.

Just testing something out.

1993 Gibson Nighthawk Custom

1965 Traynor Bass Mate amp

A few shots from my recent trip to Folkway Music in Waterloo, Canada.

1956 Les Paul Junior

2006 Gibson R7 Aged

1967 Gibson Trini Lopez Standard

2 x 1967 Fender Coronados

Brand new Brown Bear Jr. model. Handcrafted by luthier Jesse Brown in Kitchener, Canada.