1959-64 Fender Telecaster

1959-64 Fender Telecaster "Pre-CBS"

The 2nd Generation Telecaster continued after the CBS aquisition until 1983

 

Chasing the Dragon: The Magical Mystery of Jimmy Page’s Painted Telecaster | Fender Guitars

• The original 1959 Telecaster's first owner was Jeff Beck, who gifted it to Jimmy Page in 1966, as a thank you for recommending him to the Yardbirds when Page couldn't take the gig. Page then briefly joined the band and played the guitar with them (he can be seen with it in the nightclub scene in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blow Up)

 

• MIRROR TELECASTER
  • In February 1967, possibly inspired by Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett, he added eight round mirrors to the body of the guitar.

 

The DRAGON

• In mid-1967 he decided to remove the mirrors, strip the instrument down to bare wood and, drawing on his art school training, repaint it himself, turning the guitar into the version known as the "Dragon"
• The Dragon Telecaster was one of the primary guitars used on Led Zeppelin I released on 12 January 1969
  • “Dazed and Confused”
  • “Good Times Bad Times”
  • “Communication Breakdown”
  • “How Many More Times”
  • “You Shook Me”

https://youtu.be/IC6SwzXvyzw

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FENDER PRODUCTION MODELS - Unlike the “exact” Fender Custom Shop reproductions, the production models include: a custom “Oval C”-shaped maple neck; ’50s Tele two-piece body; top-loader bridge for through-body or top-load stringing; custom single-coil pickups; lacquer finish; vintage tweed case with eight round mirrors (a tribute to the custom treatment Jimmy applied to the guitar); black coil cable; satin lacquer finish over a reproduction of Jimmy Page’s iconic artwork; a deluxe black case and red coil cable

 

• 2019 Fender Artist Series Jimmy Page Telecaster "Dragon" MIM Model #: 0146230721 MSRP $1499 > $1200 GARBAGE…

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• Model Name Jimmy Page Telecaster®
• Model #0146230721 

• Country Of Origin Mexico

 

• Body Shape Telecaster®
• Body 2-Piece Ash
• Body Finish Gloss Urethane
• Reproduction of Jimmy Page’s iconic artwork on Body
• Pickguard Custom Refractive Material under Clear

 

• Neck Material Maple
• Neck Finish Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape Jimmy Page Custom "Oval C"
• Fingerboard Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets 21
• Frets Size Vintage
• Position Inlays White Dots
• String Nut Bone
• Nut Width 1.650" (42 mm)
• Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm)
• Truss Rods Vintage-Style Heel Adjust

 

• Bridge 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Threaded Steel Saddles Top-Load or Strings-Through-Body

 

• Tuning Machines Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
  • https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/0047912049--fender-vintage-style-guitar-tuning-machines-nickel
  • https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-hardware/tuning-machines/solid-peghead-guitar-tuning-machines/kluson-6-on-plate-deluxe-series-tuners-single-line/

 

• Jimmy Page Signature on back of headstock
• Silver  “Fender”, Black “Telecaster” Spaghetti logo

 

• Neck Plate 4-Bolt with Jimmy Page Signature

 

• Bridge Pickup Jimmy Page Custom '59 Tele
• Neck Pickup Jimmy Page Custom '59 Tele

 

• Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

 

• Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
• Control Knobs Knurled Flat-Top
• Control Plate - Chrome

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/0992058000--fender-telecaster-control-plate

 

• Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
• Strings Fender® USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Included Vintage-Style Hardshell Case

The Mach Five Guitar is a 2024 Custom Jimmy Page "Dragon" ‘59 Telecaster   Model #0146230721  SN MXN01783

Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (London 1969 Live Good Quality)

Jimmy Page Tells the Mystical Story of His '59 Telecaster in Animated Short | Den of Geek

Jimmy Page's Guitars: A Short History