The Telecasters - 1974 Telecaster Deluxe
My first Telecaster was actually given to me by an old friend, Bob Hynes, who I used to work with in New Hampshire. When we were rehearsing for my annual music party (The Rites of Spring) Bob mentioned he was interested in getting a guitar so we went out the next weekend to see what was available. We ran across this 1974 Fender Telecaster Deluxe in Daddy's Music Store down close to the Massachusetts state line. It was modified but Bob didn't really care about that so he ended up making the buy (I may have played a part in that decision... that's the same trip that I found my Gibson ES-345 at the same store...). The added switches are for phase in/out and output boost (parallel/series). The case has the name "Winslow Grey" stencilled on it so it was aptly named "Winslow". Bob played it for a few years and then other priorities took precedence. When I asked him about it years later he simply shipped it off to me saying "Give it a good home." That's what I'm doing, though, as far as I'm concerned, it's only on loan.
The black, Tolex Fender case with the guitar is the original case.
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