Two years ago I had the opportunity to visit Norms shop. Not wanting to bankrupt myself, I only brought half my life savings with me in cash as we all know cash is king. What he has on display is nothing short of legendary. I was trying to control myself and shop for the best deal I could get on something truly awesome I could cherish forever. It took all the cash I had with me which was half of my retirement account, but I finally found the dream I could afford. I walked out of there smiling ear to ear and a skip in my step with not one...but TWO Fender medium heavy tortoise shell colored picks. It was a life changing experience I will never forget and my Grandchildren can pass them down to their kids as well.
@@drippinglass A Tesla is a much better car than an old Ferrari 250 GTO. Also, you will get much more drunk on a bottle of Jack than a vintage Bordeaux.
@@drippinglass your paying for the history it’s where it all began the vintage instrument will be profitable investment forever the Cs will hold its value although they look the same you can’t compare the two
Fortunately we all can celebrate his birthday on August 10th of this year. a much more upbeat way to honor the Legend. Death dates are depressing. Clarence Leonidas Fender # Legend......And he didn’t even play the guitar....But he’s in the RRHOF.
LOL on 10 year old guitars. You mean 10 year old PLAYER guitars. As I look forlornly at the Strat in the corner that now gets dusted periodically as a piece of art that I can barely play due to an uncoordinated left hand.
I've bought a few guitars from Norm's shop and he, and the staff, are incredibly helpful and great to work with. I would highly recommend his store for anyone looking for a vintage piece.
These are examples of Show Queens. These are pristine and meant to stay that way, unfortunately. And, they probably don't sound that great. The few guys who can play the best always choose olde and well played guitars because they get better the more you play them and for longer. Who wants to be the guy to scratch up the perfect museum quality instrument? Wait 20 years and get these things CHEAP.
There are NO words for that Tele,...exceptional, amazing, incredible and gorgeous pale in their descriptive form. That isn't a guitar, it is History and Art, it's Blues and Rock and Roll, it's Country and Inspiration, Bad Boys and Leather Jackets, White T-Shirts and Blue Jeans. It's America at it's glorious best. It is quite simply, stunning.
Norm: "Why hello John, wait...how did you even know this Tele came in? I haven't even finished the video." John5: "My little birds are everywhere. They whisper to me the strangest songs."
You can hear the engines starting for the race between John 5 and Bonamassa, to claim this. It's so pristine, I would only trust Norm to say it's legit.
Maybe, but the really “significant” ones always seem to have been bought by those guys (or “a really close friend”) before this channel even gets to know about them. My bet is that Norm’s price on this one may be too high even for Joe and John. Or...Joe uploaded a video to Instagram about a ‘58 ‘burst named “PJ” that he just recently bought. It may be that he needs to play a few more shows to gather the money for this one.
@@matthewjohnloren1995 yep, Joe lives nearby but I think he’s playing a few shows in Nashville ATM. But I could be wrong. Besides, like I wrote above, I’ll bet he’s already seen it, or pics, video, FaceTime, etc.
@@gooseit You are correct. None of the rare instruments are put out for sale to the "commoners" before all the "chosen one" get a bite at it first. If this guitar is on TH-cam, it is also for the promotion of the shop. I just watched the video at the moment he said "under one thousand", and I briefly thought under one thousand dollars.... lol
Around 1980, Noman came to my house early one morning to look at guitars I had for sale. I had about 50 vintage at the time. He was ruthless & no deals were made. I know there are some incredible guitar forgers out there. Some of them go as far as using period correct woods, dated parts etc. I am curious if Norm has ever bought any without knowing it was a forged guitar?
Ok - when Norm first showed that Tele, my first thought was - “Damn, Norm must be much older than I thought because his hands are crazy wrinkled!” Then, I realized he was wearing surgical gloves. Lol!!
I so wish I knew your secrets to be able to examine these relics !!!!!!!!!!!!!! To me this is real history ! Thank you so much to be able to crawl around the history with you !!
Very cool find! Pretty sure a friend of mine has an early Tele. No serial number, it is believed to be a prototype. There was a long dispute between him and Fender on this to no resolve to date. It was his fathers (Scotty Turner)
Such beautiful guitars, i love watching Norms videos but I can't help also feel sad for the owners who sold these, that so many of these guitars are so crazy beautiful but look almost unplayed and wish they were enjoyed more by the owners with more usage wear.
As a guitar builder, I totally understand that, but at the same time, I'm glad these examples do exist. Because, otherwise, we'd have none. Well over 90% of vintage guitars have been well played. It's extremely rare to find them in pristine condition like this, so these people serve a vital historical purpose. Manufacturers didn't keep perfect records back then, so these examples offer a lot of knowledge. Things like the production time and structure, like Norman touched on, hardware types, circuit variations, original unfaded colors, etc. These are museum pieces that are an important part of the historical record. All that said, what I wouldn't do to hear or even play one of these... But good lord would it scare me to even touch one. One bad pick stroke would add more wear in 1/100th of a second than it has seen over its entire 70 years.
Blows my mind that Norm just keeps finding this stuff. It almost makes me think that the guitar companies back in the day kept poor records. These things just keep showing up all over the place
@@garymitchell5899 There are tens if thousands of older men who have been hoarding guitars and other collectibles for decades. It's not surprising to see guitars popping up.
An Epiphone Professional with matching amp was my first decent personal rig. Sold it when I was a college student to go to Europe. This example is cleaner than the one that got away. 👍
@@rikkousa three months in the French Alps was a good cultural exchange, as was my highschool experience of a summer in Rio. Didn't travel much after that. The old Epiphone Professional served me well but the lack of a bridge pickup left me wanting classic rock tones that I couldn't get.
0942 is an early number anyway, but in my database I have Telecasters with even lower numbers: 0267 from 1952, 0747 from 1952, 0791 from 1953, 0910 from 1951. The latter from the same year as Norm's Tele.
Norm- years ago at Rumble Seat Music in Ithaca, NY I played a 1951 Tele neck date April 1951. It had a Tele decal. Also had the blend control with no real tone control. Best sounding Tele I have ever played. Went back to buy it the next day for $10,000 and it had already been shipped to Nashville:)
from "The FIRST EVER FENDER TELECASTER!!" in the title of this video, to "Has to be in the first batch of Telecasters, one of the earliest". Right! AHA. Talk about "out of control" and "ridiculous".
People can build anything nowday's,... a guitar... or a "57" Chevrolet from the ground up,... gotta love the picture of the original owner,...right....... it's all about money.........
He said possibly the first telecaster. The name telecaster on the guitar. As he stated before earlier series numbers the name broadcaster was cut off and they just use the Fender logo which gave them the nickname of no caster. Later they added the word telecaster and this might be one of the first few hundred guitars that got the telecaster logo.
I heard there's a Japanese " Billionaire " who collects rare, vintage guitars. I'll bet Norm could turn that guy into a " Millionaire " on the sale of that 51' Telecaster !
@@brandonanderson2066 I don’t think it would be a neck swap. Due to the fact they date match and sign them with the bodies in pencil it would be pretty hard to neck swap that.
I HAVE SOME OLD EPIPHONE GUITARS WITH THE NEW YORK PICK UPS / ZEPHERS N STUFF I HAVE A SET OF 1958 TELECASTER PICKUPS YOUR TELE LOOKS GREAT NORM, ALWAYS THE VERY BEST SHIT I GOTTA GET A 'KING OF LA T' YOU'RE A WALNUT NORM AND MAYBE THE 1st ONE EVER MADE IT'S A WONDER TO HEAR AND SEE NORMAN HARRIS DO HIS THING I ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042
Damn Norm, you made me drool all over my boots🤨 and left me speechless. I’ll be walking around all day just muttering WOW to myself... (Thank you for sharing those treasures with all of us!)
So a 70 year old Tele.....and yet the design looks just like they do today, talk about getting it right the first time. Think about a 70 year old car compared to today....
Correct. Fender basically massed produced the bridge plates and all were stamped in a chronological order. The techs grabbed a plate and popped it on to the guitar. I’ve got an 88 tele but the bridge plate is stamped 84. The date for mine is on the neck in the join. Still....nice guitar.
so....clickbait. You don't know it's the first one. In the video you say "one of the first, if not the first", the description says "one of the first", so your web person thought "that's not going to bring the clicks, I'll stretch the truth a bit". Just let it be "one of the first", it's a sweet guitar, most people coming to watch want it, don't go lying about it.
Very nice. Looks like the wrong necknplate screws - they were flat heads in that time. The ash trays came out of a bin which is why the mix in on the ash tray number between nocaster and telecaster. What were the body and neck dates?
Two years ago I had the opportunity to visit Norms shop. Not wanting to bankrupt myself, I only brought half my life savings with me in cash as we all know cash is king. What he has on display is nothing short of legendary. I was trying to control myself and shop for the best deal I could get on something truly awesome I could cherish forever. It took all the cash I had with me which was half of my retirement account, but I finally found the dream I could afford. I walked out of there smiling ear to ear and a skip in my step with not one...but TWO Fender medium heavy tortoise shell colored picks. It was a life changing experience I will never forget and my Grandchildren can pass them down to their kids as well.
Remember to keep them in MINT condition….
Your are an idiot dude!
Lol! So relatable
Pre CBS?
Those celluloid picks are actually really fucking good. Definitely my favorite.
John 5 and Joe Bonamassa are currently fighting in Norm's park lot over who gets the Telecaster!
If anyone deserves the first tele, it's John 5. Dude is cuckoo for blackguards.
Then Frank Stallone comes out of nowhere and sucker punches them both for the win....Frank then gets his brother to buy him the guitar.
I don’t understand paying more for old guitars. The CS will make you a new one for 10’s of thousands less money.
@@drippinglass A Tesla is a much better car than an old Ferrari 250 GTO.
Also, you will get much more drunk on a bottle of Jack than a vintage Bordeaux.
@@drippinglass your paying for the history it’s where it all began the vintage instrument will be profitable investment forever the Cs will hold its value although they look the same you can’t compare the two
I can imagine John 5 stumbling over his room of telecasters just to get to the phone 🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣
John 5 doesn't play telecasters. He plays Les Paul's that want to be telecasters.
Joe B might beat him to the punch
@D0PEF1END I get it, John 5 is your man crush. It's ok dude.
@D0PEF1END he sold more records than you ever will, who cares if he's "overrated".
RIP Leo Fender.. died March 21 1991..( today)
Fortunately we all can celebrate his birthday on August 10th of this year. a much more upbeat way to honor the Legend. Death dates are depressing. Clarence Leonidas Fender # Legend......And he didn’t even play the guitar....But he’s in the RRHOF.
RIP Leo Fender
Nun uh it's 2021 not 1991
Nah, that wasn't today! For one 1991 was thirty-years ago!
Today 30 years ago is what the comment clearly meant you absolute pedants
All these guitars and I'm most excited he finally got a table!
Very good observation. Rather than dragging those cases over the floor...
@@fabiogasperini5868 or balancing on a wobbly bar stool lol
Literally my first thought on sight of the first case.
Cut to John 5 blowing red lights to get to Norms.
and busting into the store like the koolaid man lol
Exactly what I thought when I saw this lol
And Joe bonamassa cutting him off in the parking lot
🤣
John 5 and Bonamassa wants to know your location
This is a man who truly loves what he does, something most of us mere mortals don't get to do!
@Ki ̇No put in work? he just has the money to buy expensive guitars and re sell them dont sell bullshit
Making money you mean....?
@Richard Moore you'd be surprised, get your head out of your ass.
This is an exceptional guitar. That condition for something that old is just unheard of. Hell, 10 year old guitars in that condition is rare.
LOL on 10 year old guitars. You mean 10 year old PLAYER guitars. As I look forlornly at the Strat in the corner that now gets dusted periodically as a piece of art that I can barely play due to an uncoordinated left hand.
I've bought a few guitars from Norm's shop and he, and the staff, are incredibly helpful and great to work with. I would highly recommend his store for anyone looking for a vintage piece.
Much too expensive and is why he bought guitars from us to sell to you, mental case.
What would the guitar world be without a Norm Harris? The Boss!
Once a guitar salesman, always a guitar salesman.
"it could be" "it's possibly"....I have a picture of 2 old ladies holding it. It's legit af.
This has got to be the coolest, most beautiful Tele I've even seen.
Nice to look at, but it would be even more of an honor if we could hear someone play these wonderful instruments!
These are examples of Show Queens. These are pristine and meant to stay that way, unfortunately. And, they probably don't sound that great. The few guys who can play the best always choose olde and well played guitars because they get better the more you play them and for longer. Who wants to be the guy to scratch up the perfect museum quality instrument? Wait 20 years and get these things CHEAP.
I played a late 50s Tele before. It was the best sounding and feeling guitar I have ever played. I have been playing guitar for about 22 years.
Incredible!!
You should buy the Tele Fujita -san! You would do it justice for sure.
@@DW-xt7vz i 2nd that ! And it would make a great video TOMO
It would be rude of you not to buy it ;)
Guitar Wisdom!
Tomoooooo lol
That is amazing I can probably buy a car for what it cost
The perks of being a vampire: eventually selling a guitar to Norm.
@Evan Hodge Is it?
@@TheRealCaptainFreedom hahaha.
😆🤣🤣
There are NO words for that Tele,...exceptional, amazing, incredible and gorgeous pale in their descriptive form. That isn't a guitar, it is History and Art, it's Blues and Rock and Roll, it's Country and Inspiration, Bad Boys and Leather Jackets, White T-Shirts and Blue Jeans. It's America at it's glorious best. It is quite simply, stunning.
very nice reproduction
Love seeing norm riding the wave, chillin, excited about what he does.
Mark got excited about the new guitarist also. Norm's the only one left that cares.
Of course,he’s gonna make a ton off those 3 guitars! I’d be excited too.
Ka-ching$$$$$
I'm still in love with that 51 Tele a year later
Norm: "Why hello John, wait...how did you even know this Tele came in? I haven't even finished the video."
John5: "My little birds are everywhere. They whisper to me the strangest songs."
Thanks for finding my baby! Of course I'd love to hear how it sounds!
You can hear the engines starting for the race between John 5 and Bonamassa, to claim this. It's so pristine, I would only trust Norm to say it's legit.
What if he’s been scamming everyone for years?
Maybe, but the really “significant” ones always seem to have been bought by those guys (or “a really close friend”) before this channel even gets to know about them. My bet is that Norm’s price on this one may be too high even for Joe and John. Or...Joe uploaded a video to Instagram about a ‘58 ‘burst named “PJ” that he just recently bought. It may be that he needs to play a few more shows to gather the money for this one.
joe has the advantage he lives nearby
i just tweeted this video and tagged joe bonamassa and john 5.
@@matthewjohnloren1995 yep, Joe lives nearby but I think he’s playing a few shows in Nashville ATM. But I could be wrong. Besides, like I wrote above, I’ll bet he’s already seen it, or pics, video, FaceTime, etc.
Wow...amazing to see the condition of these instruments...TIME HAS BEEN GOOD THESE BEAUTIES.
I think the Professional combo was the coolest thing here. That's a work of forgotten art.
Guy who designed that second Epiphone guitar: "It looks so nice with this cherry finish. Let's put an awful pickguard all over it".
It looks like a bdsm thing
...and let's use one that doesn't quite fit :)
I don't completely hate it but it's definitely a very strange aesthetic decision. The controls being up top are more weird to me
It probably had to do with cost or a f up .
But it makes the guitar incredibly unique . And that's what brings the $$$$ .
They couldn't give them away at the time but now they're treasure.
Bonamassa will be on that Tele
He'll break out in night sweats after seeing this video.
@thesaunders8 @@Philip_Taylor Naw, I'm sure Joe got a call before this video even hit. The big guns have the inside track on guitars like this.
@@gooseit You are correct. None of the rare instruments are put out for sale to the "commoners" before all the "chosen one" get a bite at it first. If this guitar is on TH-cam, it is also for the promotion of the shop. I just watched the video at the moment he said "under one thousand", and I briefly thought under one thousand dollars.... lol
@@gooseit cause the big guns only ones who can afford. Any real player knows tone in fingers and soul.
Around 1980, Noman came to my house early one morning to look at guitars I had for sale. I had about 50 vintage at the time. He was ruthless & no deals were made. I know there are some incredible guitar forgers out there. Some of them go as far as using period correct woods, dated parts etc. I am curious if Norm has ever bought any without knowing it was a forged guitar?
Ok - when Norm first showed that Tele, my first thought was - “Damn, Norm must be much older than I thought because his hands are crazy wrinkled!” Then, I realized he was wearing surgical gloves. Lol!!
I thought he was changing skin or something...
Me too.lol
Those are burger king gloves...
@@TheChzoronzon Same here man !!
I mean really what are the gloves for ? They are not going to melt if you touch them!
0:07: Norman Harris found the first ever guitarist (the handsome gentleman on the left in red and white)
Norm always finds the best stuff ✌️
I so wish I knew your secrets to be able to examine these relics !!!!!!!!!!!!!! To me this is real history ! Thank you so much to be able to crawl around the history with you !!
That tele looks almost brand new. Incredible!
That thing is so clean. Not even broken in yet.
And it probably never will be
Wow!! Beautiful! 😭😍😍
I bet you would really like to have that Tele.! Pay Norm a visit and he'll let you play it. If you do it will add value to it.
Bet ya Keith Richards would be interested in that Tele
Your F-ing kiddin me! That Telecaster is the cleanest thing I've EVER seen!
Amazing that Norm is still locating these great "Finds" for over 45 years !
No it's not, they are everywhere. You are just lazy or too broke?
money talks
Good to see. Better to hear.
I expect a video tomorrow of John 5 buying that Tele.
Haha I think he's planning a robbery him and Marilyn dressed as Batman and robin🐪
Lol,but ... you're right
There new song lyrics go......how much is that telecaster in the window the one with the g bender👁️
LOL, I was surprised it wasn’t a video of Joe Bonamassa buying it.
Maybe there will be a brawl, Mr diversity vs Mr Blues. WWF style
I can't comprehend buying a new guitar and just storing it away in its case!
Very cool find! Pretty sure a friend of mine has an early Tele. No serial number, it is believed to be a prototype. There was a long dispute between him and Fender on this to no resolve to date. It was his fathers (Scotty Turner)
It belongs in a museum!! -Indy
Such beautiful guitars, i love watching Norms videos but I can't help also feel sad for the owners who sold these, that so many of these guitars are so crazy beautiful but look almost unplayed and wish they were enjoyed more by the owners with more usage wear.
As a guitar builder, I totally understand that, but at the same time, I'm glad these examples do exist. Because, otherwise, we'd have none. Well over 90% of vintage guitars have been well played. It's extremely rare to find them in pristine condition like this, so these people serve a vital historical purpose.
Manufacturers didn't keep perfect records back then, so these examples offer a lot of knowledge. Things like the production time and structure, like Norman touched on, hardware types, circuit variations, original unfaded colors, etc. These are museum pieces that are an important part of the historical record.
All that said, what I wouldn't do to hear or even play one of these... But good lord would it scare me to even touch one. One bad pick stroke would add more wear in 1/100th of a second than it has seen over its entire 70 years.
Absolutely wonderful Norm.
All I can think of: “those Bridge saddle screws would kill my hand”
Norm, you are an American treasure, thanks for another informative video!
Old guitars are meant to be played, but I hope that whoever gets that Tele preserves it. It’s our history.
Not really. Not everything old is history. It's a mass produced Wal-Mart of the fifties guitar.
Come and get it John!
Blows my mind that Norm just keeps finding this stuff. It almost makes me think that the guitar companies back in the day kept poor records. These things just keep showing up all over the place
They probably did. Back then they were not collectable.
I suspect the owners find him. How would he know who and where they are, for a start?
@@garymitchell5899 There are tens if thousands of older men who have been hoarding guitars and other collectibles for decades. It's not surprising to see guitars popping up.
just wanna say I love your Gristle King pedal!
The same way Wal-Mart keeps poor records of the blenders it sells.
That's a late 50's TELE!!!! Thanks for sharing! Flathead screws give it away. Amazing my friend!
Ya'll should make a poll on whether john 5 or joe bonamassa gets this first
Gotta love Norm's excitement for this stuff, it's infectious.
Clue: he sells stuff.
An Epiphone Professional with matching amp was my first decent personal rig. Sold it when I was a college student to go to Europe. This example is cleaner than the one that got away. 👍
Did the upper knobs get in the way. It looks like they are right where you put your palm.
@@guitarocd9984 I'm a palm muter, and those nobs were never in the way for me. 👍
Ok
@@rikkousa three months in the French Alps was a good cultural exchange, as was my highschool experience of a summer in Rio. Didn't travel much after that. The old Epiphone Professional served me well but the lack of a bridge pickup left me wanting classic rock tones that I couldn't get.
Incredible Telecaster!! So what is a player expected to do?! Play it or put it in a display case?
0942 is an early number anyway, but in my database I have Telecasters with even lower numbers: 0267 from 1952, 0747 from 1952, 0791 from 1953, 0910 from 1951. The latter from the same year as Norm's Tele.
Yeah I agree. It's probably the serial number from the specific Telecaster line rather than the crossover from the Broadcaster/Nocaster production.
And he would know that...clickbait..
Wow that's Beautiful
Countdown until John 5 buys that Tele...
you mean Joe Bonamassa
Suppose the countdown starts at 5..
Thank you once in a lifetime look at a great guitar the fender was my favorite
That Tele...he paid a lot, and you can too!
It's a frankintele
Norm- years ago at Rumble Seat Music in Ithaca, NY I played a 1951 Tele neck date April 1951. It had a Tele decal. Also had the blend control with no real tone control. Best sounding Tele I have ever played. Went back to buy it the next day for $10,000 and it had already been shipped to Nashville:)
Can lemmo demo the crazy switches on the professional?
That tele is to die for Norm !! Sweetness!
That telecaster looks exactly like the one off pawn star's the pawn shop in Las Vegas NV
That’s some museum quality shįt! Really cool.
from "The FIRST EVER FENDER TELECASTER!!" in the title of this video, to "Has to be in the first batch of Telecasters, one of the earliest". Right! AHA. Talk about "out of control" and "ridiculous".
and in the same video, "probably" the first walnut ES ever made. just his guess of course
“Don’t Believe The Hype!” . . . . . . .especially when it comes from a “salesman!”☺️
Beautiful sexy guitars 👍
Nice guitars, sold by snake oil salesmen.
People can build anything nowday's,... a guitar... or a "57" Chevrolet from the ground up,... gotta love the picture of the original owner,...right....... it's all about money.........
He said possibly the first telecaster. The name telecaster on the guitar. As he stated before earlier series numbers the name broadcaster was cut off and they just use the Fender logo which gave them the nickname of no caster. Later they added the word telecaster and this might be one of the first few hundred guitars that got the telecaster logo.
Nornan "Machine" Harris, is this the very best Guitar Man. Amazing!
I heard there's a Japanese " Billionaire " who collects rare, vintage guitars. I'll bet Norm could turn that guy into a " Millionaire " on the sale of that 51' Telecaster !
Wow - that Telecaster is amazing!
I get that he is a salesman but that’s a bold claim that can never be proven true or false given the way fender built them.
Wow! Great video overall. Thanks Norm for sharing!
Couldn’t someone ask for a telecaster decal for their no caster if they had the pickup rewound by fender? Just an idea.
Thinking the same. Or even a neck swap at some point.
@@brandonanderson2066 I don’t think it would be a neck swap. Due to the fact they date match and sign them with the bodies in pencil it would be pretty hard to neck swap that.
If it seems too good to be true....its fake. Let's see some top people verify it, besides good old Norm.
This is awesome--- Thank you so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not crazy about the way they partially covered the f-holes with the pickguard on the epiphone professional
Was thinking along similar lines
That telecaster is amazing!
I'll take that telecaster but only if you "relic" it for me. LOL
ya know i bet there are assholes with more money than brains that would do such a thing.
@@joeypinter9011 for sure
@@joeypinter9011 Probably.
Haha if Yngwie buys it it will be scalloped 🙈😅
Fantastic beautiful
I HAVE SOME OLD EPIPHONE GUITARS WITH THE NEW YORK PICK UPS / ZEPHERS N STUFF
I HAVE A SET OF 1958 TELECASTER PICKUPS
YOUR TELE LOOKS GREAT NORM, ALWAYS THE VERY BEST SHIT
I GOTTA GET A 'KING OF LA T'
YOU'RE A WALNUT NORM AND MAYBE THE 1st ONE EVER MADE
IT'S A WONDER TO HEAR AND SEE NORMAN HARRIS DO HIS THING
I ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION
CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042
He Is the only one that can do it now nobody else there knows anything. Jen even helps the guys.
I can't wait for guitar of the day. Here we have a yellow fender with two knobs.
Happy birthday Carlos !
Guitar Ocd
HA HA
A YELLOW FENDER 2 KNOBS
Damn Norm, you made me drool all over my boots🤨 and left me speechless. I’ll be walking around all day just muttering WOW to myself...
(Thank you for sharing those treasures with all of us!)
Bonamassa bought it seconds after video went live 😂
You know it’s an important guitar when Norm puts on the gloves.
Title is FIRST EVER - then the immediate comment he makes is "well one of them maybe..." Nice click bait.
It's norm tho so I'll welcome his click bait.
It says,"POSSIBLY".
🙂✌❤
4:42 the horn honking is Joe Bonamassa cutting off 4 lanes of traffic to snag the Tele.
At first I'm like, "Man, the skin on Norm's fingers looks gnarly," Then I realized he's wearing gloves. Duh.
I’m so glad I can build my own. 😊
So a 70 year old Tele.....and yet the design looks just like they do today, talk about getting it right the first time. Think about a 70 year old car compared to today....
That thought stream crossed my mind too haha
That tele is gorgeous
Hasn't this already been proven to be incorrect? The Tele in question was aged by it's serial number only which is inaccurate. Still cool though.
Correct. Fender basically massed produced the bridge plates and all were stamped in a chronological order. The techs grabbed a plate and popped it on to the guitar.
I’ve got an 88 tele but the bridge plate is stamped 84. The date for mine is on the neck in the join.
Still....nice guitar.
Can’t wait to get out and visit!
The tele has John 5 written all over it.
Holy hell I could pass out just stepping in your shop...
so....clickbait. You don't know it's the first one. In the video you say "one of the first, if not the first", the description says "one of the first", so your web person thought "that's not going to bring the clicks, I'll stretch the truth a bit". Just let it be "one of the first", it's a sweet guitar, most people coming to watch want it, don't go lying about it.
go back to reddit
He always "over-sells" it, no matter the guitar.
Love to hear these guitars.
Shameless clickbait title.
Is it not one of the first teles?
@@jakethompson4309 Does the title not say THE FIRST?
apparently it's impossible to be 100% sure, according to the serial number it's one of the very firsts, if not the first
@@Philip_Taylor It says,"POSSIBLY".
🙂✌❤
@HomeSchooler94 How did you not see it says, "POSSIBLY"?🙂✌❤
that 51 is gorgeous! You're the man Norm!
Gathering all of the worlds rarest instruments before the final collapse…
....of the world
I don't think I've ever seen norm sell so hard
So basically in words of Nigel tufnel - it can't be Played.
Don't even look at it!!
This would look great next to my 1951 Fender Precision bass #0014. Also in see-through blonde. Same Tele head too.
That is almost definitely not the first Telecaster
Definition of provenance
1 : origin, source
2 : the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature
Seems like we're getting in to high quality fakes .... ?
Huh?
@@Skkyyyyyyyyyyy he said fakes
Very nice. Looks like the wrong necknplate screws - they were flat heads in that time. The ash trays came out of a bin which is why the mix in on the ash tray number between nocaster and telecaster. What were the body and neck dates?