Hi Guys,
I sure would like some help with this guitar.
I have a Thinline Telecaster with an odd set up that I'd like some help identifying.
According to the serial number 398540 this may be a 1972 or 73.
From some info I have gleaned eslewhere on the web and other forums the pups are not original, nor is the pickguard.
I got what I beleive to be the original pups and pickguard with the guitar. The pickguard is a multi-ply pearly thing but is so badly warped I doubt that it can used any longer.
The odd thing is the controls.
Take a look at these pictures (sorry they are not the best but my good camera is on the fritz)
My questions are - did somebody mod this to have these controls? or were there some that came from the factory this way?
The guitar is not for sale but I would like to have some idea of value for iinsurance purposes. How and where does one go about getting something like this appraised?
Any info will be greatly appreciated
BTW - the guitar sounds and plays amazing! I'm running it through a Hughes & Kettner Matrix 100 and it rocks!:
thanks!
Steve