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Old August 31st, 2008, 04:18 AM   #24 (permalink)
Telemarkman
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Originally Posted by opdev1 View Post
I did not realize Roy Nichols.... very cool to know.
While he also used a whiteguard, his most iconic Tele was a white one with a black guard.

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Originally Posted by FredDairy
James Burton's '53 Telecaster was a blackguard but he converted it. That IMO is the most important telecaster in rock an droll history and it was both a black guard and a white guard.
I agree about most important Telecaster in rock and roll, but as you say, it's not originally a whiteguard ...

Most iconic ORIGINAL whiteguard to me is Steve Croppers 1963 white blonde Tele.

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Originally Posted by opdev1
PS,

I was originally thinking 50's WG's but I was not specific in the original post.
No, you weren't, and since a lot of iconic whiteguards were typical 60's Teles, so ...
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