Thanks to all who answered, or posted pics- great looking bunch o' Teles. Let's keep that list growing!
#21 is installed on a '54 body (with all certainty, one of the very last blackguard Teles made) and '56 neck- the original probably gave out somewhere along its long journey. This guitar was owned by Larry Flowers, and played in his group by himself and (I believe?) Bernie Leadon, on occasion. From the middle '60s to '75, it was played by a virtual who's who of the budding SoCal country rock scene. John Beland purchased this one from Larry after John's was stolen on tour. John had the binding added, painted it brown, and arranged for Gene to put the bender in. John also started collecting the autographs of all he played with on it. No way of knowing how many gigs it's played, how many recordings it's featured on, or even how many times you've heard it before and not realized it! I consider myself only the current carekeeper, as I'm lucky enough to just squeeze an occasional lick out of this; licks and notes that all the previous talent played into it.
