Famous Whiteguards

opdev1 · August 30th, 2008, 09:18 PM

We know about many famous blackguards

Springsteen - Esquire
Keef - Tele
Roy - Nancy
Campbell - Broadcaster

+ lots of others.

Are there any iconic whiteguard teles?

milocj · August 30th, 2008, 09:22 PM

Steve Cropper's?

pignose · August 30th, 2008, 09:38 PM

Joe Strummer

yegbert · August 30th, 2008, 09:38 PM

Jim Campilongo

Don Rich

mellecaster · August 30th, 2008, 09:38 PM

Roy Nichols for one...and a very important one IMO

aunchaki · August 30th, 2008, 09:41 PM

Mike Bloomfield's!

yegbert · August 30th, 2008, 09:46 PM

Muddy Waters

yegbert · August 30th, 2008, 09:51 PM

Any iconic 3TS, rosewood neck, double bound Custom whiteguards?

milocj · August 30th, 2008, 10:33 PM

Isn't Andy Summer's Custom a whiteguard?
Robbie Robertson had one or two whiteguards, too.

XKnight · August 30th, 2008, 10:39 PM

mistermullens · August 30th, 2008, 11:00 PM

Albert Collins

mistermullens · August 30th, 2008, 11:02 PM

Rich Robinson

opdev1 · August 30th, 2008, 11:21 PM

I did not realize Roy Nichols.... very cool to know.

FredDairy · August 30th, 2008, 11:30 PM

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.

Telehackster · August 30th, 2008, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yegbert

Any iconic 3TS, rosewood neck, double bound Custom whiteguards?

OK, I wouldn't call this one iconic, but it sure got a lot of exposure and generated a lot of interest over the past year:

Tim73 · August 31st, 2008, 12:11 AM

On an Indie Country level I bought another Tim Carroll CD & he's on the cover yet again with his - very cool

Freedom Fries · August 31st, 2008, 12:11 AM

MINE!

aznxtasy341 · August 31st, 2008, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XKnight

i think pages tele is cool but its definatly not iconic.. barely anybody actually knows he used a tele for the first album except people on guitar forums.. heh

Tremolux · August 31st, 2008, 12:13 AM

Paul Burlison on white guard Esquire with the Rock n' Roll Trio (Train Kept a Rollin')

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Roll_Trio.jpg

Flannel Pat · August 31st, 2008, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yegbert

Any iconic 3TS, rosewood neck, double bound Custom whiteguards?

Jimmy Bryant?

opdev1 · August 31st, 2008, 12:17 AM

PS,

I was originally thinking 50's WG's but I was not specific in the original post.

Gibson · August 31st, 2008, 12:29 AM

Daniel LaRusso, anyone?

spicolli · August 31st, 2008, 02:28 AM

chris frame(ex son volt,currently plays with the coalmen) plays some nice whiteguard blondes. they can be seen in the dvd 6 string belief,not sure if they are original 50's or not. come to think of it, jay farrar also plays a white guard in that same dvd, but its most likely crestin or some other custom or a partscaster

Telemarkman · August 31st, 2008, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by opdev1

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.

Quote:

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.

Quote:

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 ...

degsycaster · August 31st, 2008, 07:49 AM

Lord Francis Rossi of 12 Barshire

T.C. Madison · August 31st, 2008, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gibson

Daniel LaRusso, anyone?

hahaha karate kid

i think steve vai will have nightmares all of his life because of the karate guitar playing kid

Big John · August 31st, 2008, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsycaster

Lord Francis Rossi of 12 Barshire

Not forgetting Count Parfitt of capo'd alt-tunington

Big John · August 31st, 2008, 11:11 AM

And to a much lesser degree Baron Stannard of Cockfield-upon-Lard has been known to heft a couple around the place !

robt57 · August 31st, 2008, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XKnight

Is this the Tele that became the Dragon Tele ??

surfoverb · August 31st, 2008, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robt57

Is this the Tele that became the Dragon Tele ??

Yup...HUGELY iconic...It later became the Brown Bomber and B-Bender too.
I nominate this Fat bastards Tele...he influenced tons of bands from U2 to Nirvana and just about every 'alternative band':

Loco · August 31st, 2008, 01:08 PM

Hugh Cornwell I think? Hard to tell under the layers of grime...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKY5xzuuZCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAlEi...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqllpnyWrY

jaydawg · August 31st, 2008, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfoverb

Yup...HUGELY iconic...It later became the Brown Bomber and B-Bender too.
I nominate this Fat bastards Tele...he influenced tons of bands from U2 to Nirvana and just about every 'alternative band':

Frank is THE MAN!

dijos · August 31st, 2008, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaydawg

Frank is THE MAN!

Way.

bluesjuke · August 31st, 2008, 02:59 PM

Lars81 · August 31st, 2008, 03:27 PM

mister Rory Gallagher played a mean slide on his whiteguards

Sinnerboy on his '67 tele

Souped up ford on his '59 esquire

amileaway · August 31st, 2008, 04:40 PM

Yes, Frank has played some great looking whiteguards over the years; even converted a couple of his Contemporary Teles.

I like particularly like this one

robt57 · August 31st, 2008, 05:36 PM

Excuse my ignorance, Frank ?? Am I going to discover yet another kick ass guitar player today ??

Tuxedo · August 31st, 2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robt57

Excuse my ignorance, Frank ?? Am I going to discover yet another kick ass guitar player today ??

The Pixies

He's more of a songwriting genius than a guitar-wanker.

Telemarkman · August 31st, 2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuxedo

The Pixies

He's more of a songwriting genius than a guitar-wanker.

So he plays an iconic whiteguard Tele? Who has it belonged to?

Sorry, couldn't resist

...

I guess there isn't really that many iconic whiteguard Teles ...

This one may fit the discription though:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV41SF8esXk (Feel free to embed it)

XKnight · August 31st, 2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robt57

Is this the Tele that became the Dragon Tele ??

I think these are all the same Tele in it's various iterations, but I'm not positive.

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