The Fender Broadcaster Story - Ask Zac 224

April 17, 2020

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Today we look at a one of the rarest and coolest members of the Telecaster family, a December 1950 Fender Broadcaster. To  give some context, I cover what Fender was up to in late 1949 through the Summer of 1950 with the single and dual pickup Esquire, and how the addition of a truss rod caused the Broadcaster to be born. We also take a look at what makes the Broadcaster different feature wise from the later Telecasters, including the unique blend control that would be phased out in 1952.

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Broadcaster Wiring from Fralin's site

https://www.fralinpickups.com/diagram/broadcaster-wiring-diagram/?srsltid=AfmBOooFXLHChfGtQwAopqm55rZSO1rhYa8MP1t1P_cR1OVGhzcaOWGX

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Modified Broadcaster blend

https://www.askzac.com/post/rick-holmstrom-mavis-staples-my-birthday-trip-to-new-orleans-ask-zac-162

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