Telecasters At left:
1968 - Purchased "new" with "dealer-installed" Fender/Bigsby (1st year offered) tremolo unit and owned ever since (still have the store receipt!).
1970 - Installed Gibson "mini"-humbucker in neck position.
1971 - Swapped Gibson for Fender/Seth Lover humbucker.
1972 - Replaced Bigsby and "floating bridge" with Fender Jazzmaster unit.
1973 - Installed Grover 16:1 tuning keys.
Strings: Fender 1550 "ground-wounds": 0.010"-0.048"
Serial Number: 225865
Weight: ~9.5 lbs!
At right:
1986 natural, contoured, (like Strat, front & back) WARMOTH Telecaster
with Seymour Duncan "stacked" humbucker neck pickup
and dual-concentric Fender Jazz bass VOL/TONE controls.
