Used Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Broadcaster Relic (2021) - Aged Nocaster Blonde #12344 with Original Hard Case

This Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Broadcaster is in EXCELLENT overall condition. Cosmetically, it is very clean, only showing some very light play wear. See below for a detailed description. It has been thoroughly inspected, set up nicely and guaranteed to play great when it arrives.

~Guitar pictured is the actual guitar that you will receive~

Details:
TOP: No significant marks, blemishes, or wear.

BACK: No significant marks, blemishes, or wear.

SIDE(S): No significant marks, blemishes, or wear.

NECK: No significant marks, blemishes, or wear.

NECK POCKET: No significant marks, blemishes, or wear.

FINGERBOARD: No significant marks, blemishes, or wear.

FRETS: Little to no visible wear. No grooves or divots.

HEADSTOCK: No significant marks, blemishes, or wear.

HARDWARE: Intact and working properly.

PICKGUARD: Has some light pick scratching. Clean with little to no pick marks.

BACK COVER(S): Has light scratches. Clean with little to no scratches

PICKUP(S): Intact and working properly.

ELECTRONICS: Intact and working properly.

Fender changed the music world forever in October 1950 with the first dual-pickup electric guitar—the Broadcaster®. The instrument vaulted Fender into the mainstream of electric guitar, with gorgeous features and smart innovations including an ash body with a translucent blonde nitrocellulose finish, sturdy maple neck with rear-installed truss rod for solid stability (with a walnut “skunk stripe”), single-ply black phenolic pickguard, two loud-and-clear pickups and versatile wiring for three distinctive tone settings. Revolutionary as it was, however, the Broadcaster was short lived—produced only for a couple months until January 1951 because of an already-existing trademark on the name held by the Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company, Inc.

For 2020, the Custom Shop resurrected this famously rare guitar in honor of its 70th anniversary. The Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Broadcaster has a two-piece select ash body with off-center seam, available in four different Custom Shop aging packages—NOS Time Capsule, Journeyman Relic®, Relic and Heavy Relic—all finished in the original “flash coat” lacquer. The one-piece rift-sawn maple neck has a 1950 Broadcaster profile, 7.25”-9.5” vintage compound-radius fingerboard and 21 medium vintage frets. Other features include hand-wound ’50-’51 Blackguard pickups with ’51 modded “Nocaster” wiring (similar to the original, with blender pot and slightly brighter rhythm setting in the neck position). The guitar comes with a “case candy” kit containing a 70th anniversary neck plate, Fat ’50s control assembly and original Broadcaster sales flyer reprint. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

For this item, returns accepted within 3 days of receiving merchandise. For any returns other than incorrect shipment or damaged goods, the buyer assumes responsibility for all return shipping costs. Empire Music reserves the right to refuse any return if the item is not returned in the condition in which it was delivered.