Reminiscent of a very early Fender Esquire and handcrafted by master luthier and finisher Clive Brown in UK, this is my “Blackguard Telecaster” as an original escaped me while prices ran away while my means didn’t.
it has a custom would pickup whose windings and magnets are identical to those in a friend’s Fender Broadcaster which I’m very familiar with. 43 gauge original enamel wire and AlNiCo 3 magnets, which should be called AlNi’s as they don”t contain any Cobalt.
The thing that makes the best of these guitars so fantastic is how they would almost acoustic when strummed, have the most incredible twang and yet also go very sweet on single note leads.
This is one of those. Definition is very tight even through amp or pedal overdrive. A breathtaking guitar.