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We are honored to have been chosen by the Fullerton Family to offer a few select items from his personal collection. All of these instruments are documented with a signed certificate by Geoff Fullerton (George's son) authenticating it comes from George's personal collection. Most have appeared in his books, the 40 years of Fender exhibit, the Guitar Legends display, as well as in various articles over the years. This is a special consignment and no upgrade policy applies.
All sales on Mr. Fullerton's instruments are personally handled by Tim.
Serious inquiries can be e-mailed directly to "guitarsontheweb @ aol.com" for further details and photos.
1957 Fender Jazzmaster THE FIRST FIESTA RED FENDER: This is certainly one of the most historic pieces in Mr. Fullerton's private colletion. This is the final body style of the Fender Jazzmaster. As VP of Production, Mr. Fullerton not only designed and drafted the instruments ~ but his artistic flair no doubt added to their appeal.
This is THE guitar that Mr. Fullerton created the color "Fiesta Red" for (originally called Fullerton Red), and began Fender's transition into custom colored instruments. He had the color mixed at a local store in Fullerton, then had the instrument painted where it was then shown to the Fender Sales department. The guitar remained in his office at Fender from 1957 and is the finalized body style of the Jazzmaster and features the Fender Patent Pending Jazzmaster bridge made in 1957 (the Jazzmaster was introduced in 1958).
It is easy to appreciate this instrument even more as it is evidence to Fender's constant innovation in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1961 it was fitted with an experimental neck (the neck features 7/61X stamp. X = experimental) as it has a vulcanized fibre fretboard that's .060 in thickness with a 60s style truss rod. At this time it was fitted with a traditional mint green guard and pickups for testing. As the pickguard has shrunk, it cannot be removed without damage, thus we are unable to date the pots and pickups further. However it would be logical that they would have come from the same 1961 period as the neck and pickguard.
This instrument appeared in Mr. Fullerton's Book "Guitar Legends ~ The Evolution of the Guitar from Fender to G&L" as well as "Guitars from George & Leo." It has also appeared in Yasahiko Iwanade's "The Galaxy of Strats." This instrument is fully playable and according to Yuri at the Fender Custom Shop it sounds like no other Jazzmaster they've heard. No doubt this is attributed to the unique experimental neck. In short, the sound is superb and one of the finest sounding instruments we've had the pleasure to see in our many years.
Furthermore, this instrument was played at Mr. Fullerton's Memorial in July 2009, and according to Geoff Fullerton (George's son) is one of the guitars in his Father's collection that he played on a regular basis. Of all the instruments in his collection, this is the only one that exhibits wear as there is a scratch from a grandson who bumped it off its' stand in George's home many many years ago. It comes with a non-original hardcase and is complete with hand signed certificate of authenticity from Geoff Fullerton as coming from his Father's private collection. The back of the headstock is also hand signed by George Fullerton and has the adjustment wrenches taped above the signature. Photos of Mr. Fullerton with the instrument are also available that we took several years ago at George's request in the event of his passing. Stock #UGC30443 photo
1960's Fender Proto-Types ~ A PAIR OF THEM!!! Also as part of this purchase are two rare and seldom found instruments ~ proto-types from Leo Fender's laboratory that were given as gifts to Geoff Fullerton by Leo Fender. It is rare to find such items as Leo Fender traditionally ordered all proto-types to be destroyed. Both of these instruments are featured in Mr. Fullerton's Book "Guitar Legends ~ The Evolution of the Guitar from Fender to G&L." These are instruments of interest which would best be viewed in a museum setting. We do not look at these proto-types as instruments to be played. They are unique in that you have a window into the creative mind of Mr. Fender and can appreciate the multi-faceted direction he took in product innovation and design. Also included are copies of written appraisals on both prototypes done in 1994 valuing them at $20,000 each.
•The first instrument is a 1965 Musicmaster II guitar body in Olympic White with a pearloid pickguard. The neck is a Nov65B Coronado neck that's bound, with dots and Kluson tuners, 25-1/2" scale, 21 frets with no decal. A 1968 prototype Clarence White, Leo Fender, Gene Parsons string pulling device is mounted on the back of the instrument with Leo's various pencil markings on the back of the instrument to indicate where the body would be routed if gone to production. The string bender will work on one or all strings and is quite unique. A hand written letter by George Fullerton detailing the instrument is included. In his letter, he notes that Leo received a patent for this string bender design and how this instrument came from a collection of things he was working on in his room.
•The second instrument is a 1967 Fender Musicmaster II guitar body in faded blue with pearloid pickguard. The neck is an Oct67 Mustang neck with 22 frets, 24" scale, Candy Apple Red headstock and a light rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dots. The neck is attached via a prototype 3-bolt attachment with tilt screw. And it has a prototype Jazzmaster-style vibrato unit that is unplated. A hand written letter by George Fullerton detailing the instrument is included.
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All three instruments are sold as a group for $100,000.
Serious Inquiries Welcomed
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity from an individual whose talents are responsible
for many of the most famous instruments in the world is rare indeed.
Be sure to see additional instruments from Mr. Fullerton's Collection in "G&L" and "More Electrics"
1952 Fender Dual 8 Professional Blond: This is easily one of THEE CLEANEST Fender Dual 8 Professional models we've ever seen. Double 8-string setup, ash body with blond translucent finish, string-through trapezoidal pickups with horseshoe style magnetic surrounds, short scale. These babies have a nice bite for western swing and the shorter scale is friendly for Hawaiian-style slants. Includes original tweed hard shell case and legs. Buffalo Bros price: $1650 Stock #ULB30913. PHOTO
JUST IN!! 1968 Fender Jaguar Candy Apple Red: Musicians know why vintage instruments are sought ~ It's the tone, the sound, the feel, and of course you know there's alot of mojo built-up over the years. This superb instrument has all the classic tones from rock to surf and back. The feel is superb and it plays like a dream come true. It's rare we come across this model in Candy Apple Red with a Matching Headstock making it even more unique. The neck features a 15DEC68A neck stamp, and hand written on the back of the neck is "CAR Rush Pete". We love these kinds of markings. You have to wonder who wanted this so bad? It would be great to talk to Pete! With original hardcase. $6000 Stock#UGB31393. photo
JUST IN!! Used Fender Custom Shop '64 Master Design Strat Relic Gold Sparkle ~ Limited Edition of 100! There's a time when you pick up an instrument that you instantly know it's "the one." It feels right. And when you plug it in your heart leaps because it sounds every bit as good as it plays. The is a Team Built Stratocaster by Master Designer Greg Fessler that had a limited edition of 100 worldwide. A number of appointments set this guitar apart ~ and it has some extra custom features that it's original owner had done. First is the neck which has been refretted with jumbo frets and the radius was changed to 16" and reshaped to a slim "C" ~ making this an incredibly fast playing guitar. The nut remains as issued at 1.65" and 25.5" scale length. It has Fender Noiseless pickups and Vintage Gotoh tuners. When this guitar was originally issued it was $5,000. With have this with the hardcase for a great price ~ $2250. Stock #UGC21889 photo
JUST IN!! 1999 Fender American Stratocaster 3-Tone Sunburst: Icon. Not a word to be used lightly. But the Stratocaster is just that. The new American Standard Stratocaster guitars are beauties to behold in sound, look and feel.This icon features a Rosewood fingerboard matched to the famous Stratocaster 3 tone sunburst. With gig bag. Buffalo Bros price: $750 Stock#UGB31410.
JUST IN!! 1999 Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster Reissue White Blonde ~~~ COLOR NO LONGER AVAILABLE ~~~: One of the most popular instruments in history, our Fender Stratocaster guitar is certainly the most imitated electric guitar ever. 1957—the peak of the maple-neck Strat era—was a benchmark year for the instrument, which had evolved from early incarnations into an archetype. Original details on this American Vintage ’57 Stratocaster include unique ’57 pickups, three-way switching (five-way switch kit included), beveled pickup magnets, ashtray bridge cover and single-ply pickguard. Sadly the white blonde color option has been discontinued, but if you act quickly you can't snag this beauty! With original hard shell case. Buffalo Bros price: $1150 Stock #UGB31326. photo
New! Fender Road Worn '50s Stratocaster Black: Few things in this world have gotten cooler with age than the Stratocaster. Born in the '50s, they became even cooler after years of use (and abuse) on the road—morphing over time to look appealingly battered and feel even better than when they were brand-new. Fender's new maple-fretboard Road Worn '50s Strat delivers that aged look and feel—built to look, sound and feel like it's got more than just a few miles on it, designed with 1950s specs, including a nitrocellulose-lacquer finish, and supercharged with Tex-Mex™ pickups and 6105 frets. Visit the Fender® Road Worn™ website for more details! With gig bag. (MSRP $1200) $CALL NOW! Stock #NGB29706. PHOTO BUY NOW
1996 Fender MIJ ST-62 '62 Stratocaster Reissue 3-Tone Sunburst: Produced in limited quantities in Japan, these are among the best vintage-style guitars in craftsmanship, playability and tone. This example, released during the 50th Anniversary of Fender features a beautiful 3-tone sunburst finish, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and comfortable mid-'60s "C" shape that's full and round but not too chunky, 3 single-coil pickups with 5-way switch, mint green pickguard. Classic looks, great feel and killer tone! With gig bag. Buffalo Bros price: $900 Stock #UGB30263. photo BUY NOW
JUST IN!! ca. 1986 Fender MIJ Stratocaster Blackie! This is a killer axe with the Blackie look! Classic black finish with maple neck ~ but of course it's the famous Strat Tone from the classic trio of single coils that makes this baby a killer tone monster. So don't wait ~ stop on by the shop and check her out! With hardcase. $800 Stock #UGB31369
Used! Fender Standard Stratocaster Black: Rosewood fingerboard. With gig bag. Buffalo Bros price: $350 Stock #UGB31398.
Used! Fender Standard Stratocaster Olympic White: The sounds that create legends! The Standard Stratocaster offers legendary Fender tone combined with classic styling that includes three single-coil pickups, a synchronized tremolo with high-mass bridge block, shielded body cavities and medium jumbo frets. Rosewood fingerboard. With chipboard. Buffalo Bros price: $350 Stock #UGB31403.
New! Fender Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster - By Senior Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov -
Three Tone Sunburst ~~ LIMITED EDITION OF 250 WORLDWIDE ~~: Andy Summers was just out of college in Southern California in the early 1970s when one of his guitar students offered to sell him a beat-up 1961 Fender Telecaster that had obviously been modified by a previous owner. Summers bought the guitar and you and the whole world know the rest. Back in London a few years later, he joined a noisy so-called punk outfit called the Police that rose to become the biggest band in the world, thanks in no small part to the deftly innovative and influential sounds Summers conjured from that beat-up Telecaster. Hit after hit was recorded and performed on it. Now Fender couldn’t be more proud and excited to unveil a very special 250-instrument Limited Edition run of the Fender Custom Shop Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster as part of the Fender Custom Shop’s legendary Tribute Series. It’s a note-perfect replica of the 1961 Tele that Summers used to help propel the Police to untold heights of worldwide pop superstardom. Andy played number one of the 250 replicas when the Police once again electrified the music world by reuniting on Feb. 11, 2007 to open the 49th annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Even more exciting, Summers played the replica during the momentous 2007 30th anniversary worldwide Police reunion tour, one of the most hoped-for and eagerly awaited events in pop music history. The thrilling musical tour features one of rock’s most innovative guitarists playing a spot-on replica of one rock’s most distinctive guitars. With custom flight case, Police box set, DVD and autographed book. (Manufacturer Suggested Retail List Price $15,000) CALL FOR SPECIAL PRICING! Stock #NGB29403. photo and MORE PHOTOS BUY NOW
JUST IN!! Used! Fender American Deluxe Telecaster Aged Cherry Sunburst: The new American Deluxe Telecaster guitar is a top-of-the-line American-made instrument for the player seeking an alder body with more modern appointments. This guitar has a modern C-shaped maple neck with a satin polyurethane finish, and is available with a maple or rosewood fingerboard featuring abalone inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets. Other features include a pair of Samarium Cobalt Noiseless™ Tele pickups, a modern chrome stainless steel Tele bridge with chrome-plated solid brass saddles, and the S-1™ switching system. With hard shell case. Buffalo Bros price: $1100 Stock#UGB31093. BUY NOW
JUST IN!! New! Fender American Standard Telecaster 3-Tone Sunburst: The look, sound and vibe of the Telecaster resonate throughout the history and soundscapes of popular music. From orchestra pits to mosh pits; small clubs to stadiums and garages to recording studios, its signature sound is everywhere. The new American Standard Telecaster still has the hand-rolled fingerboard edges, alnico V pickups and staggered tuning machines for playability, tone and stability, and now includes great new features including: A new bridge with improved bent-steel saddles mounted to a stamped-brass bridge plate for increased resonance and sustain. A new neck treatment—tinted for a richer presentation, with the maple or rosewood fingerboard buffed to a high gloss. The back of the neck still has that silky, comfortable satin finish. A thinner finish undercoat that lets the body breathe and improves resonance. A new Fender-exclusive SKB molded case. This example has a rosewood fingerboard. (MSRP $1679.99) CALL US! Stock#NGB31168. photo BUY NOW
JUST IN!! New! Fender American Standard Telecaster Black: Rosewood fingerboard. (MSRP $1590) CALL US! Stock#NGB31171. photo BUY NOW
JUST IN!! New! Fender American Vintage '62 Telecaster Custom Surf Green: The double-bound alder body and multi-ply pickguard that dressed up the ’62 Telecaster guitar distinguished it from its Butterscotch predecessor. And rosewood, originally introduced for cosmetic reasons because maple was prone to showing wear, quickly grew in popularity with the warmth it added to the classic Telecaster tone. In the spirit of the original, the American Vintage ‘62 Telecaster Custom guitar has a C-shaped maple neck with a 7.25”-radius rosewood fingerboard. It also features a pair of ’62 Custom Tele single-coil pickups, a vintage Tele bridge with threaded steel saddles, and the original Tele circuit with three-position switch. With brown tolex hard shell case. (MSRP $2360) CALL US! Stock #NGB31167. photo BUY NOW
New! Fender Classic '69 Telecaster Thinline Natural: The semi-hollow-body design was originally an attempt to reduce the weight of the solid-body Telecaster guitar; the f-hole being the most apparent visual clue to its construction. With its reshaped pickguard, the ’69 Telecaster Thinline is a lightweight addition to the Tele family, but with heavyweight feel and tone. With gig bag. (MSRP $1180) $CALL NOW! Stock #NGB29842. PHOTO BUY NOW
New! Fender Standard Telecaster Black: The sounds that create legends! Since its introduction in the early ’50s, the Fender Telecaster guitar has been relied on by professional guitarists of all musical genres for its powerful tone and smooth playability. The Standard Telecaster incorporates the best of the old and new, offering hotter single-coil pickups, shielded body cavities, medium jumbo frets, cast/sealed machine heads and six-saddle strings-through-body bridge. New features include a tinted neck, parchment pickguard and control knobs, and a ’70s-style logo. The Standard Telecaster— plug one in and listen for yourself! Standard gig bag included. (MSRP $690) $CALL NOW! Stock #NGB30269. photo BUY NOW
JUST IN!! 2005 Fender American SRS Telecaster Sunburst: A few years ago, the neck broke on this guitar and the original owner chose that opportunity to turn it into his dream guitar. He replaced the neck with an Allparts 60's "C" shape neck which has that large round back feel with large frets in a rosewood fingerboard. He changed the neck pickup to a Seymour Duncan SH4 Humbucker in a single ply black pickguard. The knobs, switch, bridge pickup are all original. This is a great sounding guitar for blues and classic rock and comes with a gigbag for an awesome price! $600. Stock #UGB19639
JUST IN!! New! Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special Black: The Classic Player Jazzmaster Special guitar updates our famous Jazzmaster model with several thoroughly modern improvements, including hotter pickups, a new Adjusto-Matic™ bridge, a 9.5” fingerboard radius and a neck pocket with increased back-angle for improved stability and sustain. With gig bag. (MSRP $1399.99) CALL US! Stock #NGB31169. photo BUY NOW
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