Broadcaster
E534929
Broadcaster was the original name of Fender’s first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar model, later renamed the Telecaster.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | electric guitar model ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy |
Freddie Tavares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Fullerton NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Fender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape | single-cutaway ⓘ |
| hasBodyType | solid body ⓘ |
| hasBodyWood | ash ⓘ |
| hasBridgePickupType | single-coil ⓘ |
| hasControlLayout |
3-way selector switch
ⓘ
master tone ⓘ master volume ⓘ |
| hasFingerboardWood | maple ⓘ |
| hasFinishType | blonde nitrocellulose lacquer ⓘ |
| hasFrets | 21 ⓘ |
| hasHeadstockShape | Fender Telecaster-style headstock ⓘ |
| hasNeckConstruction | bolt-on neck ⓘ |
| hasNeckPickupType | single-coil ⓘ |
| hasNeckWood | maple ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Nocaster prototypes when decal removed ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStrings | 6 ⓘ |
| hasPickupConfiguration | two single-coil pickups ⓘ |
| hasReissueModel |
Fender American Vintage Reissue Broadcaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fender Custom Shop Broadcaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScaleLength | 25.5 inches ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| isFirstMassProducedSolidBodyBy | Fender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMassProduced | true ⓘ |
| isRelatedInstrument |
Esquire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telecaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Fender
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedBy | Fender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Clarence White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | Fender Telecaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Telecaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | discontinued original run ⓘ |
| reasonForRenaming | trademark conflict with Gretsch Broadkaster drums ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Telecaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 1951 ⓘ |
| tuningStandard | E A D G B E ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
blues
ⓘ
country music ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.