Fender 1950 Broadcaster | Guitar of the Day - RARE GUITAR!!!

Rare guitar for today's new #TeleTuesday episode of #GuitarOfTheDay: @mikelemmo playing a 1950 Fender Broadcaster here at #NormansRareGuitars! For any questions you may have or price inquiries about this #Fender #Broadcaster #ElectricGuitar give us a call at 818-344-8300. So what do you guys think of this #FenderBroadcaster?

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GUITAR: 1950 Fender Broadcaster

GUITARIST: Michael Lemmo

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[unclekrampus]

Thank you Mike Lemmo for not playing standard rehash blues licks- it's a breath of fresh air for guitar demos! Sounds great!

[TorToroPorco]

Leo Fender got it so right in 1950 and then again in 1954. Timeless designs of utmost utility and musicality.

[robertlampkin]

An Electric Guitar that's older than Rock-n-Roll! A reminder that Leo Fender's original target market was Jazz, Hillbilly (and I use the term with the greatest respect), and Western Swing players.

[ToddTheJoker]

That is where it all started, right there, THAT guitar! amazing! 73 years ago, it was perfect right out of the gate! Leo Fender was a genius!

[bruceselenka]

That bridge pick up is so vocal I swear it knows the lyrics to "Sharp Dressed Man". Amazing playing, Michael.

[jaymichaels]

4:02 the solder on the ashtray was to solder a wire to the ashtray for the chrome plating process.

[castleofsong]

What an amazing sound from an historic guitar. Mike is a player worthy of such a guitar.

[JH_]

My favorite part of any Norm video is the greeting. "Hey everybody, it's Norm OVER HERE." It's the "over here" that I love. I don't know why, but I just love that. The great content ain't bad either. Thanks, Norm!

[FGg]

OH MY SAINTED AUNT!! What a treat to be able to play such a rare instrument, Michael! You are truly the lucky one! I feel so sorry for Norm having to part with this absolute treasure, so commiserations, Norm! But as you so rightly said, you at least have the assurance that it is going to the right person, none other than our favourite Blues/Rock guitarist, Joe Bonamassa! You know that he will look after it and I hope we'll see him wail away on it at some stage in the future. Thanks for filming this historical gem for us, Jen! We can get to drool over it as much as we like to. 😅

[IsaacSayler]

What a beautiful guitar, such a historical piece but I’m glad it’ll be going to someone who will play it so it doesn’t just gather dust.

[Johnnylooks_Overhead]

I feel privileged to have played the heck out of my uncles broadcaster. It was giving to him by the family friend who lived in a house at the end of our driveway. Their kids and us kids all played together.
Me and my uncle Jim where called Jimmy and Johnny. The gifter r.i.p. Gloria told us to come over she has something for Jimmy. She handed it to him from out of her closet. It was all painted black. Including the headstock. Had a white pearl like pickguard( probably hand made). Bridge cover was already off. Excitedly we took it down to the garage. And lightly sanded off the black paint on the headstock. First we saw Fender appear. Yay we thought. Then Broadcaster, we looked at each other, , , huh. Never heard of it. He still has that guitar. We took turns playing it for a long time. True story .

[ozbluesman]

I’m a tele fan and that is the best sounding tele I’ve ever heard. Great playing indeed. Wow.

[toddflowers]

That was a fantastic demo Lemmo...what a stellar example of Broadcaster !!! Thank you Norm for being the custodian all these years and passing it on to another great custodian in Joey B ... thanks Jen !!!

[JAHarry]

I just enjoy watching people play these guitars because I know I'll never get a chance to own one. Crazy to think, this guitar is over 4 times older than me and still looks and sounds that good.

[clintnorman]

Micheal Lemmo just always knows what to play, love his feel.

[TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Well that’s it. The original electric guitar. Still holds up to this day, sounds great.

[sircoynie]

This little blonde lady has been sat there waiting to be played for 74 years. Listen to her sing, so smooth sounding (great demo Lemmo), I can hear why she means so much to Norm. What a guitar!

[jeromewagschal]

Leo Fender would be proud...That amazing workhorse could totally do metal too 🙂🙂
I often use my Teles and Esquires in my metal band because they cut through the mix like no other guitar would...
The fact that it's a "senior" guitar and it still sounds like that speaks volumes about its design...

[mrsnusman]

The solder on the ash tray is how they attached the wire to hang the part in the tank for nickel plating. Most parts have a convenient place to attach wire such as holes, etc. When a part is shaped such that it isn't easy to hang with wire often times soldering a wire to the part in an inconspicuous spot is the best way to maintain the electrical connection which is necessary when electroplating any part. Simply breaking off the wire after the plating is finished leaves a small spot of solder.

[michaelvaladez]

This guitar is gorgeous almost mint condition if not par excellent quality...it will be in good hands again so it can sing like it was meant to be !!!! Thanks to Norm for sharing and Lemmo for sharing your talents to this beauty.