Broadcaster

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Broadcaster was the original name of Fender’s first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar model, later renamed the Telecaster.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Broadcaster canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electric guitar model ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedBy Freddie Tavares ⓘ
George Fullerton ⓘ
Leo Fender ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Fender Broadcaster

Fender Custom Shop Broadcaster ⓘ
linked to: Fender Broadcaster
hasScaleLength 25.5 inches ⓘ
introducedIn 1950 ⓘ
isFirstMassProducedSolidBodyBy Fender ⓘ
isMassProduced true ⓘ
isRelatedInstrument Esquire ⓘ
linked to: Esquire magazine

Telecaster ⓘ
linked to: Fender Telecaster
manufacturer Fender ⓘ
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation ⓘ
marketedBy Fender ⓘ
notablePlayer Clarence White ⓘ
James Burton ⓘ
Keith Richards ⓘ
originalNameOf Fender Telecaster ⓘ
predecessorOf Telecaster ⓘ
linked to: Fender Telecaster
productionStatus discontinued original run ⓘ
reasonForRenaming trademark conflict with Gretsch Broadkaster drums ⓘ
renamedAs Telecaster ⓘ
linked to: Fender Telecaster
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.

Fender Telecaster → originalName → Broadcaster ⓘ