04-29-201204-30-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2595BBoston
April 29, 2012 12:00 PMCalender
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American Electric Guitar, Fender Electric Instruments, Fullerton, 1952/67, Model Telecaster

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Auction: Musical Instruments - 2595BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 29, 2012 12:00PM

Description:

American Electric Guitar, Fender Electric Instruments, Fullerton, 1952/67,Model Telecaster, stamped 0686 on the bridge plate, the later neck, stamped 93089 on the neck plate, signed on the body, length of back 15 3/4 in., with later case and article of ownership.

Provenance: Roy Buchanan, Mark Rowley, Rock Star Rentals.
Estimate $75,000-100,000







"I saw and met Roy Buchanan in 1986.
It was at a club called "Club Soda" in D.C.
I was a novice guitar player at the time.
I didn't know anything about Roy or who he was.
I was COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY BY THIS MAN.
All he used was a Tele, a cord and Fender amp. That's all.
I WAS FLOORED.
He had so many chops.
He had so much soul.
IT F---D ME UP REAL BAD!
I remember he broke a string while he was playing.
He continued to play AS he changed the broken string.
That was amazing.
I talked to him between sets.
I shook his hand.
Jeez they were strong.
The stories those hands could tell............
He was VERY humble and VERY modest.
He was a true gentleman in EVERY sense of the word.
I didn't detect one bit of ego.
When I met this man I was a novice.
I didn't know anything about this man.
I didn't know the significance of this man in the music world.
I had no idea I was in the presense of a guitar legend....a god.

This is the night I was COMPLETELY and UTTERLY SEDUCED
by Telecasters. It was like some sort of "religious conversion".
After that night there was no looking back.
After that night I became a man.
After that night Telecasters became my "weapon" of choice.

Roy had wrestled with demons most of his life.
Most of us do.
Some of us beat our demons.
Roy didn't.

One thing is for sure:
The music world is better because of Roy Buchanan.
He gave music........ life.
He gave music.........truth.
But more than that he gave music................SOUL."

Keywords

Roy Buchanan, Telecaster, Mark Rowley, novice guitar player, novice guitar player at the time, Maine