Nicely done. Interesting. Good job!

Deke is chief guitar archaeologist🎸🔥🔥

I grew up in Fullerton Ca. Leo Fender hired the best workers he could find for the hourly wages that would allow him to make a profit. In Southern California there was a huge Mexican (both legal and non) workforce (Not Hispanic - Mexican- the El Salvador and Guatemala migration didn't really happen until '75 and later). All was good with very little tension or shoplifting until CBS bought Fender. By '68-'69 Fender had hired Security Guards ("Rats" to the loyal workers) - and there were all kinds of weird and oppressive processes workers had to do. It was obvious CBS didn't trust the workers. So - some started stealing as a sort of revolt or payback. So around Fullerton, Anaheim, La Habra and Placentia all kinds of odd "Fenders" started showing up for sale. Mustangs with Strat pickups, Jazzmasters with perfectly routed cavities for Jaguar pickups, weird basses that were P bass and Jazz bass combos. These were parts guitars that were stolen piece by piece and re-assembled at home by guys who knew how to assemble the guitars. How did they steal the necks and bodies?? I was told by Fender employees "Loose fitting Khaki Chino pants".. LOL the guys would literally go in the stall in the bathroom and tape the necks to their legs and walk kind of stiff legged out of the factory at the end of the day.. One guy told me "We liked to use fat/big/chubby guys for the bodies". So there's some Guitarchaelogy for you.

Why is Link's name not in the title of this video? Just like real life, can't get no respect.

For some reason Deke looks like Bill Clinton playing Link Wray's guitar to me. lol All jokes aside, thank you for sharing this video!

Notice the "look" on Deke's face when he hit the first chord of "Rumble". That is THE look we all get starting that song. My Grandmother would get the same look (if she played!).

I love when the leaves return to the box in the sky.

Oh, this is so so so nice. Just watching this is good for me. Thank you.

This is so touching. What a lovely document of Mark's making and Bob's being. So happy to have witnessed the process from studio to studio...and just loving the added touch with one of the finished paintings included here as a moving image. Sensitive and delightful!

this is an incredibly well done doc.

I can't believe any ol' Joe Schmo could have bought this guitar off of ebay...I'm glad Deke Dickerson picked it up and knew what he had! Great authentic versions of those songs in video too. Thank you Deke!

Interesting video. Thanks.

Ilove the deke Dickerson all he puts in his story