Norman's Rare Guitars - Guitar of the Day: 1957 Fender Telecaster

It's #TeleTuesday! Guitar of the Day: 1957 Fender #Telecaster in White Blonde finish. Store manager, Mark Agnesi, showing you how this #Fender #Tele sounds like here at #NormansRareGuitars. For any questions you may have or price inquires please give us a call at 818-344-8300. So what do you guys think?

[@mikeymojo8299]

#TeleTuesday #1957TeleWhiteGuard 1)have yourself a merry Christmas/traditional 2) the Chain / Fleetwood Mac 3) Communication Breakdown/Mighty Zep amazing demo @markagnesi Hi Jen 🎥🎸

[@rjs2104]

Mike M. Jenny got busy with some new angles while filming M.A.📽 little headstock to the bridge action 👍

[@jacobreece1971]

You hear Mark's voice crack XD

[@mikeymojo8299]

Ralph S. what a great demo, the white glazed donut is a cream puff 🎸🔥🔥🔥

[@mikeymojo8299]

Jacob Reece 😂👍🏼

[@mikeymojo8299]

Fender jazz 62 ah, the mighty Zep and the wizard Page on a cream puff ‘57 white guard. freakin awesomeness, and stellar jazz holiday tune, the dark circuit never sounded so good, couldn’t have picked a better tune. mark brought his A game tonite boys 🎸🔥🔥🔥

[@DiscountSeanConnery]

I love Telecasters! 1) My peppermint mocha frappuccino 2) Slavery | fleetmaple big mac 3) Inability to talk to each other | Jimmy's diary pages

[@Preston_Rowe]

lol

[@rotceridjc]

You are such a good player. I have been playing since 1958 and can’t play near that well. I bought two new Fenders in 1958 and still have them from Cincinnati.

[@georgethebugeater7950]

Ahahaha

[@trapperkcmo3460]

please! dont! stop it! please dont!!! dont stop

[@larrygeetar9309]

+James Cox Keep it up, brother. Doesn't matter how "good" or "bad" you think you are, only that it does something good for the soul. With two Fenders from 1958 that should be easy to accomplish!

[@blakefree365]

I've been watching this (almost) every day and I have to say you guys do a really good job with this. You make my list of dream guitars longer every day. Thank you very much.

[@aaronoregano5927]

That Christmas song is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. Played on a the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. By the most beautiful manager I've ever seen.

[@olilix8226]

Pure rock n' roll machine. When I think of a Tele I think of this...

[@scottman-cl4jm]

Mark that was some Awesome playing man the jazzy have yourself a Merry little Christmas..

[@yaki_font]

My dream guitar

[@miistika13]

Best song selection and performance in the series' recent history. Wow, if there is a better way to employ that dark circuit, I've yet to hear it. Thank you, Mark and Jen.

[@mikeymojo8299]

House_of_Shlep was thinking the same exact thing. Christmas 🎄 tune was stellar, Mark is a helluva jazz player, even if won’t admit it lol. I’m rolling out the tone on my Tele neck coil & learning that 🎸🔥🔥🔥

[@graemehodges4367]

Same from me. The dark circuit is very under-appreciated - and you can still get both pickups if you balance the switch. The neck pickup on this thing sounded really good too.

[@jayradici1225]

That was ripper.... fleetwood mac!!

[@larrygeetar9309]

+House_of_Shlep The dark circuit deprives you of the combination of neck and bridge pickups, the middle position on later Teles. To me, that's one of the best sounds a Tele can get. Think James Brown, Prince, Steve Cropper and a host of soul and R&B artists from the 60's and 70's. By rolling all the treble off the neck pickup with the master tone pot the effect is the same. But this is a beautiful guitar. I'd just remove the dark circuit and let 'er rip.

[@graemehodges4367]

No it doesn't - you can get both pickups by balancing the switch. Have you ever owned a Tele with the 'dark circuit' or are you just parroting received wisdom?

[@juanimuller]

That was some really nice music. Thanks.

[@jamesjohnson5333]

Another great Tele they just keep coming . Enjoyed the tunes Mark nice job.

[@pshep138]

Fantastic playing. One of the best episodes I've ever seen. GOTD gets me out of bed every morning.

[@davidcheever665]

eargasm..... nicely done!

[@alley8ball731]

Lovely tele !!

[@TheLambLive]

Knocking these Tele's out of the park !!!!. GOTD landing midweek in the UK... really helps the hump. Thanks guys !x

[@MyScooter57]

Great playing!

[@onemanswrld]

Nice job again Mark and Jenn. Super enjoy my GOTD.......

[@40spinup]

Awesome 👏

[@MykeD913]

Love that guitar! Mark is a beast on that thing, so good man!

[@johnhenfrey5936]

Simply Stunning Guitar.

[@FallingInLine]

Awesome stuff Mark.

[@bartlettohio]

That really felt like Christmas...thank you !

[@Siggy_Sour]

merry little christmas, the best thing you ever played man wow you kill it!!! tearin up man

[@mrpitiful27368]

Beautiful Tele!

[@Frank-in-NY]

Beautiful! Man...you can really play!

[@michaelmerritt1722]

Nice Christmas music Mark. Cool Tele.. Byeee Jen!! 🎸

[@w13rdguy]

Wow. Now I wanna see Norm play it! It's that great.

[@quantEcon24]

Oh my dear lord... the tone outta that beast is amazing!

[@thomasrichmond601]

I missed it yesterday... congratulations to Dave 👍 thanks Joe you rock! Tele 57 Is Mine!!!!!!! Yeh I wish lol

[@andrewpappas9311]

Neck Pickup: Jazzy rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" Middle Pickup: The Chain - Fleetwood Mac Bridge Pickup: Communication Breakdown - Led Zeppelin

[@pcbullets8726]

Nice Tele! Merry Christmas Mark and Jen!

[@indieguy81]

You guys have been getting some awesome Teles recently!

[@ditto1958]

Holy crap, Mark. That first song may have been the best thing I’ve heard you play on Guitar Of The Day. Wow.

[@fluroflash2803]

I was rejected by my lifelong last night... thanks for putting out quality content to make me smile. Appreciate you Mark and Jen

[@streetfighterracing1583]

My mom named me after Stevie Nicks, but dad wanted to make after Nikki Sixx great songs mark I watch every day and learn the riffs that you do

[@21andree10]

I wanna be that tele when i grow up

[@mattdickey2717]

Best guitar of the day episode ever.

[@MyScooter57]

Outstanding Tele!

[@glassslide]

1) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 2) The Chain 3) Communication Breakdown All sounding KILLER!!

[@darrellstaples7011]

VERY COOL.👍 DUDE.😊. AWESOME ✌👍Hi jen.😊

[@ecldinc]

Great job on the GOTD videos y'all. Loved the Xmas tune to kick off.

[@sozeverbal]

Maybe on Thursday we can see a Danelectro Bass?

[@jeebusyaweirdo3733]

I still need one, hands down the best tele I’ve ever played

[@daves.2111]

Congrats to the Hummingbird auction winner! Norman’s and GOTD followers are good people doing good things. Pretty awesome to be a small part of a cool crowd. Also, respect to Joe Bonamassa - you’re a stand up dude Joe.

[@charlesholliday3860]

What was excellent mark

[@Bodyknowledge77]

Do you smell the tele?..1.From Ajazzer "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 2. Fleetwood Mac "The Chain" 3.Led Zeppelin "Communication Breakdown"..Do you read me?:-)

[@lild4131998]

Bodyknowledge 77 I always try to wait to watch after your list.

[@Bodyknowledge77]

Comic Lover u'z gots the instincts that don't stink in this regard..:-)

[@lild4131998]

Bodyknowledge 77 I don't watch unless it's a song or two I like. He plays similarly styled guitars lol.

[@Bodyknowledge77]

Fender jazz 62 it's snarf a garble warble..?

[@bzrsty7277]

DO RICKENBACKEEER MAAARK!!!

[@kjatexas3679]

I bought a '57 Tele, back in the early '70s. Back then they were not "vintage" they were used. It cost me $175. I had it for years, but it ended up not being played very much, so in the late '80's (if my memory serves me), I sold it. I was living in Thomasville, North Carolina, and sold it to a dealer in Winston Salem, NC, getting $800 for it. I know, he got a deal, and in the right market (Nashville, LA, NYC) it was probably worth twice as much. I needed the money at the time, but wish I still had that guitar. The '60s Jazzmaster I had in high school was another story for another video. Who knew that these old Fender guitars would ultimately be worth so much money.

[@Jason-wo5rr]

To this day the Telecaster is the finest guitar you can buy. Simple and beautiful

[@tiki_trash]

Thanks for talking about the neck profile. It's the reason I clicked on this video.

[@Chrispy_tV]

Great songs today guys! Thanks! Byeeeeee

[@MyScooter57]

Beautiful dark circuit!

[@TommyBNedergaard]

Explorer please, love the show👍❤️

[@cjscala87]

That is the absolute perfect shade of blonde. I like the sound and feel of black guards better but the way the finish yellows on the white guards is just beautiful!

[@phorty89]

That’s some good stuff there

[@jonviol]

Far out man --Fab giggles Jen and whoops -- How about Alices Restaurant this week to celebrate 50 years or Turkey Day with Arlo ???? Groovy in the Mists as always XXXX

[@scottmclennan6114]

Nice playing on the dark circuit Mark.

[@georgethebugeater7950]

Playing communication breakdown on a tele may be the most rock-and-roll thing you can do in life.

[@RudeMoodBand]

Best sounding dark circuit I ever heard !

[@michaeljohnson8552]

Diverse selection of songs on a cool as guitar.. ✌

[@randyleonard4126]

I am a proud owner of the identical 57 tele,blonde white,identical case..All original!!

[@markbierut548]

nice and sweet. love the neck

[@madmod]

That dark circuit is pretty deep. May need me one of those.

[@mattrogers1946]

This is almost as sweet at that '52 from last week. Great song selection too.

[@aticsmtb]

That neck pick up... Holy jeebus. I normally lean bright. Perfect song for tone. M.A.

[@chicktapus463]

any of you know where to find tabs or sheet music of this version of "have yourself a merry christmas"? i love it!

[@matthewpaluch777]

Happy TELE-TUESDAY everyone, welcome back. I would of played some late Yardbirds/Led Zep1.

[@DLawrenceMarketing]

Never heard a dark circuit before ,but I like it Mr. Agnesi.

[@jordans.9702]

Marks Jazz is candy

[@braderrick]

Nice Tele! Has much more of a neck pocket gap on both sides of the neck than I️ would have expected. I’m sure that’s not as important as some claim though...

[@caplippi]

This one has neck pocket gaps like grand canyon, love it!

[@slickharp]

Top notch

[@MrStranger1944]

I can dig it.

[@mikeymojo8299]

Mr.Stranger big whopper Holiday DUG 🎸🔥

[@eduardoenmanuel]

Me again, with an honest question. Why do bakelite pickguards shrink?

[@mike-vz1cv]

Sweet.

[@NaamanStory]

I'm not usually a fan of Christmas music, or the dark circuit, but that was a fantastic rendition.

[@jimbonacum8917]

Man if you watch this everyday you start getting jaded, Back before I discovered GOTD I would be salivating to see someone play an honest to god '57 Tele. But now I'm sitting here thinking, "Well that's pretty cool. But the Black guard from last week was so much better." As always great playing and fine camera work.

[@xxczerxx]

Cool! Is that the Ted Greene version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas? Probably the most underrated guitar player of all time in my book

[@johnd.4536]

Nice job with the Jazz noise Do you know what Ted Greene thought about the dark circuit tone on an early Telecaster?

[@mrkite89]

Fantastic! Next time try the "ghost" position (like on 3-way switch Strats) in between middle and bridge, there's a cool tone there! ;)

[@jorgelealartist]

Hello Mark, big fan of the show and teles. Find a yellow or green one and show it. Best

[@RockHardRiffs]

What we have here....is communication breakdown....Rock On!!

[@pjbth]

That is one sweet ash guitar.

[@ralfsteeghs5323]

Hey Mark, luv your vids! Can u pls do a lp custom for all us dutchies (jan akkerman fans) out there. Gotto luv a bit of Hocus Pocus😊

[@nathanielwilliams2685]

Hey could you wish Morgan a happy birthday on the 12th? I've been a long watcher (this is my first time commenting), but I just would love to now get her in on it by starting with a warm GOTD welcome! Thanks!

[@HBSuccess]

Nathaniel Williams sounds like somebody gotta thang for Ms Morgan. Careful what u wish for Nate and welcome to our morally corrupt comment community LOL.

[@dropoutjohn]

Nathaniel Williams I don't mean alter the dark circuit... Just drive it hard through the amp so it's a more modern tone. I agree that the old stuff should stay origina.

[@bobneptune]

YESSSSS

[@blakevanhouten1672]

i was waiting for the communication breakdown solo!!!!

[@saintbrando]

Tele extravaganza! Goddamn clean!🤘🏻🎸glazed donut. Spaghetti logo. Twanger Banger. Beauty. Love it.

[@montys8th]

Any chance of one day doing a Paisley Tele from the late 60's? That would be epic.

[@gerrys4593]

Sweet 🤘Mighty Zep🤘

[@Wraith35]

If you we're going to play a Christmas song that was The one. 👍

[@heymrguitarman7637]

Very very cool tele. Wasn't expecting to be able to park my car in that neck pocket though. Looks a terrible fit

[@Box-vw2ds]

Loved the Christmas tune do a v please

[@morecowbell3659]

Still looking for that silverburst les paul

[@poppadukes1273]

how do you beat that tone?

[@Mike_Hancho]

Yes

[@TURBOCAST]

Tremendous! Now how about some G&l guitars 🎸 😎👍

[@simonfreer9076]

Holy Frig I wish I could afford

[@wowdino]

Do they make any modern telecasters with those dark circuits still?

[@larrygeetar9309]

+wowdino The 50's reissue Teles come with the dark beast. Or at least they use to. Also included was a kit to change it over to regular wiring. A friend of mine has a reissue '52 Butterscotch Blonde that came with that stuff.

[@wowdino]

Thanks for the reply. Maybe I'll double check with Fender. That dark circuit sounds great.

[@thomasbarrett8362]

Hey Mark, can you do Zebra who's behind the door for flat top Friday!

[@jazzmasterash5860]

Hey guys. My 17th birthday is on Thursday. Wondering if you could play some Black Sabbath or some Smashing Pumpkins. Thanks.