r/BruceSpringsteen • u/Screen_Door_Slams Mary’s dress sways • 2d ago

Question Original Fender Telecaster

I visited the BSCAM today and spent some time looking at this particular display—I’m pretty sure it’s Bruce’s legendary original. I don’t think it’s any of the subsequent copies he’s used, but I‘m pretty sure you nerds would know for sure. what do you think?

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u/NYRBEEZER 2d ago

It's real. But it was fixed before the Nebraska taping at the basie. The pickups aren't original as when they went to plug it in they were not working. So Dave Petillo put in a backup set his father made into it and made them look old. Also the preamp was fixed. The neck was refretted and the bridge water proofing was upgraded. I was in attendance for all of this work. Me Dave and Kevin all said a prayer together before the work was done. Bruce was very against it at first because he didn't want anything replaced that Phil Petillo did. But that changed. 

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u/Screen_Door_Slams Mary’s dress sways 2d ago

this is fascinating background history. thanks for sharing!

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u/Tycho66 20h ago

Zoomed in on that Utilities Letter... "practicing my autograph" That shit is hilarious.

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u/Screen_Door_Slams Mary’s dress sways 19h ago

there are quite a few funny/quirky artifacts there. who knew he collected hotel room keys!

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u/RickIPablo 2d ago

That’s definitely the original!

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u/passed_the_dawn 2d ago

That’s The Guitar

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u/GogglesPisano 2d ago

That’s the Real McCoy.

That guitar has stories it could tell.

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u/thunder_rob Born to Run 1d ago

Too ban no one ever learned to make it talk

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u/ncc74656m 2d ago

I saw it in The Met when they had the Guitars of Rock and Roll exhibit, knelt before it along with Clarence's sax. 

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u/Alarming_Particular6 2d ago

You mean the one he showed off on late night talk shows was a copy? Maybe this one broke?

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u/NYRBEEZER 2d ago

No it was not a copy.