Interesting trades considered. $1699 is the cash price. Thanks!
A rare bird indeed. 1984 Philip Kubicki blackguard style Telecaster guitar. If you don't know about Kubicki, he worked at Fender in the late 60s and early 70s and is the luthier who built George Harrison's rosewood Tele, among other famous guitars.
This amazing instrument is an alder bodied tone machine with an amazing feeling modern C shaped maple neck. The neck and body finish are original. The guitar was recently refretted with 6105 type frets by Jim Mouradian (RIP) and the guitar has been cared for by him for many years. The tuners are Gotoh locking models. The original Fender bridge is likely from the early 80s. The pickups are Van Zandt Vintage Plus, the center pickup is RWRP for noise cancellation in positions 2 and 4, and sound really great in this guitar. The control plate is a very rare Dimarzio model with the sun logo, and the knobs are early 50s rounded top Tele knobs.
While there are a few Kubicki necks out there, complete guitars built by the luthier are exceedingly rare. Both the body and neck are stamped and dated with the Kubicki stamp in multiple places.
I am the third owner of this instrument, and it has been well played over the last 35 years. The neck feels incredible, is straight, and plays exceptionally well. The body is quite resonant and the guitar weighs right at 7.5 pounds. It is one of the best sounding and playing boutique Telecaster style guitars I have ever seen. The original owner (for over 20 years) was noted jazz guitarist and professor at Barklee, Steven Kirby - the guitar can be seen on the cover of his album "North Light", and Steven is holding the guitar in his Berklee faculty photo on their website. He used this guitar for teaching, recording, and gigs for over two decades, then sold it to one of his students about 7 years ago, and I purchased it from that student.
If you want an amazing playing boutique builder Telecaster guitar that already has quite a lot of REAL vintage character and vibe, this is a perfect guitar for you. The original owner was a guitar teacher and working pro who played it over 20 years. It is easily on par with any master built relic or custom shop instrument, has a documented history, and was built by one of the greatest luthiers of the 20th century. Having a Tele built by the same guy who built George Harrison's guitar isn't a bad thing by any means.
Guitar comes with an early 80s era Fender hardshell case. It's a fantastic playing and sounding blackguard with outstanding pedigree that will undoubtedly gain in value and vibe over the years.
A rare bird indeed. 1984 Philip Kubicki blackguard style Telecaster guitar. If you don't know about Kubicki, he worked at Fender in the late 60s and early 70s and is the luthier who built George Harrison's rosewood Tele, among other famous guitars.
This amazing instrument is an alder bodied tone machine with an amazing feeling modern C shaped maple neck. The neck and body finish are original. The guitar was recently refretted with 6105 type frets by Jim Mouradian (RIP) and the guitar has been cared for by him for many years. The tuners are Gotoh locking models. The original Fender bridge is likely from the early 80s. The pickups are Van Zandt Vintage Plus, the center pickup is RWRP for noise cancellation in positions 2 and 4, and sound really great in this guitar. The control plate is a very rare Dimarzio model with the sun logo, and the knobs are early 50s rounded top Tele knobs.
While there are a few Kubicki necks out there, complete guitars built by the luthier are exceedingly rare. Both the body and neck are stamped and dated with the Kubicki stamp in multiple places.
I am the third owner of this instrument, and it has been well played over the last 35 years. The neck feels incredible, is straight, and plays exceptionally well. The body is quite resonant and the guitar weighs right at 7.5 pounds. It is one of the best sounding and playing boutique Telecaster style guitars I have ever seen. The original owner (for over 20 years) was noted jazz guitarist and professor at Barklee, Steven Kirby - the guitar can be seen on the cover of his album "North Light", and Steven is holding the guitar in his Berklee faculty photo on their website. He used this guitar for teaching, recording, and gigs for over two decades, then sold it to one of his students about 7 years ago, and I purchased it from that student.
If you want an amazing playing boutique builder Telecaster guitar that already has quite a lot of REAL vintage character and vibe, this is a perfect guitar for you. The original owner was a guitar teacher and working pro who played it over 20 years. It is easily on par with any master built relic or custom shop instrument, has a documented history, and was built by one of the greatest luthiers of the 20th century. Having a Tele built by the same guy who built George Harrison's guitar isn't a bad thing by any means.
Guitar comes with an early 80s era Fender hardshell case. It's a fantastic playing and sounding blackguard with outstanding pedigree that will undoubtedly gain in value and vibe over the years.
