Status Quo: Francis Rossi's Legendary Green Fender Telecaster Guitar
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Status Quo: Francis Rossi's legendary green Fender Telecaster guitar, late 1965, original 'F' neckplate and screws, stamped with serial no. 110959, the front of the ash body with Francis' famous custom green finish, sides retaining some of the first black re-finish, natural back, original 60s' CTS volume pot and replaced tone control, original three-way selector replaced by five-way, Seymour Duncan bridge and neck pickups and Lace Sensor middle pickup, chrome Tune-o-matic bridge with Gotoh tailpiece, bridge plate reduced in size, replaced laminated scratchplate retaining original screws, maple neck capped with maple fingerboard, black dot markers, re-fretted with Jumbo frets, neck stamped 3AUG65B, headstock with replacement Kluson-style machine heads, three Patent numbers, silver-script Fender logo and two replaced string guides, with black leather Richter strap, in flight case inscribed Francis No.1 and with serial number, also with F.R and *1 stencilled in white, and affixed with various transit labels, guitar 38½in long
