by bosunbob » 14 Jul 2020, 01:06
Bruce has succinctly stated and confirming twice with great brevity that the Telecaster was not used to
record with, but instead was used for promotional purnposes. In saying this there seems no doubt to the accuracy
in the emphatic "no" & " yes" answers.
However, was the Telecaster as observed being played by Bruce in the three TV performances I've seen on YT, being played live or was the
performance mimed - a common practice on TV shows at the time.
That, I believe is an important question to ask and find an answer to for anyone interested in the Shadows use
of the Telecaster whether it be as a photographic prop, during a performance on TV, or during a recording session.
As Bill suggests, there may well have been more than one Telecaster in play here. After Bruce's comment it seems clear
the latter is a none starter now, and the guitars use as a prop is there for all to see,
leaving the appearance on the Cliff TV show: plugged in and played, producing live music, or mimed?
Sorry to drone on about this but, on another group, a member recalls from a conversation with an employee
of the musical instrument store that loaned our the Telecaster for the Shadows first album cover photo shoot
and another on an EP cover (my thought), that the guitar was subsequently returned and sold as Shop Worn at £75.
So perhaps, the Telecaster may have sustained the effects of, although probably brief, but heavy use.
Such as in photo shoots and TV studios. From my experience from long ago, if people lend out items to
production houses or commercial photographers, and while they pay quite well, there is generally very little concern
for the borrowed prop once the camera has done it job. Damage seems always inevitable.
I forget the name of the music store in London, Its still there.
Cheers
Bruce Gibbins.
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