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The blackguard book by nacho banos number 2503 for sale. Guitars by nacho banos are new, but look, play and sound like. He also knows almost all of our heroes personally and gets a lot of feedback about quality, sound and feel. I still have some leftover stock of original copies of the blackguard book, so i. The book is written in english and comes in a large 12 x 12 coffeetable format with beautiful color photos throughout, totaling nearly 2000 photos in all aprox. Blackguard telecaster style guitars from 1950 1954 by. Alternatively you could buy a replica in russafas calle sueca from nacho banos. Nacho was also doing a special thing with some of his blackguard tele builds. I use switchcraft jacks, crl switches, mec and cts pots.

The blackguard book by nacho banos is an appreciation of the earliest fender telecaster style guitars. Nacho selfpublished 5,500 of these books, and, knowing print. The book cover has the number of the book where the early tele bridges are numbered. For pickups i am following the specs obtained from my research work on the blackguard book, which has been published since 2005. If you have ever played the original nocaster then you probably will not believe that this is a new instrument. To say nacho is truly passionate about those guitars is an understatement. This book has most everything you would ever want to know about the first successful production solid body electric. Nacho does not collect any old guitars, it is only those who have written music history. Each blackguard book has a serial number similar to the numbers on the early fender telecasters. A detailed history of the early fender telecaster years 19501954 by nacho banos 2005 covid19 update may 4, 2020. Or does anyone know any good resourse otherwise to research blackguards. The vocalist, nacho banos, has got to be the one and the same author of the blackguard book we all love so much.

Nacho banos the blackguard is a book about the earliest fender telecaster style guitars produced from 1950 to 1954 by fender musical instruments in fullerton california. Blackguard is the term for the original telecasters produced between 1950 and 1954, before fender switched from black pickguards to white. Unfollow the blackguard book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. And its a tribute, in its way, to the art of the great copy and on that note, it comes with nacho banos great book, the blackguard book out of print and a.

Rare blackguard replicanachocaster by nacho banos, new with cool accessories. Tales of assassins, mercenaries, and rogues is highly recommended dark fantasy blackguard theme. Nacho is considered one of the foremost experts onstudents of blackguard teles in the world and his the blackguard book is considered the bible on these. Beyond all that, hes one hell of a blackguard builder and simply one of the nicest human beings youll ever talk to. So the purchaser can follow along the narrative of some of the great original early blackguards in the bookand how to identify original early 50s telecaster, nocaster, and esquire elements and parts. Nacho banos is the author of the blackguard book which, in my opinion, is the bible of fender blackguard.

The film was one of a number of films made in this genre during the 1920s, the most successful of which was the american film the student prince in old heidelberg 1927. Rare blackguard replicanachocaster by nacho banos, new. Postage cost almost as much as the book cos its so damn heavy. Yes, this will be hard to find, but banoss book is the definitive guide to early telecasters. As the subtitle says, this not just about assassinsthere are plenty similar lawbreakers featured. Check out this youtube video of the blackguards with redd volkaert on guitar. They are jawdroppingly accurate, and best of all they are sold at about a tenth of what a vintage guitar costs. Great pictures, great writing and it is an unbelievable resource for all the info anyone could possibly want on this revered instrument. The guitar is an incredible example of genius simplicity. I am currently selling the last available copies through my website. He was stamping a number on the bridge of some builds that matched up with the serial number of a blackguard book, and including the book with the guitar as matched set, which i thought was a very cool thing.

What i think is the most fascinating is leo fender got it completely right at the very start. Hes currently working on a book of really early fender guitars from the pinebody era. Nacho is considered one of the foremost experts onstudents of blackguard teles in the world and his the blackguard book is considered the bible on these magnificent creations of leo fender. Nachocaster blackguard telecaster by nacho banos pic heavy. The 19501954 tele is regarded as the holy grail of fender guitars and nacho is. Nacho banos nachocaster sunburst 2018 guitar for sale the.

For those unfamiliar with nacho banos, hes considered one of the foremost experts onstudents of blackguard teles in the world and his the blackguard book is considered the bible on the subject. By dismantling and painstakingly photographing many examples, banos provides an exhaustive account of the variations in the early models. I won an auction for this aged butterscotch body with vintage nitro. The film was based on the novel the blackguard by raymond paton, and shot at studio babelsberg, in potsdam near berlin, the first time a gainsborough film was shot abroad. Collecting guitars brought him a lot of knowledge and in 2003, with the information he had gathered as a collector and player, and on the advice of friends, he decided to write down his experiences in a book, the blackguard book. Nacho banos rare blackguard replicanachocaster by nacho banos, new with cool accessories. Starting as a collector drawn to blackguard telecasters, nacho has turned his. If you own or love the blackguard telecaster as one of the most iconic electric guitars, you must have this book. With the help of some famed guitarslingers and oldworld craftsmen, nacho has somehow arranged to make a few reproductions of some early telecaster and stratocaster guitars. In 2005, after more than three years of research, he selfpublished the blackguard book, a 420page coffeetable book featuring thousands of color photographs of guitars and their components. Probably the best book on telecaster info except for the limited edition blackguard book which is hard to get and quite expensive. We can say the project is almost completed and the goal achieved. Nacho is only publishing 5500 copies, and they are each given telestyle serial numbers from 0001 to. For caps i started making my own cd replicas a while back, but now i am using luxe and a.

The book itself is hugeyou better have a strong coffee table. Im trying to get a copy but they seem nearly impossible to find. The incredible blackguard book by nacho banos, which takes a very detailed look at fender telecasters built from 1950 to 1954. Great book, my only criticism would be the that photography isnt the best, just a little dark to my eyes. The blackguard book first edition is close to be sold out. Nacho banos wrote a great coffee table book on the earliest years of the blackguard teles and esquires. The premise of this new audiovisual interactive book project is to not. Of all the telecaster books i have this is the best detailed reference material, i used it in. This guitar was owned by nacho banos he wrote the amazing blackguard book and we have email correspondence from him confirming his. In comes ignacio nacho banos, a man who needs no introduction to the world of fender blackguard enthousiasts. In nachos book, he takes the guitars apart and photographs the minutia of them.

In excellent condition, with just a few marks on the ha. Unique opportunity to obtain a guitar made by the legendary nacho banos, author of the blackguard book which is an appreciation of the earliest fender telecaster style guitars produced between 1950 and 1954. It is the longest running production electric guitar. My love for a blackguard was only intensified by getting a copy of nacho banos fantastic blackguard book and spending many hours studying. I am posting some pictures of a 1952 fender telecaster. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. He was stamping a number on the bridge of some builds that matched up with the serial number of a blackguard book, and including the book with the guitar as matched set. Does anyone know of any way to buy the blackguard book. The book is written in english and comes in a large 12 x 12 coffeetable format in a beautiful.