A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, AMERICAN VINTAGE SERIES, '52 TELECASTER

This Telecaster was used during Jeff Beck's 2022 tour, for UK shows only, where it was likely intended to be the back-up for Jeff's celebrated 'Tele-Gib' (see lot 8). Jeff had initially wanted to take out the prized Seymour Duncan creation with a specific song in mind - Lonnie Mack's 'Wham' - however after rehearsals he decided that the guitar should return to the safety of home, and it went back after the first show in Cardiff. The Telecaster, shown in the accompanying photo of Beck's backstage guitar rack alongside the Tele-Gib, was instead used to play 'Wham' - a song that John 'Skully' McIntosh, Beck's guitar tech at the time, recalls was only part of the set for the dates when Beck was not accompanied by his close friend and collaborator Johnny Depp.