This is a 1959 Telecaster with a white guard and white blonde finish. This 1959 model features the “top-loader” stringing method—a change introduced in mid-1958—where the strings are routed from the end of the bridge...

The second version appeared in late 1957, and by fall 1959, the Precision Bass had been updated with a slab rosewood fingerboard replacing the maple one-piece neck. This Precision Bass we got is the first era model...