![]() The Telecaster quickly became a popular model, and has remained in continuous production since its first incarnation. Initially, the Broadcaster name was simply cut off of the labels placed on the guitars (leading to a limited run of nameless guitars known as "No-casters") and later in 1951, the final name of Telecaster was applied to the guitar to take advantage of the advent of television. A trademark conflict with a rival manufacturer's ( Gretsch Broadkaster) led to the guitar being renamed in 1951. ![]() Introduced for national distribution as the Broadcaster in the autumn of 1950 as a two-pickup version of its sister model, the single-pickup Esquire, the pair were the first guitars of their kind manufactured on a substantial scale. Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music. The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele / ˈ t ɛ l i/, is, together with its sister model the Esquire, the world's first mass-produced, commercially successful solid-body electric guitar.
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