wow some of this is scary accurate
Now I wonder which parts I have right, and which are way off. I guessed refinish, as the headstock logo overspray thing and the fact that the yellow on the body looks a little off compared to other old tele/broadcasters. It looks more aniline yellow and less of the butterscotch yellow. The original fender yellow often turns off white around nicks and wear marks, and this guitar has none of that. The color of the wood underneath the wear certainly looks like it has been oxidized for a long, long time, so I think it is a really old refinish. Of course, I am just guessing. Many fakes are so good that you have to take the damn thing apart to know for sure if it is real...and even then, you need an expert. The fact that this looks like a somewhat molested and modded broadcaster makes me think it is real, as who would go through the effort to fake a desirable guitar with mods that hurt the value? Maybe those touches add to the legitimacy of the fake job. ??? Anyway, I'm sticking with my 'real' vote.
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