Nacho Banos Early ’50s Blackguard-Style Telecaster

Serial #: 0491 on bridge plate

Built: 2020 – Mint condition, unplayed, collector-owned

Widely regarded as the most faithful recreations of early Telecasters available today, Nacho Banos’ guitars are built in Spain with unmatched attention to vintage detail. This example is in pristine, unplayed condition, stored by a collector since new.

This one’s a real treat—impeccably playable, lightweight, and perfectly balanced. It features period-correct, vintage-style pickups with a stunningly rich middle position. While the wiring can be easily reversed for traditional parallel tones, the original series wiring delivers a remarkably full and glorious sound.

Nacho guitars are favored amongst many of the worlds most discerning players; such as Julian Lage, Redd Volkaert, and Greg Koch—artists known for their tone, technique, and deep appreciation for vintage instruments.

Specifications:

• Body Style: Early ’50s Blackguard-style Spanish solid-body
• Finish: Aged Butterscotch Blonde nitro lacquer
• Body Date: T&G 6/5/62 (control cavity tape marked “Gloria 6/19/52”)
• Neck: Maple, 1-piece, 9.5” fretboard radius
• Frets: Medium 95/47
• Neck Profile: Early to mid-’50s soft V to medium U-style
• Neck Depth: .88” @ 1st fret / .96” @ 12th fret / 1.02” @ 17th fret
• Nut Width: 1 11/16”
• Nut: Nylon
• Scale Length: 25.5”
• Pickups: Early ’50s Blackguard-style hand-wound
  
• • Neck: 7.01k
  • Bridge: 7.6k
• Wiring: Includes a powerful humbucking / series mode in the middle position
• Bridge: Early ’50s style with compensated brass saddles
• Pickguard: Black phenolic resin, lacquered and aged
• Weight: 7lbs 1oz
• Case: Rectangular mid-’50s style tweed hardshell case (non aged)
• (On consignment, returns not accepted)