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Fender Bruce Springsteen's "The Mutt" Partscaster Esquire

Fender Bruce Springsteen's "The Mutt" Partscaster Esquire

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Bruce Springsteen used this modified Fender guitar, composed of a Telecaster body and an Esquire neck, as his primary instrument in countless live performances and recordings from 1972 until about 2005. On the iconic Born to Run (1975) album cover and tour poster, Springsteen faces away from the viewer with this guitar slung over his back. The instrument also appears on the covers for Live/1975–85 (1986), Human Touch (1992), and Wrecking Ball (2012). Springsteen told the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, "When I put it on, I don’t feel like I have a guitar on. It’s such an integral part of me."

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Ash body, one-piece maple neck with walnut “skunk stripe”; 25½ in. scale; yellowed and worn butterscotch finish; bolt-on neck with black dot inlays; silver “spaghetti” Fender logo decal on headstock; two single coil pickups, three-way selector switch, volume and tone controls; chrome bridge and knobs, nickel tuners, black pickguard; Telecaster body with Esquire neck, replacement six-saddle bridge and Schaller tuners, body routed out under pickguard for multiple-pickup system (no longer present)

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Bruce Springsteen

Guitarist, Singer

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Verified via Just Wood and Strings

Color/Finish: Butterscotch

A partscaster featuring a 50's Esquire neck and Telecaster body "The Mutt" was Bruce's primary guitar on countless classic recordings. Originally purchased from Luthier Phil Petillo for $185, after being owned by a record company. A hallmark of this guitar is how it was routed for 4 pickups, giving it an exceptionally light weight.

Album Usage

The Fender Bruce Springsteen's "The Mutt" Partscaster Esquire has been featured on the following albums:

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Darkness Tour '78

Bruce Springsteen (2023)

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts

Bruce Springsteen (2021)

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85

Bruce Springsteen (1986)

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen (1984)

The River

Bruce Springsteen (1980)

Darkness On the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen (1978)

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen (1975)

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Folk, World, & Country

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