Fender 70th Anniversary Broadcaster Maple Fingerboard Blackguard BlondeIn the fall of 1950, the world of guitar and popular music changed forever with the introduction of the Broadcaster, Fenders first solid body electric guitar with a truss rod and two pickups. A few short months later, a telegram from Gretsch, owner of the BroadKaster trademark, ended Fenders use of the name. For a short time, the word "Broadcaster" was simply clipped off the headstock decal these guitars are known as "Nocasters." Thereafter, this