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Around March, 1965, Jerry was actively playing a brand new custom, single neck, Fender Steel Guitar, built to his rigid specifications; a long scale neck; different string spacing; the rewinding of the pickup to reduce the high treble tone that he never really cared for. (below left)

Jerry used this guitar on the Bobby Lord, hour long TV Show, five days per week and elsewhere. It was also used on a number of Jerry's records, including his album "Satin Strings". This one-of-a-kind Fender and a seven string Rickenbacher Bakelite were both used on this album. Jerry says "the Fender gave me a new sound, that I felt I needed at that time". It is the only custom steel guitar made by Fender for a non-Fender, instrumental recording artist.......and Jerry now wishes he'd kept it as it is surely a collectors' item.

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