Fender introduced the Broadcaster as a replacement for the original Esquire in mid-1950. The updated design included two single-coil pickups instead of one, as well as a truss rod in the neck. By 1951, Fender had dropped the Broadcaster model name to avoid conflict with a series of Getsch drums. For a period in early 1951, the model had no name on the headstock and these guitars have since been termed "No-casters." By the spring of 1951, the name Telecaster could be found on the model; the...