These first solid body Fenders would go on to be known as Telecasters, but were originally sold under the Broadcaster model name. This rare 1951 Fender Nocaster is on sale for £59,995.00. A Fender Nocaster is one of the true holy grail electric guitars, and has become one of the most sought after Fender instruments for players and collectors alike
As such, there is a period from February to the summer of 1951 where around 480 Broadcasters left the factory bearing only the Fender decal on the headstock, leading to the Nocaster name that is now used to describe the instruments produced during this period. This 1951 Fender Nocaster is a fantastic example of one of Fenders most collectible guitars in all original condition.
This guitar features a slab Ash body with a Maple neck and fingerboard. The neck has a fairly large rounded 'D' profile which is typical for the time, along with a 7.25" neck radius.
Bruce Springsteen-signed ‘50s Fender Telecaster sold for $72,600. at Charity Auction December 13, 2021
Bruce Springsteen owned & signed this 1952 Fender Reissue Telecaster guitar. Bruce wrote, “Best, Bruce Springsteen” in black felt tip pen while adding his signature guitar drawing. Bruce
Springsteen is known for never signing guitars, and only doing so for charity. What makes this guitar special.
Bruce owns a lot of these instruments because when he plays in concerts, he only uses reissues of his famous guitar, never the original.
Eric Clapton's "Blackie" Fender Stratocaster Sold: New York, 2004 Price: $959,000 "Blackie" set a world record auction price at the time of sale, but now barely scrapes into the top 11. (Guitarworld)
Bob Dylan's 1964 Fender Stratocaster Sold: New York, 2013 Price: $965,000 At the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, Dylan went electric, toting this 1964 Stratocaster, which he subsequently left on a private plane. Pilot Vic Quinto picked it up, and it stayed with his family for nearly 50 years.
David Gilmour's 1954 Fender Sold: New York, 2019Price: $1,815,000 Here’s a guitar that would have been collectible even without the Pink Floyd provenance. Its serial number, #0001, makes it confusingly not the very first Strat (that was #0100) but nevertheless among the first pre-production Strats given to Fender endorsees. 
David Gilmour's Black Strat Sold: New York, 2019 Price: $3,975,000
Fender has also come out of the gate strong in 2020, with a massive new range of striking Custom Shop guitars, which includes the Saleen Stratocaster 1 - a souped-up, automobile-inspired six-string electric guitar - amongst a host of others. (guitarworld)
Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender MustangSold: New York, 2022 Price: $4,550,000
Continuing its trend of artist collaboration, the guitar giant has unveiled two limited-edition made-in-Japan Strat and Tele models, designed with Japanese artists FACE and MHAK, respectively.
The Strat features an alder body finished with FACE's signature and acclaimed artwork style. The graphic only appears on the top of the guitar; the back is finished in a plain white.
Other than its striking aesthetic, the model features a traditional Stratocaster design and hardware layout, with Vintage-Style single coil pickups and a 21-fret maple fingerboard with a 9.5" radius.
Unique here in that it was never owned by a superstar, the Reach Out to Asia Strat was auctioned for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It was a humble Mexican Standard Stratocaster bearing the signatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend, Mark Knopfler, Ray Davies, Liam Gallagher, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi, Angus and Malcolm Young, Paul McCartney, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore, Def Leppard and Bryan Adams.
