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Matt Owen

A ‘lost’ Fender Performer from 1985 has surfaced – possibly the rarest example of the quirky electric guitar ever made

A Fender Performer with a maple fingerboard

An ultra-rare Fender Performer from 1985 – perhaps the only one its kind to feature a maple fingerboard – has emerged, and it’s headed to the auction block.

Looking like something that would be right at home among a modern day prog metaller’s electric guitar arsenal, the Performer (not to be confused with today’s American Performer series) is one of the most peculiar Fenders ever made – but this one is even stranger still.

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