“I said, ‘You can’t make a guitar as good as my old one.’ They tried and it wasn’t great”: Vince Gill’s 1953 Telecaster is one of the most coveted Teles of all time – but the Eagles guitarist turned down Fender’s offer to make a signature recreation

Vince Gill.

The Eagles guitar legend Vince Gill has revealed he once turned down Fender's offer to recreate his holy grail 1953 Telecaster, which is widely seen as one of the finest Blackguard Teles ever made.

Discussing the prized six-string during a new episode of Chris Shiflett's Shred with Shifty podcast, Gill says, “I bought this guitar in a music store in 1978 from an old friend, and I didn't pay very much for it back then. I think I paid $450 for it, which was maybe a couple hundred bucks less than it was worth.”