The Boss is an easy choice for the Garden State. I used 31 vintage blue and yellow New Jersey license plates to create this Telecaster shape to represent Bruce Springsteen’s go-to guitar. BTR is the abbreviation used on the set list for Born to Run, the last song he plays at every concert. The E Street Band is referenced on the pickup. Because Bruce hails from the Jersey shore, I incorporated the “Shore to Please” New Jersey tag with its famous New Jersey lighthouse image, It serves a double meaning because as a great showman, Springsteen is “shore to please.”

The lower pick up and the top volume knob are from Michigan tags.