educate me on telecasters

musicegbdf

Ok daughter fancies buying herself a tele when her advance come through. She likes a standarrd config in butterscotch . How are the classiic players , are they as good as the strats ? We are both impressed with my 2012 standard usa strat , is there a tele equivelent. Thoughts?

chrisj1602

Get a Baja!

Dave_Mc

musicegbdf said:

We are both impressed with my 2012 standard usa strat , is there a tele equivelent. Thoughts?

Yep, an, er, American standard tele. )

http://www.fender.com/en-GB/guitars/telecaster/american-standard-telecaster-rosewood-fingerboard-3-color-sunburst/

They have the strat saddles, though, if that annoys you. I haven't tried them since they got those, so I don't know how much they affect the tone.

badlydrawnbanjo

The Baja is a great guitar but I've only got small hands and found the neck to be a bit of a handful. If I was looking for a mid priced Telecaster I'd be giving the 50's classic with the nitro finish a good looking at. http://www.andertons.co.uk/solid-body-electric-guitars/pid28571/cid671/fender-classic-series-50s-telecaster-lacquer-in-white-blonde.asp

musicegbdf

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Yep, an, er, American standard tele. )


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:-). I asked for that I suppose

57Deluxe

Squier CV50 - several models now.. best bang for your buck in the Squier stable. Also the Cabronita is well cheap and rightly highly praised.

stickyfiddle

I have smallish hands and I love the Baja neck I put on my black paisley. Definitely a great option if she can handle the fat neck

benmurray85

quick vote for mexican classic series. i have the 60's one in arctic white and its my favourite guitar by a mile. can be had reasonably cheaply

Dave_Mc

musicegbdf said:

[quote="Dave_Mc;164356"


Yep, an, er, American standard tele. )


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:-). I asked for that I suppose

Yeah pretty much ) Although I was being slightly sarcastic, it was a genuine suggestion as well- the spec (by that I mean the style of the guitar, the neck profile etc.) is probably closest to the USA standard strat, so if she likes your strat it's probably one to try.

musicegbdf

We are going to try a mexican standard at a friends , then I will take her around some shops. The only one she has tried was an orignal 1963 one at her producers studio ! She can"t afford that one ... What I will do is make a llist of variations of the theme .

Dave_Mc

Yeah, you pretty much have the vintage spec ones (the reissue types or the mexican classics etc.), the modern spec ones (USA standard and deluxe) and then the ones that sort of blur the lines between the two (MIM standard, classic player etc.). That's the way I always think of it, anyway.

equalsql

57Deluxe said:

Squier CV50 - several models now.. best bang for your buck in the Squier stable. Also the Cabronita is well cheap and rightly highly praised.

Yep..I agree with @57Deluxe,  great value for money and the necks nice and slim for daintier hands.

musicegbdf

I see Baja are well thought of . Sorry what is Baja. I have googled and had a variety of opinions made from them being Baritone , or long scale , or just named after a place called Baja. What is the wisdom here.

She (the daughter) dragged me out last night to North London to she three bands . She was asking after all of the guitars. She liked the SG Standard , but there was no doubt the best sounding was a Tele. It really cut through the mix live. BTW was very impressed with one of the bands called Cortes https://www.facebook.com/cortesband?hc_location=timeline&filter=2 ; She saw them at a placed where she had gigged herself ...
 anyway back to the tele seems she want a "cream" not butterscotch  with rosewood board. So will start looking around  :-)

chrisj1602

If she wants cream with rosewood, I think the Classic Series 60s is close (though is actually white!) and a very good guitar for the money...

http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/4-14-11/4862_Fender_60s_Telecaster_Olympic_White_MX10285019_a.jpg

And your question about the Baja -it is the Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster.

frankus

Prefer the early MIJs myself then replace the pickups with bareknuckle country boys

Skipped

I am sure the (usually Brilliant) Fender marketing team are missing a trick here.
Why are we still waiting for a Classic Player (Or Baja) Telecaster with a Rosewood board and (obviously) a "modern" radius?
Actually if it were left to me (not advisable) I would deem the Baja body to be a bit too heavy and the Classic Player 60's Tele 12" Radius would get a pine body. I wish they would do it. They have proven  beyond all doubt that they are not afraid of turning out killer products for reasonable money.
Oh - and a Nitro version as well.

Neil

I must admit I have fancied giving a Tele a go for a little while but they always seem so heavy compared to Strats.

Perhaps something to bear in mind for your daughter OP?

chrisj1602

Skipped said:

I am sure the (usually Brilliant) Fender marketing team are missing a trick here.
Why are we still waiting for a Classic Player (Or Baja) Telecaster with a Rosewood board and (obviously) a "modern" radius?
Actually if it were left to me (not advisable) I would deem the Baja body to be a bit too heavy and the Classic Player 60's Tele 12" Radius would get a pine body. I wish they would do it. They have proven  beyond all doubt that they are not afraid of turning out killer products for reasonable money.
Oh - and a Nitro version as well.

Agreed.  Why no 60s Classic Player Tele, or 60s Roadworn Tele, but Strat versions of both 50s and 60s.  Doesn't make sense to me, especially with the success of the 60s Squier CV after an initial 50s only version of that.

meltedbuzzbox

musicegbdf said:

Ok daughter fancies buying herself a tele when her advance come through. She likes a standarrd config in butterscotch . How are the classiic players , are they as good as the strats ? We are both impressed with my 2012 standard usa strat , is there a tele equivelent. Thoughts?

and there I was, primed to be the comedian and say telecasters are girls guitars and you have done the job for me

:-(

fretfinder

Custom Shop Nocaster, they don't come much better!

Loobs

Fuck it, go the whole hog and buy a genuine 50s Blackguard.