The Telecaster appreciation thread.

lovestrat74

TA22GT said:

lovestrat74 said:

My Baja got stripped and aged...

Wow! Hard to believe they are the same guitar. Did they really cover that up! 

I'm sure someone at fender did time for that !

merlin

Bridgehouse said:

I like it!!

Yeah, I like it too. I was thinking of turning it into a Paisley but as soon as I put the neck on I decided to leave it. Paisley may come in at a later date though. 

King85

First Tele got it a few weeks ago and love it, my most enjoyable guitar to date.

https://i.imgur.com/amfRxRm.jpg

 How do embed images?

Schnozz

Tele Bass, yes. Tele Guitar, no. Worst thread ever.

*Flails Arms*

DarnWeight

T-Squad, assemble!...



Hastily taken photo, so excuse the gratuitous strappery and low-light blur/grain.  From left to right, a couple of genuine Fenders (both MIJ, a black 50s and a bound CAR 62 Custom), a pair of partscasters, and a heavily-modded Squier Custom II.

Yeah, I like Teles.

Jimbro66

robgilmo said:

https://i.imgur.com/zLmjsmi.jpg

Wow, a Revox!!  Drool-worthy in an unashamed nerdy sort of way.

Is that fully working or just eye candy?

Winny_Pooh

@DarnWeight that jazz trem squier looks very cool

chris78

gringopig said:

robgilmo said:

gringopig said:

Fantastic and groovy!

Sweet mother of god! Where did you get that from? Is that even a thing?

hahaha yes, it's in the Fender custom shop catalogue and I ordered it. Took months to arrive!

EDIT: or rather, it was. Can't see it now.

2017 limited model. I have the paisley cousin. They’re amazing, other than the Texas special neck pickup. The twisted tele in my rosewood neck blonde is better. The bridge pickup is pure heaven

Placidcasual79

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=287416312025142&set=pcb.287417208691719&type=3&theater

DarnWeight

Winny_Pooh said:

@DarnWeight that jazz trem squier looks very cool

Here's a better (but older) pic...



I've since swapped the bridge for a Schaller roller, which is much neater.  Neck pickup is a Tonerider Rebel 90, and the bridge is an Epi minihum (from a Wilshire, I think).  Controls are G&L-style PTB (Vol, Treble, Bass).  Blend pot instead of a toggle on upper horn.

To be honest, I need to sort the nut and machines out, as the tuning stability with trem use could be better.  It's one of those jobs I keep putting off.  Also, the blend pot isn't quite as smooth a transition as I'd hoped, so might swap it out for a 3-way as soon as I can be arsed.

It is tons lighter with that thick Custard-yellow Squier poly finish stripped off, like really noticeably lighter.

Bridgehouse

merlin said:

Bridgehouse said:

I like it!!

Yeah, I like it too. I was thinking of turning it into a Paisley but as soon as I put the neck on I decided to leave it. Paisley may come in at a later date though. 

That pickup is awesome cranked as well...

springhead

Jimbro66 said:

robgilmo said:

https://i.imgur.com/zLmjsmi.jpg

Wow, a Revox!!  Drool-worthy in an unashamed nerdy sort of way.

Is that fully working or just eye candy?

G36?  Lotta valves in those!

TTBZ

lovestrat74 said:

My Baja got stripped and aged...

That looks awesome! Tele gas re-ignited..

fretfinder

terada said:

Iamnobody said:

Thinlines are the bestest ones...

Wiz'd. Love a good thinline

 As luck would have it, here’s an amazing Thinline that’s for sale right now! 

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/135802/fs-fender-custom-shop-thinline-telecaster-relic-with-solid-rosewood-neck-limited-edition-2-000#latest

Bridgehouse

fretfinder said:

terada said:

Iamnobody said:

Thinlines are the bestest ones...

Wiz'd. Love a good thinline

 As luck would have it, here’s an amazing Thinline that’s for sale right now! 

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/135802/fs-fender-custom-shop-thinline-telecaster-relic-with-solid-rosewood-neck-limited-edition-2-000#latest

Who’s selling that one, @fretfinder ?

robgilmo

Jimbro66 said:

robgilmo said:

https://i.imgur.com/zLmjsmi.jpg

Wow, a Revox!!  Drool-worthy in an unashamed nerdy sort of way.

Is that fully working or just eye candy?

That's a fully operational G36 MkIII, It could do with an overhaul but finding NOS heads is proving difficult, lovely old thing though.

munckee

I had a G&L tele for years, my first proper guitar:
https://i.imgur.com/qkhiymc.jpg
The traded it for a strat but missed the tele and so eventually traded the strat for a roadworn tele:
https://i.imgur.com/MbJ3QHq.jpg
But decided I don't like light tele's as much as dark teles so swapped that for a strat and built my own:
https://i.imgur.com/H8lVn2B.jpg

Will never be without a tele again I don't think.

robgilmo

robgilmo said:

Jimbro66 said:

robgilmo said:

https://i.imgur.com/zLmjsmi.jpg

Wow, a Revox!!  Drool-worthy in an unashamed nerdy sort of way.

Is that fully working or just eye candy?

That's a fully operational G36 MkIII, It could do with an overhaul but finding NOS heads is proving difficult, lovely old thing though.

And YouTube makes anything played on it run fast and sound like a Smurf.

merlin

Metal Telecasters (Steelcasters) need more appreciation.

springhead

I thought I had a spare head but I can't find it.  I've got a spare tape counter, a bearing and a couple of what I presume are sensors, possibly for end of tape, if it does that. Two of them, in Revox bags with part numbers.