Best tele for around £1000

kswilson89

Looking for a tele style guitar (doesn't have to be Fender) for around £1000 - £1300, can be new or used, the chunkier the neck profile the better and preferably a 41.3mm nut, but this isn't imperative. I've had a good browse but maybe there's some brands I haven't come across yet, does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

Ben_McCarthy

I played a baja tele years ago which I thought was great value. They seem to have jumped up in price now but it was really good. Nice neck on it

Logie

The Ritchie Kotzen Tele's get a lot of love generally and they've got a chunky old neck.

mgaw

K Line Truxton ?

HAL9000

Best (as opposed to the most expensive)Tele I've ever played was a Classic 50s lacquer. I think the current equivalent is the Vintera Roadworn which comes in at a gnat's under a grand.

guitarmangler

The Greg Koch sig reverend .

chrisj1602

I’ve just got one of the new 50s Road Worns, it’s a great Tele, nitro, chunky neck, under a grand.

chotu495

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/194282/american-professional-telecaster-sunburst-with-hardcase-and-case-candy#latest

This looks good. No affiliation 

gazrichards

I have a nice g&l asat in the classified. I also own a fender American deluxe and Suhr alt t (and used to own a fender elite among others) and the g&l is as good, build quality wise as them all

mark123

LG "50" oled





sorry someone had to do it ! 

richardhomer

US 52 Reissue or American Original 50s. Every one I’ve played has sounded like a ‘real’ Tele should. Necks vary considerably over the years (earlier ones were nothing like a real vintage shape).

chris78

No affiliation, but there is an av58 in the classifieds. You won’t find a better tele for a grand

KDS

Us 52 RI or 62 or g&l asat

Gassage

USA 52 RI. Easy.

KDS

Gassage said:

USA 52 RI. Easy.

If you want a pure Tele you can’t wrong with that, every one I’ve tried was great

Loobs

Apart from when the 'butterscotch' is more orange. That doesn't look right. 

dazzajl

Any tele for 4 figures should be absolutely perfect. The essence of the design is a chopping board with a neck screwed to it and the more you guild this particular lilly, the more you loose the character that makes it special. 

Which in the real world means any of the above might be YOUR best tele. It all comes down to how you bond with an individual guitar. 

JezWynd

dazzajl said:

Any tele for 4 figures should be absolutely perfect. The essence of the design is a chopping board with a neck screwed to it and the more you guild this particular lilly, the more you loose the character that makes it special. 

Absolutely. I've been looking for a long time at a beautiful custom shop Esquire on Reverb but at 2.8k I can't justify it no matter how gorgeous it looks. Feast your eyes - https://reverb.com/item/35482825-fender-custom-shop-59-esquire-relic-blonde-fender-case-coa

rze99

That 58 AVRI is the one I'd buy if I were you. Great guitar great price (no affil)
A Used Baja is also a fab buy -sounds and play great and one of Fenders best standard production necks.

dazzajl

JezWynd said:

dazzajl said:

Any tele for 4 figures should be absolutely perfect. The essence of the design is a chopping board with a neck screwed to it and the more you guild this particular lilly, the more you loose the character that makes it special. 

Absolutely. I've been looking for a long time at a beautiful custom shop Esquire on Reverb but at 2.8k I can't justify it no matter how gorgeous it looks. Feast your eyes - https://reverb.com/item/35482825-fender-custom-shop-59-esquire-relic-blonde-fender-case-coa

That is properly properly gorgeous. And then I come back round to the jarring feeling of taking such a refined route to recreate a guitar that was a blue collar slab, working tool. 

Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t love to play it though

JD50

2nd hand USA Tele Standard would leave you a nice amount change.