Someone talk me out of this....

Bridgehouse

robgilmo said:

Bridgehouse said:

robgilmo said:

If you want an MIM Tele get an early one, look for a 62 reissue, look for the serial number on the bridge, those were nice guitars worth hunting down. What were they early 80's?

1987 onwards for Fender Mexico

Your right, its the early MIJ ones I'm thinking of.

Do you mean the JV serial ones? They go for crazy money now - saw an early Jap JV at the Crewe show advertised at £1995...

thegummy

I would doubt that a MIM Tele from 20 years ago would be better than your brand new Pacifica

BRISTOL86

thegummy said:

I would doubt that a MIM Tele from 20 years ago would be better than your brand new Pacifica

Ah I wasn't clear...both were bought used, the Pacifica is 10+ years old 

steer

I love my MIM tele. If you bought the yam and the tele secondhand at the going rate, then you will be able to sell them for pretty much the same price you paid. If you like it, then go for it.

ICBM

I would do it if you can get through the financial hit of buying one and selling two.

One good guitar is better than two average ones. Most players have too many average or good guitars instead of a smaller number of great ones. (I'm almost as guilty.)

robgilmo

Bridgehouse said:

robgilmo said:

Bridgehouse said:

robgilmo said:

If you want an MIM Tele get an early one, look for a 62 reissue, look for the serial number on the bridge, those were nice guitars worth hunting down. What were they early 80's?

1987 onwards for Fender Mexico

Your right, its the early MIJ ones I'm thinking of.

Do you mean the JV serial ones? They go for crazy money now - saw an early Jap JV at the Crewe show advertised at £1995...

Serials begin with A, made around 83? I was outbid at a local auction house a while back, lovely it was, CAR with white binding, I was outbid by 7 quid, it sold for 340,

Bridgehouse

Ah they are different. The Original Japanese JVs with Fender logos go for serious wonga nowadays

DiscoStu

Sporky said:

£200 would get you a lot of lessons.

Lessons are good.

£200 will also buy you lots of booze. Boozes are good.
Or you could splash it on fx and then that's a whole new world!

There will always be Teles. You've got a good setup, better than anything I had in my first few years, and once you're up to speed you can reward yourself with a Tele and maybe even an American one.

'Better' guitars do not make you a better player. 

CHRISB50

DiscoStu said:

Sporky said:

£200 would get you a lot of lessons.

Lessons are good.

£200 will also buy you lots of booze. Boozes are good.
Or you could splash it on fx and then that's a whole new world!

There will always be Teles. You've got a good setup, better than anything I had in my first few years, and once you're up to speed you can reward yourself with a Tele and maybe even an American one.

'Better' guitars do not make you a better player. 

... They get you 'Wow's' on here













It's one of the main reasons I took up guitar

cj73

ICBM said:

I would do it if you can get through the financial hit of buying one and selling two.

One good guitar is better than two average ones. Most players have too many average or good guitars instead of a smaller number of great ones. (I'm almost as guilty.)

This.  I really got back into playing again about six years ago and built up a collection of seven circa £500 guitars.   Last month I realised I was looking at an outlay of more than 3k then thought what two real quality guitars or amps I could have bought if I'd been patient 

mburekenge

As has been said, it's all about the time you put in on the instrument, and nice gear is a bonus.

do you want to be able to play, or do you want to own nice guitars? Nothing wrong with collecting, but it is nowhere near as satisfying as improving at playing imho

Obviously, great gear inspires you to play, but it sounds like your rig is decent enough to get cracking.

im in no position to judge as I am totally reckless when it comes to spending.

however, I've just set myself specific playing goals that will be the trigger for my next GAS target - a Gibson ES355

its working (so far)!

For you, it could be learning songs, it could be nailing some solos or getting good fretboard knowledge.

E.g 'when I know major and minor pentatonic in all positions and can play the solo to xxx i''ll treat myself'.

far more rewarding. I've found that if you have GAS, as soon as you get the thing that you were losing sleep over, another one emerges to take its place.

as I type this, I should be working on my dominant 7 arpeggios which is one of my targets.

anyway I echo what has been said about lessons. But you have to actually use what is being taught and practice it,

we are conditioned in the west to think that having the gear, or paying for lessons, subscribing to a teaching site etc are what counts, but the road to being a guitar player is a journey, not a destination. You have to put the time in.

sorry - that was very stream of consciousness. Now I'm off to browse the classifieds  

bugger... I mean practice my arpeggios.

paulnb57

Life is too short, do the trade......

Sassafras

If you've always wanted a Tele, go for it.
If you're playing what you perceive as 'compromise' guitars you'll never be satisfied and GAS will be intensified.

axisus

I'd stick with what you've got for now. The tele won't be the last guitar you buy, so why bother making it the next when you are already over budget.

rivercider

cj73 said:

ICBM said:

I would do it if you can get through the financial hit of buying one and selling two.

One good guitar is better than two average ones. Most players have too many average or good guitars instead of a smaller number of great ones. (I'm almost as guilty.)

This.  I really got back into playing again about six years ago and built up a collection of seven circa £500 guitars.   Last month I realised I was looking at an outlay of more than 3k then thought what two real quality guitars or amps I could have bought if I'd been patient 

I got into playing again around 4 years ago and have also got myself a few decent-ish guitars around the 500-700 mark and for me this is fine as I'm not a very good player at all, but have always just loved guitars as things of beauty. If I had blown big money on one high end instrument I'd certainly feel I couldn't justify it at my playing level, I'm old enough to know my limitations and that I will never be the next Stevie Ray, but I also enjoy having the guitars around, so although I'm far from a collector, I like a little variety and have bought and then flipped quite a few over the last few years whilst enjoying trying different stuff out.  Not too great on the wallet, admittedly, but fun .... and a man has to have a hobby.  Sometimes i wanna pick up a Tele.....other times I wanna pick up my Les Paul Studio.  Makes me happy to be able to do both, probably happier than if I owned a single top of the range LP or PRS or whatever.   

Sassafras

You don't have to be the world's best guitarist to want to play good guitars.
You just need the cash.

DrJazzTap

If it's only  £200 and you can afford it then go for it. I would say if it's a £2000 custom shop....then no. but again none of my business if you can afford it and it makes it you happy

BRISTOL86

Thanks for all the input guys. I've decided to leave it, the GAS has abated in the cold light of day

I'm going to spend more time with both guitars I already have and decide which one I like the best.

I'll then move the other one on and then set some goals for improvement with a view to looking at upgrading at some point next year when I have a bit of a better idea at what I actually really want. 

Im thinking that by the middle of next year I should have c. £500 to play with which will open a lot more doors about what I could get, especially if I buy used again. 

ESBlonde

Good decision imho @BRISTOL86, also spend some time learning how the controls interact with one another (both amp and guitar) and how to get particular sounds to cover certain songs from the gear you have. That knowledge along with playing ability will hold you in good stead in real world playing scenarios. In time you will start to develope 'your sound' and thereafter you will get something similar whatever the gear available. This is a good thing.

robgilmo

Bridgehouse said:

robgilmo said:

If you want an MIM Tele get an early one, look for a 62 reissue, look for the serial number on the bridge, those were nice guitars worth hunting down. What were they early 80's?

1987 onwards for Fender Mexico

Ah, your right , its the early MIJ ones I'm thinking of.