Got a Tele!

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:33 am

Reminds me of "Married... With Children". Al waits for his Dodge to get to 999,999 miles so he can get a free one. Then it moves in the driveway and rolls over to 000,000 again.. he didn't get the new car.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:51 am

I know the feeling - I missed '111111' on my odometer last week..... sheeesh!!

scott_s · Post by **scott_s** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:38 pm

Black Teles rule:

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:01 pm

That one is beautiful!

I want a black tele!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:17 pm

Perhaps one with a small silver fern on the pickguard, Nate? Or a kiwi.......

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:18 pm

Haha! I have a "natural" color Tele... Telecoustic, in fact... (and i'm happy!8-)

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:40 pm

Actually, Aitch, I really want a guitar or bass with peace sign fret board inlays.. hehehe.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 1:15 am

Is this getting close?

string_along · Post by **string_along** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:12 am

Hey, Scott! One word comes to mind when I saw your black Telecaster..... SHARP!

scott_s · Post by **scott_s** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:55 am

Thanks folks!

It's a 1994 MIM Standard that I scored off eBay for $250. I drilled the bridge for the Stew-Mac brass saddles, and added a Seymour Duncan '54 Lead pickup for more of a vintage sound. Love it. :^)

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:34 pm

Close.. but I'd rather just peace signs for the dots.

danbind · Post by **danbind** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:35 am

I don't think you can go wrong with the tele--I can't imagine anything more versatile. It is about as far from my Rick 360v64 as you can get, in terms of the craftsmanship required to put it together--it appeals to my egalitarian nature that way. MILES of tone, even with everything stock. Here is my old '74, along with the lefty I picked up this spring:

The picture doesn't do justice to the woodgrain in the blonde--just beautiful.