Got a Tele!

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:52 pm

Fender American Deluxe Ash Telecaster in Butterscotch Blond.I've been craving one of these and an this almost new one showed upon ebay for $925 BIN so I couldn't resist.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/fuzztone65/tele.jpg

325_fan · Post by **325_fan** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:04 pm

Sweet. The only thing I don't like about my '62 Tele is the placement of the selector switch. I don't play it enough to learn how to avoid hitting the switch when I play it.;

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:16 pm

Nice one again, Mitch... love the Butterscotch!!

I'd been wanting one for quite a while myself - bought this AM HSS a few months ago:

Boring black, but the humbucker at the neck gives it a great sound!

lshaia · Post by **lshaia** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:02 pm

Black is beautiful, baby!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:12 pm

Lovely Teles, guys.....

scoobster28 · Post by **scoobster28** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:48 pm

Chris, one suggestion is to bend the switch DOWN at a 45-90 degree angle from the panel, so that it points DOWN when you are holding the guitar face out (as if you were standing and playing).

Another suggestion is to unscrew the control panel and turn it 180 degrees. Then, if the tone and volume knob's new configuration confuses you, just pull off the knobs and switch them for one another.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:30 pm

They're one of the classics, Mitch.

I had one of these:

Never could get used to the neck or response, though I loved the look. My bandmate and songwriting partner bought it and it's become his go-to guitar.

It's as if he married a girl I dumped!

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:33 pm

Now I get around on one of these:

This one feels just right. Telecasters can sound terribly thin, but with a bit of knob twiddling, a bit of 'verb Bob's yer uncle. I LOVE my Tele.

The creme binding is a nice touch.

Offers have been made, but this one's not for sale yet.

So many black Teles...

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:34 pm

Dig the P90!

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:02 pm

I know it's a Squier, but.... I just ordered this..

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:16 am

Nice, Bob..... That is cool! Nothing wrong with Squiers if you manage to fluke a good one! My Affinity Strat cost me $295 - it's a great player but it's a bugger to keep in tune! Apart from that, great!!

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:45 am

Wow,Nice Tele's.I used to have these ones but they were traded or sold(sniff):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/fuzztone65/TeleandVox_edited.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/fuzztone65/Fender69ThinlineRI_edited.jpg

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:27 am

Love Tele's, they're neck and neck with Ricks for me.

My MIM Tele Standard, this guitar has been through hell and back, and New Orleans, too: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/johngear/tele_black.jpg

'62 Reissue MIJ, which i'll be getting from my girlfriend for Christmas this year - "Bound" for greatness! - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/johngear/tele62custom.jpg

Squire Tele Custom, bang-around/travel guitar: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/johngear/mavorangesquier.jpg

'51 Custom Shop Relic Nocaster, no longer owned: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/johngear/Fender51NocasterCustomShopRelic002.jpg

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:45 am

Awesome tele's John!How did you like the Nocaster RI?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:05 pm

Mitch, It was a really nice guitar all around, there were 2 things I didn't like about it though:

1) It came with that early 50's Tele wiring: 1st position, bridge pickup...middle position, neck pickup...3rd position, neck with the tone rolled all the way off. The third position was utterly useless for any style of music, even jazz.

2) It was really, really expensive. Couldn't justify the price, so I returned it to the shop after about a week.

It had probably the best neck I ever played, though. Baseball bat to the max.