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04-11-2007, 07:31 PM
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Telecaster
Suggestions for good "telecaster" designed guitar?
Fender? G&L? Which models ?
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04-11-2007, 07:57 PM
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-donh- *everything* is a tone control
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04-11-2007, 08:22 PM
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Highway One Fenders are the best bang for the buck for a "real one" but the G&L's are sweet. Their "Tribute" series guitars are cheaper than the standard line, but still eat the lunch of any MIM or Squier I ever picked up, YMMV
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04-11-2007, 08:52 PM
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I have the '72 Tele Thinline Reissue. I really like mine even though it is a MIM. It has a nice tone from the wide angle humbuckers...some rock and some tele twang. I don't really care for the tuners it comes with though.
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04-11-2007, 09:09 PM
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Id go with G&L for the real real thing.
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04-11-2007, 09:12 PM
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Look at the Fender Highway 1 Telecaster.
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04-11-2007, 10:09 PM
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So who are some good on-line Fender dealers, good prices, good service?
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04-11-2007, 11:28 PM
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for teles, i'd try here...
bill crook
http://www.crookcustomguitars.com/ for fender teles, custom shop and otherwise http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/elect...ustom_tele.php for a stock fender, the highway 1 texas tele is definitely worth a look, imho - faster neck (12" radius) and warmer, hotter pickups than the american standard
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04-11-2007, 11:42 PM
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04-11-2007, 11:48 PM
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'52 Reissue
Hi Jeff, I posted this a while ago in a completely unrelated thread (we were talking about feeling good after finally taking the leap and buying a guitar that we'd thought about for a long while). Here's a cut & paste:
Affirmation is a wonderful thing! I had been GASsing for classic Telecaster for ages, but had told myself that I had one too many electrics in the house as it was, and that from a passion for an instrument point of view, it's always been the acoustic guitar that sparked the flame for me. Well, I gave in. (seems like I always give in...) Bought a '52 re-issue. And I LOVE it! I love the gleam of the finish and the fact that the natural grain is allowed to show through. I love the well balanced heft. I love the attention to detail and the simple, elegant electronics and controls. I love the thick, silky smooth neck. But most of all, I love that Tele twang! I've used electronics (modeling) in an attempt to get my very modern PRS and Strat to create a vintage electric sound, but nothing has ever sounded like this. I'm 'affirmed!'     ps: I bought the Tele used, online from an individual v.s. a store. It worked out really well - this time. Buying sight unseen hasn't always been so pain free. I try to buy locally, so that I can play the guitar before buying it, but sometimes I just can't get what I want in the timeframe I want it, so I take the risk. In this case, I wanted a '52 Re-issue ...pretty darn close to the model my Tele-hero Bruce Springsteen plays (or rather played ...he seems to be playing all sorts of different guitars these days).
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04-12-2007, 10:39 AM
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pdks:
Sweet looking Tele! Jeff: I have 3 Tele style guitars: * a '52 Fender Tele Reissue purchased new in 1982 (Joe Barden pickups) * a 1988 Fender Custom Shop 40th Anniversary Tele purchased new * Tom Anderson Rosewood Tele purchased used (based on Harrison's model used in "Let It Be" My favorite? The '52 Reissue - and it's the cheapest of the 3. Besides being a screamer with terrific tone (due mostly to the Barden pickups), it's fun to play and has the Fender vibe. A lot of it is mindset. If you enjoy the whole Fender mystic (and I do), go with Fender. If that doesn't matter, shop G&L and other brands. Fenders are typically noisy, by the way. Bardens, Lace and other pickups help fix that.
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04-12-2007, 11:00 PM
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Many "Telecaster" players seem to favor Fender's '52 Tele reissue: http://www.fender.com/products/searc...tno=0100202850 Although I've never tried it, Carvin's TL60 might be the right choice for you: http://www.carvin.com/products/guita...temNumber=TL60 a custom-made guitar at a very reasonable price. OR get a Squier Standard Telecaster, and start doing your own customizing!
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