Thinking About This Telecaster.....

[Butch Snyder]

http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0119402723

In that finish as well...

I have my EBMM Morse up for sale and have a bro that wants to buy it but he has to sell his EBMM Axis first. I have been mulling around what I would spend the money on. I told myself that I didn't need another Tele. I thought I should buy an amp and maybe a cool Squier to mod. Then I was tooling around the Fender site and saw the above guitar. It's the only guitar, so far, to make me want to spend the sale money on one thing. My current Tele is a good Tele; but IMO, not a GREAT Tele. I'm always looking for a Tele that could be my signature Tele; the one that I, myself, might be known for.

What do you guys think?

[JOLLY]

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I've been wanting one of those for about two years or so. I personally like the aged cherry sunburst.

[JeffB]

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I hear ya on trying to find your own instrument- I've been hit with that feeling over the past year or so. I've got it pretty well narrowed down now, but it took me forever to figure out.

I played one briefly a few days back Butch. They are extremely well built, and extremely playable w/ the compound radius and heel cut, etc They have some other features I personally don't care for (just a preference thing), but if YOU dig it, then go for it.

[Lazarus1140]

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Looks good. I'd take the white one in a heartbeat.

[FuseG4]

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yeah, white ftw.
What do you dislike about the current tele?

[Butch Snyder]

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yeah, white ftw.
What do you dislike about the current tele?

It's just kind of "meh". It's an American Series. It's a nice Tele but with not much personality; if that even makes sense.

[Curly]

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here's a faded cherry for $1K:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=731104&highlight=American+Deluxe+Telecaster

I considered a great deal on a sunburst, but in the end, the thin "Modern C' neck is a deal breaker for me these days.

[cakire82]

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Compound radius fretboard Nice! Fender finally got some leverage from owning Jackson I guess.

[astrozombie]

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I've played several. One of those guitars you play and think "****, ill never own something like this". buy it if possible.

[Got_tone?]

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This tele.....











































is awesome! Go for it. Find one that speaks to you and don't look back.

[John_L]

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I don't know if they have changed these but the couple I tried had a huge chamber under the pickguard which basically turned it into a thinline with a plastic sound board. The pick ups sound just plain bad as well, but a set of Seymours will fix that.

[Butch Snyder]

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I don't know if they have changed these but the couple I tried had a huge chamber under the pickguard which basically turned it into a thinline with a plastic sound board. The pick ups sound just plain bad as well, but a set of Seymours will fix that.

The 'ole swimming pool route. I like those because I mod my Teles so much. They allow me to put in any pickup config I like. In this guitar, however, I would keep it stock. Maybe a set of Duncan Vintage Stacks over time; who knows....

[ImmortalSix]

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I'm always looking for a Tele that could be my signature Tele; the one that I, myself, might be known for.

It's just kind of "meh". It's an American Series. It's a nice Tele but with not much personality; if that even makes sense.

You owe it to yourself to check out Creston.

Read his "About Me", and if his approach appeals to you, call him.

An e-buddy of mine just got a guitar from him and is amazed. The e-buddy has had nice guitars, from Fender Custom Shop stuff to small builders, etc. and the Creston is the one. Here is his, finished with a hand-painted motif from Sarah Ryan:

[John_L]

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The 'ole swimming pool route. I like those because I mod my Teles so much. They allow me to put in any pickup config I like. In this guitar, however, I would keep it stock. Maybe a set of Duncan Vintage Stacks over time; who knows....

This is more than a pool basically there is nothing under the guard at all.

[uOpt]

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If I had to buy blind I would go for a guitar that doesn't have a pool route.

I would also check on what kind of truss rod is in there. If they renovated the Tele neck to have compound radius I could easily imagine they put in a double truss rod. If they do that's another "play before you buy" issue.