New Tele Project - Gold Townsend!

[Rich_S]

It's mine! I just won a not-too-old Schecter PT goldtop on eBay.

I've been wanting to do this project for 20 years, ever since I saw Pete Townsend's goldtop on the broadcast of the Who's "Last" concert from Toronto in December '82.

I bought a black, American-made, Anderson-era PT in 1984, just like the one Schecter put in all the "Who Plays This Guitar" ads back in those days. (Pic at the link in my sig.) That axe is #1 on my all-time "never shoulda sold it" list. :duh:

But I always thought the Toronto goldtop was the coolest guitar. I think Townsend also played it at Live Aid. Here's a link for anyone interested in these guitars.

I didn't even know the current Korean PT's came in goldtop until I happened upon this one on eBay. It's alder whereas Pete's was thought to be mahogany, but "close enough". I'm going to replace the Schecter rosewood-board, lawsuit-proof neck with a standard Fender-style maple neck; something really fat, just like the originals. Per my post of a couple days ago, I'll try the stock Duncan Designed HB102 set (~JB/Jazz), with coil taps, for a while and see how I like 'em.

This is going to be great! :13:

 

[Xeromus]

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they only made those for a year or so. I remember when they were discontinued GC was selling them for $299 each new. I should have picked one up. How much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Rich_S]

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How much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?

It sat with no bids for the whole week. I bid late, but a sniper outbid me within the last few minutes. I waited until 10 seconds were left then, sniped the sniper with a bid of $318. Got it for $315, more than I wanted to pay, but it's gold and I've always wanted one. If it had gone any higher, I would've settled for a brand-new black one from MF for $399.

I was thinking about building one from scratch, but the parts would run into some major $$$, especially if I went Warmoth. And, to get a single-bound body with the angled control cavity it would have to be custom. This is a lot cheaper and a lot less work.

Now, I just have to tell my wife...

 

[V-Spot]

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Now, I just have to tell my wife...

Good luck with that! :laugh2:

 

[XSSIVE]

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i love that guitar! and with a maple neck with a tele headstock it will be KILLER looking...plus the right headstock logo hehehe :smoker:

now you have me tempted to take on that red schecter tele project idea i told you about. damn you GAS giver!!

as if my GAS wasn't all over as is lol.

-Mike

 

[Rich_S]

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...and with a maple neck with a tele headstock it will be KILLER looking...plus the right headstock logo hehehe :smoker: ...

Inside joke, gang. XSSIVE has agreed to send me one of his bogus Schecter decals. Lucky for me, he made a few extras when he built the blue Strat that he debuted earlier this week.

You know, I was thinking about selling the Schecter neck when I swap it out. But looking at my post at the top, with the PT sitting next to my avatar, I see that the PT neck would go good on my future project, a teardrop-bodied, pseudo-copy of Drooper's guitar from the Banana Splits.

I just have this overwhelming need to recreate history's oddball electric guitars!

 

[tonejam]

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Now, I just have to tell my wife...

Ouch! I know that feeling. I went through it with my G&L Legacy. I think she's still mad at me.

Anyway, looks like a sweet tele, and I hope the project comes out perfect for you.