So, that pink Harley Benton Telecaster...

[Aceman]

I went to the shop Dave recommended and indeed they had a Pink HB Tele!

The one they had was this:



This is a high end HB Tele for sure! Roasted maple neck, Wilkinson bridge, locking tuners, stainless steel frets. Damn! That's a LOT of guitar for ~$300. It would make a great Hollywood Tele!

And a cool bunch of dudes who work there. There was another Tele, but that one was $2500 and epic. Another time perhaps....

I seek one of these, something much more vintage:

The TE-62 model

 

[JOLLY]

So, did you buy it?

 

[hamerfan]

Where is the Hello Kitty logo?

 

[Securb]

I would buy that for $300 all day long.

 

[PFDarkside]

Buy the hot pink one.

 

[Aceman]

So, did you buy it?

I did not buy it - but was a killer guitar.

I'm looking for a serious vintage style Tele.

 

[Securb]

You should go partscaster and put in the components you like.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Buy the pink one and just buy a new Tele scratch plate with the traditional layout and put in the Tele pups that suit you. That pink Tele would look awesome and you'd end up with a big grin on your face every time you looked at it.

(Hello Kitty sticker is optional).

 

[GuitarStv]

"Hey guys . . . let me tell you about a guitar I didn't buy."

 

[Mincer]

Well, I am happy you went, anyway. Everyone there is really cool. One of the guys is a former student, and they have done a lot of work on my instruments that I didn’t feel comfortable doing.

 

[DCikes88]

Just buy the hot pink roasted one! You know you want to...
Just rip out the neck pickup, smack an x2n in the bridge and finally... graphic finish.
:firedevil

 

[eclecticsynergy]

That does look to be a great deal for $300. The color puts me off a bit.
If I were going to buy a pink Tele (or Strat) I'd want classic shell pink.

 

[Aceman]

That does look to be a great deal for $300. The color puts me off a bit.
If I were going to buy a pink Tele (or Strat) I'd want classic shell pink.

EGGS-ZAKTLY!!!

 

[Mincer]

I think the Harley Benton and the Shell Pink Tele above are really 2 different audiences with different goals in mind.

 

[Aceman]

I think the Harley Benton and the Shell Pink Tele above are really 2 different audiences with different goals in mind.

Yeah, but HB makes a 62 style Tele also.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I think the Harley Benton and the Shell Pink Tele above are really 2 different audiences with different goals in mind.

Agreed, completely different, functionally as well as aesthetically.
I like the general specs of the HB - T-style with trem, dual hums, and roasted neck (looks to be, at least).
I'd just be able to appreciate it a whole lot more if it were shell pink instead of... whatever that is.

 

[Artie]

I'm in the TE-62 and Shell Pink camp, but the dual-'bucker Hot Pink is still nice. The SE-62 would be cool with a 920D Customs mini-hum pickguard and an SM-1.

 

[Mincer]

I think functionally, I like the Hot Pink one. I think if Harly Bentons were easily found in the US, they would own the lower end of the market.

 

[beaubrummels]

If I'm doing Harley Benton TE model, I'm doing the MadCat version TE-80. Upgrade the guards to celluloid/acrylic vintage tortoise and bam! Partying like it's 1999.

 

[Masta' C]

I went to the shop Dave recommended and indeed they had a Pink HB Tele!

The one they had was this:

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Yup, if I was a Tele man...I'd be all over that! Too bad I can't seem to jive with the shape, 'cuz I love the way it looks and a Wilkinson trem is huge for me!