Value HH tele?

fingerace

fingerace

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Hey guys,

I am looking for a double humbucker tele. I've been having good luck with Japnanese guitars so far ('78 Greco and '81 Ibanez) but I couldn't find a HH telecaster. I am really happy with the Ibanez Blazer I found for 300 USD, and I was wondering if I could find a similar deal.

Do you have any suggestions? Budget maximum is 400 USD. Doesn't have to be MIJ.

Thanks for the input.
 
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The one I immediately thought of was the Fender Blacktop Telecaster:

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http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TeleBTRBK/

I'm no Tele expert, but Fender has done a lot of stuff lately with the Blacktop Tele and Modern Player Telecaster to experiment in H-H or even H-S-S configuration. I'm sure there are other options, though, as this one is closer to $500 U.S.
 
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Thanks Storm. I've been looking at the blacktop series. They are hard to find used in the UK since they are a new release. I can find some for 500 USD used. A bit over my budget, but I am keeping an eye out.
 
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This is a blackout Tele. Set neck, two Duncan Pearly gates.... I bought it used for $150.00. Its a really good guitar. I had my Luthier buddy put some inlays on the fingerboard and I changed the saddles to graphite but other then that its stock! Plays and sounds great. I am usually a snob for American made guitars, but I have a few made over seas and they are all really good guitars...
 
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I was able to assemble an HH Tele for less than $400. If you can find a used body and neck on ebay and you don't mind installing hardware, pickups, etc. yourself then you should give it a go. I've never assembled a guitar before my tele and it turned out to be a piece of cake.
 
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You could try the G&L ASAT Deluxe Carved Top. Or the Fender Telecaster FMT. I've owned the Fender, and would like to own it again.
 
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I see the Fender FMT teles go for $400 or so in the US all the time. Not sure you're going to find one of them in the UK for that though.
 
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Recent examples of the Fender MIM Standard Telecaster are routed under the pickguard to accept a wide variety of possible pickups including humbuckers with long height adjustment lugs and even P90s. So, one pre-owned Tele + a Seymour Duncan Li'l '59 + a vintage output humbucker + a new pickguard would do the trick.

EDIT - If you do not require an entirely accurate Tele outline, there used to be a version of the Yamaha Pacifica 311 that amounted to a budget Mike Stern model. Find one of these and Seymourise it.
 
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Bludave said:
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This is a blackout Tele. Set neck, two Duncan Pearly gates.... I bought it used for $150.00. Its a really good guitar. I had my Luthier buddy put some inlays on the fingerboard and I changed the saddles to graphite but other then that its stock! Plays and sounds great. I am usually a snob for American made guitars, but I have a few made over seas and they are all really good guitars...
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The best MIJ HH Telecasters IMO are the mid 80's Contemporary Series, but the prices seem to be going up on those. I used to have one, and it's another on the 'Never Shoulda Sold It' list...

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Value HH tele?

Matt42 said:
You could try the G&L ASAT Deluxe Carved Top. Or the Fender Telecaster FMT. I've owned the Fender, and would like to own it again.
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Hello, first post, reading here a long time.
I own both of these currently, and they are great guitars. I found my FMT Spalted Top Tele used (with case) for $399. The ASAT I bought new with case for $499, you might be able to find used ones for less than your $400. They both play and sound great completely stock.

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Re: Value HH tele?

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I did some quick calculations on putting together a partcaster. Temporarily living in a "student house", I can only use a finished, painted body. I am considering it though. Managed to find a Yamaha Mike Stern model, and an Indie SUper T ITC6. Everything else is out of budget in the UK.
 
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What are the differences of a Cabronita tele vs a regular one? Will the pickup holes fit regular sized pickups?
 
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fingerace said:
What are the differences of a Cabronita tele vs a regular one?
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The Fender USA and MIM Cabronita Telecasters are routed for two Gretsch Filter'Tron replica humbuckers via a bare bones control layout - pickup selector and master volume.

The original Custom Shop La Cabronita Especial has a single hot 'Tron replica pickup and an S-1 switch built in to the volume control.


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Will the pickup holes fit regular sized pickups?
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No. Just Filter'Tron style humbuckers with the mounting screws passing through the pickup casing, directly into the wood beneath. The routs measure 72 x 35mm with rounded off corners. Firebird or Mini humbuckers would fit but you would need a mounting surround to disguise everything.
 
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