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BAW4742 · April 25th, 2008, 10:43 AM

Hi guys. I would like some advice. And I know this is the place to get it.

I have a 66 Tele that I want to refinish. Before you have a stroke take a look at the pictures. It’s far from vintage but it’s real. The body edges have been rounded like a Strat and the pickup cavities have been severely modified.

I’ve had the guitar since 1972. At the time that I got this guitar it wasn’t vintage – it was just a nice (not too) old Fender. This was only the third guitar that I had gotten and finally I had a real guitar. Never mind that it had a black Plexiglas control plate with a Gibson style toggle in it. Oh yeah and I can’t forge that off brand P-90 style pickup in the neck position.

I really wanted a Strat at the time instead of a Tele so I rounded it up to look sort of like one and there you have it. My Mom and Dad bought this for me for Christmas that year and since the finish had already been stripped Mom helped me sand it down, Minwax it and brush on a couple of coats of varnish it.

But I’m rambling.

Any thoughts on refinishing, refurbishing, or resurrecting this thing?

April 25th, 2008, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
BAW4742 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Age: 51 Posts: 373	Some advice on refinishing a 66 Tele. Hi guys. I would like some advice. And I know this is the place to get it. I have a 66 Tele that I want to refinish. Before you have a stroke take a look at the pictures. It’s far from vintage but it’s real. The body edges have been rounded like a Strat and the pickup cavities have been severely modified. I’ve had the guitar since 1972. At the time that I got this guitar it wasn’t vintage – it was just a nice (not too) old Fender. This was only the third guitar that I had gotten and finally I had a real guitar. Never mind that it had a black Plexiglas control plate with a Gibson style toggle in it. Oh yeah and I can’t forge that off brand P-90 style pickup in the neck position. I really wanted a Strat at the time instead of a Tele so I rounded it up to look sort of like one and there you have it. My Mom and Dad bought this for me for Christmas that year and since the finish had already been stripped Mom helped me sand it down, Minwax it and brush on a couple of coats of varnish it. But I’m rambling. Any thoughts on refinishing, refurbishing, or resurrecting this thing?