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Old October 13th, 2008, 02:54 PM   #19 (permalink)
Ricky D.
Tele-Afflicted
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Maryland
Age: 58
Posts: 1,888
If Fender says it's a Telecaster, that's all there is to it. Strictly speaking, anything else is not a Telecaster.

Now what about all the "t-style" instruments out there? Well, we could be sloppy about the definition and include those too, but that won't work for those of us who are careful about words. Or we could call them Telecasters anyway even though we know they are not. That's not correct, either, and we all know this.

I've reached my own position. I will never be able to afford a Telecaster. But, I have a telecaster I built from parts. And I will avoid saying T-style as much as possible.
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