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J_Gordon · April 15th, 2003, 08:57 AM

...I'm thinking of getting a back-up Tele. I have a gold sparkle Custom Shop Tele with a Little '59 Duncan I installed in the bridge. It sounds great.

I want a backup Tele with a similar sound but not at the same cost. So I was thinking about the MIM Std Tele's, MIM Classic Tele's, or MIA Tele's. I had a Nashville Deluxe Tele but traded it for an Epiphone Joe Pass jazz box that I do love. I wish I didn't have to trade the Nashville away for the Joe Pass but I couldn't afford to keep both at the time.

Anyhow...Spyder's "entry level" comment about MIM Std Tele's got me thinking. I'm not a pro player but I feel that I'm not an entry level one either. The sound I'm after & the feel of the guitar are the important points for me. I guess I'm just wondering what eveyone thinks...in comparison to my CS Tele w/the Lil '59, would I be wasting my time and money by getting a MIM Std Tele and installing a Lil '59? Or should I buy a "better" quality Tele and put a Lil '59 in to get a similar sound and feel to my CS Tele?

Comments?

April 15th, 2003, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
J_Gordon Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 101	I'm confused by a couple of the posts below... ...I'm thinking of getting a back-up Tele. I have a gold sparkle Custom Shop Tele with a Little '59 Duncan I installed in the bridge. It sounds great. I want a backup Tele with a similar sound but not at the same cost. So I was thinking about the MIM Std Tele's, MIM Classic Tele's, or MIA Tele's. I had a Nashville Deluxe Tele but traded it for an Epiphone Joe Pass jazz box that I do love. I wish I didn't have to trade the Nashville away for the Joe Pass but I couldn't afford to keep both at the time. Anyhow...Spyder's "entry level" comment about MIM Std Tele's got me thinking. I'm not a pro player but I feel that I'm not an entry level one either. The sound I'm after & the feel of the guitar are the important points for me. I guess I'm just wondering what eveyone thinks...in comparison to my CS Tele w/the Lil '59, would I be wasting my time and money by getting a MIM Std Tele and installing a Lil '59? Or should I buy a "better" quality Tele and put a Lil '59 in to get a similar sound and feel to my CS Tele? Comments?