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Originally Posted by riffpowers
I. For reference my other 2 guitars are a hamer jr with chubby "vintage carve" neck and a les paul custom.
So, I was thinking about trading in the baja for something a bit more hand friendly.So, heres what I'm after.....
Has to be vintage style, no 6 saddle or trem, 3 saddle bridge I reckon.My baja is quite heavy, so I'd like something lighter and more shoulder friendly. I'd like a chubby neck, sorta like a chunky les paul neck, and I'll be playing dirty stuff on it so I'd like something that sounds mean and dirty plugged into a plexi rather than clean.
As far as a budget goes I was looking to spend around what I paid for the baja.
What should I look for??!!
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You are in luck! There is one Tele made that PERFECTLY fits your requirements. The Highway I Texas Tele. Here are its features:
1. Vintage style 3 brass saddles with vintage tuners.
2. Every Texas I have played has been very light, mine weighs 6.7 lbs.
3. The back of the neck is the same as an AV52, fairly chunky, bigger than
regular HWY 1 or the american series. In addition it has a 12" radius fretboard, the same as the Les Paul you have.
4. The pickups are hotter than any other Fender Tele single coil almost P90ish. Made for blues and rock, not a country clean Tele.
5. The street retail price is $839, almost exactly what the Baja is.
http://www.fender.com/products//sear...tno=0113502367
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tar?sku=515122