The Joe Strummer Tribute/Signature Telecaster Club.

got this recently off ebay...i was calling this a signature geetar...then read it to be called a tribute...either way it plays so nice...yeah yeah the paint job isnt very likeable by people...but when im playing it i dont see or notice how its painted

this is one of the first 1500 issued so it also includes the packet which includes...stencils...stickers...art work

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some candy that was included

owners manual

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this is the sleeve all the stuff comes in (front view)

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rear view

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the art work

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the stencils

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the stickers

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some info that was included (front)

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rear

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/bradpittiful/Music%20Stuff/joestrummertele9.jpg

I got one! Can i join the club?

I got one! Can i join the club?

thats what we are here for man!

Here's my JS Telecaster (purchased April, 2008). It also came with the stencil, sticker, and art-work package. Love the neck; plays like a dream. It's a bit on the heavy side, however, and I'm somewhat whelmed by the pickups, but I'll be replacing them soon. All in all, very happy with my Joe Strummer tele.

-T

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Bought mine Saturday in Montreal at Steve's Music. Not one of the first 1,500 but one that just sang to me in my hands. 5 minutes after walking out of the store, carrying my new tele in the case, I passed Derek Trucks on the street - he had a show in Montreal that night. He noticed that I was carrying a guitar, smiled and nodded - and at that point I knew the Guitar Gods had blessed my purchase - even though it wasn't an SG!

I love the feel and look of my new baby and have no patience for those on other forum threads who dis the guitar as a "posers" guitar - I am 46 years old and don't expect to authentically relic any guitar with use and abuse over the nest 20-30 years.

Also, for the record, I love Joe's Mescalaros' stuff as much as The Clash era and I don't know what he was playing in that era anyway.

Finally, if anyone is paying closer attention to the look of what I am playing rather than the music I am playing - I better play better - so they focus on the music!

Cheers!

Bought mine Saturday in Montreal at Steve's Music. Not one of the first 1,500 but one that just sang to me in my hands. 5 minutes after walking out of the store, carrying my new tele in the case, I passed Derek Trucks on the street - he had a show in Montreal that night. He noticed that I was carrying a guitar, smiled and nodded - and at that point I knew the Guitar Gods had blessed my purchase - even though it wasn't an SG!

I love the feel and look of my new baby and have no patience for those on other forum threads who dis the guitar as a "posers" guitar - I am 46 years old and don't expect to authentically relic any guitar with use and abuse over the nest 20-30 years.

Also, for the record, I love Joe's Mescalaros' stuff as much as The Clash era and I don't know what he was playing in that era anyway.

Finally, if anyone is paying closer attention to the look of what I am playing rather than the music I am playing - I better play better - so they focus on the music!

Cheers!

very cool story on your purchase...and when you play a guitar how much are you looking at it...sure if its going to be a wall hanger to be looked at this wouldnt be my first choice of decoration...the meccalaros stuff is really cool music

my sentiments exactly. Perhaps one day when I can afford to buy guitars for just their looks, and have the time to sit and stare at them, then I'll consider the visual aesthetic more closely - but for now its all about the sound and playability....

Though not as detailed as the other tribute models (or nearly as expensive) they're still really cool looking and a YouTube search shows videos of folks getting great tones from them and their necks are wicked comfortable.

Add it all together and you get a great guitar regardless of who's it's based on.

But why forget about the aesthetic aspect? IMHO the Telecaster design is one of a kind - a timeless classic. No matter in what colour or finish they come along - the Beauty lies within the Simplicity!

And I must admit that by now I have gotten used to the Heavy Relic look of my Joe Strummer Tele. The rust upon the Hardware is worrying me a bit - will it shorten the Life of these parts? I don`t know yet. And I also have no idea how to clean the guitar`s hardware without destroying the patina. I don`t want to get the parts back to their polished chrome look, but I don`t want my guitar to become plastered in dirt and grime either.
I know that one day when the frets are worn down I`m gonna bring it to a Luthier and let him restore it - just like Philippe Dubreuille (is this the right spelling?) did with Wilko Johnson`s Tele.