SHOW US YOUR TELE!!!

Actually, I never really understood Custom Shop guitars until a bought one (or three)...

The proof is in the PLAYING as far as I am concerned.:cool:

The answer is, yes, this guitar plays beautifully and sounds great!

A fairly fat neck, with a large radius fret board (don't know the specs, only what I feel), but you get used to that pretty quickly.

Intonation was perfect when I received it, making it a joy to play immediately.

This Esquire is a bit of a sleeper though - it does actually have a neck pickup, which is concealed, only the magnet poles protrude through the pickguard. It also has a 4 way switch, to give the full range of pickup options.

Overall, this is now one of my favourite guitars and I'm truly torn about keeping it unplayed as a collectable or just playing it as it sounds/plays so well.:cool:

2007 lefty '52 AVRI--lightest & best playing/sounding tele I've owned.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/zxc1974/52%20tele/IMG_2153.jpg

Hi everyone. New here, thought this'd be a good place to start. I don't actually own a Fender Telecaster but I love the style and sound. Teles would have to be the most comfortable guitars I've ever played.

Here's my Cole Clark Culprit 3. It's a thinline tele style guitar made from primarily Aussie woods.

http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img525/3918/cconcasehorizro2.jpg

I've seen some amazing teles on these pages... gets the GAS going bad :lol: I'm really wanting an esquire of some sort at the moment... not that I have the money :sad:
I LOVE the looks of that guitar!

Yeah it sure is noice...

Although the Strat headstock is a worry...:roll:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/Ankhafnakhonsu/TeleCollection.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w316/dave42_2007/tele.jpg

Sorry if the pic came out to big.I still have windows 98.Im just glad it works.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1086/1414512325_ba5fca5c6d.jpg?v=0Here's my Tele and my Robin Tele-wannabe. :)

I LOVE the looks of that guitar!

Cheers! Sounds good too :wink:

Ajaytele:

Whats the go with that neck pickup, did it come that way? Seems to defeat the idea behind the Esquire. Though I do like the idea of hiding it under the pickguard.

As far as playing it goes, I'm in the school of thought that instruments should be played not looked at. But that's just me.

Whats the go with that neck pickup, did it come that way? Seems to defeat the idea behind the Esquire. Though I do like the idea of hiding it under the pickguard.

As far as playing it goes, I'm in the school of thought that instruments should be played not looked at. But that's just me.

Yeah, I suspect it's a sort of pseudo Esquire, not the "real thing", but nice nevertheless.:wink:

As far as the playing not looking thing is concerned: I still love playing some of the nicer lookers from time to time, but would never consider gigging them. but of course when you get to a certain number of guitars, it's physically impossible to play them all regularly, so you get used to the idea of having "display" guitars and playing guitars. Of course this is a way to enhance your GAS, as it alllow you to purchase two of each kind of guitar....:roll:

Here's the '52:

http://img230.exs.cx/img230/8514/thegoodlife6dh.th.jpg (http://img230.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img230ℑ=thegoodlife6dh.jpg)

http://img230.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img230&image=thegoodlife6dh.jpg



And here's the '66:

http://img230.exs.cx/img230/2861/19667oc.th.jpg (http://img230.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img230ℑ=19667oc.jpg)

http://img230.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img230&image=19667oc.jpg

You can click the long URL to see a bigger version.

hey bill ,i have your '66 with the deluxe rev.
on my computer screen by long time.lucky man!!!

Finally had some time to work on this baby -- fitted with Seymour Duncan PUs, and a 3 way selector switch (NOS) dating back to the sixties.

Sounds amazing! :razz:

Used with a nice Jerry Donahue in the bridge for $ 320.
Lil diggin in the parts jar and you get this:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/1969OCT232007002.jpg


Don't let the "U" shape scare you, it is almost indistinguishable from the 50's Classic Tele or Esquire neck, at least this 1999 is. Previous owner went into a tailspin when the Allparts pickguard (for CIJ) wouldn't fit, then he lost the knobs, pretty soon he's just dumping it at GC.
Stew-Mac # 5167 saddles, D'addario 11-49 EXLs. Bridge position is nice.

Bubbanov

My Thin Skin AV52 with Don Mare pups bought from one of our own, gtrplr2 (a true gentleman)...

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/thin-skin2.jpg

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/guitar_body_outside.jpg

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/guitar_portrait_outside.jpg

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/guitar_body2_outside.jpg

You've seen these photos before, but they should go on this thread really. Besides why have one photo when you can have four! I love this guitar.

A couple of my sweethearts...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/Rnbguitars/MVC-613S.jpg

RB

No pics, but if you go to the Bourbon Dynasty web site (link below) you can see me and my Gatton/Rubinowitz Tele live at the Surf Club in Bladensburg, Md. in the video some guy graciously made for us for free (hired the girl and everything...). That's Page Waldrop of the Vidalias playing on the actual song though.

I just turned this, which was a fine guitar but not exactly usable with my current band...

http://members.cox.net/john.lipfert/redwoodtele/pictures/050Done.jpg

...into this, which is very much usable with my current band, and overall much finer than it was before.

http://members.cox.net/john.lipfert/redwoodtele/pictures/058FrontClose.JPG

Alder body with figured redwood top, Fralin P-92s, 4 way switching, allparts TMNF-Fat neck, sperzel tuners. I had the bridge cut down to cover the gap left over by the original tele bridge pickup rout.

'07 Highway 1 in transparent wine red.

Stew Mac brass saddles, 3-ply black pickguard, 4-way switch, Graphtech TUSQ nut, finish rubbed out with Meguiar's #2 cleaner followed by #7 glaze. And as of last night Fezz Parka wiring mod. One word: AWESOME!!!

Tried to get a decent shot of the wood grain/colour but couldn't really with my crappy camera. :roll: These will have to do. Much richer deep red colour in person.

http://lh4.google.ca/so.speaketh.jor/Rx-a2hiyaeI/AAAAAAAAARk/WhzXAdWAGIg/100_0004.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh5.google.ca/so.speaketh.jor/Rx-XLxiyacI/AAAAAAAAARY/tDCuicW6iO0/100_0529.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh5.google.ca/so.speaketh.jor/Rx-a1xiyadI/AAAAAAAAARc/6qKrc_-cqoA/100_0002.JPG?imgmax=512

Best lookin Highway One I've yet seen, Mr. Ninja.

This is still in assembly, but I am very proud of my one piece alder body from USACG. Sounds great acoustically, the works are here, just a question of which selector to install.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/1957OCT252007003.jpg


Bubbanov

Here's the only one I have left and it is not going anywhere:

1980s MIJ Foto Flame

http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/24537/2700419710094604083S500x500Q85.jpg

Here's my GE Tele
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/choptops/redtele.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/chazhalo/Teleproject1.jpg

Made her my self...god, that was a pain. Next she's getting a Seymour Duncan Little '59, and she got a Fender logo after this pic was taken.

Here's the newest member of the family. Bought from a fellow TDPRI member (thanks Ken - this guitar just kills). Working on getting some pictures together of all the guitars and amps together.
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee208/strat642001/P8080029.jpg
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee208/strat642001/P8080033.jpg
being played through this.....
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee208/strat642001/Vibrolux01.jpg
or this...........
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee208/strat642001/Tophat_DC_20060814.jpg

Sorry it isn't a very good picture (sucky camera) but this is my vintage Fender Telecaster, from 1969...

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4949/hpim0307hy2.jpg

Plays like a dream!

Here's my 1987 MIJ 62RI, a lot of people seem to like the 3-tone burst and I'm no exception! The body is a 2003 MIJ for my partscaster project - may go for a humbucker at the neck on this one as the body is already routed for it. Pretty cool chair too, eh? :)

http://www.telecastergallery.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10221/normal_buff-scrag_teles.jpg


i have a tele body in the middle of the relic stage. the body looks exactly like yours (with the hb cutout and those odd three holes under it), but mine is MIM. Did they make these the same for a while or what??? what are those three holes for??

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/mytele1.jpg (http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/mytele1.jpg)

my only tele at present. a mongrel, but a nice player with a unique voice.

Here's a pic of my SHERRYCASTER , ... the color ain't quite "Dead On" , ... But it will have to do for now , ... I will post one in my SHERRYCASTER Thread, just as soon as I get an accurate color , ... (Why is it so hard to photograph a guitar finished in Gretsch Cadillac Green ? , ... Any tips

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l304/MAXyiE/TzCGTele1.jpg


http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l304/MAXyiE/TzCGTele2.jpg


http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l304/MAXyiE/TzCGTele3.jpg

Here's a shot of my new to me Esquire along with my trusty old 52 ri ('83)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/marknicholson/Pictures753.jpg

Esquire on her own

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/marknicholson/IMG_0009.jpg

This is my most recent 'build':

Neck by Musikraft (fat C, 1 inch all the way up)
Body by Brian Poe (4lb)
Pickups Fred Stuart Blackguard set
Glendale saddles (I'm waiting on Dale's next batch of cold rolled steel notched bridge plates)

Setting - suburban Sydney.

I had posted most of those in another thread, so here are some of them again.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1366/538154109_f8d0910370.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1345/538154121_ec2fd3e49a.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1209/538154115_15f1814399.jpg

Palo Escrito. All the employees at GC were oogling over it, so I let them all play it before I left. =) I loved the way it played right out of the box, so I didn't change anything on it.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/519320567_74fd8aae87.jpg
Here is my Baja Tele. I put on some Wilkinson compensated saddles from guitarfetish.com on it, Schaller straplocks and a custom brown/cream/brown pickguard from pickguardheaven.com. The 1 ply one sucked. The image on the left is the guitar stock and the one on the right is after I switched everything.

Here are some of my cheapies:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/1797111356_45089dee79.jpg
My dad scored this one for me. MIK. 2000 Hot Rod series or something I believe.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/1797111084_12d9144807.jpg
Affinity Squier Tele 2002. I just love the way she feels and plays. She has been getting pretty relic'd as of late.



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/1796269543_e1555c5bf1.jpg
My baby. Early 1970's Premier tele copy. Pulled her out of a dumpster. Took me 4 yrs to find an exact replacement bridge (pre-internet days). Every song I have ever written has come from her.

Cool thread...guitar porn brings a big enjoy :cool:

Can't sleep tonight, so I thought I'd put up my first real post on the TDPRI. I've got an MIK Squier Double Fat Tele and a newly modded Squier 51. Here's the family enjoying a little rare WA sunshine this weekend:

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd318/olymark/SquierFamily_500X700.jpg

Little closer shot - that's an SD Pearly Gates in the bridge of the red tele and that rosewood neck is simply the best neck I've ever played:

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd318/olymark/SquierFamily_CloseUp_Small.jpg

I've been active on a Squier 51 forum for a few months (as an old IM handle, "Olymark"), and was referred over here when Boris Bubbanov mentioned the Buckocaster threads. Here's the decal work Buckocaster's threads inspired me to try - I got some big-time help from Mojocaster's images posted on the '51 forum:

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd318/olymark/51GT_Headstock_in_Sun.jpg

This is a fantastic forum and my Tele affliction will only continue to grow! I decided to update my handle for this forum - I'll buy a beer for the first one of you who guesses the significance of the numbers!

Mark-00255

Latest Tele to come to my house...

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f399/Csapo/My%20Guitars%20-%20On%20Bed/AV90sThinlineTelecasters-500pix.jpg

On the left, the Crimson Red AV Thinline...

That red one is one of the nicest Teles I've seen.


Here's my Tele:



http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/44deluxe/IMGP0987.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/44deluxe/IMGP0983.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/44deluxe/IMGP0991.jpg


The neck/bridge/scratchplate and tuners are from my first good guitar...a MIJ '62 reissue from '92. The neck is absolutely fantastic. I gigged the guitar all around London. I refinished it crudely in light blue paint. A few years back I decided to try and do it properly and basically messed up by sanding too much around the neck pocket. As I was going to upgrade the pups, electrics and install a 4-way, I decided to just get another body for it in the colour I wanted. It just all fits together perfectly and I'm going to just leave it as it is. The pups are now Fender original '52s and sound great.

2004 Highway one tele.I changed the bridge,the pickups&the pickguard.Sounds awesome!

what a great bunch of teles to look at!

here is my new tele built by Floyd Cassista in Nashville. I play it through a Headstrong Lil King and oh my!

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/maplebaby/IMG_1001.jpg

You know which guitar this is. Yep.

NOS version, just got it tho its been in a shop for over a year.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/47NOV22007006.jpg


Bubbanov


Everything you've heard is true.

Some whiteguards.........


1956
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-11/71084/ZOYWJ-56_in_Case_sm.JPG


1957
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-11/71084/copy-640-480-2002112616564-0-Tele3.JPG


1958
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-11/71084/58_full_sm1.JPG



1963
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-11/71084/Full_front_sm.JPG

Nice stuff, 64S.

I like the way the bridge plate lines up a little better on this one of the two.

No doubt I'll go 4 way or superswitch to fully use the Nocaster pups.

Might get one of those cool jack cups from Glendale, this doesn't have the nice one the Nocasters come with. ( Done, Glen got me two 'blem' machined jack cups at a real fair price, thanks)

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/46NOV32007004.jpg


Bubbanov

Intonation and string height both great with Jim Dunlop 10-52s on there. Yeah, that rout showing, the old butt crack thing, but at least she's quite light.

Here's my modded Squier Affinity Butterscotch... man, I love to play this humble little twanger...

http://www.chrisallencornish.com/t1.jpg

Here she is. MIJ Tele I got off ebay years ago. It came with several uneven coats of latex paint.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/luserpete/HPIM0568.jpg

A few new acquisitions...

American Vintage 62RI in Candy Apple Red
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderAV62RICandyAppleRed_2.jpg

2005 USA Deluxe in Burnt Orange
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/Fender2005USADeluxeBurntOrange_2.jpg

MIJ E series 72 Tele Custom RI
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderMIJ72RICustomTeleBlack3_1.jpg

These are the two I own.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e308/XKnight/DSC01101.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e308/XKnight/DSC00973.jpg

This one is in the mail.
http://shutter08.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/16/004/7D/FF/B8/70/aqJtoTlgB-mCwDP92SpKt3kcGJDylQsk0300.jpg

2 like this, this one and the killer one with the Keystones, also with # 0099 Stew Mac bridge plate. Baja pickguards, compensated brass saddles, Gotoh 'kluson' vintage tuners with conversion bushings, electrosokkit.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/1956OCT312007001.jpg


Bubbanov

seeing double....:shock:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/MIJDeluxeFotoFlameTeles_1.jpg

Am V 62 Tele Custom...Thin-Skin!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b189/dzaneh/DSC01978.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b189/dzaneh/DSC01979.jpg

The one on the right, with the Keystones, is superb. Never had a jumbo fret guitar before I couldn't put down. I've been through both of them very carefully, and other than the Keystones and the Stew Mac #0099 bridge plate and a slight difference in color, they're the same. But they're not.
Honest, any genre, any style. With the Keystones the second, more indian red one out countrys, out high gains and out r & bs the first, better playability as a result of the far better sound if you know what I mean. Especially in positions one and three, and quiet.

Some guitars are better than others, and some pickups better as well.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/45NOV102007004.jpg


Bubbanov

I don't have a pic, but here's a pic that CLOSELY resembles mine:
http://boutiquetone.com/images/product_images/674509632.jpg

I'll add mine to the list...

AVRI Custom '62

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/589/dsc05747yf6.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5459/dsc05746uc4.jpg



Classic Player Baja

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/4950/dsc05778vw9.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1860/dsc05762fb8.jpg

Aerodyne

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5633/dsc05717ux7gu0.jpg

mmm Blonde
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/ben_searle/mytele3.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/ben_searle/mytele.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/ben_searle/mytele12.jpg

x x

While we're waiting for better conditions to shoot the sunburst Teles, here's one of the best guitars I ever played:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/47NOV22007004.jpg


I mean I own it, but there is actually not anything to do but play it, I'm certainly not tinkering with this one.


Bubbanov

Jwells393-boy that's a beaut. Great neck, nice body, wonderful knobs, the guitar is pretty nice too. Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk.

Hello there, fellow twangers.
Very happy to have run into this forum. My good friend Daan Baars (Mr. Zigarillo) built me this golden thinline. It turned out very nice and has exactly the tonal range I was looking for.
The neck pickup is now a Tonefactory Pro-line humbucker-sized P90. The humbucker you see in the picture was way too muddy for my taste.
The bridge PU is some anonymous item (possibly from a *** squier tele). It sparkles without getting harsh. I run the thinline through a tubescreamer clone, an EHX Pulsar tremolo and a Digitech delay(soon to be replaced by an EHX Memoryman or a Copycat) into a late 80's Fender Super 60 tube amp.

I finally got to the sound that god intended for electric guitars. I am a very happy man.

Here's my Koll Tele. Lot's of great tones can be coaxed out of this one.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m287/scottone/IMG_0010.jpg

My Blonde Partcaster Relic:

http://www.gugmusic.cl/retroland/tele_54/01_t.jpg

http://www.gugmusic.cl/retroland/tele_54/02_t.jpg

http://www.gugmusic.cl/retroland/tele_54/03_t.jpg


Thanks :mrgreen:

More Pics:

http://www.gugmusic.cl/retroland/tele_54/08_t.jpg

http://www.gugmusic.cl/retroland/tele_54/05_t.jpg

http://www.gugmusic.cl/retroland/tele_54/06_t.jpg

http://www.gugmusic.cl/retroland/tele_54/10_t.jpg

Thanks

This is my new Baja Blond. :grin:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/Esquire.jpg

The day I brought her home.........

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/pedrorox2003/52%20tele/100_5315-1.jpg

I was feeling blue so I bought this

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/pedrorox2003/early%202004%20Blue%20Tele%20pre%20upgrades/100_5032.jpg

and the FMT HH

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/pedrorox2003/2006%20HH%20Flametop%20Telecaster/newpics014.jpg

Here are some of my cheapies:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/1797111356_45089dee79.jpg
My dad scored this one for me. MIK. 2000 Hot Rod series or something I believe.


I've always wanted one of those GT Esquires!

Here are my current ones-'85 MIJ Esquire with an early 70's tele pup and TV Jones classic in the neck.Callaham bridge with Glendale saddleshttp://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p146/G-log/IMG_1381.jpgThe Fiestapartsocaster sports 2 60's Filtertrons and another TV Jones (Classic plus) in the bridge.I just put a Glendale bridge with Callaham SS saddles on this one since I took this pic.Both sport Hipshot D-tuners.

Heres a link to my new baby, I think I stole the amp
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/90648-my-new-tele-rig-basically-guitar-amp-porn.html

A Craigslist orphan. Lite Ash with Seymore Drunkin's
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/Lost_N_Austin/Telecaster/LiteAsh-1.jpg?t=1196300476 (http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/Lost_N_Austin/Telecaster/LiteAsh-1.jpg?t=1196300476)http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/Lost_N_Austin/Telecaster/LiteAsh.jpg?t=1196299046 (http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/Lost_N_Austin/Telecaster/LiteAsh.jpg?t=1196299046)
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/Lost_N_Austin/Telecaster/PickSomeAsh.gif?t=1196299231 (http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/Lost_N_Austin/Telecaster/PickSomeAsh.gif?t=1196299231)

L_N_A

I got 2 that would take you're breath away but I don't know how to post them. I'm technically challenged. I do have a web cam though and have sent pic's to people. If I send them to some one could you post them?

Sarge -- look forward to seeing your axes -- particularly if that Fernandes TE-1N is still in there.

Hope all is well with you ...

The Tele is a Musikraft body and a Warmoth neck -- see the build thread for the gory details.

http://www.masterthis.net/stuff/rathtele_body.jpg

Just swapped out the bridge today for a three-saddle as the six-saddle had playability issues given that the strings collided with the adjustment screws on bends and even vibrato.

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7521/teleiiwi6.jpg

'07 MIM.

What about a nice family photo..
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/alainlafrance/1teles.jpg
From L to R:
- Andy Summers Tribute Tele
- Jeff Beck Tribute Esquire
- Merle Haggard Signature Tele
- NAMM 2003 Floral Tele
- Muddy Waters Tribute Tele
- 40th Anniversary Tele
- FG Thinline Tele
Alain
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561594741naymcG

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/362609230_402a33b260.jpg

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Locomotive///Fender-Standard-Telecaster.jpg

Butterscotch partscaster

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/gjk318/Gear/IMG_0036.jpg

Sonic blue partscaster. It's finished but I don't have any other pics.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/gjk318/Gear/IMG_0035.jpg

Not exactly a Tele but.....

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/gjk318/Gear/IMG_0031.jpg

Butterscotch partscaster

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/gjk318/Gear/IMG_0036.jpg

Sonic blue partscaster. It's finished but I don't have any other pics.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/gjk318/Gear/IMG_0035.jpg

Not exactly a Tele but.....

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/gjk318/Gear/IMG_0031.jpg

Very, very nice butterscotch partscaster!!!

We've gotta see pics of the blue baby...

Nice to see you here!!!!

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r128/jmarch518/teles.jpg

VHR '52 - '51 Nocaster - '62ri thin skin

06-07 American Ash
U-Neck
9.25 Radius
Vintage PUPs

Hi everyone. I haven't been on the forum for a while, so there's a few new Teles to show...

For some unknown reason, I bought a SECOND MIJ Tele Deluxe Foto Flame...
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/MIJDeluxeFotoFlameTeles_1.jpg

A nice MIJ "JV" Series Tele Deluxe RI
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderMIJ72RITeleDeluxeNatural_1.jpg

A spectacular 1999 USA "Fat" Tele
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA1999CandyAppleRed_2.jpg

An AV 52RI FSR Thin Skin Tele
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA52RITeleFSRThinSkin_2.jpg

Here are my Teles:
http://members.cox.net/rghill1/Guitars/Teles.JPG

The Sunburst on the left is an American Standard; I bought it after splitting with my first wife 12 years ago. The Arctic White is a brand new MIM Standard. Seems like I only buy Teles when I am having relationship issues!

Very nice Ajaytele!

Hi everyone. I haven't been on the forum for a while, so there's a few new Teles to show...
An AV 52RI FSR Thin Skin Tele
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA52RITeleFSRThinSkin_2.jpg

Ajay, they look great.

The '52RI FSR looks very blonde (which I really like).

Wondering which retailer this was done for or did you pick it up on the used market? I did see a couple recently at both Buffalo Brothers and Drum City, but both have been sold.

Congrats!!

My one and only, '04 American Tele, two-color burst, ash body.
Working on a Kinman AVn-48n/ AVn-60b pup change.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff144/SpringerGI/tele4.jpg

Ajay, they look great.

The '52RI FSR looks very blonde (which I really like).

Wondering which retailer this was done for or did you pick it up on the used market? I did see a couple recently at both Buffalo Brothers and Drum City, but both have been sold.

Congrats!!

Thanks mate! This one was (as usual) an eBay purchase. It came out of a regular seller based in LA.

on the left, '86 MIJ fotoflame lefty, on the right, AmSe '03 3TSB, both pretty much stock for now....

Might as well add my latest...

Natural Ash FSR

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4450/dsc05836px7.jpg

Muddy Waters

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4361/bigmuddyex2.jpg

Finally got some pics of this, my '04 AmSe.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/kalajen/DSC00970.jpg

Ajay, they look great.

The '52RI FSR looks very blonde (which I really like).

Wondering which retailer this was done for or did you pick it up on the used market? I did see a couple recently at both Buffalo Brothers and Drum City, but both have been sold.

Congrats!!


I snagged one of the two that Buffalo Bros had - I suspect that Ajay got the other! Another win for the TDPRI Brotherhood!

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x280/Jellecaster/DSC00231.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x280/Jellecaster/DSC00228.jpg

This one is in the mail.
http://shutter08.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/16/004/7D/FF/B8/70/aqJtoTlgB-mCwDP92SpKt3kcGJDylQsk0300.jpg

VERY nice. What is that?

Lets try again

'06 Standard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/martin82/DSC_0745.jpg

'07 Palo Escrito
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/martin82/DSC_0739.jpg

removed link

I really like that Palo!!!

Sweet!

Thanks, rdnzl. How did you embed the picture in your post?

You need to put "image tags" in front and behind the link.

Like this

goes in front

goes after

Well here´s my latest partscaster sort of...

Standard Telecaster
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/martin82/DSC_0745.jpg

Palo Escrito
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/martin82/DSC_0739.jpg

Thanks

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/44NOV292007003.jpg

Highway One, 2005, shined up the body, replaced white 3 ply with parchment three ply, brass 3 saddles, compensated, Gotoh 'kluson' vintage nickel tuners, and D'Addario 9 -42s to cope with the big frets til they can be reground. No 60th Anniversary medallion, acquired blowout price anyway.


Bubbanov

VERY nice. What is that?

Thanks! It's an Evan Keith Custom. He's a small builder out of CA. I picked this one up in a recent trade and it's a nice build. Seymour Duncan pups, Tele neck and bridge. Alder body with a maple top and binding. I need to get it to my luthier for a setup and fret dress. Overall, it's a very good guitar.

[QUOTE=rdnzl;1015872]Might as well add my latest...

Natural Ash FSR

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4450/dsc05836px7.jpg


That is just like mine, except I changed the pickguard to black. This is my first Tele, and wanted a 52, but can't afford it now, so I bought this one and changed the pickguard to somewhat resemble a 52...
6883

Here it is..
And another one with all my guitars. I love the way this one came out...
6884

It started out like this:http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k41/rockabillyscience/IMG_0129.jpg
Then this happened:http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k41/rockabillyscience/IMG_0274.jpg
So I put the neck on a new body and now I have this:http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k41/rockabillyscience/IMG_0280.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Johnnytone/DSC03822.jpg

(top to bottom)

2007 HWY 1 body, Allparts fat neck, SD broadcaster and Nocaster neck pickups

2001 NOS Nocaster (converted to E)

2003 HWY 1 body, Allparts fat neck, SD antiquity pickup.

Both E's have the modified wiring using the .0047 cap

Mine... w/ OC Duff "Nancy" pickups.

She looks a lot "worse" in person :wink: But I love her for who she is :cool:

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/big_lug/TelecasterandDeluxeReverb007Large.jpg?

Hello Big Lug,
that image is just great. I had it for a while as desktop background. Hope you don't mind!

Creepy Guy, how did you blow up that black thinline body, if I may ask?
Did she get dropped?

Much obliged,

Bubbanov

Meanwhile, speaking of light, this 60th Anniversary Limited Edition of 1000, well, I haven't weighed it precisely, but it is obviously lighter than my sunburst ash '69 thinline.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/44NOV292007023.jpg

Stock except for a Glendale jack cup, real purty Nocaster detail.

Hello Bubbanov,

That happened while I was loading my gear into a bar in Phoenix AZ. The guitar was in a fender gig bag and fell from the tailgate of a truck and landed butt first onto the pavement. Needless to say I now travel with hardshell cases.

creepy guy

Hello Big Lug,
that image is just great. I had it for a while as desktop background. Hope you don't mind!

Hola Carlos.

I'm glad you like it and flattered (well, my tele is) that you used it as a desktop background.

Tenga un bueno dia y adios,

(hope I said that correctly)

Big Lug

I love this thread.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/Heritagebank/walltele002Small-1.jpg

had the camera out to take pics `cause some guitars are just gonna have to go before we head back to canada so I took some new pics of some of the boys...my early 90s walnut, my TLAC with piezos and a lace sensor and my 3 lace sensor...all Japanese Fenders...

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII063.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII070.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII117.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII105.jpg

MIJ G&L Tribute...and 2 Bacchus teles...

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII013.jpg


http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII175.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII173.jpg

my FJ rosewood...
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII189.jpg

Big Lug, I bet your tele sounds and plays as good as it looks. What is it? original 60's, reissue...?

Tenga un bueno dia y adios,

(hope I said that correctly)

almost perfect... "Tenga un buen día, adios"

Two new arrivals to show you guys...

Fender Custom Shop Limited Release Rosewood Telecaster
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCSLRRosewoodTele_14.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCSLRRosewoodTeleBody1_5.jpg

Fender 2006 Deluxe Chambered Mahogany Telecaster
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderDeluxeChamberedMahoganyTele_2.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderDeluxeChamberedMahoganyTeleBody_1.jpg

Hi everyone,
This is my tele ...

Greetings from the Netherlands

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/skydog653/muddy%20waters%20telecaster/100_0421.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/skydog653/MIA%2052%20TELE/000_0452.jpg
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY FAVORITE TELLE:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/skydog653/MIJ%2052%20TELE/000_0379.jpg

These are some of my "workers" - 2, Fred Stuart -masterbuilt one-off Teles w/ Parsons/White B and B/G benders, 2, American standard Telecasters - w/Jazzmaster vibrato setups, 2, Fender Teles W/Parsons/White E/B and B benders -'71 and '81, 2, Telecaster 12 strings - '62 RI, and Squier Standard, and a pair of Rose O'casters with Parsons/White B, and McEwen B/D benders.

OK, a few new Teles have finally arrived, so time to show you'all!

Fender MIM Classic Player Esquire
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderMIMEsquire_3.jpg

Fender CIJ Walnut Tele
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCIJWalnutTele_2.jpg

Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition "R & B" Tele
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCSRBTele_4.jpg

1st post -
Ebay find from about a year ago - Warmoth mahogany thinline body with flame koa top, mahogany fatback neck, ebony fingerboard 10-16 radius, Harmonic Design Z90s. Plays great - the only thing I don't love is that the Z90s are not as hot as the Bardens I'm so used to. Plus its too damn pretty. Assembled by Dave Owen at DCO guitars.

Hotel Restring Blues:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/gtrwrks/HotelRestringBlues.jpg

Here's mine. MIM 60's classic that I completely refinish (the body was a mess when I got it). Paid 250$ for it. I have an ashtray bridge cover but I did not have picture with the bridge cover.

Hummana Hummana Hummana!

Tell me more about the monster on the right!

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/telecaster-discussion-forum/7018d1197145145-show-us-your-tele-tdpri-002-jpg

http://www.peterlukats.com/tele2.jpg

Here you can see my left handed guitars with some telecaster:

http://www.pacoaragon.com/IMAGENES/misofa01.jpg

Now I'm working in a new tele project that it's known as Telecitol 2.0: (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/92568-lefty-tele-project-inspired-fender-jonny-lang-custom-shop.html)

http://www.pacoaragon.com/IMAGENES/telecitol/acabadoHH.jpg

Here you can see my left handed guitars with some telecaster:

http://www.pacoaragon.com/IMAGENES/misofa01.jpg

Now I'm working in a new tele project that it's known as Telecitol 2.0: (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/92568-lefty-tele-project-inspired-fender-jonny-lang-custom-shop.html)

http://www.pacoaragon.com/IMAGENES/telecitol/acabadoHH.jpg

Whoa, that is some body! That deserves to be displayed with no pickguard.

Here are the last three Tele's I've built. I have the Candy Tangerine thinline and just finished the Nocaster.

http://209.18.100.181/userpics/lib7/mo%20tel2.JPG

http://www.deanguitars.tv/userpics/lib9/motele21.jpg

http://www.deanguitars.tv/userpics/lib9/nocaster1.JPG

And an older build -

http://www.deanguitars.com/userpics/lib5/TFHa.JPG

Here's mine;

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i115/teleamp/100_1077.jpg

MikeY

Hummana Hummana Hummana!

Tell me more about the monster on the right!

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/telecaster-discussion-forum/7018d1197145145-show-us-your-tele-tdpri-002-jpg

Thanks for asking; That Telecaster was designed by Fred Stuart and myself. It's a Masterbuilt Custom Shop one-off, as is the one on the left.............. The list-o-toys is as follows: Parsons/White B/G bender, 1-Texas Special in the bridge, 4-jaguar pickups on the pickguard w/custom shop chrome covers -wired in a variety of ways, a 4-way switchplate from the Bass VI Reissue to switch the 4 jag pickups, binding front and back, binding on the fingerboard, binding on the headstock, odentia/ chrome Fender Telecaster decal, birdseye maple neck, ebony board, 15"- fingerboard radius, 2" width at the nut, the back of the neck is flattened like a classical, to a round farther down towards the body (a compound radius on the back of the neck), and tortise P/W cover on the back. You can"t see the strings on the headstock because they have a red wire insulation around them (slips on easily), for painless "over the nut" bends. Both guitars have matching serial #'s 92454 -- my birthday. Truth be told - I only use 2 settings - One for the tele things, and one for the jazz stuff, that's why the shunt on the 3-way (look close). The number of pickups doesn't seem to affect the string vibration as this guitar rings forever. Fred dubbed this "The Cowboy Pimpmobile Telecaster" on the Custom Shop certificate of authenticity. He was great to work with, and I think he's making pickups now and other custom instruments for himself.

Hi, i'm new here and here's my tele.
2001 52' RI

Rest of them belong to my friends.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4277/dscn1505zs7.jpg

NICE Esquire! Details please.

OK, here's a beautiful creation by one of our forum members....the unique Teledyne Telecaster 12.

Yes, it plays as good as it looks!!!

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/TeledyneTelecaster12_4.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/TeledyneTelecaster12Body_1.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/TeledyneTelecaster12Profile_3.jpg

Thin huh?

Finally, I managed to acquire an antigua Tele....

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCIJAntiguaTele_2.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCIJAntiguaTeleBody_1.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i93/thirteendevils/P1010170.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i93/thirteendevils/P1010169.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i93/thirteendevils/P1010172.jpg

My well loved Fender American !

Well, I guess I'll give ya more than ya asked for. Here's most of my stuff.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2/brgminicooper/DSCN2028.jpg

That's a Peavey DB 115, Agile Blue Flame AL-2000 with tapped humbuckers, and my bone-stock G&L Tribute ASAT.

http://members.cox.net/robbysturgis/pickup.jpg

my Japanese G&L...

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/forsaleIII013.jpg

NICE Esquire! Details please.

Thanks, I took the front pup out of my Nocaster (I mainly play on the bridge anyway) and put a MIM Esquire pickgaurd on it. Removing the front pup did seem to make the guitar a little more resonant. I plan on removing the 3-way switch and getting a no-load pot for the tone control.

MikeY

A couple of recent addtions to my Tele family...

MIM Classic Series Baja Tele
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderMIMBajaTele_2.jpg

MIJ Copper/Gold Sparkle Tele (at last, I found a sparkle Tele...:smile:)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderMIJCopperSparkleTele_4.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderMIJCopperSparkleTeleBody2_3.jpg

The bells and whistles are all in the way she plays.
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k41/rockabillyscience/IMG_0307.jpg

'96 MIJ 50s Reissue w/Texas Specials, through '96 Blues Deluxe.

http://www.mattputnam.net/media/engines.jpg

......right now, this is the only Tele I have. But, I really like it a lot.
Thanks for asking.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/Garstguy/Fender62ReissueTeleFullFront.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/Garstguy/Fender62ReissueTeleAngledFront.jpg
Emmitt O.

My little '69 - newly refinished. Sounds exceptional and she plays herself :lol:
She's my new #1.

OK, latest acquisition: Custom Shop NOS 59 Esquire

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCustomShopNOS59EsquireinCase_3.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCustomShopNOS59Esquire_4.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCustomShopNOS59EsquireBody_1.jpg

My hw1 tele usa, changed out the oiginal bridge pickup with a SD hotrails one. The amp is a champion 600ri, and a zoom g2.1u multi effect.

All the gear I´ll need for a while now :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/talmir/tele.jpg

Gang, Meet Blondie :wink:

http://i12.tinypic.com/837ubgk.jpg

YTT

Lite Ash Telecaster, made in Korea. Me love you long time...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/pulp40/IMG_0006_1_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/pulp40/IMG_0011_5_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/pulp40/IMG_0012_6_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/pulp40/IMG_0008_2_1.jpg

Just bought this one from a pawn shop - 1985 MIJ - Plays like Butta :0)

A recent eBay acquisition... a reasonably rare Tele Plus DELUXE :cool:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSATelePlusTrem_4.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSATelePlusTremBody_3.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSATelePlusTremBodyBack_2.jpg

Yes, it has lace sensor pickups a roller nut and a Strat style Tremelo bridge...

Here's mine, but I'm sadly going to have to part with it soon.
Custom Plus Limited Edition "RARE"
Serial # N3940456, made in USA 1993
Fender Lace sensor pick-ups 1 blue, 2 red
Ash body, Rosewood frets, Maple neck, pearl pick guard, Vintage tweed case.
The tone is a blend between the Stratocaster and Les Paul, with 7 settings.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/248404209-L.jpg

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/248405078-L.jpg

Has Keystones and a polished up blackguard copy.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/42DEC172007019.jpg


I think I gotta do it this way. Order the new vintage saddles from Callaham, see if they help here and also on 'modern' Strats. If they help here and the modern brass plate can be saved, then I'll order the 280/290 and 200 sets from Becky and Bill. I'm still afraid to use those pickups with a thin, ferrous bridge plate and if these here plates don't stay, I can't use the Bill and Becky 280/290/200s.


Bubbanov

Here's a recently acquired CIJ Aerodyne Tele...

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCIJAerdyneTele2_2.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderCIJAerdyneTele2Body_1.jpg

Fender Telecaster Custom 62 Reissue (American, of course!) in Ice Blue Metallic!!

This is my second guitar and my second Telecaster... first was a Squier Telecaster in sunburst but this is more original:

http://photo.lostsouls.es/ipalaus/DSCN0679_WEB.JPG

http://photo.lostsouls.es/ipalaus/DSCN0684_WEB.JPG

http://photo.lostsouls.es/ipalaus/DSCN0686_WEB.JPG

http://photo.lostsouls.es/ipalaus/DSCN0689_WEB.JPG

Glad to be my first post in TDPRI. Sorry for school English :-)

Regards from Spain

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o98/33house/wed_tele21.jpg

Fender American Series HS and two Fender '72 Thinline Reissues. The Lake Placid Blue is for sale on ebay to fund the purchase of a AVRI '52. Trying to attach picture, not sure how, but will try.

And a Fender USA 1998 Collector's Limited Editon Tele...:cool:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA1998CollectorEditionTele_4.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA1998CollectorEditionTeleBody_2.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA1998CollectorEditionTeleInlay_3.jpg

And a Fender USA 1998 Collector's Limited Editon Tele...:cool:


VERY NICE Ajay...

Dang...some nice additions here today. Congrats to all.

These two have found their way to me...

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f399/Csapo/My%20Guitars%20-%20On%20Bed/IMG_1857-500pix.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f399/Csapo/My%20Guitars%20-%20On%20Bed/07Trussart1.jpg

Csapo, you ARE a sucker for edge binding aren't you?:roll:

And what is the second (blue) one? more info please...:cool:

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/520/2_Tele_s.JPG

'00 CS Custom Classic Tele with added Modern Vintage (MV) pickups and chrome brass bridge saddles from an American Ash AKA 8502 Tele, '91 Tele Plus with added Hot Gold 6k 6k 13k pups and also sporting 8502 chrome brass saddles.

(Click for larger photo)

Csapo, you ARE a sucker for edge binding aren't you?:roll:

And what is the second (blue) one? more info please...:cool:

Love them bound Teles!!!

James Trussart. My favorite Trussart pic...

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f399/Csapo/Artists/SherylCrowNewTele.jpg

NICE PIC. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

"The Blonde" (Squire Affinity) & "The Baron" (MIJ SE Custom FMT).

lot of love went into putting this together, my only tele. Body from Ed Roman guitars, his take on a company he bought that was making guitars in Oregon or Washington - has a carve out at the neck to supposedly make playing high on the neck easier, doesn't work but it's a nifty marketing idea . Neck from Warmoth (highly figured maple with mop dots) and that autograph on there if you can see it is Redd Volkeart's (when he signed he said the guitar would then be worth nothing, what a cool guy!). Tuners are Sperzel chrome. Pickups are three Joe Bardens purchased from Fender custom shop. That's a two way tone adjustment, upper knob is treble and lower knob is a midrange boost/cut (5 O'clock position is neutral) that I picked up from Torres Engineering. Standard tele bridge was cut short at my neighbors metal shop so that I could mount the bridge p'up directly into the body to lower the highs (a trick I learned from Gerard Melancon who makes a wicked tele himself). Hope the pics load, never tried that before.

fender 62 RE telecaster custom

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/atkinsg_2006/telecaster/IMGP1529.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/thork86/tele002-2.jpg

looks like somebody took 2 bites outta your carpet.

looks like somebody took 2 bites outta your carpet.

:lol:

my feet, sorry

just finishing up ...the lazy cat-o-caster??

Here's the latest incarnation of my Deluxe Nashville...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v686/lgbclp/Guitars/telebody.jpg

Here there are...

8585

Two Tele's and an Esquire with a added neck pickup.

I didn't know whom to ask and then I saw that beautiful red tele with double binding. Hey CSAPO, do you know the color of that one? Is it Candy apple red?
Does anyone know if there is a difference between Candy apple red and Old candy apple red? And if these colors are metallic.
I have been looking for a body like that to add up a maple neck, but I get confused with these color names. I want it with binding ( another binding addict here) and metallic (I have already a few tele so the lady must be in red...). The bodies seem to be available only in Candy apple (for red), the 62 reissue, and Japanese . Is it really the color we see on the pix?

This one. '59 slab. 100% (except frets, and I put on straplocks) OHSC, receipt and tags from the second owner about 9 years ago for 1600 bucks. It still works every Fri/Sat.

p.s. when I post pic, they come up as a link (or not at all). Can anyone offer the short course on posting pix for dummies, or where can I go to get that info? thanks!

Let's try this and see if it works. Here's the '59 slab.
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/showphoto.php/photo/10075/cat/516/limit/recent
Still not showing up. Oh well. We do what we can.

Most recent addition to my Tele family.

Fender AV52RI Copper
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA52RICopperTele_3.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA52RICopperTeleBody_2.jpg

Interesting fret wear...:roll:

This is a USACG ash 3 piece body in nitro (Gloss Deft and Behlen Fruitwood Toner), de-imaged Squier 51 neck, nitro'd recontoured and graphtech nut and Gotoh 'kluson' tuners. OV Fender pickups like the AV52, Bill Callaham four way switch setup, Stew Mac #0099 and #5167 bridge and saddles assembly, Glendale Machined Jack cup, CTS and Switchcraft, all cloth wire.

Hope you like the ivory pickguard; I cut down and painted an awful white Stew Mac no one would've used as is. Nice fit, the first pickguard of many in this vein.

This four way is real nice, a practical number of real choices.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/35FEB052008006.jpg

My Baby Blue - the love of my life.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa316/teleblooz_photos/HPIM0144b.jpg
Every time I get to thinking how nice one of my other guitars sounds, I plug Baby in and immediately remember why she's my #1. Nothing else compares. Not yet, anyway.

Here's my humble collection with a Suhr Candy Apple Red on the way next week.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/jogman/60sCL.jpg

I guess I never got around to putting my modified John 5 in this thread....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/nasonm/J5Tele006.jpg

John 5 Body, Antigua RI neck, TV Jones Magnatron Bridge pup, Twisted Tele Neck pup, Now has Gretsch knobs and a pin-up sticker.

All apologies on the multiple posts, but many issues getting photos to show. One more time...
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/516/medium/TELE4.JPG
fingers crossed!

OK, Tele world. I admit it. I'm an idiot when it comes to computer URL/image management. I'll stop taking up valuable thread space. Maybe it's a MAC issue?

Here's my three. Building a red one now so I've got some imagination when it comes to body color, hey?

A boatload of wasted posts, and here it is, finally.
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/516/medium/TELE4.JPG
'59 slab, OHSC, tags, receipt, I'm the third caretaker. I won't know the fourth as I'll be gone by then.

A boatload of wasted posts, and here it is, finally.
It was worth it.

A boatload of wasted posts, and here it is, finally.
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/516/medium/TELE4.JPG
'59 slab, OHSC, tags, receipt, I'm the third caretaker. I won't know the fourth as I'll be gone by then.

BIGGER, detailed pictures pulease.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/rkbspics/TheTeles.jpg
MIJ CustomDeluxe, JBPlayer, partscaster w/'83 MIJ Bullet1 neck, G&LTribute, Epiphone

Usual upgraded Gotoh klusons (sleeved bushes) and precut graphtech nut, de-imaged, nitro'd and reshaped neck-headstock transition on a Squier 51 neck, Keystones installed courtesy a washed up 6 saddle vintage MIM Tele plate, Stew Mac # 5167s installed in three new holes in the back edge of the stock plate; and a 5 way US switch fitted right onto the asian spec control plate, with the Bill Lawrence design (featured in the TDPRI index) use of the basic 5 way switch, slight amount of deepening of a small portion of the Squier control rout. Electrosocket.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/35FEB052008010.jpg

Plays and sounds great, very amazed at how far you can go with a few bucks. Bought 6 of this model new for $ 129 each. Free shipping.

Here's my 2004 MIM Standard; Custom Shop 52 pups, Gotoh tuners, 4-Way, No-Load, Q-Parts knobs.

http://pic30.picturetrail.com/VOL1534/9849842/18482307/302739390.jpg

First post her! :wink:

Me and my tele at a gig in Oslo, Norway;

http://a271.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/117/l_5fe5134ca9687ac5b528805d0dc1cb2e.jpg

MIJ early 90s body, seymour nashville studio lead,, strat fender custom shop neck pickup, special treble bleed control, approx 20yr old righty squier neck, also MIJ, modded w/ relocated tuners to facilitate behind the nut bends. modded tone control for wah type effects.
used on many recordings, amazing sounding guitar.
see video in my sig for a walk thru.
hear it (sort of)clean:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OurtRIqzo8I
hear it fuzzy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3En_6pGevE0
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joegagan/mytele-1.jpg

by the way, every tele in this thread is beautiful!

love the old ones, and the trussart is cool

Here we go.. my brand new Lite Ash Telecaster :mrgreen:

http://www.guitarmania.nl/tele/1.jpg

http://www.guitarmania.nl/tele/2.jpg

http://www.guitarmania.nl/tele/3.jpg

[2/2] :wink:

http://www.guitarmania.nl/tele/4.jpg

http://www.guitarmania.nl/tele/5.jpg

http://www.guitarmania.nl/tele/6.jpg

wow, nice. what is the body and neck on that thing?

Body is a 3-piece Lite Ash, and the neck is Birdseye Maple with a satin poly finish.. :mrgreen:

Kid Deluxe....did you build a Squier B-Bender? I'd like hear more about that project. Why not open a new post on that project? I'd sure like to read about it.

Here there are...

8585

Two Tele's and an Esquire with a added neck pickup.
OK, I give up - what exactly is the difference between a Tele and an Esquire with an added neck pickup?

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/croox1483/butterscotchtele01.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/croox1483/butterscotchtele02.jpg

my affinity squire, the butterscotch blonde is a hell of alot darker than my MIA DLX Jazz bass. which the pictures where taken on top of my jazz' case

OK, I give up - what exactly is the difference between a Tele and an Esquire with an added neck pickup?

Let me think ...the logo :mrgreen:

OK, I :arrow:

My latest. Squier Affinity BSB. Just got this one at GC. For the last 2 months they have had one in there that had been beaten like a red headed stepchild. They had just taken this one out of the box while I was there. $138.71 out the door.

My deluxe blackout tele. After seeing all ya'lls projects, would sure like to build me one too.... though I'll probably start with a kit.

Hopefully, I'll also get the hang of this camera too!

Anybody know where I could find a pick-gaurd for the above?

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t219/Cybenator/CopperCaster/IMG_0010.jpg

Hmmm...

Copper. Nice.

Bubban0v



Here's my CS NOS Nocaster. I think I'll go play it right now.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/37JAN252008015.jpg

Anybody know where I could find a pick-guard for the above?
You might have some luck on eBay - try a search.

That black-on-black sure looks nice!

...just got this amazing tele a little while ago.
http://www.davidseal.com/Fleming Nocaster Thinline.jpg
C.W. Fleming Masterbuilt Nocaster Thinline 2 color burst Closet Classic one-off.

I noticed that there is a "pretender" Tele pictures thread running, so I went back to find the original and best.

What better way to bump the thread than with pics of my new American Standard Tele in Natural Ash...great guitar!
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSAAMStdNaturalAshTele_4.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSAAMStdNaturalAshTeleback_1.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSAAMStdNaturalAshTeleBody_3.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSAAMStdNaturalAshTeleBodyback_2.jpg

mine...

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r34/phydeaux99/tele1.jpg

My '70. :mrgreen:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l32/strummin67/Guitars/70tele.jpg

One more addition to the Telecaster family since I posted in this thread a while back...

My home built all Rosewood Telecaster with a chambered body, Callaham hardware and Lindy Fralin pickups.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u116/march68/7.jpg

Sweet tele's

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj139/ganttmann/Franken-Tele_101.jpg

Sorry - I should have have said a little something about my Tele! It started life as an ESP 400 Series from the late '80's or early '90's. It had a slab rosewood fingerboard. I had it refretted a few years ago and ended up w/ some unsolvable neck problems so I replaced it w/ a USA Custom Guitars one piece maple neck w/ tall frets. The original neck PU died and is now a Duncan Antiquity Strat. Bridge PU is by Jim Rolph. Bridge plate and other hardware is Jay Montrose's Vintique stuff. The decal is the only real Fender thing on the guitar! I've had a few old Teles over the years - a '51 and a '53, sadly long gone - and this one can hang w/ the best of them!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Rumbletweed/Gear/Able1.jpg

Does this count??????:lol:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Rumbletweed/Gear/Front.jpg

oops

Can someone tell this aged player how to insert an image of my Tele from "My Pictures." When I use the Insert Image tab above, it asks for a URL of my picture, ie, http://....
It's just a picture, isn't it?, not a URL...
Help!

Here's my GE Tele
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/choptops/redtele.jpg


It looks SENSATIONAL!!!!
Congrats!!!

This is my just finished...yesterday...parts-caster.
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=9030&stc=1&d=1203722829

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/23475/2365682690102184688S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2365682690102184688AmrHtG)

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/22393/2522791530102184688S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2522791530102184688NUEkmH)

http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/42664/2062191120102184688S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2062191120102184688FUAVJb)

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/35769/2798402610102184688S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2798402610102184688aqbsLx)

My 50's Esquire....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/2264961515_b55e786454_b.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj299/Rickey_060/P1020472.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj299/Rickey_060/P1020496.jpg

I hope these pictures make it on. This is my new Tele. Just finished her.
Artic White.
Dual control plates
48 totally different tones
8 new and never before seen inventions.
Each pickup has it's own Dual Capacitor Switch. DCS®
It took me 9.5 hrs to build the main control plate.

These aren't mine - they belong to someone else. I photographed them.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n314/buffalonickle/RollingStonesTwickers023.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n314/buffalonickle/RollingStonesTwickers021-1.jpg

Here's the owner.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n314/buffalonickle/RollingStonesLive7.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n314/buffalonickle/RollingStonesLive3.jpg

Hey... that's that Pirate king guy....:cool:

Hey... that's that Pirate king guy....:cool:


The Pirate King of Telecasters for sure............

I've got one a bit like his...except not really!

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/MIJMicawberTele5StringBody_1.jpg

Squier Black & Chrome Special Edition (okay, it's not quite Black & Chrome anymore):

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/549/medium/BACSE.jpg

The others, A MIM Standard and a Squier Master Series Chambered Tele (with a G&L Tribute Series ASAT Special sneaking inbetween):

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/517/medium/FSTGLASSCT.jpg

What do all them switches do?

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj299/Rickey_060/P1020472.jpg

I hope these pictures make it on. This is my new Tele. Just finished her.
Artic White.
Dual control plates
48 totally different tones
8 new and never before seen inventions.
Each pickup has it's own Dual Capacitor Switch. DCS®
It took me 9.5 hrs to build the main control plate.

Here's the first Tele I ever bought, used in 2005, my 2000 American Standard. I used to have CIJ '62 & '72 Customs, but this one is the one for me. It's also the only electric guitar that I own right now, and haven't had another one since last summer. The dings just endear her to me all the more.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n314/buffalonickle/RollingStonesLive3.jpg[/QUOTE]

My wife just saw this and asked "are they shooting a zombie movie?" :lol:

I've got one a bit like his...except not really!

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/MIJMicawberTele5StringBody_1.jpg

You even took off the low E. Now that's attention to detail!

The kids.:mrgreen:

I guess I haven't shown my latest Warmoth Partscaster assembly on this thread yet...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/RomanSonnleitner/rwteleclsup.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/RomanSonnleitner/rwtelewhole.jpg

RomanS, your Warmoth build is stunning.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n314/buffalonickle/RollingStonesLive3.jpg

My wife just saw this and asked "are they shooting a zombie movie?" :lol:[/QUOTE]

Your wife is soooo right. I do not like them, especially the one with the pseudo-Telecaster. Just MHO, no offense, just my opinion. :roll:

Hand made by custom luthier Allen Tomkins, currently for sale in classifieds area of this website:

Body is one piece Australian Red Cedar
Neck is Birdseye maple with an ebony fingerboard
Inlays are Mother of Pearl
Tuners are staggered vintage styled gotoh
Pick ups are Tomkins custom by Nordstrand California
Finish is cherry bursted tanslucent nitrocellulose lacquer


http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q36/johnnieboy2/Tomkins%20Diamondtina%20II/IMG_7032.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q36/johnnieboy2/Tomkins%20Diamondtina%20II/IMG_7033.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q36/johnnieboy2/Tomkins%20Diamondtina%20II/IMG_7040.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q36/johnnieboy2/Tomkins%20Diamondtina%20II/IMG_7056.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u22/daviddoubleu/73220003.jpg


http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u22/daviddoubleu/Live%20songs/PICT0385.jpg


http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u22/daviddoubleu/Live%20songs/PICT0383.jpg


My 62ri CIJ at home and on stage.

Bad pics but what the heck...
US '96 50th Anniversary LTD
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/50th_ltd.jpg

MIM '07 72 Thinline
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/517/72_thinline.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u22/daviddoubleu/73220003.jpg


http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u22/daviddoubleu/Live%20songs/PICT0385.jpg


http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u22/daviddoubleu/Live%20songs/PICT0383.jpg


My 62ri CIJ at home and on stage.

You have a severe case of mic spit going on there David :shock:

What is that ? A Christmas decoration ?

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c27/Hiflyers/Guitar/SquierAffinityButterscotchBlonde_2.jpg (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c27/Hiflyers/Guitar/SquierAffinityButterscotchBlonde_2.jpg)

You have a severe case of mic spit going on there David :shock:

What is that ? A Christmas decoration ?

ha, ha, :lol: It was our Chinese New year party and I was asked to do some rockin'. I should of worn sunglasses due to all the light reflection coming from the decorations!

I'd just put some Glendale saddles on a week before the gig and wow! They sure make a difference.

These are my babies a USA 52 AVRI and the American Deluxe hopefully more to join the herd soon..:mrgreen:

A cowboy orange I built out of swamp-ash. Birds-eye maple neck like a baseball bat. Neck blank came out of the basement of a local luthier who had passed on, sat in my shop for 4 years, and then finally, carved and here.
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/17287/TeleOrng.jpg

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/17287/TeleOrng.jpg

I don't think there's anything wrong with the stuff I assemble, but look at this. I mean, really look at this.

Fine work.

Thanks Boris. All she needs is a set of Joe Bard pups and I think a Joe B. bridge also. Does anyone use a Joe B. bridge with the cutout? Is it worth the 60-80 ebay bucks? What kind of tone change do you notice, if any?

this just in...my new American Deluxe.

Here's a couple of my G&Ls:

Classic
http://www.tedjackson.co.uk/oddpics/GL_Classic_800

Deluxe
http://www.tedjackson.co.uk/oddpics/GL_Deluxe800


Ted

And here's the special, living it up with a few of his mates a couple of Christmases ago:

Special (and friends)
http://www.tedjackson.co.uk/oddpics/GL_Special800.jpg


Ted

Here's my heavily redone 60s classic, with '52ri in tow.

http://a936.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/108/l_db75bcb6620ef02e9f501b604543cecf.jpg

Wow, love that bass amp and cab...:cool:

This picture is of my dads teles. On the right is a butterscotch squier, but on the left is a 1971 fender with 51' broadcasters by seymore duncan. Sperzel locking tuners and a 6 saddle ashtray bridge with graphite saddles. So much wearing and it is still amazing. I hope i get this one day.


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj253/highwayone/4140091628a4701204314l.jpg

OK, a recent arrival...

Fender USA 1992 "Fat" Tele. This is almost certainly a modified standard tele.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA1992FatTele_3.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA1992FatTeleBody_1.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderUSA1992FatTeleBridgeHB_2.jpg

Nice blue colour and a great job mounting the Humbucker.:cool:

2004 Nashville Tele ....

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/markothefish/singleshot.jpg

Here's my heavily redone 60s classic, with '52ri in tow.

http://a936.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/108/l_db75bcb6620ef02e9f501b604543cecf.jpg

Classic photo. Just a man and his Tele center stage, surrounded by the necessities of life. Way cool.

Classic photo. Just a man and his Tele center stage, surrounded by the necessities of life. Way cool.With the Bass player giving him the evil eye for widdling on past his alloted slot :~)

Just kidding really.


Ted