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durango jon-boy · January 27th, 2007, 10:27 PM

Who here owns a Tele that isn't Fender brand?
What brand is it?

Tool user · January 27th, 2007, 10:34 PM

G&L ASAT Classic Custom. Superschweet axe. Traditional G&L MFD in the bridge & a soapbar in the neck position cough up some seriously naughty tones. There's a photo in my profile.

bender-freak · January 28th, 2007, 12:11 AM

have a Jay Turser tele clone with cherry burst nitro finish, double binding, natural fingerboard, skunk stripe, medium jumbo frets, GFS hummer in neck and Hot Lil Puncher in bridge...cost was $179 shipping included....a no brainer, completely happy with it...actually is my most often grabbed non-bender tele, and i have several to choose from...am currently considering one of their all rosewood tele copies..don't really matter to me that it doesn't say Fender on the headstock...i have lotsa others that are real Fenders...but really...the Turser hangs in there with any of them at a fourth of the price or less....had a Cozart tele copy that i sent back the day it arrived...total dog...

sidneystreet · January 28th, 2007, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by durango jon-boy

Who here owns a Tele that isn't Fender brand?
What brand is it?

I have a Schecter PT-Vintage. It is an alder body telecaster copy. I love this guitar, and play it daily. This guitar is at my side while I surf the net during the day. If it were my only tele-styled guitar, I'd still be a happy man.

Wildhawk · January 28th, 2007, 12:37 AM

Yamaha necks are excellent and overall I believe their QC is better than Fender on average. Ash cap on alder with this MS311. It's my "daily" player.

teleclarkster · January 28th, 2007, 12:46 AM

I have a Fernandes, there's a picture in my gallery.

valleyartsman · January 28th, 2007, 12:54 AM

valley arts makes some great playing teles to.

PraiseCaster · January 28th, 2007, 02:07 AM

I owned a Jay Turser LT Custom. Nice Guitar. Sold it to purchase my Squier Butterscotch Blonde Affinty Special Tele. it just out performed the Turser.

bobthecanadian · January 28th, 2007, 02:09 AM

I also used to have the Yamaha Pacifica Tele. I liked it a lot, and I am guessing so did the person who stole it.

I now have a Hamer Slammer Tele. Nice solid guitar.

RomanS · January 28th, 2007, 08:25 AM

My tele is made from Warmoth parts.

Telenator · January 28th, 2007, 08:44 AM

Built this one myself. It's got a Strat neck on it from a '99 Am Dlx.

beachkos · January 28th, 2007, 08:50 AM

My "Beachcaster" was built by Rich + Chris Rice at Rice Custom Guitars

Regards, Gary

Dr. T · January 28th, 2007, 08:52 AM

Mine started out life as all Chandler, now it's got an ESP neck, Gibson HB neck p/up, Vintage Noiseless bridge. It rocks.

zombywoof · January 28th, 2007, 09:19 AM

At present I own three T-style guitars.

Rice Custom

Linhof Special (built and finished by former Fender masterbuilder Jay Black)

1986 ASAT (maple body, one of the first ASAT's made)

Dick Seacup · January 28th, 2007, 09:30 AM

G&L ASAT Classic:

G&L ASAT Junior:

And one I no longer own (it's somewhere in Europe now), a Peavey Cropper Classic in Rhythm Blue:

Short Circuit · January 28th, 2007, 10:12 AM

Saga Kit Telecaster

Mark

Mike Simpson · January 28th, 2007, 12:15 PM

I have a 71 or 72 National FT440 "lawsuit era" copy. The cheapest top loader bridge you ever saw... has a zero fret and the neck is laminated from 10,000 little pieces of wood and the body appears to have a seam in the middle of the side like the top and back were 3/4 or 7/8 pieces glues together... no tellin how many pieces the body is... I bought it planning on routing a big hole in the top for a reso cone but never did that.

It's the one on the left...

CharlieO · January 28th, 2007, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telenator

Built this one myself. It's got a Strat neck on it from a '99 Am Dlx.

That looks like a nice guitar, but I'm having a hard time with the idea that it might be called a "Tele".

petebradt · January 28th, 2007, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharlieO

That looks like a nice guitar, but I'm having a hard time with the idea that it might be called a "Tele".

You're not alone on that.

Body shape does not a Tele make.

Grey · January 28th, 2007, 12:34 PM

The Tele im still building (I will finish it!) is a partscaster using many Fender parts, but its not really a Fender.

January 27th, 2007, 10:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
durango jon-boy Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Greatest state of Arizona Posts: 624	Non-Fender Telecasters Who here owns a Tele that isn't Fender brand? What brand is it?

January 28th, 2007, 12:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
bender-freak Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: springfield, missouri Posts: 3,005	have a Jay Turser tele clone with cherry burst nitro finish, double binding, natural fingerboard, skunk stripe, medium jumbo frets, GFS hummer in neck and Hot Lil Puncher in bridge...cost was $179 shipping included....a no brainer, completely happy with it...actually is my most often grabbed non-bender tele, and i have several to choose from...am currently considering one of their all rosewood tele copies..don't really matter to me that it doesn't say Fender on the headstock...i have lotsa others that are real Fenders...but really...the Turser hangs in there with any of them at a fourth of the price or less....had a Cozart tele copy that i sent back the day it arrived...total dog... __________________ bender-freak

January 28th, 2007, 02:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
PraiseCaster Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whittier, California Posts: 8,093 16 Photos	I owned a Jay Turser LT Custom. Nice Guitar. Sold it to purchase my Squier Butterscotch Blonde Affinty Special Tele. it just out performed the Turser. __________________ Stephen GPAWF!!, My Facebook,

January 28th, 2007, 02:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
bobthecanadian Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: EDMONTON, Alberta... yes, in CANADA Age: 46 Posts: 1,901	I also used to have the Yamaha Pacifica Tele. I liked it a lot, and I am guessing so did the person who stole it. I now have a Hamer Slammer Tele. Nice solid guitar. __________________ It don't mean a thang if it ain't got that TWANG!!!

January 28th, 2007, 08:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
Telenator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11,521 4 Photos	Built this one myself. It's got a Strat neck on it from a '99 Am Dlx. __________________ Dogs have the right idea! www.telenator.com

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January 27th, 2007, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tool user TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 67 7 Photos	G&L ASAT Classic Custom. Superschweet axe. Traditional G&L MFD in the bridge & a soapbar in the neck position cough up some seriously naughty tones. There's a photo in my profile.

January 28th, 2007, 12:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Wildhawk Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Madison WI Posts: 404	Yamaha necks are excellent and overall I believe their QC is better than Fender on average. Ash cap on alder with this MS311. It's my "daily" player.

January 28th, 2007, 12:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
teleclarkster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Way Out West Age: 58 Posts: 646 10 Photos	I have a Fernandes, there's a picture in my gallery.

January 28th, 2007, 12:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
valleyartsman Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: texas Posts: 248	valley arts makes some great playing teles to.

January 28th, 2007, 08:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
RomanS Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 41 Posts: 6,085 22 Photos	My tele is made from Warmoth parts.

January 28th, 2007, 08:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
beachkos Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newburgh, New York Age: 58 Posts: 687 5 Photos	My "Beachcaster" was built by Rich + Chris Rice at Rice Custom Guitars Regards, Gary

January 28th, 2007, 08:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dr. T Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittston, Maine Posts: 529	Mine started out life as all Chandler, now it's got an ESP neck, Gibson HB neck p/up, Vintage Noiseless bridge. It rocks. __________________ What we lack in expertise we make up for in enthusiasm.

January 28th, 2007, 09:19 AM	#14 (permalink)
zombywoof Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Back in the Heartland Posts: 3,468 17 Photos	At present I own three T-style guitars. Rice Custom Linhof Special (built and finished by former Fender masterbuilder Jay Black) 1986 ASAT (maple body, one of the first ASAT's made) __________________ "I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks." John Lee Hooker

January 28th, 2007, 09:30 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dick Seacup Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In my head Posts: 120	G&L ASAT Classic: G&L ASAT Junior: And one I no longer own (it's somewhere in Europe now), a Peavey Cropper Classic in Rhythm Blue:

January 28th, 2007, 10:12 AM	#16 (permalink)
Short Circuit Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 48 Posts: 284	Saga Kit Telecaster Mark

January 28th, 2007, 12:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mike Simpson formerly "Big" Mike Simpson Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ (PHX) Age: 56 Posts: 6,044 73 Photos	I have a 71 or 72 National FT440 "lawsuit era" copy. The cheapest top loader bridge you ever saw... has a zero fret and the neck is laminated from 10,000 little pieces of wood and the body appears to have a seam in the middle of the side like the top and back were 3/4 or 7/8 pieces glues together... no tellin how many pieces the body is... I bought it planning on routing a big hole in the top for a reso cone but never did that. It's the one on the left... __________________ http://www.hoodoocasters.com/ http://www.facebook.com/TheHoodooCasters http://www.reverbnation.com/thehoodoocasters https://twitter.com/hoodoocasters

January 28th, 2007, 12:34 PM	#20 (permalink)
Grey Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 122	The Tele im still building (I will finish it!) is a partscaster using many Fender parts, but its not really a Fender.

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