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Chantre · July 10th, 2009, 04:15 PM

Seriously, no Telecaster Deluxe original 70's owners here?

BajoMano · September 24th, 2009, 06:37 PM

Oh yeah, and a very happy one!

AjayTele · September 24th, 2009, 11:50 PM

Yeah, I have two USA made ones and also a fairly rare 1983 Japanese JV serial Deluxe as well...

1973 Deluxe

1978 Deluxe

1983 MIJ JV Series Deluxe

guitarfox · October 20th, 2009, 01:52 AM

Boy, they must be rarer than I thought! I've got a 1976 Telecaster Deluxe black-on-black, with genuine "relic" marks I put on it myself back in the days when I toured the Midwest and New England with it (and my trusty Martin D-35). I recently reacquired this guitar from my good friend and best man-he financed a trip with him to Daytona Beach in 1979 in exchange for this guitar (what can I say-I was young and stupid and had different priorities than I do now). Photos on the way...

Singin' Dave · October 22nd, 2009, 03:06 PM

RI's dont count? If so, exclusive club!

'73 here. Simply awesome guitar I got for a song as it had non original case, a few little non original parts etc (output jack, strap buttons, switch tip, a few pots) and a rout under the PG.

whodatpat · October 23rd, 2009, 03:43 AM

If your accepting us RI owners, I can't put down my 2009 '72 Delux in Walnut . My Standard is getting jealous. My camera sucks but it in mint like this one.

gypsyseven · November 15th, 2009, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chantre

Seriously, no Telecaster Deluxe original 70's owners here?

If ReIsssues are accepted....here i am with my '72 Telecaster Deluxe RI in Walnut...
Any mods on your 72er???

Mike Bruce · November 15th, 2009, 09:35 AM

Sold mine in '81 or so, basically to survive. I was kinda living out of my car and sofa surfing at friends' and relatives' places, and I was desperate. It was the best axe I had for a long long time, and I still miss it. It resurfaced online (Folkway Music, Guelph) a couple of years ago, looking a lot like the one posted by Bajomano above, gig-worn and mojo laden, and priced way beyond my means. We established it had been mine because I could ID a ding or 2, and my ID was still under the pickguard. I was heartbroken.

When I gigged in the '70s with the Deluxe, I had a matching Tele bass (with the neck humbucker) and matching 6 string lapsteel. The first 2 gone for survival reasons, the lapsteel gone because I'm basically an idiot.

I am considering getting the reissue. I know it's not quite the same thing, but maybe I can be consoled.

How pathetic is this, a wannabe Deluxe Club member.

Peace, Mike.

gypsyseven · November 15th, 2009, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Bruce

Sold mine in '81 or so, basically to survive. I was kinda living out of my car and sofa surfing at friends' and relatives' places, and I was desperate. It was the best axe I had for a long long time, and I still miss it. It resurfaced online (Folkway Music, Guelph) a couple of years ago, looking a lot like the one posted by Bajomano above, gig-worn and mojo laden, and priced way beyond my means. We established it had been mine because I could ID a ding or 2, and my ID was still under the pickguard. I was heartbroken.

When I gigged in the '70s with the Deluxe, I had a matching Tele bass (with the neck humbucker) and matching 6 string lapsteel. The first 2 gone for survival reasons, the lapsteel gone because I'm basically an idiot.

I am considering getting the reissue. I know it's not quite the same thing, but maybe I can be consoled.

How pathetic is this, a wannabe Deluxe Club member.

Peace, Mike.

A true love story....
maybe with a '72 ReIssue you can get a "happy end".

Mike Bruce · November 15th, 2009, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gypsyseven

A true love story....
maybe with a '72 ReIssue you can get a "happy end".

Thanks. Funny how it takes guitars from our youth to steal our hearts. In the intervening years I've had lots of nice guitars, but just to have that one again would tie up some loose ends in my heart.

Peace, Mike.

TeleGS · November 23rd, 2009, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BajoMano

Oh yeah, and a very happy one!

I think it's a '73 or '74. It was Mocha but came down with a skin (finish) condition and a lot of it flaked off.

teleslider · November 24th, 2009, 08:30 PM

mine is a 74 natural ash, ordered it that way, now it's well worn and looks like one of the new ones that they bang up and git a lot of money for. Still has the little ash tray for the strat bridge. It now has a Duncan customcustom in the bridge with a coil splitter switch and a master volume pot. Good tele..

frankencat · December 28th, 2009, 02:35 PM

'72 Deluxe RI here. Just getting ready to mod it a little. Great player and it sounds great unplugged but the neck is a little muddy as others have said. I'm pretty sure I can fix that up lickity-split like. :)

Mine's a walnut but I am thinking of doing a re-fin. Anybody strip one down yet and do a natural finish? I may do that or go for a lightly relic'd black look.

scratchman · February 28th, 2010, 10:53 AM

Here's my '74:

DCTele · April 3rd, 2010, 12:16 AM

Proud owner of a Reissue in sunburst here. I'm actually a fan of the pups, but then I've never had the privilege of hearing the originals in person. I'm taking this one on deployment with me, so I'm hoping to get a nice patina on her while I'm gone. Just happens to be the guitar that "does it" for me right now.

Troutboy · May 11th, 2010, 06:58 AM

Nice thread with nice pics! Did Fender change much on the Deluxe during the time it was made?

shupe13 · May 30th, 2010, 09:58 PM

I have a walnut colored RI as well. I have to say the originals pictured above are beautiful especially the '73 imo.

Pacafeliz · June 8th, 2010, 05:24 PM

yes i have 2 '78 models, that i LOVE... but it seems i'll be forced to sell them soon... :(

sunburst, all-original

black, with modded '91 AVRI strat neck - plays like a dream!

Pat.

RobinMurphy · July 7th, 2010, 03:26 PM

Here's my '75 Telecaster Deluxe. I've just finished refinishing it (replacing an older refin) alongside installing an original pickup in the bridge (it came to me with reissues in). Amazing guitar. I did think about relicing it but I'm just gonna gig the hell out of it, the nitro's pretty thin and won't take long to wear nicely.

Jayson · July 7th, 2010, 03:40 PM

This thread makes me drool.

July 10th, 2009, 04:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chantre TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 8	Telecaster Deluxe Club Seriously, no Telecaster Deluxe original 70's owners here? __________________ I put my signature here and all it got me was a ruined screen!

September 24th, 2009, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
BajoMano NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2	1973 Deluxe Oh yeah, and a very happy one! Attached Thumbnails

October 23rd, 2009, 03:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
whodatpat Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: College Park MD Age: 41 Posts: 1,345	If your accepting us RI owners, I can't put down my 2009 '72 Delux in Walnut . My Standard is getting jealous. My camera sucks but it in mint like this one. __________________ I do all my own mistakes. My Guitar Page

February 28th, 2010, 10:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
scratchman Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Age: 39 Posts: 214	Here's my '74: __________________ www.bigtimecharlie.info

May 30th, 2010, 09:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
shupe13 TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Greenfield, IN Age: 44 Posts: 41	I have a walnut colored RI as well. I have to say the originals pictured above are beautiful especially the '73 imo. __________________ Fender '72 Tele Deluxe (MIM) Fender 50th Anniversary Strat (MIM) Fender '50s Road Worn Strat (MIM) Fender Highway One HSS Strat (MIM) Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 (MIM also)

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September 24th, 2009, 11:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
AjayTele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 52 Posts: 1,790 12 Photos	Yeah, I have two USA made ones and also a fairly rare 1983 Japanese JV serial Deluxe as well... 1973 Deluxe 1978 Deluxe 1983 MIJ JV Series Deluxe

October 20th, 2009, 01:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
guitarfox NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1	Boy, they must be rarer than I thought! I've got a 1976 Telecaster Deluxe black-on-black, with genuine "relic" marks I put on it myself back in the days when I toured the Midwest and New England with it (and my trusty Martin D-35). I recently reacquired this guitar from my good friend and best man-he financed a trip with him to Daytona Beach in 1979 in exchange for this guitar (what can I say-I was young and stupid and had different priorities than I do now). Photos on the way...

October 22nd, 2009, 03:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Singin' Dave Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago Age: 45 Posts: 2,347	RI's dont count? If so, exclusive club! '73 here. Simply awesome guitar I got for a song as it had non original case, a few little non original parts etc (output jack, strap buttons, switch tip, a few pots) and a rout under the PG.

November 15th, 2009, 09:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mike Bruce Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 2,865	Sold mine in '81 or so, basically to survive. I was kinda living out of my car and sofa surfing at friends' and relatives' places, and I was desperate. It was the best axe I had for a long long time, and I still miss it. It resurfaced online (Folkway Music, Guelph) a couple of years ago, looking a lot like the one posted by Bajomano above, gig-worn and mojo laden, and priced way beyond my means. We established it had been mine because I could ID a ding or 2, and my ID was still under the pickguard. I was heartbroken. When I gigged in the '70s with the Deluxe, I had a matching Tele bass (with the neck humbucker) and matching 6 string lapsteel. The first 2 gone for survival reasons, the lapsteel gone because I'm basically an idiot. I am considering getting the reissue. I know it's not quite the same thing, but maybe I can be consoled. How pathetic is this, a wannabe Deluxe Club member. Peace, Mike.

November 24th, 2009, 08:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
teleslider NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: pennsylvania Age: 60 Posts: 7	mine is a 74 natural ash, ordered it that way, now it's well worn and looks like one of the new ones that they bang up and git a lot of money for. Still has the little ash tray for the strat bridge. It now has a Duncan customcustom in the bridge with a coil splitter switch and a master volume pot. Good tele..

December 28th, 2009, 02:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
frankencat TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 20	'72 Deluxe RI here. Just getting ready to mod it a little. Great player and it sounds great unplugged but the neck is a little muddy as others have said. I'm pretty sure I can fix that up lickity-split like. :) Mine's a walnut but I am thinking of doing a re-fin. Anybody strip one down yet and do a natural finish? I may do that or go for a lightly relic'd black look.

April 3rd, 2010, 12:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
DCTele TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wherever this C-17 decides to land next. Posts: 90	Proud owner of a Reissue in sunburst here. I'm actually a fan of the pups, but then I've never had the privilege of hearing the originals in person. I'm taking this one on deployment with me, so I'm hoping to get a nice patina on her while I'm gone. Just happens to be the guitar that "does it" for me right now.

May 11th, 2010, 06:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
Troutboy TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Krokom Age: 44 Posts: 16 6 Photos	Nice thread with nice pics! Did Fender change much on the Deluxe during the time it was made?

June 8th, 2010, 05:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
Pacafeliz TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Puebla, Mexico Age: 34 Posts: 23	yes i have 2 '78 models, that i LOVE... but it seems i'll be forced to sell them soon... :( sunburst, all-original black, with modded '91 AVRI strat neck - plays like a dream! Pat. __________________ ...proud Squier user and abuser!

July 7th, 2010, 03:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
Jayson Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Age: 20 Posts: 142	This thread makes me drool. __________________ 04 MIM Tele/09 Raw Power SG> Hardwire Tuner> MXR Classic Overdrive> Blackstar HT-Dual Distortion> Hardwire Valve Distortion> MXR 6 Band EQ> Hardwire Chorus> Aqua Puss MKII> Hardwire Delay/Looper> Dunlop Volume Pedal> Super Champ XD

July 7th, 2010, 03:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
RobinMurphy TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dundee, UK Age: 23 Posts: 95	Here's my '75 Telecaster Deluxe. I've just finished refinishing it (replacing an older refin) alongside installing an original pickup in the bridge (it came to me with reissues in). Amazing guitar. I did think about relicing it but I'm just gonna gig the hell out of it, the nitro's pretty thin and won't take long to wear nicely.

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