Tele shopping, need tips....

Brazad · April 4th, 2008, 01:00 AM

After a long acoustic-only run I'm back in the market for a Tele. I figure some here can give me some good tips on the best way to fill my "order"!

Here's what I'd like to have....

* Ash body, light guitar
* Natural or see-through stain finish
* Maple neck, beefy profile
* Don't wanna spend a fortune
* Lefty

Is my wish list impossible? Used or new doesn't matter to me and the finish isn't as important as "light/big neck/not super expensive" is.

Thanks in advance,

Gary

BroadMaster · April 4th, 2008, 01:39 AM

Welcome, Gary. Maybe check out www.musikraft.com and roll your own.
There's always Southpaw Guitars. You looking for an inch thick neck or less?
I think there is a lefty in my hometown swap shop. I'll go there tomorrow and look. If you are interested after I find out, I'll give you the guy's phone # and y'all can talk. Hard to find Lefties anywhere, much less with a larger neck. Good Luck.......

I just noticed you joined in 2003.......2 posts??????....... l_u_r_k_e_r..

Dauntless · April 4th, 2008, 09:20 AM

http://www.rondomusic.com/AgileTC630left.html

Brazad · April 4th, 2008, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BroadMaster

I just noticed you joined in 2003.......2 posts??????....... l_u_r_k_e_r..

LOL, good one!

I joined in '03 when this board replaced the original tdpri forum. I was an active member in the old one... and about the time the new format started I got the bluegrass bug and have been heavily involved with other forums... flatpickin.com, Flatpick-List, leftyfrets.net, etc.

A few weeks ago some guy was fire-saleing a '03 Strat and a Peavey Classic 30 amp, both in MINT condition. I sold the Strat and recouped almost all of my money. So now I've got $125 in a like-new Peavey amp... and it's begging me to get a Tele and plug that puppy in!

Gary

April 4th, 2008, 01:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Brazad NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2	Tele shopping, need tips.... After a long acoustic-only run I'm back in the market for a Tele. I figure some here can give me some good tips on the best way to fill my "order"! Here's what I'd like to have.... * Ash body, light guitar * Natural or see-through stain finish * Maple neck, beefy profile * Don't wanna spend a fortune * Lefty Is my wish list impossible? Used or new doesn't matter to me and the finish isn't as important as "light/big neck/not super expensive" is. Thanks in advance, Gary

April 4th, 2008, 01:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
BroadMaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PARIS. REPUBLIC of TEXAS Age: 55 Posts: 1,521 4 Photos	Welcome, Gary. Maybe check out www.musikraft.com and roll your own. There's always Southpaw Guitars. You looking for an inch thick neck or less? I think there is a lefty in my hometown swap shop. I'll go there tomorrow and look. If you are interested after I find out, I'll give you the guy's phone # and y'all can talk. Hard to find Lefties anywhere, much less with a larger neck. Good Luck....... I just noticed you joined in 2003.......2 posts??????....... l_u_r_k_e_r.. __________________ {disclaimer} It's like EVERYTHING* else on this entire forum, it boils down to what *YOU* choose, to suit you. If the human mind was a simple thing to understand, we would be too simple to understand it. Last edited by BroadMaster; April 4th, 2008 at 01:51 AM. Reason: short between chair and keyboard

April 4th, 2008, 09:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dauntless Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 53 Posts: 169 9 Photos	http://www.rondomusic.com/AgileTC630left.html __________________ Gene "Dauntless" Flannery "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to view every problem as a nail." -Maslow-