Impulse Purchase - Nocaster Thinline

Dacious · May 21st, 2008, 10:40 AM

Well, I shouldn't - but I did. I considered buying new, or building one. In the end, I got won over by this Tuxedo Tele. I don't know if it will supplant my MIM Thinline 69 or not. But having played a Nocaster I sorta had to have something with that neck and pickups.

Thank god it's a Closet Classic and not new or NOS or I'd freak out about playing out with it. It's on it's way, anyway. Should just need a 5-way switch. I figure I can always move it on if needs be.

See, Ebay is evil.

Elliot Easton · May 21st, 2008, 10:56 AM

That's a beautiful guitar. I have a regular Nocaster and it's my favorite.

Snide · May 21st, 2008, 11:03 AM

Those have caught my eye as well. Its probably a good thing I've never come across one in person or I would most likely pull the trigger. I have a Nocaster Relic and love it. That thinline version looks so cool its ridiculous.

Southern ILL · May 21st, 2008, 11:28 AM

I would hate to even think about how many great guitars are out there-cased/locked up that never get played......please,please play the heck out of this one.....its a bute'.....Enjoy and spank that tele!!!

Telehackster · May 21st, 2008, 12:55 PM

Man, my impulse purchases are usually a pack of gum when I'm in line at the supermarket! That is a nice guitar.

Colt W. Knight · May 21st, 2008, 01:25 PM

I bet its going to be an awesome guitar. I am correct in saying that there were no thinline nocasters originally though, right?

JJ · May 21st, 2008, 02:53 PM

Sharp guitar....I really liked the white\blonde as well. The price was sky-high, so I just built one myself. Turned out to be a killer guitar. Congrats on your new Thinline!!!

BroadMaster · May 21st, 2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

I bet its going to be an awesome guitar. I am correct in saying that there were no thinline nocasters originally though, right?

you are correct. This is a beauty, but never existed in the 50s. It's a Custom Shop pipe dream. And a nice one i might add.

e-merlin · May 21st, 2008, 04:12 PM

That's a nice one! Enjoy.

I'm with Telehackster, though. My impulse buys are usually made in the grocery store. Having disposable income rocks!

Klaus Kemmerling · May 21st, 2008, 04:28 PM

Hi,
recently I had the chance to play a Nocaster Thinline. Very nice guitar. Lightweight and very resonant. However the neck on the one I played was not like the neck on my (regular) Nocaster. The neck of the thinline had a v-shape and was not as fat as the neck of my Nocaster (maybe otherwisit it might be neck-heavy).
Greetings, Klaus

Dean Gray · May 21st, 2008, 10:41 PM

That's a great looking guitar. I am more than happy with my 50's classic tele, though if I was going to get another guitar it would be that one!

Nice choice.

Sea Level · May 22nd, 2008, 01:05 AM

She's a beauty! Should be one fine guitar all around.

Bonneville Bruce · May 22nd, 2008, 01:42 AM

That is a ridiculously beautiful instrument. I hope it plays as well as it looks, it is one for the ages.

May 21st, 2008, 10:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dacious Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Godzone Posts: 2,612 35 Photos	Impulse Purchase - Nocaster Thinline Well, I shouldn't - but I did. I considered buying new, or building one. In the end, I got won over by this Tuxedo Tele. I don't know if it will supplant my MIM Thinline 69 or not. But having played a Nocaster I sorta had to have something with that neck and pickups. Thank god it's a Closet Classic and not new or NOS or I'd freak out about playing out with it. It's on it's way, anyway. Should just need a 5-way switch. I figure I can always move it on if needs be. See, Ebay is evil. __________________ My other Telecaster is a Thinline The Tele Bible, Ch 1, v 10 Love thy Telecaster, covet not thy neighbour's Strat!

May 21st, 2008, 10:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Elliot Easton Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 431	That's a beautiful guitar. I have a regular Nocaster and it's my favorite. __________________ *It's impossible to tell lies on a Telecaster!*

May 21st, 2008, 10:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dean Gray Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 201	That's a great looking guitar. I am more than happy with my 50's classic tele, though if I was going to get another guitar it would be that one! Nice choice. __________________ imagination is more important than knowledge...

May 22nd, 2008, 01:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
Bonneville Bruce Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Caldwell, Idaho Posts: 569	That is a ridiculously beautiful instrument. I hope it plays as well as it looks, it is one for the ages. __________________ "Let us issue, 'Live Music is Better' bumper stickers."

May 21st, 2008, 11:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Snide Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 152	Those have caught my eye as well. Its probably a good thing I've never come across one in person or I would most likely pull the trigger. I have a Nocaster Relic and love it. That thinline version looks so cool its ridiculous.

May 21st, 2008, 11:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Southern ILL Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 982	I would hate to even think about how many great guitars are out there-cased/locked up that never get played......please,please play the heck out of this one.....its a bute'.....Enjoy and spank that tele!!!

May 21st, 2008, 12:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Telehackster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas, USA Age: 42 Posts: 1,031	Man, my impulse purchases are usually a pack of gum when I'm in line at the supermarket! That is a nice guitar.

May 21st, 2008, 01:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Colt W. Knight Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Virginia Age: 24 Posts: 2,154	I bet its going to be an awesome guitar. I am correct in saying that there were no thinline nocasters originally though, right?

May 21st, 2008, 02:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
JJ Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 353	Sharp guitar....I really liked the white\blonde as well. The price was sky-high, so I just built one myself. Turned out to be a killer guitar. Congrats on your new Thinline!!!

May 21st, 2008, 04:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Klaus Kemmerling Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cologne/Germany Age: 44 Posts: 197	Hi, recently I had the chance to play a Nocaster Thinline. Very nice guitar. Lightweight and very resonant. However the neck on the one I played was not like the neck on my (regular) Nocaster. The neck of the thinline had a v-shape and was not as fat as the neck of my Nocaster (maybe otherwisit it might be neck-heavy). Greetings, Klaus

May 22nd, 2008, 01:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
Sea Level Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicagoland Age: 58 Posts: 124	She's a beauty! Should be one fine guitar all around.