I still love my 2008 American Standard Tele

grownupboy · May 30th, 2008, 12:09 AM

it's a few months in and i keep going back to that little monkey! they really did a bang up job with these... the fit and finish is pretty bang on. it's nice and light and kinda pretty too. i think i'll keep it! hehe..

decided to throw some lollar vintage t pickups in there for the heck of it... i'll let ya know how that goes!

how's everyone else doing with their new american standards?

karl

jazztele · May 30th, 2008, 12:22 AM

hey, i still love my '97! the new ones seem like nice, well made solid all around guitars too.

Jellecaster · May 30th, 2008, 12:31 AM

Love 'em! Fender really hit it out of the park on these.

boris bubbanov · May 30th, 2008, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by grownupboy

I like the looks of the ash with the rosewood, very nice.

Yes, the AS 08 ash bodies seem nice, especially the first run. Some of those coming now are heavier, but the first ones are nice.

kp8 · May 30th, 2008, 12:46 AM

I have a standard from ca. 2002 or so. Outstanding player with great fit and finish. Looks like you got a good one there. Nice looking guitbox.

Dacious · May 30th, 2008, 01:09 AM

What's not to love? Well made guitars with quality components at a moderate price that should last a lifetime with care. Enjoy.

AjayTele · May 30th, 2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jellecaster

Love 'em! Fender really hit it out of the park on these.

Grrr....

I still haven't recevied my Candy Apple Red Transparent Ash yet....you're a lucky man Jelle.

fenderguy72 · June 2nd, 2008, 07:07 AM

I got my 08 AMS tele in Feb for a B-day present. I was lucky to get the 2-tone sunburst with maple neck. I've got a red strat deluxe, so I'm kinda glad I didn't receive the red tele.

I played a gig the first weekend I got it, and wow, the buzz was crazy, I guess I got too used to my strat. So I started shopping.
The first thing that went in was a set of SCN noisless pickups...Buzz, was gone, and I love the sound with a Boss ME-50 and a Hotrod Deluxe.

Now on to cosmetic surgery...i replaced the white pickguard with a white pearl pickguard...so shiny...

I don't know what's next, I was thinkin a 5-way switch and adding a noiseless middle pickup.

This tele has some changes, but still feels new, and sounds great. Gotta love the American standard...And being a b-day present meant it was the best price in my budget:P

UPDATED: Added pics...Enjoy

May 30th, 2008, 12:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
grownupboy TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: toronto Posts: 38	I still love my 2008 American Standard Tele it's a few months in and i keep going back to that little monkey! they really did a bang up job with these... the fit and finish is pretty bang on. it's nice and light and kinda pretty too. i think i'll keep it! hehe.. decided to throw some lollar vintage t pickups in there for the heck of it... i'll let ya know how that goes! how's everyone else doing with their new american standards? karl

May 30th, 2008, 12:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 29 Posts: 2,198	hey, i still love my '97! the new ones seem like nice, well made solid all around guitars too. __________________ “For the guitar is the most unpredictable and least reliable musical instrument in existence...and also the sweetest, the warmest, the most delicate, whose melancholic voice awakes in our soul exquisite reveries.” Andres Segovia

May 30th, 2008, 12:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Hampshire, USA Age: 40 Posts: 2,145	Love 'em! Fender really hit it out of the park on these. __________________ It was born at the junction of form and function...

May 30th, 2008, 01:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dacious Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Godzone Posts: 2,612 35 Photos	What's not to love? Well made guitars with quality components at a moderate price that should last a lifetime with care. Enjoy. __________________ My other Telecaster is a Thinline The Tele Bible, Ch 1, v 10 Love thy Telecaster, covet not thy neighbour's Strat!

June 2nd, 2008, 07:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
fenderguy72 TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 50	I got my 08 AMS tele in Feb for a B-day present. I was lucky to get the 2-tone sunburst with maple neck. I've got a red strat deluxe, so I'm kinda glad I didn't receive the red tele. I played a gig the first weekend I got it, and wow, the buzz was crazy, I guess I got too used to my strat. So I started shopping. The first thing that went in was a set of SCN noisless pickups...Buzz, was gone, and I love the sound with a Boss ME-50 and a Hotrod Deluxe. Now on to cosmetic surgery...i replaced the white pickguard with a white pearl pickguard...so shiny... I don't know what's next, I was thinkin a 5-way switch and adding a noiseless middle pickup. This tele has some changes, but still feels new, and sounds great. Gotta love the American standard...And being a b-day present meant it was the best price in my budget:P UPDATED: Added pics...Enjoy Last edited by fenderguy72; June 2nd, 2008 at 03:08 PM. Reason: new pics

May 30th, 2008, 12:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
kp8 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,801	I have a standard from ca. 2002 or so. Outstanding player with great fit and finish. Looks like you got a good one there. Nice looking guitbox.