Picking up a 52 RI today!

hamish5178 · May 31st, 2008, 08:58 AM

This is the one I thought was a one-piece body. On closer inspection the wood is bookmatched but the joint is right under the control plate/pickguard, so you can only tell from the side and back.

It's a little orange, but it's also the best playing and sounding guitar I've ever heard.

I'll post a weight and pics by tomorrow, I'm just very excited

Telemarkman · May 31st, 2008, 09:05 AM

Congrats

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When I was 16, I only had a cheap Italian EKO solidbody with absolutely NO sustain at all

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hamish5178 · May 31st, 2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Telemarkman

Congrats

!

When I was 16, I only had a cheap Italian EKO solidbody with absolutely NO sustain at all

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Yes, I'm very lucky. All the money I make either goes towards my girlfriend or guitar stuff :)

Telemarkman · May 31st, 2008, 09:49 AM

Well, you got your priorities right

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Murphy Slaw · May 31st, 2008, 11:03 AM

Best to ya, young man. You'll have a fine guitar, and when you're in your 30's it'll hold some special memories.

Murph.

hamish5178 · June 2nd, 2008, 03:35 PM

Here's Mary, at 8lbs 6 oz I'll leave the light ones to the older guys ;)

Telemarkman · June 2nd, 2008, 03:55 PM

That's a real beauty hamish5178

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BritishBluesBoy · June 2nd, 2008, 04:01 PM

That's some nice gear you've got there! I have exactly the same amp... A '77 too... Sweet...

Congrat's on the new Telecaster - she's a real beauty...

Here's the Guitar I got when I was 16... (Still got it too!) I still love it as much as the day I got it... Not a Telecaster - but the next best thing I guess!! I hope you have a similar love for your new '52 for many years to come!!

Very cool...

T-bone Tone · June 2nd, 2008, 05:13 PM

Lover-ley tele, Hamish. Nice pics, too.

To join the 'when I was 16' malarkey, I had a secondhand japanese Les Paul Custom copy with a bolt on neck. It was my old man could afford. It was actually pretty awful by todays budget guitar standards. But to me, at that time, it was the greatest guitar in the world.

The only Living British Blues Boy In New York, that looks like a 'Smith' stratocaster? 1982 would be about right for that. I bought my 52RI in June of that year, and my friend a white standard 'Smith' stratocaster. The first stratocaster with the smaller - though not quite accurate pre-CBS shape - headstock, featuring an X-1 lead Pup, if my memory serves me well. If so, it's one hell of a guitar. My friend sold his and has regretted it ever since.

ajgus · June 2nd, 2008, 05:35 PM

Great guitar! When I was 16 I had a Squier Strat & no girlfriend

Bill · June 2nd, 2008, 06:44 PM

When I was getting my first electric at 15-16, I didn't even consider a Tele. How sad is that? It was between a new Strat and a new Les Paul Deluxe. Went with the LP. It wasn't until years later that I discovered Fenders.

But I've tried to make up for it since then.

Congratulations! A '52 reissue and a '77 Deluxe Reverb--the world is yours.

BritishBluesBoy · June 2nd, 2008, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by T-bone Tone

that looks like a 'Smith' stratocaster? 1982 would be about right for that..... If so, it's one hell of a guitar.

Yup... you got it right... It's a beauty alright!

Anyway... Sorry for the mini hijack... back to regular viewing now...

mikethebike500 · June 2nd, 2008, 08:05 PM

very nice!!

shades · June 2nd, 2008, 08:22 PM

Man, thats a very nice axe you have there.
Congrats and welcome to the '52RI club.

geemo · June 3rd, 2008, 02:58 AM

VERY nice guitar! Love the grain on her. Good buy!

hamish5178 · June 3rd, 2008, 07:44 AM

Thanks for all the nice comments guys!

To further add to the whole "when I was 16" discussion, my girlfriend bought a BlackFace Bandmaster w/ cab yesterday!

May 31st, 2008, 08:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
hamish5178 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware Age: 17 Posts: 242	Picking up a 52 RI today! This is the one I thought was a one-piece body. On closer inspection the wood is bookmatched but the joint is right under the control plate/pickguard, so you can only tell from the side and back. It's a little orange, but it's also the best playing and sounding guitar I've ever heard. I'll post a weight and pics by tomorrow, I'm just very excited __________________ Fender 52RI - Gibson SG Standard '77 Deluxe Reverb SunFace w/ Sundial - ProCo RAT - Fulltone GT-500 Keeley AD-9 - Boss CH-1

June 2nd, 2008, 03:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
hamish5178 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware Age: 17 Posts: 242	Here's Mary, at 8lbs 6 oz I'll leave the light ones to the older guys ;) __________________ Fender 52RI - Gibson SG Standard '77 Deluxe Reverb SunFace w/ Sundial - ProCo RAT - Fulltone GT-500 Keeley AD-9 - Boss CH-1

June 2nd, 2008, 04:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 40 Posts: 4,619 62 Photos	That's some nice gear you've got there! I have exactly the same amp... A '77 too... Sweet... Congrat's on the new Telecaster - she's a real beauty... Here's the Guitar I got when I was 16... (Still got it too!) I still love it as much as the day I got it... Not a Telecaster - but the next best thing I guess!! I hope you have a similar love for your new '52 for many years to come!! Very cool... __________________ BBB.

June 2nd, 2008, 05:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
ajgus Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 2,302	Great guitar! When I was 16 I had a Squier Strat & no girlfriend __________________ "I'm still married to my first wife...and that's my first guitar...she don't talk back to me, she talks for me..." -Stevie ray Vaughan

June 2nd, 2008, 06:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bill Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 2,667 59 Photos	When I was getting my first electric at 15-16, I didn't even consider a Tele. How sad is that? It was between a new Strat and a new Les Paul Deluxe. Went with the LP. It wasn't until years later that I discovered Fenders. But I've tried to make up for it since then. Congratulations! A '52 reissue and a '77 Deluxe Reverb--the world is yours. __________________ B i l l B a e c k A journal of our year in London

May 31st, 2008, 09:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Telemarkman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 61 Posts: 4,715	Congrats ! When I was 16, I only had a cheap Italian EKO solidbody with absolutely NO sustain at all ...

May 31st, 2008, 09:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Telemarkman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 61 Posts: 4,715	Well, you got your priorities right ...

May 31st, 2008, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Murphy Slaw Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Joppa, Il. Age: 50 Posts: 439	Best to ya, young man. You'll have a fine guitar, and when you're in your 30's it'll hold some special memories. Murph.

June 2nd, 2008, 03:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Telemarkman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 61 Posts: 4,715	That's a real beauty hamish5178 .

June 2nd, 2008, 05:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
T-bone Tone Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 321	Lover-ley tele, Hamish. Nice pics, too. To join the 'when I was 16' malarkey, I had a secondhand japanese Les Paul Custom copy with a bolt on neck. It was my old man could afford. It was actually pretty awful by todays budget guitar standards. But to me, at that time, it was the greatest guitar in the world. The only Living British Blues Boy In New York, that looks like a 'Smith' stratocaster? 1982 would be about right for that. I bought my 52RI in June of that year, and my friend a white standard 'Smith' stratocaster. The first stratocaster with the smaller - though not quite accurate pre-CBS shape - headstock, featuring an X-1 lead Pup, if my memory serves me well. If so, it's one hell of a guitar. My friend sold his and has regretted it ever since.

June 2nd, 2008, 08:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
mikethebike500 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: eau claire Michigan Age: 37 Posts: 245	very nice!! __________________ "day-care center's and nightshcools, Handle ME with care"

June 2nd, 2008, 08:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,242 8 Photos	Man, thats a very nice axe you have there. Congrats and welcome to the '52RI club. __________________ A.S.N.F.

June 3rd, 2008, 02:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
geemo Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 352 35 Photos	VERY nice guitar! Love the grain on her. Good buy! __________________ just another tele nerd... _____________________________________________ http://www.myspace.com/rogerfromgeemo

June 3rd, 2008, 07:44 AM	#16 (permalink)
hamish5178 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware Age: 17 Posts: 242	Thanks for all the nice comments guys! To further add to the whole "when I was 16" discussion, my girlfriend bought a BlackFace Bandmaster w/ cab yesterday! __________________ Fender 52RI - Gibson SG Standard '77 Deluxe Reverb SunFace w/ Sundial - ProCo RAT - Fulltone GT-500 Keeley AD-9 - Boss CH-1