Girlfriend's Dad's Tele (big pics)

benadrian · June 6th, 2008, 09:13 PM

While visiting my girlfriend's family in Wisconsin, I got to spend some time with her dad's Telecaser.

It's a 1958 neck with a 57 body and pots. He got it used in 1960. It's been re-finished and refretted. Also, a new decal was ordered in the 70s or 80s from Fender. The bridge pickup went out in the 70s, so a replacement was put in.

Original ashtray, case, strap, most everything.

Cheers,
Ben Adrian

Jorge · June 6th, 2008, 09:15 PM

You got to be kidding me?! That is a brand new guitar!

ajgus · June 6th, 2008, 09:18 PM

Here is my advice to you. Marry that girl & stay on her father's good side.

Ricky D. · June 6th, 2008, 09:19 PM

Wow!

benadrian · June 6th, 2008, 09:21 PM

Oh yeah, I think the guard has been replaced... I'd bet money. And it was originally white.

Ben

Mark Davis · June 6th, 2008, 09:26 PM

Nice grain a beauty.

mistermullens · June 6th, 2008, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajgus

Here is my advice to you. Marry that girl & stay on her father's good side.

+1000

garcia · June 6th, 2008, 09:47 PM

Incredible!

mjb1967 · June 6th, 2008, 09:54 PM

get her pregnant immediately

robt57 · June 6th, 2008, 09:56 PM

Don't sign a pre-nup!!

benadrian · June 6th, 2008, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mjb1967

get her pregnant immediately

Oh dear god no!

Ben

allen st. john · June 6th, 2008, 10:53 PM

Cool guitar, no doubt. Nice case too. FWIW, that strap might have vinyl end pieces and may not be the best thing for the finish. Why don't you buy him a nice vintage style Levy's or something?

But play along everyone. Let's say you found this guitar for $100 at a garage sale or your cousin gave it to you or whatever. No sentimental issues.

What would you do with it? Do you leave it stripped or do you restore it to its original blonde? Do you re-replace the decal?

Swap out the bridge pickup?

robhisgtr · June 6th, 2008, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajgus

Here is my advice to you. Marry that girl & stay on her father's good side.

What he said!

ste993 · June 6th, 2008, 11:14 PM

Very nice.... I say just marry the Tele!

CDKopf · June 6th, 2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by robhisgtr

What he said!

I'm goin out on a limb here and guessing EVERYONE thought the same thing when they saw this.

MARRY HER NOW!!!!!!

stephwills · June 6th, 2008, 11:37 PM

Yeah, if you're not gonna marry the girl, at least post here so someone else can have a shot at that guitar -- I mean her.

opdev1 · June 6th, 2008, 11:57 PM

I'd leave that one as is.... looks cool

alexpigment · June 7th, 2008, 12:32 AM

it NEEDS to be played. it looks too damn clean for a 50 year old guitar. it looks like it came out of the conservative 80s. all that side, it's prob still worth quite a bit. and also i'm with allen above, get that man a real strap as a gift.

RockinCarl · June 7th, 2008, 02:15 AM

If my ex-girlfriend's father had a Tele like that, she wouldn't be my ex.

Thats a really nice Tele. Reminds me of a friend's '58.

braderrick · June 7th, 2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mjb1967

get her pregnant immediately

I just literally Laughed Out Loud!!!!!

benadrian · June 7th, 2008, 03:39 AM

Her dad called tonight. He said he'd been playing and had actually plugged it in tonight. After it had basically been under the bed since the 80s, I'm glad to see it getting some love.

Ben

Mark Davis · June 7th, 2008, 03:42 AM

Thats the way alot of people did their Fenders in the mid 60's.

Just painted the body with paint remover rubbed jt off with steel wool and finished it with some varnish like you would use on wood floors

6942 · June 7th, 2008, 07:46 AM

Marry his daughter.................It would make a great wedding present!

Steve

johnnylaw · June 7th, 2008, 09:30 AM

Society's views are changing, and so are the laws. Don't screw around. Marry her father.

downeastboy · June 7th, 2008, 09:58 AM

johnnylaw has the answer - but watch out for any prenupts ...

timmer · June 7th, 2008, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allen st. john

Cool guitar, no doubt. Nice case too. FWIW, that strap might have vinyl end pieces and may not be the best thing for the finish. Why don't you buy him a nice vintage style Levy's or something?

But play along everyone. Let's say you found this guitar for $100 at a garage sale or your cousin gave it to you or whatever. No sentimental issues.

What would you do with it? Do you leave it stripped or do you restore it to its original blonde? Do you re-replace the decal?

Swap out the bridge pickup?

I'll play.

I'd have the body finish restored and probably leave the decal alone seeing that it was ordered from Fender as a replacement. I'd then hunt down an original guard and pickup.

stephent2 · June 7th, 2008, 10:02 AM

too cool! looks like a one piece body.

June 6th, 2008, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
benadrian Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alameda, CA Age: 33 Posts: 150	Girlfriend's Dad's Tele (big pics) While visiting my girlfriend's family in Wisconsin, I got to spend some time with her dad's Telecaser. It's a 1958 neck with a 57 body and pots. He got it used in 1960. It's been re-finished and refretted. Also, a new decal was ordered in the 70s or 80s from Fender. The bridge pickup went out in the 70s, so a replacement was put in. Original ashtray, case, strap, most everything. Cheers, Ben Adrian

June 6th, 2008, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jorge Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oslo Posts: 1,286 11 Photos	You got to be kidding me?! That is a brand new guitar! __________________ And I knew the world was over so I took a look outside. - Jeff Mangum http://www.myspace.com/juggernautism

June 6th, 2008, 09:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
ajgus Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 2,302	Here is my advice to you. Marry that girl & stay on her father's good side. __________________ "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

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,846	Nice grain a beauty. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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garcia Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern California Age: 36 Posts: 493	Incredible! __________________ “Desolation, desolation, I owe so much to desolation.” ...“The Dharma Bums”

June 6th, 2008, 09:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ricky D. Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Age: 57 Posts: 901	Wow!

June 6th, 2008, 09:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
benadrian Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alameda, CA Age: 33 Posts: 150	Oh yeah, I think the guard has been replaced... I'd bet money. And it was originally white. Ben

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mjb1967 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: orlando florida Age: 41 Posts: 190 7 Photos	get her pregnant immediately __________________ 1985 "Hot Rod" Chandler Telecaster Fender Warmoth Strat 1990 Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite Hot Rod Deluxe

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robt57 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lost Yankee in Nashville Age: 51 Posts: 3,703 21 Photos	Don't sign a pre-nup!! __________________ Leo's Great, Leo's Good, let us thank him for our... Twang!

June 6th, 2008, 10:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
allen st. john Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 722	Cool guitar, no doubt. Nice case too. FWIW, that strap might have vinyl end pieces and may not be the best thing for the finish. Why don't you buy him a nice vintage style Levy's or something? But play along everyone. Let's say you found this guitar for $100 at a garage sale or your cousin gave it to you or whatever. No sentimental issues. What would you do with it? Do you leave it stripped or do you restore it to its original blonde? Do you re-replace the decal? Swap out the bridge pickup?

June 6th, 2008, 11:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
ste993 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland OR Age: 38 Posts: 144	Very nice.... I say just marry the Tele! __________________ --

June 6th, 2008, 11:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
stephwills Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 257	Yeah, if you're not gonna marry the girl, at least post here so someone else can have a shot at that guitar -- I mean her. __________________ steph Think I'll just stay here and drink ...

June 6th, 2008, 11:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
opdev1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston Age: 41 Posts: 294	I'd leave that one as is.... looks cool

June 7th, 2008, 12:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
alexpigment Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin TX Posts: 333	it NEEDS to be played. it looks too damn clean for a 50 year old guitar. it looks like it came out of the conservative 80s. all that side, it's prob still worth quite a bit. and also i'm with allen above, get that man a real strap as a gift. __________________ 72 Tele Deluxe RI walnut, Powerhouse Strat LPB, Palomino V32, Pathfinder 15

June 7th, 2008, 02:15 AM	#19 (permalink)
RockinCarl Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,480	If my ex-girlfriend's father had a Tele like that, she wouldn't be my ex. Thats a really nice Tele. Reminds me of a friend's '58.

June 7th, 2008, 03:39 AM	#21 (permalink)
benadrian Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alameda, CA Age: 33 Posts: 150	Her dad called tonight. He said he'd been playing and had actually plugged it in tonight. After it had basically been under the bed since the 80s, I'm glad to see it getting some love. Ben

June 7th, 2008, 03:42 AM	#22 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,846	Thats the way alot of people did their Fenders in the mid 60's. Just painted the body with paint remover rubbed jt off with steel wool and finished it with some varnish like you would use on wood floors __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

June 7th, 2008, 07:46 AM	#23 (permalink)
6942 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,592	Marry his daughter.................It would make a great wedding present! Steve

June 7th, 2008, 09:30 AM	#24 (permalink)
johnnylaw Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New England Age: 51 Posts: 284	Society's views are changing, and so are the laws. Don't screw around. Marry her father. __________________ Its not how long you make it, its how you make it long.

June 7th, 2008, 09:58 AM	#25 (permalink)
downeastboy TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 56 Posts: 69	johnnylaw has the answer - but watch out for any prenupts ...

June 7th, 2008, 10:02 AM	#27 (permalink)
stephent2 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA. Age: 57 Posts: 2,505 20 Photos	too cool! looks like a one piece body.