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Tonemonkey · November 21st, 2008, 06:34 PM

I've been around a while, giving my opinion on most matters, usually amps etc, even had a thread asking why I should buy a tele!

Finally, after immersing myself in this culture and community I got my 1st Tele today.

Jury is still out, as I haven't had time to crank it yet, but it feels like a beautiful neck and tones on my Lightning even at low volume were very promising.

Its a '96 MIJ Custom Delux 50th Anniversary, I've seen a few on the the MIJ Tele thread (Ajay?), and would welcome any tips, comment etc

I have MIA and MIJ Strats, so don't have any MIA /MIJ pretension, just want a good toneful player - hopefully I have one:

Thanks and happy picking.

twangcaster1 · November 21st, 2008, 06:41 PM

Wow! That's a purty one!

Tonemonkey · November 21st, 2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by twangcaster1

Wow! That's a purty one!

You just made a man who sold his wife for his first Tele very happy!

Telemarkman · November 21st, 2008, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonemonkey

You just made a man who sold his wife for his first Tele very happy!

I don't know what your wife looked like, but that guitar sure is purty!

mellecaster · November 21st, 2008, 07:58 PM

Nice Guitars....here is the White version (same Model)

TWANGNUT · November 22nd, 2008, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mellecaster

Nice Guitars....here is the White version (same Model)

UHHH... What guitar?

mowcheeba · November 22nd, 2008, 07:51 AM

Nice guitar, congrats!

B Valley · November 22nd, 2008, 08:16 AM

Is the binding black/white/black? In the first photo, it almost looks like tortoise binding on the back edge, but the next photo it appears to be a thin white binding.
I think I'd put a white pearloid pickguard on it. But that's just me, I love the black/gold/pearl look.

Fatmanstratman · November 22nd, 2008, 09:11 AM

Wow!...

Can you post the WHOLE picture? I would LOVE to have that as my new screensaver!....

Tonemonkey · November 22nd, 2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by B Valley

Is the binding black/white/black? In the first photo, it almost looks like tortoise binding on the back edge, but the next photo it appears to be a thin white binding.

Yeh, Black white Black, the Black on the side reflects in a weird way, the white is fine and on the face and back.

I quite like the SP, but would like to try some alternates, black with no white trim would look nice , I think?

Quote:

Wow!...

Can you post the WHOLE picture? I would LOVE to have that as my new screensaver!....

Of course you can, I'll send you a larger pic....but I'm not getting my kit off!

jkingma · November 22nd, 2008, 03:58 PM

Looks Great.

sneakyjapan · November 22nd, 2008, 11:47 PM

it`s not an anniversary model, you say yours is from 1996, they are still listed in my 1997 FJ catalog and those were called the TLG-70P, and so far we`ve seen they were made for at least 3 years, just so happens all FJ teles ahd that anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock that year.
basswood body
184 radius fretboard, 21 frets
TL-Vintage MIJ p`ups
6 way brass special bridge
came in white too.
Retailed for 70,ooo yen originally minus the standard 20% off list. They show up on line in Japan.

Tonemonkey · November 24th, 2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by sneakyjapan

184 radius fretboard, 21 frets
TL-Vintage MIJ p`ups
6 way brass special bridge

The 7.25 rad neck explains why I found this tele so comfy, same radius as my Strats.

Any info on the pups (good, Bad, indifferent, similar to...worth upgrading?) and Bridge (same Q's) would be appreciated?

jazztele · November 24th, 2008, 02:05 PM

very cool, but she's screaming for a gold guard.

Tonemonkey · November 24th, 2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jazztele

very cool, but she's screaming for a gold guard.

Been looking for a gold pearloid!

So far just seen one with a humbucker cut, guess I'll need a Vintage cut?

Links welcome!

twangcaster1 · November 24th, 2008, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonemonkey

You just made a man who sold his wife for his first Tele very happy!

Was it a straight accross trade?

Chefacaster · November 24th, 2008, 02:21 PM

Congrats on a great lookin' Tele.
I wouldn't mind having that amp either!

nasonm · November 24th, 2008, 02:22 PM

I bought the same model (the black one) new in 1996. It was listed in the US as a Tele 90s Custom. Nice look. The gold hardware did not age well and I found the stock bridge pup to be ice-picky.

I ended up selling to a friend which worked out great. I get to borrow it anytime I want to!

LBrewski · November 24th, 2008, 05:31 PM

Very nice!

I've recently acquired a black body and a blue pearl pickguard for my next Tele build.

+1 on the amp.

November 21st, 2008, 06:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tonemonkey Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gibraltar !! Age: 43 Posts: 764	Finally, 1st Tele + Pics I've been around a while, giving my opinion on most matters, usually amps etc, even had a thread asking why I should buy a tele! Finally, after immersing myself in this culture and community I got my 1st Tele today. Jury is still out, as I haven't had time to crank it yet, but it feels like a beautiful neck and tones on my Lightning even at low volume were very promising. Its a '96 MIJ Custom Delux 50th Anniversary, I've seen a few on the the MIJ Tele thread (Ajay?), and would welcome any tips, comment etc I have MIA and MIJ Strats, so don't have any MIA /MIJ pretension, just want a good toneful player - hopefully I have one: Thanks and happy picking. Last edited by Tonemonkey; November 21st, 2008 at 07:35 PM.

November 21st, 2008, 06:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
twangcaster1 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 2,201 15 Photos	Wow! That's a purty one! __________________ Louisiana Twangmaker

November 21st, 2008, 07:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
mellecaster VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 7,658 17 Photos	Nice Guitars....here is the White version (same Model) __________________ Expert Repair....ReCrafting...and Set-ups Making your World a Better Place...One Guitar at a time

November 22nd, 2008, 08:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
B Valley Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2008 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 1,374	Is the binding black/white/black? In the first photo, it almost looks like tortoise binding on the back edge, but the next photo it appears to be a thin white binding. I think I'd put a white pearloid pickguard on it. But that's just me, I love the black/gold/pearl look. __________________ How many guitars is enough? Just one more...

November 22nd, 2008, 09:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
Fatmanstratman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fatmanville, Cambs., UK Posts: 3,592	Wow!... Can you post the WHOLE picture? I would LOVE to have that as my new screensaver!.... __________________ . . . *"Behind every argument is someone's ignorance."*

November 22nd, 2008, 07:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
mowcheeba Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pisco Elqui, Chile Age: 32 Posts: 846 63 Photos	Nice guitar, congrats!

November 22nd, 2008, 03:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
jkingma Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N43° 11.943 ~ W079° 35.285 Posts: 3,091 18 Photos	Looks Great. __________________ Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

November 22nd, 2008, 11:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,992 3 Photos	it`s not an anniversary model, you say yours is from 1996, they are still listed in my 1997 FJ catalog and those were called the TLG-70P, and so far we`ve seen they were made for at least 3 years, just so happens all FJ teles ahd that anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock that year. basswood body 184 radius fretboard, 21 frets TL-Vintage MIJ p`ups 6 way brass special bridge came in white too. Retailed for 70,ooo yen originally minus the standard 20% off list. They show up on line in Japan. __________________ quasi mojo

November 24th, 2008, 02:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 30 Posts: 4,101	very cool, but she's screaming for a gold guard. __________________ "Jazz isn't a what, it's a how" -- Bill Evans

November 24th, 2008, 02:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
Chefacaster Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chester co. Pa. Age: 34 Posts: 107 3 Photos	Congrats on a great lookin' Tele. I wouldn't mind having that amp either!

November 24th, 2008, 02:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
nasonm Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bangor, Maine Age: 32 Posts: 2,088 16 Photos	I bought the same model (the black one) new in 1996. It was listed in the US as a Tele 90s Custom. Nice look. The gold hardware did not age well and I found the stock bridge pup to be ice-picky. I ended up selling to a friend which worked out great. I get to borrow it anytime I want to! __________________ "i have learned to just grit my teeth, change the subject, consider their deep total ignorance, fondle the thumb picks in my pocket and go on my way" - bender-freak It's been lonely in the saddle since my horse died

November 24th, 2008, 05:31 PM	#19 (permalink)
LBrewski TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SoCAL Posts: 46	Very nice! I've recently acquired a black body and a blue pearl pickguard for my next Tele build. +1 on the amp.

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