Where are all the teles at?

[stratmansblues]

Been looking online for weeks and haven't seen anything of interest. Either plain jane sunburst models or overpriced pieces. I live near nashville and knoxville and both of those cities don't have any teles in stock. Is there is a tele shortage that I don't know about? I have been looking for used models obviously. Since when do american standards that are 10 years old bring $900?

[Chuck 909]

This one looks interesting.

http://nashville.craigslist.org/msg/1432925927.html

I'm not seeing a lot of M.I.A. Tele's in Nashville craigs. That seems odd to me, Tennessee?, geez, there outta be some tele's around.

In Portland there's three in the first ten listings I'd be interested in, YMMV.
http://portland.craigslist.org/searc...min&maxAsk=max
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[openbar]

Same as usual, the big stores never carried more than a few. There'll be 42 strats and 2 teles.

[Lerb21]

Originally Posted by openbar

Same as usual, the big stores never carried more than a few. There'll be 42 strats and 2 teles.

That's because the Teles sell quicker!

[jchabalk]

same thing here in san francisco. 2 teles and 50 of everything else. i don't get it.

[mickeydean]

if i were buying another one i would buy it in the classifieds here.

there are guys building and selling teles that blow away off the rack guitars for less money.

my old number one was 2k. my new number one cost 395!!!

[Tim Armstrong]

Originally Posted by mickeydean

if i were buying another one i would buy it in the classifieds here.

there are guys building and selling teles that blow away off the rack guitars for less money.

my old number one was 2k. my new number one cost 395!!!

Listen to the man, he knows what he's talking about!

Tim

[jb's 52]

You're lucky you're not a lefty when it comes down to looking for guitars

[Gringo13]

You're right, Stratman... there aren't many Teles in the Knoxville area. When I lived in Nashville, I came across a lot of Tele players, but you can forget finding many shops with a good selection. In Knoxville, for example, there are very few country acts; instead, everyone is in a metal or biker-blues band. This causes an overload of Les Pauls, SGs, Strats, Ibanez, etc. Most store Teles have duel humbuckers to fit this demand. Occasionally, you will come across a Tele at a right price (it is TN, after all). This has been my struggle finding a quality '72 Custom RI, but thanks to this site, I think I may have the right connection to get one. My point is this: try this site. Check the classifieds and let it be known what you're looking for. Where else to find a decent Tele than a Tele site???

Later.

rb

[nvilletele]

Think of it this way . . . we're just in a more exclusive club . . . .

[Fender-Bender]

I just graduated from UT (knoxville, the real UT..lol) and looked high and low for a used usa tele and came up empty every time. Look at the bright side...at least you aren't in rural west tn looking for one!

[Wild Wally]

Have you checked ebay? There's almost at least a few cool ones.

Wally