'72 Telecaster Custom - Opinions?

teaandbiscuits · June 16th, 2003, 09:36 PM

Hello there! I'm currently looking for a new guitar in the £600-800 (about $900-1100) price range and this tele looks excellent. I've only read good things about it so far, but does anyone here have anything to add? Do humbuckers sound good on a tele? Thanks in advance!

Adam Waldron · June 16th, 2003, 10:12 PM

Great for Keefing about!! 8)

I don't know much about 'em....go looky at

http://www.algonet.se/~lidbjork/72cc/

Cheers,

Adam

hekawi · June 17th, 2003, 04:11 PM

keeps you from having to switch from a tele to a les paul

stebon · June 18th, 2003, 08:25 AM

I've been playing a '74 Tele Custom since the summer of '76 and it's the one guitar I'll never part with. It is capable of such a wide variety of tones, which includes classic Tele. I can get my Les Paul to sound like it, as mentioned above, but nothing compares to the Tele. The neck Humbucker gets you some darker tones but on the Tele it still seems to ring cleaner than the LP. I don't have any experience with the reissues, but if they are truly building them to spec, IMHO, you can't go wrong. An amazing neck profile also, at least for my hand. YMMV.
Good luck.

ilpescatore · June 18th, 2003, 08:05 PM

I really like the sounds you can get out of these Teles.

I played one RI (MIJ) side by side with buddy's '78 (he has 2!) and it didn't sound as good. It sounded "thin" if that makes sense. Maybe you should look around your local shops and see if you can find one from the '70's for around the same amount of money.

About a year ago I picked up a black '78 (with rosewood neck) on a reserve not met ebay auction. I got it in a private sale for $850......Fish

June 16th, 2003, 09:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
teaandbiscuits NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 1	'72 Telecaster Custom - Opinions? Hello there! I'm currently looking for a new guitar in the £600-800 (about $900-1100) price range and this tele looks excellent. I've only read good things about it so far, but does anyone here have anything to add? Do humbuckers sound good on a tele? Thanks in advance!

June 17th, 2003, 04:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
hekawi Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 1,962	72 keeps you from having to switch from a tele to a les paul

June 18th, 2003, 08:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
ilpescatore TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 88 1 Photos	I'd pick up an old one over the RI I really like the sounds you can get out of these Teles. I played one RI (MIJ) side by side with buddy's '78 (he has 2!) and it didn't sound as good. It sounded "thin" if that makes sense. Maybe you should look around your local shops and see if you can find one from the '70's for around the same amount of money. About a year ago I picked up a black '78 (with rosewood neck) on a reserve not met ebay auction. I got it in a private sale for $850......Fish

June 16th, 2003, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Adam Waldron Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 607	Great for Keefing about!! 8) I don't know much about 'em....go looky at http://www.algonet.se/~lidbjork/72cc/ Cheers, Adam

June 18th, 2003, 08:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
stebon TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hewitt, NJ Posts: 98	I've been playing a '74 Tele Custom since the summer of '76 and it's the one guitar I'll never part with. It is capable of such a wide variety of tones, which includes classic Tele. I can get my Les Paul to sound like it, as mentioned above, but nothing compares to the Tele. The neck Humbucker gets you some darker tones but on the Tele it still seems to ring cleaner than the LP. I don't have any experience with the reissues, but if they are truly building them to spec, IMHO, you can't go wrong. An amazing neck profile also, at least for my hand. YMMV. Good luck.