Tele with 2 Control Plates

kid deluxe · September 30th, 2005, 12:12 PM

Hi guys,
Have you ever seen something like this??
Is this ugly or what?
It's on ebay germany.....

BB · September 30th, 2005, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kid deluxe

Hi guys,
Have you ever seen something like this??
Is this ugly or what?
It's on ebay germany.....

I actually find it kind of cool! Sort of a German Steve Morse model.

cacibi · September 30th, 2005, 01:19 PM

Just in time for Halloween too. I think it's a great idea for incorporating some Gretsch style, mult-toggle & knob wiring. For some reason, I think I'd stack them end to end instead of one on top of the other. One long control strip. Hell, it's like having a built in mixing board channel strip!

Fuzzyhead · September 30th, 2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kid deluxe

It's on ebay germany.....

You mind dropping a link?

Dana · September 30th, 2005, 01:44 PM

That's very cool. I bet you can get some real cool sounds from it.

Twangmeister · September 30th, 2005, 01:52 PM

it would make twangin' nearly impossible, seeing how tough it would be to get one's palm and fingers down near the bridge to dampen or "claw." Looks like you could only pick north of the middle pickup. My guess is that the builder/player was doing a metal or prog rock thing based on the design.

Still, it is eye-catching in a strange way. Kind of like seeing aperson with two noses or something!

kid deluxe · September 30th, 2005, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzyhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by kid deluxe

It's on ebay germany.....

You mind dropping a link?

here it is....
the guy want 950€ !!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.de/US-Telecaster-Spe...QQcmdZViewItem

andy__woods · September 30th, 2005, 03:07 PM

i think it just looks too cluttered. the thing I like about Tele's is there simplicity, and that thing is far from it. It looks like a frankenstein monster (although I bet it does get some killer sounds)

ChurchPlayer · September 30th, 2005, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BB

I actually find it kind of cool! Sort of a German Steve Morse model.

Exactly what I thought - the Steve Morse thing, not necessarily the cool thing. ;)

gls500 · September 30th, 2005, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dana

That's very cool. I bet you can get some real cool sounds from it.

Like the sound it'd make when dropping it off a bridge

Twangmeister · September 30th, 2005, 03:27 PM

That was tooooooo freakin' funny.....

Would that be a "sploosh" or a simple "plop?"

gls500 · September 30th, 2005, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Twangmeister

That was tooooooo freakin' funny.....

Would that be a "sploosh" or a simple "plop?"

I was hoping for a "keerrrrackkk!!!", but a "sploosh" works fine too :D

Twangmeister · September 30th, 2005, 03:53 PM

Somehow, I thought the "plop" would be more indicative of what you thought of this piece of......er, alder.

Props to your bad onamonopoeiatic self!

TheBigKevDogg · September 30th, 2005, 04:01 PM

ewwwwwwwwwwwww

Dana · September 30th, 2005, 04:54 PM

Whatever, I think it's cool. Different strokes for different folks. Put that in the hands of someone famous, and everybody will be gassing for one.

Here's a guy with an unusual Tele.

Yea, he should throw that piece of junk off a bridge, who does he think he is modifying his guitar like that?

gls500 · September 30th, 2005, 05:39 PM

All in good fun, Dana.

I have no problem with anyone's guitar of choice, as long as it inspires them to play music.

The joke was just there to make ;)

Southpaw433 · September 30th, 2005, 09:31 PM

OutlawSteph · September 30th, 2005, 09:55 PM

3 Screaming Demons!

Actung is right.. lol.

Fatmanstratman · October 1st, 2005, 06:29 AM

Is that a Strat headstock? Even though it is described as a "mint MIA Special"? Mint?????

Not being so good with my spoken German, I thought I'd try one of the freebie on-line German-English translation sites. The results are almost as funny as the guitar itself.....

Quote:

Attention!! A real bargain

Mint Fender Telecaster series of Special in "maggot meant into USA". "Staggered" orig. Fender Mechanics, new neck form with " V - Shape" = more playable. 3 xs Seymour Duncan "Screaming Deamon" humbuckers. Guitar was bought and hardly played. Special Pickup switch positions possible, Sound individually adjustable (12 Sounds) makes a real powerful steam hammer pressure. Special steel bridge with integrated humbucker, pearl blow board. Includes strap, suitcase, cable. New price: 1,960 €

Hmmm... - not sure about the 'maggot meant into USA'... but I like the sound of the 'makes a real powerful steam hammer pressure'..... and the 'pearl blow board' - sounds like a good name for an adult content forum.....

I'm intrigued by the 'New price = 1,960 €' - can you REALLY buy a monstrosity like this 'new'?

Dave Yeats · October 1st, 2005, 01:56 PM

it reminds me of the Spinal Tap guitar...

Fuzzyhead · October 1st, 2005, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kid deluxe

here it is....
the guy want 950€ !!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.de/US-Telecaster-Spe...QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks. Couldn't find it because eBay's search function was broken...

Man, that guy can't spell... Hehe...

Quote:

Bitte alle fragen richten sie an ihm, alles anderes läuft über mich wie gewöhnlich..

Damn!

And the guitar is fugly too!

tiktok · October 1st, 2005, 02:55 PM

Oh, that's quite tasteful.

Compared to:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/msg/101190645.html

Fuzzyhead · October 1st, 2005, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tiktok

Oh, that's quite tasteful.

Compared to:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/msg/101190645.html

Oh my!

franchelB · October 2nd, 2005, 12:46 PM

Surely, that Telecaster was "photoshopped"...ain't no way that thing exist!

September 30th, 2005, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
kid deluxe Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 167	Tele with 2 Control Plates Hi guys, Have you ever seen something like this?? Is this ugly or what? It's on ebay germany.....

September 30th, 2005, 01:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
cacibi Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,740	It's Franken-Tele! Just in time for Halloween too. I think it's a great idea for incorporating some Gretsch style, mult-toggle & knob wiring. For some reason, I think I'd stack them end to end instead of one on top of the other. One long control strip. Hell, it's like having a built in mixing board channel strip! __________________ www.krisgeren.com

September 30th, 2005, 01:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dana Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ashland, Ma Posts: 1,695 11 Photos	That's very cool. I bet you can get some real cool sounds from it. __________________ www.good-ear.com www.miles.be Study music and not the musicians who play it. - Lincoln Goines

September 30th, 2005, 01:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Twangmeister Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lost Angeles, CA Posts: 1,251	Verrrrrrry interrrrrresting.....but, it would make twangin' nearly impossible, seeing how tough it would be to get one's palm and fingers down near the bridge to dampen or "claw." Looks like you could only pick north of the middle pickup. My guess is that the builder/player was doing a metal or prog rock thing based on the design. Still, it is eye-catching in a strange way. Kind of like seeing aperson with two noses or something! __________________ "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils." http://www.myspace.com/jeremendelsohn

September 30th, 2005, 03:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
andy__woods Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 23 Posts: 1,169 60 Photos	i think it just looks too cluttered. the thing I like about Tele's is there simplicity, and that thing is far from it. It looks like a frankenstein monster (although I bet it does get some killer sounds) __________________ -- Andy "Woods" Crowder --

September 30th, 2005, 03:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Twangmeister Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lost Angeles, CA Posts: 1,251	Yo, GLS That was tooooooo freakin' funny..... Would that be a "sploosh" or a simple "plop?" __________________ "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils." http://www.myspace.com/jeremendelsohn

September 30th, 2005, 03:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
Twangmeister Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lost Angeles, CA Posts: 1,251	Yo, GLS Somehow, I thought the "plop" would be more indicative of what you thought of this piece of......er, alder. Props to your bad onamonopoeiatic self! __________________ "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils." http://www.myspace.com/jeremendelsohn

September 30th, 2005, 04:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
TheBigKevDogg Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA/USC Posts: 147 10 Photos	ewwwwwwwwwwwww __________________ My Guitars (and Other Instruments) http://members.cox.net/thebigkevdogg/Guitars/Index.html

September 30th, 2005, 04:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dana Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ashland, Ma Posts: 1,695 11 Photos	Whatever, I think it's cool. Different strokes for different folks. Put that in the hands of someone famous, and everybody will be gassing for one. Here's a guy with an unusual Tele. Yea, he should throw that piece of junk off a bridge, who does he think he is modifying his guitar like that? __________________ www.good-ear.com www.miles.be Study music and not the musicians who play it. - Lincoln Goines

September 30th, 2005, 05:39 PM	#16 (permalink)
gls500 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 894	All in good fun, Dana. I have no problem with anyone's guitar of choice, as long as it inspires them to play music. The joke was just there to make ;)

September 30th, 2005, 09:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
Southpaw433 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pensacola Age: 53 Posts: 405 36 Photos	What about this? __________________ http://steve-steveszone.blogspot.com/ Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted. John Lennon

September 30th, 2005, 09:55 PM	#18 (permalink)
OutlawSteph Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 453	3 Screaming Demons! Actung is right.. lol. __________________ 'From the hills they came, from backwoods without a name, carrying their guitars and a heartful of southern soul..'

October 1st, 2005, 01:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
Dave Yeats Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 767 50 Photos	it reminds me of the Spinal Tap guitar...

October 1st, 2005, 02:55 PM	#22 (permalink)
tiktok Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 3,953	Oh, that's quite tasteful. Compared to: http://seattle.craigslist.org/msg/101190645.html __________________ It takes two people to paint a perfect painting: one to paint it, and the other to shoot him when it's done. http://www.myspace.com/travishartnett http://www.myspace.com/sugarcanemutiny http://www.myspace.com/davidbavas

October 2nd, 2005, 12:46 PM	#24 (permalink)
franchelB Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irving, United States of Texas! Age: 43 Posts: 1,862	Surely, that Telecaster was "photoshopped"...ain't no way that thing exist!