Couldn't say no to this surf green tele...

mojocasterman · March 23rd, 2006, 12:10 PM

Sometimes, I just can't say no... :)

The pickups - currently stock - will be replaced with a set of Lindy Fralins Blues Specials I have had sitting on my desk for about 2 months now, waiting for the right axe to dump them into...

All tags still on her, not a ding... yummy. I was looking for one in shell pink and found this one... still looking for one in shell pink though :D

More pics in this slideshow.

lewis · March 23rd, 2006, 01:11 PM

Those custom color Thinlines are a favorite around here, congrats!

Butch Snyder · March 23rd, 2006, 01:14 PM

I used to have one just like that. I loved it. I put a Duncan JD pickup in it and it just smoked...I sold it before I could replace the neck pickup....

kingnimrod · March 23rd, 2006, 01:22 PM

I was watching that one on ebay, and saw the price run way up there in the last minute. I was THAT close to trying to make it more expensive for you, heheh.

Fortunately, I came across a mint condition pink one that was also for sale on ebay but got no bids - made a great deal with the seller and it's now on its way to me, err, I mean my wife. Hopefully I'll have it by monday and can post pics...

mojocasterman · March 23rd, 2006, 01:28 PM

funny, I was looking at that pink one as well, and actually contacted the seller this morning :)

Lobstapickin · March 23rd, 2006, 02:03 PM

Now we really have to jam. I got her sister with the humbuckers. Nice score!

Norm66 · March 23rd, 2006, 02:12 PM

Sweet! Love the color, a match for my Hot Rodded P-bass.

mojocasterman · March 23rd, 2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lobstapickin

Now we really have to jam. I got her sister with the humbuckers. Nice score!

anytime :)

I love the one with the HB. I tried to buy one of those in daphne blue a while back... the price got out of hand, though...

Thanks for the kind words!

kingnimrod · March 23rd, 2006, 02:21 PM

Well, I beat you to the pink one, anyway. I will post a heads-up if I come across another one.

The guy who sold it to me also has a pink paisley tele for sale, as well as a 50th anniversary strat.

I told him about TDPRI last night, so those may pop up on the classifieds on this site.

mojocasterman · March 23rd, 2006, 02:22 PM

wanna swap? :)

kingnimrod · March 23rd, 2006, 02:28 PM

I would, but my wife likes the pink better than the green, and it's "her" guitar. She stopped pining for my squier protone thinline tele when she saw the pink one, which will hopefully keep her from bugging me to buy her an ultra-expensive gretsch hollowbody for a while. She started lessons a while back and is "graduating" to a cooler guitar than her Danelectro U2.

mojocasterman · March 23rd, 2006, 02:30 PM

Good for her! And good for you to have a wife who understands your passion first hand, so to speak...

kingnimrod · March 23rd, 2006, 02:35 PM

yes, you could say I gave my wife GAS and now we're both suffering from it.

mojocasterman · March 23rd, 2006, 02:44 PM

Funny :)

Bones · March 23rd, 2006, 05:46 PM

That looks sweet Mojo, congratulations.

The String King · March 23rd, 2006, 06:02 PM

I love that colour. One of my favourites.

zombywoof · March 23rd, 2006, 06:12 PM

Congrats - that is one gorgeous guitar. Ya know we need something like Twanger Central where we can just post some snippets just to show what these gitboxes sound like.
By the way, guys - my wife loves and appreciates good guitars - owns a wonderful Gibson J-100 herself. Get her into Woodsy's in Kent, Ohio and you cannot get her out she is so busy droolin' over the guitars.

mojocasterman · March 24th, 2006, 09:35 AM

thanks for the kind words :) Can't wait to get her and get those Fralins in!

bo · March 24th, 2006, 03:34 PM

I don't think I could've said no to that either!

mojocasterman · March 24th, 2006, 03:37 PM

well, it goes to show that you, sir, have excellent tastes :)

David Barnett · March 24th, 2006, 04:10 PM

That's a cool looking instrument.

Bonneville Bruce · March 25th, 2006, 02:20 AM

Hey mojocasterman,

Welcome to the club! I have one exactly like it. You have one of a hundred of that model and color. In fact I also have one of the Surf Green '72 Thinlines from the same custom color MIM run. My understanding is that they made 100 each of the five "Car Colors" in both the '69 and the '72 Thinlines. Both instruments are truly wonderful in every sense of the word. I would never get rid of either one of them. I really have a difficult time choosing which one to play, as I love them both equally. The '72 is the most versitle guitar I have and the '69 is the sweetest.

I also have the Surf Green '50s Stratocaster, which I collectively call the Surfer Girls. These are all keepers. All I need to complete the Surfer Girl collection is the '62 Custom Surf Green Telecaster, and I'm saving my pennies for that one. I saw one in Spokane last year and they are beyond compare.

Bonneville Bruce
Telecaster Heaven
Sunnyslope, Idaho

mojocasterman · March 25th, 2006, 03:11 PM

Thanks for the info! Now I want the other ones too :D

Tom S · March 25th, 2006, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonneville Bruce

You have one of a hundred of that model and color.

Bruce, what's your source on this? I've been trying to get some definitive number on these, but so far I've heard 100 of each, and 200 of each. But it's hearsay, and I can't confirm any of it. Wish I could. Thanks!

Pete Galati · March 26th, 2006, 12:22 AM

Hey mojocasterman. You got no newbie status in this forum!

Pete

mojocasterman · March 26th, 2006, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Galati

Hey mojocasterman. You got no newbie status in this forum!

Pete

:) Fancy meeting you here :)

March 23rd, 2006, 12:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	Couldn't say no to this surf green tele... Sometimes, I just can't say no... :) The pickups - currently stock - will be replaced with a set of Lindy Fralins Blues Specials I have had sitting on my desk for about 2 months now, waiting for the right axe to dump them into... All tags still on her, not a ding... yummy. I was looking for one in shell pink and found this one... still looking for one in shell pink though :D More pics in this slideshow. __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

March 23rd, 2006, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
lewis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,881 28 Photos	Those custom color Thinlines are a favorite around here, congrats! __________________ "I'm a maestro, I'm a maestro," Taj Mahal, 8/20/05.

March 23rd, 2006, 01:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Butch Snyder Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lebanon, OH Posts: 644	I used to have one just like that. I loved it. I put a Duncan JD pickup in it and it just smoked...I sold it before I could replace the neck pickup.... __________________ Cheers, Butch Snyder

March 23rd, 2006, 01:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	funny, I was looking at that pink one as well, and actually contacted the seller this morning :) __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

March 23rd, 2006, 02:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lobstapickin Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maine Age: 50 Posts: 290	Now we really have to jam. I got her sister with the humbuckers. Nice score! __________________ I wasn't born in Maine, but I got here as soon as I could. Hey, check out my OTHER passion; Reverend Guitars =R=

March 23rd, 2006, 01:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
kingnimrod Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montana Sacra Posts: 469 55 Photos	I was watching that one on ebay, and saw the price run way up there in the last minute. I was THAT close to trying to make it more expensive for you, heheh. Fortunately, I came across a mint condition pink one that was also for sale on ebay but got no bids - made a great deal with the seller and it's now on its way to me, err, I mean my wife. Hopefully I'll have it by monday and can post pics...

March 23rd, 2006, 02:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Norm66 TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Parkersburg, WV Posts: 50	Sweet! Love the color, a match for my Hot Rodded P-bass.

March 23rd, 2006, 02:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
kingnimrod Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montana Sacra Posts: 469 55 Photos	Well, I beat you to the pink one, anyway. I will post a heads-up if I come across another one. The guy who sold it to me also has a pink paisley tele for sale, as well as a 50th anniversary strat. I told him about TDPRI last night, so those may pop up on the classifieds on this site.

March 23rd, 2006, 02:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	wanna swap? :) __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

March 23rd, 2006, 02:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
kingnimrod Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montana Sacra Posts: 469 55 Photos	I would, but my wife likes the pink better than the green, and it's "her" guitar. She stopped pining for my squier protone thinline tele when she saw the pink one, which will hopefully keep her from bugging me to buy her an ultra-expensive gretsch hollowbody for a while. She started lessons a while back and is "graduating" to a cooler guitar than her Danelectro U2.

March 23rd, 2006, 02:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	Good for her! And good for you to have a wife who understands your passion first hand, so to speak... __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

March 23rd, 2006, 02:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
kingnimrod Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montana Sacra Posts: 469 55 Photos	yes, you could say I gave my wife GAS and now we're both suffering from it.

March 23rd, 2006, 02:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	Funny :) __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

March 23rd, 2006, 05:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
Bones Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,921 1 Photos	That looks sweet Mojo, congratulations.

March 23rd, 2006, 06:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
The String King Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Sussex, U.K. Age: 16 Posts: 1,064 22 Photos	Yum. I love that colour. One of my favourites. __________________ I twang therefore I am

March 23rd, 2006, 06:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
zombywoof Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Back in the Heartland Posts: 2,904 17 Photos	Congrats - that is one gorgeous guitar. Ya know we need something like Twanger Central where we can just post some snippets just to show what these gitboxes sound like. By the way, guys - my wife loves and appreciates good guitars - owns a wonderful Gibson J-100 herself. Get her into Woodsy's in Kent, Ohio and you cannot get her out she is so busy droolin' over the guitars. __________________ "I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks." John Lee Hooker

March 24th, 2006, 09:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	thanks for the kind words :) Can't wait to get her and get those Fralins in! __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

March 24th, 2006, 03:34 PM	#19 (permalink)
bo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,776	I don't think I could've said no to that either!

March 24th, 2006, 03:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	well, it goes to show that you, sir, have excellent tastes :) __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

March 24th, 2006, 04:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
David Barnett Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: LIttle Rock, AR Age: 52 Posts: 5,434	That's a cool looking instrument.

March 25th, 2006, 02:20 AM	#22 (permalink)
Bonneville Bruce Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Caldwell, Idaho Posts: 570	Surfgreen Thinline Hey mojocasterman, Welcome to the club! I have one exactly like it. You have one of a hundred of that model and color. In fact I also have one of the Surf Green '72 Thinlines from the same custom color MIM run. My understanding is that they made 100 each of the five "Car Colors" in both the '69 and the '72 Thinlines. Both instruments are truly wonderful in every sense of the word. I would never get rid of either one of them. I really have a difficult time choosing which one to play, as I love them both equally. The '72 is the most versitle guitar I have and the '69 is the sweetest. I also have the Surf Green '50s Stratocaster, which I collectively call the Surfer Girls. These are all keepers. All I need to complete the Surfer Girl collection is the '62 Custom Surf Green Telecaster, and I'm saving my pennies for that one. I saw one in Spokane last year and they are beyond compare. Bonneville Bruce Telecaster Heaven Sunnyslope, Idaho

March 25th, 2006, 03:11 PM	#23 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	Thanks for the info! Now I want the other ones too :D __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

March 26th, 2006, 12:22 AM	#25 (permalink)
Pete Galati R.I.P. Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,104 2 Photos	Hey mojocasterman. You got no newbie status in this forum! Pete

March 26th, 2006, 01:08 AM	#27 (permalink)
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