Worst grain matching ever?

Steve McGinnis · July 28th, 2003, 12:05 PM

Take a look at this tele on ebay. That is easily the worst grain matching I have seen.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=38083

TwinReverb · July 28th, 2003, 12:22 PM

Hmmm, do you think the husband knows it is up for sale? Or is this something of a Legacy issue (no G&L content)

Plastics71 · July 28th, 2003, 12:23 PM

It's the new Fendaar line of modular guitars and accessories...please come visit our showroom off exit 13A on the New Jersey Turpike........

0le FUZZY · July 28th, 2003, 12:47 PM

Thats the only negative I kin cee.

I'd luv ta own that TELECASTER Custom.

Ash tray and all it looks like it's well worth the getus.

That thang needs ta be played hard, bad and rite now !!!!

Good luck !

boogaloo · July 28th, 2003, 02:41 PM

Aside from the obvious mismatched grain, looks like a cool axe. My buddy has an early 70's original Tele in ash that he stripped and re-did in natural from it's original see through white and not only did the grain not match- but the lower horn had a piece of wood..I'm looking for a word here..."grafted" onto it, I guess due to a knot or some other imperfection in that area. I think they did this alot particularly with solid color guitars. Great sounding guitar though.. and when he loaned it to me for a few weeks while my guit was in for a neck job,( yeah he is a great friend) the only thing people noticed was the good tone (besides my rotten playing...)

Maggot · July 28th, 2003, 02:46 PM

Looks like a cool guitar in great shape. I had a 70s ash body-tele once that looked like it was made out of 2 different kinds of wood, but it played great.

gtrman911 · July 28th, 2003, 04:18 PM

man if that's not a refin/strip job, then whoever did quality control in `73 should be whipped!

OUCH!

...but if someone *gave* it to me, then I'd say 'thanks'.

Joel Terry · July 28th, 2003, 04:35 PM

and I KNOW it's fully original--I know the original owner (who sold it to my stepfather, who in turn traded it to me for a 1971 Fender Precision Bass), and I have all the original paperwork.

It's a three-piece body, and I have to admit that it's not a great grain-matching job. (I don't know if you can tell from the photo below, which also shows my 2002 CIJ '50s Classic Tele.) But what a great-sounding, fantastic-playing guitar!

http://community.webshots.com/s/imag...6VwFrWE_ph.jpg

Joel

rebelern · July 28th, 2003, 08:32 PM

The Grain Match, is sure not the best, but I would in No Way, have any problems in , Wanting to own it, For I reckon that Tele,would Play just Great!.

Ernie.

Blueblood · July 28th, 2003, 09:04 PM

Looka dis!

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...83290735nlPDyL

gtrman911 · July 28th, 2003, 09:10 PM

BB......OUCH!

Nathan · July 28th, 2003, 10:34 PM

That's too funny (LP I mean) -that Custom is mityfine tho. I wouldn't let a grain match like that bther me!

Ben Harmless · July 28th, 2003, 11:41 PM

I think that opaque finish missed a few coats.

jerome · July 28th, 2003, 11:48 PM

I can't recall anyone ever referring to the seventies as "The Golden Age Of Fender Guitars..."

David Barnett · July 29th, 2003, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blueblood

Looka dis!

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...83290735nlPDyL

Haha, if that maple top is "book matched," then it must have been a Braille book...

--dave

Colo Springs E · July 29th, 2003, 01:30 AM

...was a recent "butcher block" Korean G&L (can't recall if ASAT or Legacy). There was a lot of discussion about it at the G&L page a couple of months ago. Man that thing looked BAD. Grain goin' every which way!

-Eric

undafonk · July 29th, 2003, 05:36 AM

They're great guitars, be it in a slightly different Tele vein...

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerome

I can't recall anyone ever referring to the seventies as "The Golden Age Of Fender Guitars..."

Maybe not, but I own three Fenders from this supposedly 'dark age' and they are every bit as good as my '63 Tele!

sears · July 29th, 2003, 12:00 PM

I like it. My bass is a 73ish P that looks a lot like that. At least four pieces of wood make up the body. They're not matched at all, but unlike that guitar they're all going the same way.

July 28th, 2003, 12:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Steve McGinnis Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 807	Worst grain matching ever? Take a look at this tele on ebay. That is easily the worst grain matching I have seen. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=38083

July 28th, 2003, 12:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
TwinReverb Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 477	must be fake :-) Hmmm, do you think the husband knows it is up for sale? Or is this something of a Legacy issue (no G&L content)

July 28th, 2003, 12:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Plastics71 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Perth Amboy, New Jersey Posts: 173	Guitars by Ikea It's the new Fendaar line of modular guitars and accessories...please come visit our showroom off exit 13A on the New Jersey Turpike........

July 28th, 2003, 12:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	Well Thats the only negative I kin cee. I'd luv ta own that TELECASTER Custom. Ash tray and all it looks like it's well worth the getus. That thang needs ta be played hard, bad and rite now !!!! Good luck !

July 28th, 2003, 02:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
boogaloo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: S/E Pa. Age: 52 Posts: 1,129	I'm With Fuzzy Aside from the obvious mismatched grain, looks like a cool axe. My buddy has an early 70's original Tele in ash that he stripped and re-did in natural from it's original see through white and not only did the grain not match- but the lower horn had a piece of wood..I'm looking for a word here..."grafted" onto it, I guess due to a knot or some other imperfection in that area. I think they did this alot particularly with solid color guitars. Great sounding guitar though.. and when he loaned it to me for a few weeks while my guit was in for a neck job,( yeah he is a great friend) the only thing people noticed was the good tone (besides my rotten playing...) __________________ "..and I've got some tricks up my sleeve...oh yes indeed! It might come back to haunt 'cha..don't you throw that Mojo on me!"

July 28th, 2003, 02:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Maggot Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 735 1 Photos	Looks like a cool guitar in great shape. I had a 70s ash body-tele once that looked like it was made out of 2 different kinds of wood, but it played great.

July 28th, 2003, 04:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
gtrman911 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Camelot Posts: 1,165 7 Photos	man if that's not a refin/strip job, then whoever did quality control in `73 should be whipped! OUCH! ...but if someone gave it to me, then I'd say 'thanks'. __________________ My opinion is worth what you paid for it.

July 28th, 2003, 04:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Joel Terry Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Old Hickory (Nashville), Tennessee, USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,405 17 Photos	Well, my '75 Tele Custom isn't much better... and I KNOW it's fully original--I know the original owner (who sold it to my stepfather, who in turn traded it to me for a 1971 Fender Precision Bass), and I have all the original paperwork. It's a three-piece body, and I have to admit that it's not a great grain-matching job. (I don't know if you can tell from the photo below, which also shows my 2002 CIJ '50s Classic Tele.) But what a great-sounding, fantastic-playing guitar! http://community.webshots.com/s/imag...6VwFrWE_ph.jpg Joel __________________ Jesus saves--and He passes the savings on to YOU! ASPCA "Well...."

July 28th, 2003, 08:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
rebelern Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Swampyville, Australia. Posts: 896	The Grain Match, is sure not the best, but I would in No Way, have any problems in , Wanting to own it, For I reckon that Tele,would Play just Great!. Ernie.

July 28th, 2003, 09:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Blueblood Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Directly in front of monitor Age: 55 Posts: 713 36 Photos	You think that's bad.. Looka dis! http://community.webshots.com/photo/...83290735nlPDyL __________________ (((((((((((({{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{got mojo?}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))))))))))))

July 28th, 2003, 09:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
gtrman911 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Camelot Posts: 1,165 7 Photos	BB......OUCH! __________________ My opinion is worth what you paid for it.

July 28th, 2003, 10:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
Nathan Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 197	That's too funny (LP I mean) -that Custom is mityfine tho. I wouldn't let a grain match like that bther me!

July 28th, 2003, 11:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ben Harmless Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albany, NY US of A Posts: 3,242 6 Photos	I think that opaque finish missed a few coats. __________________ "I think I'll go for the life of sin, followed by the last-minute, presto-change-o, deathbed repentance." - B. Simpson

July 28th, 2003, 11:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
jerome Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Branson, MO. Posts: 134	Dude, where's my Bondo? I can't recall anyone ever referring to the seventies as "The Golden Age Of Fender Guitars..." __________________ Time's fun when you're having flies...

July 29th, 2003, 01:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
Colo Springs E Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 5,163 5 Photos	The worst I've seen..... ...was a recent "butcher block" Korean G&L (can't recall if ASAT or Legacy). There was a lot of discussion about it at the G&L page a couple of months ago. Man that thing looked BAD. Grain goin' every which way! -Eric __________________ Think I'll pack it in and Buy a pickup Take it down to LA...

July 29th, 2003, 12:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
sears TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 66	I like it. My bass is a 73ish P that looks a lot like that. At least four pieces of wood make up the body. They're not matched at all, but unlike that guitar they're all going the same way.