New to site, new Tele owner

fanuvbrak · May 3rd, 2006, 09:55 AM

I just got the e-mail from UPS that says I'll be getting my Telecaster today.

It's a 1997 Fiesta Red Fat Tele California Series. This will be the first Fender I've owned since I sold a 1964 Mustang back in 1982 ($120).

Anyway, I'm very excited. Here's the pic from the website I bought it from:

Cobra8272 · May 3rd, 2006, 11:27 AM

welcome back and thats a fine looking Tele.
Hope it plays as good as it looks
rgds
Cobra

Tele The Truth · May 3rd, 2006, 11:40 AM

Congrats on the new tele!

Hey, don't I know you from somewhere else?
8)

yegbert · May 3rd, 2006, 12:28 PM

Welcome to the TDPRI, and congratulations on that nice Tele!

onceagriffon · May 3rd, 2006, 04:04 PM

I just joined the club as well after being an exclusive Strat junkie, didn't know what I was missing Tele's are great!
Rob

Steve G · May 4th, 2006, 05:23 PM

That is a very nice way to start your 'telecasting' career.

Welcome to the best guitar discussion website on the planet.

SG

The String King · May 4th, 2006, 05:30 PM

Hello and welcome. That looks like a very nice guitar. Tell us how it plays when you get it!

fanuvbrak · May 4th, 2006, 06:16 PM

It plays great. It is truly a unique guitar in the way it sounds. I felt like Brad Paisley, when I hit my first note. I haven't really explored the humbucker on it, but from what I understand, the pickup selector works like this:

1 - Bridge
2 - Bridge/Neck SC
3 - Bridge/Neck HB
4 - Neck SC
5 - Neck HB

But the really cool thing is the color. It looks red in the picture, and it's called Fiesta RED, but man, this thing ain't red. It's orange sometimes, then salmon sometimes, then pink when you turn it again. I love it.

Thanks for the welcome!

Steve

neocaster · May 4th, 2006, 06:18 PM

Welcome to you and your nice Tele. I like those Cali things (I guess they didn't have all the electric turned on in the Mexico plant yet...) I passed on one new because I wasn't playing yet, just thinking about it. The nice thing about thinking about playing is you don't need a guitar to do it. The bummer is it sounds a lot like nothing at all.
Enjoy it.

Brass Saddle · May 4th, 2006, 09:12 PM

I'm pretty new here too, but have been enjoying a recent passion for teles. Here's one that I got recently to go with my Nocaster Relic:

LOTF · May 5th, 2006, 07:06 AM

Mmmmm.....Fiesta Red.....my favorite Fender color! It gives me a warm, positive feeling just to look at it. If I ever found a girl with Fiesta Red hair, I'd marry her in a second.

But I want it on a Strat, not a Tele. I first saw it on a Strat and it's defined Strats for me ever since. But worry not, fanuvbrak, your Tele is beautiful under any light.

mojito · May 5th, 2006, 10:05 AM

Welcome to THE Tele site!!! 8)

We gotta stop meeting this way! :D

Scotland · May 5th, 2006, 01:45 PM

Good to see you and great to see your tele. Enjoy it and enjoy this forum, welcome to the family.

May 3rd, 2006, 09:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
fanuvbrak NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 9	New to site, new Tele owner I just got the e-mail from UPS that says I'll be getting my Telecaster today. It's a 1997 Fiesta Red Fat Tele California Series. This will be the first Fender I've owned since I sold a 1964 Mustang back in 1982 ($120). Anyway, I'm very excited. Here's the pic from the website I bought it from: __________________ 1997 Fender Fat Tele (CA Special) in Fiesta Red 1978 Peavey T-60 Peavey Classic 50 410

May 3rd, 2006, 04:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
onceagriffon Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 248	Welcome I just joined the club as well after being an exclusive Strat junkie, didn't know what I was missing Tele's are great! Rob __________________ No wonder Joe Strummer played a Tele!

May 4th, 2006, 05:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Steve G Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: LeeK (England) Posts: 1,723 60 Photos	nice guitar That is a very nice way to start your 'telecasting' career. Welcome to the best guitar discussion website on the planet. SG

May 4th, 2006, 05:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
The String King Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Sussex, U.K. Age: 16 Posts: 1,064 22 Photos	Hello and welcome. That looks like a very nice guitar. Tell us how it plays when you get it! __________________ I twang therefore I am

May 4th, 2006, 06:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
fanuvbrak NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 9	It plays great. It is truly a unique guitar in the way it sounds. I felt like Brad Paisley, when I hit my first note. I haven't really explored the humbucker on it, but from what I understand, the pickup selector works like this: 1 - Bridge 2 - Bridge/Neck SC 3 - Bridge/Neck HB 4 - Neck SC 5 - Neck HB But the really cool thing is the color. It looks red in the picture, and it's called Fiesta RED, but man, this thing ain't red. It's orange sometimes, then salmon sometimes, then pink when you turn it again. I love it. Thanks for the welcome! Steve __________________ 1997 Fender Fat Tele (CA Special) in Fiesta Red 1978 Peavey T-60 Peavey Classic 50 410

May 3rd, 2006, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cobra8272 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Perth - Western Australia Posts: 257 4 Photos	welcome back and thats a fine looking Tele. Hope it plays as good as it looks rgds Cobra

May 3rd, 2006, 11:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tele The Truth Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Coast Posts: 236	Congrats on the new tele! Hey, don't I know you from somewhere else? 8)

May 3rd, 2006, 12:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
yegbert Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 54 Posts: 4,809 85 Photos	Welcome to the TDPRI, and congratulations on that nice Tele!

May 4th, 2006, 06:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
neocaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester County, PA Age: 35 Posts: 3,518 11 Photos	Welcome to you and your nice Tele. I like those Cali things (I guess they didn't have all the electric turned on in the Mexico plant yet...) I passed on one new because I wasn't playing yet, just thinking about it. The nice thing about thinking about playing is you don't need a guitar to do it. The bummer is it sounds a lot like nothing at all. Enjoy it. __________________ "...You don't need faith if you know it's gonna work!" "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed."

May 4th, 2006, 09:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Brass Saddle TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 33	I'm pretty new here too, but have been enjoying a recent passion for teles. Here's one that I got recently to go with my Nocaster Relic: __________________ It's not a lie if you believe it.....

May 5th, 2006, 07:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
LOTF Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tempe, AZ Age: 53 Posts: 229	Mmmmm.....Fiesta Red.....my favorite Fender color! It gives me a warm, positive feeling just to look at it. If I ever found a girl with Fiesta Red hair, I'd marry her in a second. But I want it on a Strat, not a Tele. I first saw it on a Strat and it's defined Strats for me ever since. But worry not, fanuvbrak, your Tele is beautiful under any light. __________________ Regards, LOTF TELES: 2008 '52 Vintage Hot Rod 2007 '72 Thinline reissue 1985 Squier (MIJ)

May 5th, 2006, 10:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
mojito Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: "Land of Pleasant Living" Maryland Posts: 362	Welcome to THE Tele site!!! 8) We gotta stop meeting this way! :D __________________ "So many guitars, so little time."

May 5th, 2006, 01:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,468 3 Photos	Welcome Good to see you and great to see your tele. Enjoy it and enjoy this forum, welcome to the family. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !