Does anyone have this Tele?

jcv · May 6th, 2006, 11:53 AM

http://www.fender.com/products/searc...tno=0137702306

I can't stop looking at this thing! I just started playing guitar again after 15 years off. I wanted to start with a Tele but I ended up playing a Strat that I loved and had to buy it. I still really dig Teles and I LOVE the looks of this one! I really don't deserve another guitar... I want to become a better player first. I'm just curious if anyone is playing one of these - I'd really like to hear your thoughts... it will give me something to look forward to!

Thanks
Jay

Seanycaster · May 6th, 2006, 12:03 PM

What makes you think you don't deserve another guitar?

sneakyjapan · May 6th, 2006, 12:07 PM

whaddya mean you don`t deserve another guitar...that kind of talk will get you banned from here... not to mention arrested for inciting a riot, now snap out of it...or I`m comin` over to kick some booty...and show you some catalogs of guitars you positively will need after you see em.

Scotland · May 6th, 2006, 12:14 PM

I unquestionably and absolutely do not need another guitar.
I absolutely do not need another guitar.
I do not need another guitar.
I do need another guitar.
I absolutely do need another guitar.
I unquestionably and absolutely do need another guitar.
There, you have justified it, go out and buy one now before we change your mind.

Pete Galati · May 6th, 2006, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jcv

http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0137702306

I can't stop looking at this thing! I just started playing guitar again after 15 years off. I wanted to start with a Tele but I ended up playing a Strat that I loved and had to buy it. I still really dig Teles and I LOVE the looks of this one! I really don't deserve another guitar... I want to become a better player first. I'm just curious if anyone is playing one of these - I'd really like to hear your thoughts... it will give me something to look forward to!

Thanks
Jay

Forget about the idea of wanting to become a better player before getting another guitar. That's not even a good reason to get another guitar.

Being drawn to a guitar is a much better reason for buying one. Needing a different guitar to get the sound you want is a good reason too.

Pete

Grin'n'pick · May 7th, 2006, 06:46 PM

Sometimes a new guitar is just the impetus you need to practice a little bit harder, or learn something new, or just inspire you in general.

Or, it may have different feel which encourages you to play things you didn't before, or to get better at certain techniques that have eluded you.

Or, as stated, you may want to increase the range of tones available to you.

Or... well the list could go on and on and on.

There's so many reasons why everybody deserves new guitars!

Personally, I have never needed to take Scotland up his mind trick - in fact there are about a hundred and fifty new guitars I have my eye on at this very moment! :D

OutlawSteph1975 · May 7th, 2006, 07:52 PM

Go get it! I don't have one but got GAS when I picked it up. Great axe.. one of the best of the Classic Series IMHO, if not the best. I'm a woman and said it's okay!

I've had seven guitars, and kept five, in the past three years.

Big Mike Simpson · May 8th, 2006, 12:46 AM

Here is a recent thread about the 72 Tele Custom...
http://www.tdpri.com/viewtopic.php?t=52006

I have the Squier Tele Custom and it's unbeatable for $199... heck now I wish I woulda bought the one you're lookin' at...

...go ahead and buy it... if you don't deserve it yet send it to me and I will hold it untill you deserve one...

Tele295 · May 8th, 2006, 12:19 PM

The other guitar player in my band just bought one. There were some QC issues in finding one with the bridge mounted straight. He finally found a satisfactory one, and it sounds and plays wonderful.

jcv · May 9th, 2006, 02:02 PM

Thanks for all the replies and thanks to Big Mike for the link. You guys are a riot! You might agree that I don't deserve a new guitar if you heard me play LOL.

I'm really thinking of getting one of these. I need to find someone that has one in stock so I can play it.

jcv · June 1st, 2006, 11:12 PM

Well, I finally got to play one!!!! Seemed like a good enough reason to ressurect the thread!

I went to GC tonight and they actually had one. I played it through a Fender HRDx which is the amp I have and it sounded great. It plays great too... the 'flat' fingerboard (12" radius I think) is nice but would take some getting used to.

I am seriously thinking about buying one now - more than ever!

If they still have the guitar next week I think I'll A/B it with a standard American Tele and see which one wins... I'm pretty sure I have a Tele in my future!

bluesfordan · June 2nd, 2006, 02:16 PM

I played one the other day, through a Vox AC30CC. I was surprised at how wide ranging the pickups actually are. They went from 'ice pick in the forehead' to merely 'pencil through the eardrum' in shrillness. The neck was flat as a pancake, pretty sure it wasn't 7.25" radius.

Ok, so I was a little harsh, it was a very bright guitar, and had some definite applications. If you wanted some bright and spanky funk grooves, this guitar would do it just fine. The one I played needed new strings (something bigger than the factory ones are what I need), better setup (I think the pups were too close to the strings), maybe a fret polishing.

No darkness in this axe, these are not univox tone-sucker humbuckers in there, that's for sure.

May 6th, 2006, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
jcv Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 111	Does anyone have this Tele? http://www.fender.com/products/searc...tno=0137702306 I can't stop looking at this thing! I just started playing guitar again after 15 years off. I wanted to start with a Tele but I ended up playing a Strat that I loved and had to buy it. I still really dig Teles and I LOVE the looks of this one! I really don't deserve another guitar... I want to become a better player first. I'm just curious if anyone is playing one of these - I'd really like to hear your thoughts... it will give me something to look forward to! Thanks Jay __________________ I really miss SRV!

May 6th, 2006, 12:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Seanycaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 869	What makes you think you don't deserve another guitar? __________________ (\__/) ( >.<) (")__(")

May 6th, 2006, 12:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,471 3 Photos	whaddya mean you don`t deserve another guitar...that kind of talk will get you banned from here... not to mention arrested for inciting a riot, now snap out of it...or I`m comin` over to kick some booty...and show you some catalogs of guitars you positively will need after you see em. __________________ quasi mojo

May 6th, 2006, 12:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,468 3 Photos	Say to yourself.. I unquestionably and absolutely do not need another guitar. I absolutely do not need another guitar. I do not need another guitar. I do need another guitar. I absolutely do need another guitar. I unquestionably and absolutely do need another guitar. There, you have justified it, go out and buy one now before we change your mind. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

May 8th, 2006, 12:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Big Mike Simpson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ (PHX) Age: 52 Posts: 1,471 59 Photos	Here is a recent thread about the 72 Tele Custom... http://www.tdpri.com/viewtopic.php?t=52006 I have the Squier Tele Custom and it's unbeatable for $199... heck now I wish I woulda bought the one you're lookin' at... ...go ahead and buy it... if you don't deserve it yet send it to me and I will hold it untill you deserve one... __________________ Big Mike http://www.myspace.com/bigmikesimpson

May 7th, 2006, 06:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Grin'n'pick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sarf Eas' Laandon Posts: 1,947 38 Photos	Sometimes a new guitar is just the impetus you need to practice a little bit harder, or learn something new, or just inspire you in general. Or, it may have different feel which encourages you to play things you didn't before, or to get better at certain techniques that have eluded you. Or, as stated, you may want to increase the range of tones available to you. Or... well the list could go on and on and on. There's so many reasons why everybody deserves new guitars! Personally, I have never needed to take Scotland up his mind trick - in fact there are about a hundred and fifty new guitars I have my eye on at this very moment! :D

May 7th, 2006, 07:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
OutlawSteph1975 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,848 7 Photos	Go get it! I don't have one but got GAS when I picked it up. Great axe.. one of the best of the Classic Series IMHO, if not the best. I'm a woman and said it's okay! I've had seven guitars, and kept five, in the past three years.

May 8th, 2006, 12:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Haunted Amp, CA Posts: 3,380 14 Photos	The other guitar player in my band just bought one. There were some QC issues in finding one with the bridge mounted straight. He finally found a satisfactory one, and it sounds and plays wonderful. __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

May 9th, 2006, 02:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
jcv Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 111	Thanks for all the replies and thanks to Big Mike for the link. You guys are a riot! You might agree that I don't deserve a new guitar if you heard me play LOL. I'm really thinking of getting one of these. I need to find someone that has one in stock so I can play it. __________________ I really miss SRV!

June 1st, 2006, 11:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
jcv Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 111	Well, I finally got to play one!!!! Seemed like a good enough reason to ressurect the thread! I went to GC tonight and they actually had one. I played it through a Fender HRDx which is the amp I have and it sounded great. It plays great too... the 'flat' fingerboard (12" radius I think) is nice but would take some getting used to. I am seriously thinking about buying one now - more than ever! If they still have the guitar next week I think I'll A/B it with a standard American Tele and see which one wins... I'm pretty sure I have a Tele in my future! __________________ I really miss SRV!

June 2nd, 2006, 02:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
bluesfordan Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 484	I played one the other day, through a Vox AC30CC. I was surprised at how wide ranging the pickups actually are. They went from 'ice pick in the forehead' to merely 'pencil through the eardrum' in shrillness. The neck was flat as a pancake, pretty sure it wasn't 7.25" radius. Ok, so I was a little harsh, it was a very bright guitar, and had some definite applications. If you wanted some bright and spanky funk grooves, this guitar would do it just fine. The one I played needed new strings (something bigger than the factory ones are what I need), better setup (I think the pups were too close to the strings), maybe a fret polishing. No darkness in this axe, these are not univox tone-sucker humbuckers in there, that's for sure.