Which tele for me?

jdimitri · May 11th, 2006, 08:28 AM

Well guys, looks like i won't be able to get an '83 telecaster after all

The only 2 i can find right now are:
1) Wayy 2 expensive for me, but in excellent condition
2) Decent price (not cheap though) but sharp neck edges and rust and dings
So well, my dream of making a Jeff Buckley replica guitar is gone...

So now, i don't know what to get, I'm looking at american standard, japanese, G&L?
Guide me guys, all ive tried is mexican (not a big fan) and american std (mmm alright i guess... spent like 5 mins with it)

WarEagle · May 11th, 2006, 09:07 AM

....think about (maybe make a list) of what you want, what you don't want, whats negotiable etc.

Flatter radius? Narrow or fat frets? "Hot" pickups, or more traditional? Traditional tele style bridge configuration, or something like the G&L set up on their ASAT?

Humbuckers? Rosewood? Maple? For what style of music??

As for Mexican Teles, I personally like them but that's individual preference. Did you try the 50s or 60s Tele, or just one of the Standards, or something else?

Raymondo · May 11th, 2006, 09:32 AM

what you want is a american standard black telecaster with a maple neck. end of

0le FUZZY · May 11th, 2006, 01:29 PM

Git yer seff won of these here TELECASTERs.

Almost the same thang as a 83!

Top loader.

Truss rod adjustment inna headstock.

Same pots (almost).

Maple neck (but slab rather than single piece).

Jes git a white pick guard and yew kin make it look li que want fer a hoe lot less getus.

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NancyK · May 11th, 2006, 01:51 PM

My advice is not to rush out an buy what you can afford or what is available to you today. Take your time, find the guitar you really want and do what you gotta do to get it. You might have to take some extra time to get the money together, but you'll have a guitar that you'll play and enjoy for years, and you won't be second guessing yourself.

Also, don't let other people decide what guitar you want. YOU make the choice. Get what YOU want not what some stranger on the internet tells you to get.

jdimitri · May 12th, 2006, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NancyK

My advice is not to rush out an buy what you can afford or what is available to you today. Take your time, find the guitar you really want and do what you gotta do to get it. You might have to take some extra time to get the money together, but you'll have a guitar that you'll play and enjoy for years, and you won't be second guessing yourself.

Also, don't let other people decide what guitar you want. YOU make the choice. Get what YOU want not what some stranger on the internet tells you to get.

Wow, i forgot this completely :?
I sold my old electric a couple of days ago and thought i'd have to get it as soon as possible!
Thanks heaps!

ganu · May 12th, 2006, 02:06 PM

Recently I was looking for top-loaders for that same reason (Buckley.) You're right they're a little pricey...those that I've been able to even find. I DID go the route of the AmStd Natural and am more than happy with it left stock. If you're dead-set on a Buckley look-alike maybe the Squire mentioned above would work for you. Then again that puts you at buying a guitar without playing it first.

Really, what I wanted to say waaaas... :P If you do go though with it, be sure to get a Carvin bridge pup and a chrome pickguard complete with upside down "rude" sticker!!! His pickguard was some kinda 5 hole design, not the 8 holes you get from fender. Good luck and post pics if you ever do it.

jdimitri · May 12th, 2006, 06:53 PM

Lol i already got the chrome pickguard! but the one from fender, i cant find any other ones

About the carvin pickups, i dun think theyre carvin... at all!
the carvins are strat pickups so the holes are on the side :?
I've been looking around and i think they MIGHT be SD STK-T2b hot stack, but i dunno, it looks kinda different

Whatever it is, i think its the one on this guitar (the seller didnt reply to my email when i asked what it is

)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TELECASTER-MI...QQcmdZViewItem
scroll down and on one of the pictures you can see the changed bridge pickup...
Anyone have ANY idea of what this is?

May 11th, 2006, 08:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
jdimitri Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia! Posts: 232 4 Photos	Which tele for me? Well guys, looks like i won't be able to get an '83 telecaster after all The only 2 i can find right now are: 1) Wayy 2 expensive for me, but in excellent condition 2) Decent price (not cheap though) but sharp neck edges and rust and dings So well, my dream of making a Jeff Buckley replica guitar is gone... So now, i don't know what to get, I'm looking at american standard, japanese, G&L? Guide me guys, all ive tried is mexican (not a big fan) and american std (mmm alright i guess... spent like 5 mins with it) __________________ What do I want people to get from the music? Whatever they want. [pauses then looks to the camera] Whatever you like - Jeff Buckley

May 11th, 2006, 09:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
WarEagle TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 24	You may want to ....think about (maybe make a list) of what you want, what you don't want, whats negotiable etc. Flatter radius? Narrow or fat frets? "Hot" pickups, or more traditional? Traditional tele style bridge configuration, or something like the G&L set up on their ASAT? Humbuckers? Rosewood? Maple? For what style of music?? As for Mexican Teles, I personally like them but that's individual preference. Did you try the 50s or 60s Tele, or just one of the Standards, or something else?

May 11th, 2006, 09:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Raymondo TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 79	what you want is a american standard black telecaster with a maple neck. end of __________________ space travel's in my blood there aint nothing i can do about it

May 11th, 2006, 01:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
NancyK TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 99	Patience My advice is not to rush out an buy what you can afford or what is available to you today. Take your time, find the guitar you really want and do what you gotta do to get it. You might have to take some extra time to get the money together, but you'll have a guitar that you'll play and enjoy for years, and you won't be second guessing yourself. Also, don't let other people decide what guitar you want. YOU make the choice. Get what YOU want not what some stranger on the internet tells you to get.

May 12th, 2006, 06:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
jdimitri Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia! Posts: 232 4 Photos	Lol i already got the chrome pickguard! but the one from fender, i cant find any other ones About the carvin pickups, i dun think theyre carvin... at all! the carvins are strat pickups so the holes are on the side :? I've been looking around and i think they MIGHT be SD STK-T2b hot stack, but i dunno, it looks kinda different Whatever it is, i think its the one on this guitar (the seller didnt reply to my email when i asked what it is ) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TELECASTER-MI...QQcmdZViewItem scroll down and on one of the pictures you can see the changed bridge pickup... Anyone have ANY idea of what this is? __________________ What do I want people to get from the music? Whatever they want. [pauses then looks to the camera] Whatever you like - Jeff Buckley

May 11th, 2006, 01:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	Git yer seff won of these here TELECASTERs. Almost the same thang as a 83! Top loader. Truss rod adjustment inna headstock. Same pots (almost). Maple neck (but slab rather than single piece). Jes git a white pick guard and yew kin make it look li que want fer a hoe lot less getus. MY KIND OF MUSIC !(click) SMORE !!(click) Please visit my page

May 12th, 2006, 02:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
ganu NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 8	Recently I was looking for top-loaders for that same reason (Buckley.) You're right they're a little pricey...those that I've been able to even find. I DID go the route of the AmStd Natural and am more than happy with it left stock. If you're dead-set on a Buckley look-alike maybe the Squire mentioned above would work for you. Then again that puts you at buying a guitar without playing it first. Really, what I wanted to say waaaas... :P If you do go though with it, be sure to get a Carvin bridge pup and a chrome pickguard complete with upside down "rude" sticker!!! His pickguard was some kinda 5 hole design, not the 8 holes you get from fender. Good luck and post pics if you ever do it.