Let's See Your Dakota Red Tele's

crawdad · April 19th, 2007, 12:25 AM

If you would, show me your Dakota Red Teles. I don't have one (yet) but I am looking to build one. If any of you fine forumites have an example pic, I'd LOVE to see it!

crawdad · April 20th, 2007, 12:37 AM

Maybe this got lost in the shuffle, or maybe nobody has one...just thought I'd give it one bump out of curiosity.

csapo · April 20th, 2007, 01:56 AM

Here is mine...

crawdad · April 20th, 2007, 02:59 AM

csapo--Thanks! They DO exist!

Hey, those are both great looking guitars.

I've been thinking about doing a Dokata Red myself. It helps to see the examples. Its my favorite shade of red for a Tele.

3StringGuitar · April 20th, 2007, 03:09 AM

I don't have a Dakota red guitar...yet, but it is by far my favorite shade of red like you said. Great looking Tele.

Oster · April 20th, 2007, 03:09 AM

I've got no horse in this race - Just wanted to compliment you csapo on that Dakota Red beauty. One of my favorite custom colours too (admired from afar).

FredDairy · April 20th, 2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by csapo

Here is mine...

WOW!! That red Tele looks so good! With an 8 hole white guard you'd have instant James Burton circa the Ozzie and Harriet Show.

Vegasrock · April 20th, 2007, 11:17 AM

Here a tele copy that I painted a few years ago.

csapo · April 20th, 2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Oster

I've got no horse in this race - Just wanted to compliment you csapo on that Dakota Red beauty. One of my favorite custom colours too (admired from afar).

Thanks very much for the compliments.

This Dakota Red is a CS '52RI Relic, for sale at Dave's Guitar in WI (my fave online retailer)

0le FUZZY · April 20th, 2007, 02:07 PM

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...How bout iss here won? (click)

0le FUZZY

zooropamofo · April 20th, 2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csapo

Thanks very much for the compliments.

This Dakota Red is a CS '52RI Relic, for sale at Dave's Guitar in WI (my fave online retailer)

Buffalo Bros. has a Dakota Red Relic with a HB in the neck....grrrrrrr.

Tnek23 · April 20th, 2007, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 0le FUZZY

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...How bout iss here won? (click)

0le FUZZY

thanks for posting those, the highlight of the day so far!

and why does this color of red have the "Dakota" name or description? I don't know the connection....

Hafner · April 20th, 2007, 04:59 PM

A wonderful 1960 Esquire in Dakota Red, look:

jwells393 · April 20th, 2007, 05:18 PM

So ............... how does Chrome Red differ from Dakota Red?

Hafner · April 20th, 2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jwells393

So ............... how does Chrome Red differ from Dakota Red?

... and from Candy Apple Red ?

Tnek23 · April 20th, 2007, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Hafner

... and from Candy Apple Red ?

Candy Apple Red is darker, or has more brown in it?

spankdplank · April 20th, 2007, 07:54 PM

Dakota red is a solid dark red. Candy apple red is a metalic undercoat (some were silver & some I believe were bronze or copper) with a red tinted top coat that allows you to see the metalic underneath. Chrome red I believe is a solid red, like Dakota, but with metalic particles in the red paint. Fiesta red (while we are talkin' red) is a lighter, more orangey red.

poorplayer · April 20th, 2007, 08:19 PM

This one was red before they had all the different names for red. Saw this yesterday at the Dallas show!

poorplayer · April 20th, 2007, 08:21 PM

And this here Esquire is blue!

Vegasrock · April 20th, 2007, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tnek23

Candy Apple Red is darker, or has more brown in it?

candy apple red has a metallic gold or silver base coat.

Dakota Red · April 21st, 2007, 01:28 AM

This

is my slabneck Dak R Esq.

This

is the only other other one I've seen, as Hafner's posted. A green guard [like mine] is correct imho for custom color Fenders of this era.

Enjoyed playin' mine today on a friend's demo. "Rear" switch-postion[no tone ctrl] through a Rat, into a Keeley Comp & then Goodrich vol pedal; no "studio" FX needed...

<edit> Ahh well, old guy, old guitar...
BTW, the old boy who 1st had mine musta had a big-ass belt-buckle, maybe a red vest and hat to match...

Came to me with the "troubadour-chord" neck-wear, I added the fat-head and add'l neck-finish reduction

Hafner · April 21st, 2007, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dakota Red

This
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<edit> Ahh well, old guy, old guitar...
Came to me with the "troubadour-chord" neck-wear, I added the fat-head and add'l neck-finish reduction

What's this all ?

jwells393 · April 21st, 2007, 11:33 AM

Fender reds? .............. I got your Fender reds right here.................

......

poorplayer · April 21st, 2007, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dakota Red

This

is my slabneck Dak R Esq.

This

is the only other other one I've seen, as Hafner's posted. A green guard [like mine] is correct imho for custom color Fenders of this era.

Nice! I think I saw the lower one on ebay a while back. I think We Buy Guitars bought it? Have you ever seen a red maple neck tele like the pic I posted from the Dallas show?

Dakota Red · April 23rd, 2007, 02:53 AM

Never seen a '50s/maple-neck Dak R Tele but there might be one out there. Once had both a blonde '60 Tele & the '60 Dak R Esq. Blonde's long gone, Esq's stayin' forever. It's a cool color, but it's sound and feel are key. I snagged the other Dak R Esq's pix off ebay when it was up there.

April 19th, 2007, 12:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
crawdad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,320	Let's See Your Dakota Red Tele's If you would, show me your Dakota Red Teles. I don't have one (yet) but I am looking to build one. If any of you fine forumites have an example pic, I'd LOVE to see it! __________________ "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh, people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come."

April 20th, 2007, 12:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
crawdad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,320	Maybe this got lost in the shuffle, or maybe nobody has one...just thought I'd give it one bump out of curiosity. __________________ "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh, people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come."

April 20th, 2007, 01:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
csapo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: City by the Bay Posts: 1,068	Here is mine... __________________ Gear List (pics included)

April 20th, 2007, 02:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
crawdad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,320	csapo--Thanks! They DO exist! Hey, those are both great looking guitars. I've been thinking about doing a Dokata Red myself. It helps to see the examples. Its my favorite shade of red for a Tele. __________________ "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh, people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come."

April 20th, 2007, 03:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
3StringGuitar Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 623	I don't have a Dakota red guitar...yet, but it is by far my favorite shade of red like you said. Great looking Tele. __________________ "I've got a beat up Silvertone amp I plug it in and it sounds like a champ It's not a Fender Tweed Deluxe It only cost me a couple o' bucks"

April 20th, 2007, 03:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Oster Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Latveria Age: 39 Posts: 2,761	I've got no horse in this race - Just wanted to compliment you csapo on that Dakota Red beauty. One of my favorite custom colours too (admired from afar). __________________ Regular Tele Use

April 20th, 2007, 11:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
Vegasrock Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 154 36 Photos	Here a tele copy that I painted a few years ago.

April 20th, 2007, 02:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	...Iss iss won? (click) ...How bout iss here won? (click) 0le FUZZY

April 20th, 2007, 04:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
Hafner Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Switzerland Age: 60 Posts: 1,561 18 Photos	A wonderful 1960 Esquire in Dakota Red, look: __________________ Manfred

April 20th, 2007, 05:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,505 101 Photos	So ............... how does Chrome Red differ from Dakota Red? __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

April 20th, 2007, 07:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
spankdplank Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 726 28 Photos	Dakota red is a solid dark red. Candy apple red is a metalic undercoat (some were silver & some I believe were bronze or copper) with a red tinted top coat that allows you to see the metalic underneath. Chrome red I believe is a solid red, like Dakota, but with metalic particles in the red paint. Fiesta red (while we are talkin' red) is a lighter, more orangey red.

April 20th, 2007, 08:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
poorplayer Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Televille Posts: 331	This one was red before they had all the different names for red. Saw this yesterday at the Dallas show! __________________ "So long, New York. Howdy, East Orange."

April 20th, 2007, 08:21 PM	#19 (permalink)
poorplayer Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Televille Posts: 331	And this here Esquire is blue! __________________ "So long, New York. Howdy, East Orange."

April 21st, 2007, 01:28 AM	#21 (permalink)
Dakota Red TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: LA Posts: 14	This is my slabneck Dak R Esq. This is the only other other one I've seen, as Hafner's posted. A green guard [like mine] is correct imho for custom color Fenders of this era. Enjoyed playin' mine today on a friend's demo. "Rear" switch-postion[no tone ctrl] through a Rat, into a Keeley Comp & then Goodrich vol pedal; no "studio" FX needed... <edit> Ahh well, old guy, old guitar... BTW, the old boy who 1st had mine musta had a big-ass belt-buckle, maybe a red vest and hat to match... Came to me with the "troubadour-chord" neck-wear, I added the fat-head and add'l neck-finish reduction Last edited by Dakota Red; April 21st, 2007 at 02:03 AM.

April 21st, 2007, 11:33 AM	#23 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,505 101 Photos	Fender reds? .............. I got your Fender reds right here................. ...... __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

April 23rd, 2007, 02:53 AM	#25 (permalink)
Dakota Red TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: LA Posts: 14	Never seen a '50s/maple-neck Dak R Tele but there might be one out there. Once had both a blonde '60 Tele & the '60 Dak R Esq. Blonde's long gone, Esq's stayin' forever. It's a cool color, but it's sound and feel are key. I snagged the other Dak R Esq's pix off ebay when it was up there.