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Fender Road Worn 50s Telecaster
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Mon January 16, 2012
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9.4
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I bought a 50s ash bodied Road Worn Tele a few weeks ago and I've got to say I'm very impressed all round.
For me, it's biggest draw is it's neck.
It's basically a baseball bat! Big and chunky but with a relatively flat fingerboard and large frets. Most of the finish has been removed on the back. It just feels amazing.
Fender's MIM 50s reissue has a similar shape but the small frets and enormous arched fingerboard just doesn't feel as good to me.
The Tex Mex pickups are good (v. good infact) but I quickly swapped them for a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder and a Hot Rails. I like to mess with guitars so these changes were more for my benefit than the guitar's- the stock pickups are great.
There's something about these Road Worn guitars that just sound and play better than any other Teles. Maybe it's the fact that most of the finish has been removed thereby allowing the wood to breathe more, or maybe it's just nice to have a guitar that feels like there's a story behind it (even though it's come straight out of the factory).
Either way, it just sounds a plays better than just about anything I've tried.
And for the price... it's SERIOUSLY good value!
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Posts: 4
Registered: October 2010
Location: london
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twulf
Registered: December 2010
Location: Solingen / Germany
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Review Date: Thu December 23, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great Tone and Handling
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Aging on Fretboard is weak
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Got them new some weeks ago - its my first tele (donīt know why?) since i start to play in 1978 and I ask myself what Iīve missed al the years :-)
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hank57
Registered: February 2011
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Sat February 19, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $750.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Feels dead on vintage. Great fit of parts. Neck awesome.
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Cons:
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None
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Had alot of guitars mainly strats but this fulfills my tele dream.. So superior to the American Special and Standards. They have no soul. This one does. Ultra light weight ash body....what can I say
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DeanTeamCV
Registered: October 2010
Location: California
Posts: 6
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Review Date: Wed March 23, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $599.00
| Rating: 10
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BEST TELE OUT NOW, PERIOD. MOJO.
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monkeyminion
Registered: June 2011
Location: lacrosse, wisconsin
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Review Date: Mon June 13, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $537.00
| Rating: 10
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FEEL
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Cons:
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white pickguard (mine now has the black)
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I did not know soul could be machined into an instrument, until I inadvertently ended up with this Road Worn 50's style MIM blond tele. I received this guitar instead of what I had mail ordered. I will not be sending it back. It has now replaced my $1500.00 MIA deluxe fat Strat. as my favorite electric guitar.
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Tele Bee
Registered: January 2012
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 351
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Review Date: Mon January 16, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $950.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Feel, sound, looks...pick one.
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Has caused severe Strat neglect.
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Straight up, this guitar gets better and better the more I play it. Yeah, the idea behind relic is cheesy, but dang, this axe kills! Silky, smooth neck, easy bends, twangy, country sound, beautiful chime sound in middle position, beautifully visible wood grain. I wanted a guitar that was completely different than my American Strat, and boy does it deliver on many levels. I dont care that it is MIM- it plays great so who cares? Im not worried about re-sale value as I plan on keeping it for a lifetime. Its a guitar to play and cherish, not an investment. I wouldve prefered this same guitar without the relic job, but it doesnt exist. And for all who think that this is just a standard MIM that is rubbed raw in a few spots, you are greatly mistaken. (And I love the white pickguard. It is unique since alot of players seem to switch to black, and that black and yellow color combo reminds me too much of the Pittsburgh Steelers)
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