I visited the Thomann store last week and had this shipped back home. The top and back are separate pieces but I cannot find a seam in either one. I’ve had many thin-line telecasters, and the lightweight always bothered me. These Harley Benton TL59 Hot Rods have some weight to them.
An HB under the tree
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Wooly Fox
Tele-Afflicted
Not a humbucker in sight. Nice guitar!
Matthias
Friend of Leo's
Looks great. Top loader option to boot... Looks like some very nicely matched center seams on the the body and the top cap. I wish Fender matched stuff that nicely on their cheaper instruments!
Actually the bridge pickup is!
Yes, I went to visit my brother in nearby Wertheim. Just got home last night.
Having it right in front of me, I’m not seeing any seams on either the top or the body.
That is a good-looking guitar.
Looks like a two-piece body, with a very good grain match. Have a close look at the area around the bottom strap button.
Looks like a two-piece body, with a very good grain match. Have a close look at the area around the bottom strap button.
That looks nice. Enjoy.
Bonus for feet cameo.
Bonus for feet cameo.
Matthias
Friend of Leo's
That's what clinched it for me but the match is so good on the back you would never notice it unless you searched. Beautiful work.
GusWilbury
TDPRI Member
looks smooth. hows the vibe?
It looks like pine or spruce, but it's probably agathis/kauri.
Very nice! Don't let the dog get hold of it...
I live less than an hour from there. See my profile pic
According to the website, it's Esche (Ash) with a "caramelized Canadian maple neck"
Harley Benton TE-69TL Hot Rod NT Roasted
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www.thomann.de But this is the 69TL - there doesn't seem to be 59TL
JazzDreams
Tele-Meister
This will show you what a dilettante I am... I never saw an upper bout like that one. Intentional, so as not to exactly copy the Fender body shape?
Fretting out
Doctor of Teleocity
2nd to last pic above the strap button you can see the top seam
Still pretty good
Happy NGD!
Still pretty good
Happy NGD!
Fretting out
Doctor of Teleocity
I have an Epiphone 62 Sorrento from Indonesia and had a Nighthawk from there. This tele is made in Indonesia and I am about to look into one of these after Christmas. Beautiful guitar.
Jay Jernigan
Tele-Afflicted
Can I get get one that nice over here in the USA? I live in Tennessee so I'm not really an American.
My only thinline was way too light. Played alright but it acted like it wanted to go into orbit ahead of me.
My only thinline was way too light. Played alright but it acted like it wanted to go into orbit ahead of me.
StudentGuy
Tele-Meister
Yep ! Us Amurricans can order from two different sites now. First, The Thomann/ Harley Benton site that I used to order 2 TE 52's from ... and got them delivered to me after only 5 days (and 2 were the weekend. )
As I type this, I'm waiting for a TE90 QM to be delivered from The "Official USA Store, in Connecticut on 22 December . The X-Mas holiday , and the crazy winter storms are delaying this order ... so I'll wait to see what the experience was like .
Costs are pretty much the same EXECPT... when you use when using the "Official USA Store" ... you get socked for state sales tax. Thomann DE does not charge US state sales tax ... I only used the US store, because they had the item in stock, and Der Fatherland ... did not
