Hello!, player from San Francisco

[dgedalecia]

Hi! I've been coming to the forum for tips and suggestions before I decided on my brand new 2022 Fender Player Telecaster lake placid blue. I've been a strat-type player for a couple decades and mostly a keyboard player for even longer so this is a new instrument for me and a whole lotta fun.

Does anyone know the proper ashtray for these newer Player Teles?? I didn't see it mentioned when looking for info on bridge covers. I have the 'vintage Tele bridge cover' and it is definitely too small.

As my tradition, I have a new pedal on the way to pair with it, the Keeley Compressor+

 

[brookdalebill]

Howdy and welcome!

 

[Wildeman]

The ashtrays don't fit on those types of bridge, they need the old style with side flanges to work.

 

[monkeybanana]

Hello neighbor!

 

[dgedalecia]

Ah, that makes sense! ... I am used to this type of bridge setup from my strats but it looks just different enough that the strat covers I have on order might not fit either

 

[4pickupguy]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[unixfish]

Beautiful color. Welcome!

 

[arlum]

Welcome to TDPRI. That pick guard goes great with that finish. Thank's for the close ups.

 

[dgedalecia]

Welcome to TDPRI. That pick guard goes great with that finish. Thank's for the close ups.

i was looking around at weird pickguards and then second guessed myself. it DOES look good. ... unless anyone has some amazing pickguard places ... I've been randomly searching around

is there a topic on the Player/modern Bridge? I'm surprised i didn't notice until i got it how different it was/would be. Seems like you could get into totally different or even windmill-style playing without the boxy traditional bridge (look, i'm trying to justify my purchase here hah)

i was really looking forward to using an ashtray too

 

[Tone Quest]

Welcome to the Tele forums.

 

[Buell]

Welcome aboard!

 

[FrankJames]

Welcome to the forum !!

 

[Chester P Squier]

Welcome to the TDPRI!

Make yourself at home!

 

[Stringbanger]

Welcome to the fold!

Sb

 

[thunderbyrd]

Welcome!

 

[fendrguitplayr]

Welcome - you guys getting snow over there?

 

[Sea Devil]

The pickguard does indeed look sweet in your photo. It has a very warm tint. Is it parchment? Antique/aged white?

 

[dgedalecia]

Welcome!

you got me! I bought a Squier Super-Sonic since this post.. and i've purchased a $ MIJ Partscaster , Gretsch Electromatic , and cheap semi-hollow e bass this year too!!