I agree... especially the whole bridge pickup/bridge setup. That's tele-specific.
How did I NOT know about the Offset Teles?
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I agree... especially the whole bridge pickup/bridge setup. That's tele-specific.
gitold
Poster Extraordinaire
Those in the know have always called them Jazzcasters! I put together one with Warmoth parts and gold foils. I bought this all Korina MIJ with P90’s from Wildwood. I also have 2 Talman. Guess I’m a offset kinda guy.
2HBStrat
Friend of Leo's
2HBStrat
Friend of Leo's
It's whatever Fender calls it.
2HBStrat
Friend of Leo's
I stayed up all night wondering where the sun went ..then it dawned on me.
58Bassman
Tele-Holic
We were doing the annual inventory task from hell at his uncle's stereo store and we never finished quickly because we always started after the place closed at 9PM and it was all hands on deck. We had counted everything, then we had to write the dealer cost next to the quantities- this was before the place had a computer, so it was all manual entry. As the owner checked costs on the sheets, he was looking at what his nephew had written and as he corrected the mistakes, he would say "This is wrong, this is wrong, etc". After about a half page of mistakes, he asked "Larry, where did you get these prices" and Larry said, proudly, "I made them up".
58Bassman
Tele-Holic
Jazzmaster body, Tele hardware. I always liked the Jazzmaster and Jag body shape, but the switches and roller controls always seemed to be in weird places, especially the ones below the strings that could be hit while strumming. Clearly, Leo never considered the possibility that people would play as hard as some do.
I like Explorers, but they really need the rubber strip on the side, to allow playing without needing to stand. Flying Vs are the same. Cool looking guitars, though- we had a '58 Korina V come through the music store when I worked there- apparently, it was bought by Robbie Robertson.
58Bassman
Tele-Holic
And the Tele sound is unique. Often copied, but it came out early.
58Bassman
Tele-Holic
Definitely could have been, but the guy at work said it around 1980- don't know when Williams said it but Larry was like a sponge- never knew where he absorbed things, never knew when they would be squeezed out.
58Bassman
Tele-Holic
Really nice!
I have also seen references to a Telemaster- I haven't looked at guitars much in at last 5 years, but I was still going to a couple of local stores before COVID and I'm surprised I didn't see these, although the possibility that I did and just forgot is real. I would have thought they would have made more of an impression, considering how quickly I bit on this one.
Which P90s are in the Wildwood?
Now I know how a Trout feels when bait swims by.
Well you’re wrong.
I totally get that. Bridge and neck pup also define a Tele but for me the hard line in the sand is the body.
58Bassman
Tele-Holic
Well you’re wrong.
I totally get that. Bridge and neck pup also define a Tele but for me the hard line in the sand is the body.
You're referring to the "I could play this as an acoustic guitar" vs 'acoustically, this thing is dead as a stone'?
Mr. St. Paul
Tele-Afflicted
You say "offset Telecaster", and my Parker P-36 says, "Hold my beer."
But in all seriousness, I would snap up an offset Tele in a heartbeat. Loved the ergonomics and neck on a Squier Jaguar, just couldn't bond with the brittle tone.
But in all seriousness, I would snap up an offset Tele in a heartbeat. Loved the ergonomics and neck on a Squier Jaguar, just couldn't bond with the brittle tone.
gitold
Poster Extraordinaire
They didn’t say so they must be Fender Japan. They sound great! Mellow in the neck, snotty in the bridge.. just what I wanted.
TomBrokaw
Tele-Holic
Man, I've been jonesing for an offset tele/Jazzcaster/Telemaster. The Ibanez Talman 302 would be ideal, except they're discontinued. People seem to be realizing that they are pretty good so on the rare occasions that I see one, they're beyond my budget and still disappear quickly. Local OfferUp has one for $600. GC online had a red sparkle one for $450, disappeared by the end of the week.
I really think the Flys might be the ugliest guitars ever made. No offense lol
2HBStrat
Friend of Leo's
At the very least they are unique and don't copy someone else.
Mr. St. Paul
Tele-Afflicted
Ha! At one time I would have been in complete agreement with you. This one popped up on the local Craigslist and I found it intriguing. A friend actually bought it. I know he blows hot and cold on guitars, so I asked for first dibs if (when) he flipped. Six months later, he offered it to me--liked it, but just wasn't bonding with it. He had put GFS NeoVins in it, so it's noiseless. Combined with the piezo in the bridge, lots of tonal options. Nice rounded profile on the neck, not a toothpick like some Parkers. The ash body is sculpted and feather-light. So comfortable to play. It looks like a guitar Chuck Jones would have drawn for a 1950s Warner Brother cartoon, which appeals to my twisted tastes.
2HBStrat
Friend of Leo's
A Telecaster is like a very potent virus.
Any part of it contaminates everything else to become a tele.
A tele pickup - it's a tele
A tele body - it's a tele
A tele headstock - same thing
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