rze99
Doctor of Teleocity
This is a bit of a wish-come-true day for me. I've wanted a great example of the AVRI Custom Telecaster 62 Reissue for years. And now I have one and am thrilled!
There don't tend to be many of these come up for sale in the UK and, when they do, they tend to be overpriced in my opinion. Either that or, less usually, a bit beaten up. There are loads of MIJ ‘62s here, but not so many USA. And I've never seen a Surf Green here before.
I actually found this guitar about a year ago and at the time I had way too many other commitments and couldn't make the move. The guitar was in a local instrument store in a city a long way from me and, awkwardly, a customer commission sale - cash in person only, no courier. It meant a good drive away from me. Anyway, I put it at the back of my mind. I then sold two MIM Teles after Christmas and I checked back in with the shop to see if it was still there and asked for more details and lots of pictures.
And then today, I had the opportunity to be much nearer to the store so I twisted my travel plans in order to check it out. I got it and for under the on-line market price in this condition.
It is a close-to pristine 2007 in Surf Green. The colour changes with the light from light blue to green. There is hardly a mark on it. It's a pretty as a Summer's day. The shop owner said that it had been under the bed and rarely played by a local player collector.
It has a sumptuous slab of smooth dark rosewood with a nice slight rounding of the fretboard edges and a lovely shaped medium neck. It sounds glorious - chimey, snappy but warm. The '62 bridge pick-up I have on builds and it is a favourite. A nice weight, probably 7.5 pounds, it balances beautifully. I hope the pics do it justice.
There don't tend to be many of these come up for sale in the UK and, when they do, they tend to be overpriced in my opinion. Either that or, less usually, a bit beaten up. There are loads of MIJ ‘62s here, but not so many USA. And I've never seen a Surf Green here before.
I actually found this guitar about a year ago and at the time I had way too many other commitments and couldn't make the move. The guitar was in a local instrument store in a city a long way from me and, awkwardly, a customer commission sale - cash in person only, no courier. It meant a good drive away from me. Anyway, I put it at the back of my mind. I then sold two MIM Teles after Christmas and I checked back in with the shop to see if it was still there and asked for more details and lots of pictures.
And then today, I had the opportunity to be much nearer to the store so I twisted my travel plans in order to check it out. I got it and for under the on-line market price in this condition.
It is a close-to pristine 2007 in Surf Green. The colour changes with the light from light blue to green. There is hardly a mark on it. It's a pretty as a Summer's day. The shop owner said that it had been under the bed and rarely played by a local player collector.
It has a sumptuous slab of smooth dark rosewood with a nice slight rounding of the fretboard edges and a lovely shaped medium neck. It sounds glorious - chimey, snappy but warm. The '62 bridge pick-up I have on builds and it is a favourite. A nice weight, probably 7.5 pounds, it balances beautifully. I hope the pics do it justice.
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