OGD 1971 Telecaster

[scotabilly]

"I like thinking my tele is 1970 rather than 71, because 70 is my wife's birth year and I can tell her she's in better shape than this guitar."

Good thinking!

 

[Flipped Mustang]

Beautiful Tele! Play the snot out of her!

 

[Danman]

Cool! My 71 Tele is my workhorse and my favorite guitar. It wasn't original when I got it so it was easy to change some stuff to my liking. To me 71 still a good year if you find a good one and they still are affordable compared to earlier ones.

 

[Little Red Tele]

Cool! My 71 Tele is my workhorse and my favorite guitar. It wasn't original when I got it so it was easy to change some stuff to my liking. To me 71 still a good year if you find a good one and they still are affordable compared to earlier ones.

Is that the one in your avatar pic? lovely!

 

[David Barnett]

... and some 60's parts.

Probably has 1966 pots, they bought a lot then and I think they were still using them by '71.

 

[Danman]

Is that the one in your avatar pic? lovely!

Hi Little Red Tele! My avatar is my 1960 Tele. See this post about it: https://www.tdpri.com/threads/ngd-1960-blonde-slab-board-tele.720493/

It's an amazing guitar as well but I changed the 71 to exactly my needs. As I said, it wasn’t original anyway and the mods I did are reversible, just the pick ups, pots and the bridge…. I've had it since 1987 so it's just part of me. Nothing wrong with my other guitars but something you’ve played that long is just irreplaceable..

 

[Little Red Tele]

Hi Little Red Tele! My avatar is my 1960 Tele. See this post about it: https://www.tdpri.com/threads/ngd-1960-blonde-slab-board-tele.720493/

It's an amazing guitar as well but I changed the 71 to exactly my needs. As I said, it wasn’t original anyway and the mods I did are reversible, just the pick ups, pots and the bridge…. I've had it since 1987 so it's just part of me. Nothing wrong with my other guitars but something you’ve played that long is just irreplaceable.. View attachment 936843

Handsome pair of instruments, Danman

 

[Fretting out]

Hi Little Red Tele! My avatar is my 1960 Tele. See this post about it: https://www.tdpri.com/threads/ngd-1960-blonde-slab-board-tele.720493/

It's an amazing guitar as well but I changed the 71 to exactly my needs. As I said, it wasn’t original anyway and the mods I did are reversible, just the pick ups, pots and the bridge…. I've had it since 1987 so it's just part of me. Nothing wrong with my other guitars but something you’ve played that long is just irreplaceable.. View attachment 936843

Beautiful! Both of em!

I like to think of 72 as the last of the old style telecasters (71 the last full year)

Once the body shape changes and two string trees come around it diverts too far for me

Not that those later teles can’t be good instruments, they just aren’t “vintage” in my book

 

[Danman]

Handsome pair of instruments, Danman

Thanks! I really can't complain... ;-)

 

[Danman]

Beautiful! Both of em!

I like to think of 72 as the last of the old style telecasters (71 the last full year)

Once the body shape changes and two string trees come around it diverts too far for me

Not that those later teles can’t be good instruments, they just aren’t “vintage” in my book

Thanks! Yes, I agree completely. This year still has the features which make it a Tele like it should be. And even though the quality started going down hill these years, there still are great instruments among these. You just have to find them...

 

[Robert H.]

I really like that era. Had an early ‘72 and I really enjoyed it - but did switch the 1meg pots for 250Ks. I preferred the warmer tone.

 

[Danman]

I really like that era. Had an early ‘72 and I really enjoyed it - but did switch the 1meg pots for 250Ks. I preferred the warmer tone.

Exactly, that's what I did too. Those Meg pots don't work for me either. It makes a huge difference.

 

[knavel]

Hi Little Red Tele! My avatar is my 1960 Tele. See this post about it: https://www.tdpri.com/threads/ngd-1960-blonde-slab-board-tele.720493/

It's an amazing guitar as well but I changed the 71 to exactly my needs. As I said, it wasn’t original anyway and the mods I did are reversible, just the pick ups, pots and the bridge…. I've had it since 1987 so it's just part of me. Nothing wrong with my other guitars but something you’ve played that long is just irreplaceable.. View attachment 936843

Dan - your 1960 looks like the twin of my brother's 59 Esquire. super nice. The 71 looks sweet as well.

 

[Danman]

Dan - your 1960 looks like the twin of my brother's 59 Esquire. super nice. The 71 looks sweet as well.

Hey Mark, it's been a while! Thanks! yes, I think I'm pretty lucky Tele-wise... ;-) I didn't know you had an Esquire in the family. I know about the blackguard..

 

[Little Red Tele]

Beautiful Tele! Play the snot out of her!

OP here. I thought I might check back in after a couple months and say that this hunk of badly painted wood and wires is the best-sounding, best-playing instrument I've ever had the good luck to own. That is all.

Oh, and a pic:

 

[lewis]

I'm up in Longmont, time to take a trip to Broomfield. ;-)

 

[Southpaw Tele]

Beautiful guitar and one year older than my birth year. Would love to get a birth year Tele but a lefty 1972 would cost me a small fortune. Love the color of yours!

 

[Back at it]

I will definitely check out Moncton it’s nice to see someone with an open showroom these days, I miss going to a shop and just checking stuff out

 

[Little Red Tele]

Definitely drop by Monkton you guys. He always has interesting stuff