Show me your white blond Teles

[theprofessor]

Hi all -

I've got a white blond Tele body coming my way, and I'm still thinking on how I want to dress it up. I know there are some other threads on this sort of thing. I think @rze99 started one at some point (and I like his taste in Tele aesthetics a lot!). But here's another chance (or a first chance, if you didn't before) post pics of your white blond Tele with your neck and pickguard choices. And hey, there can't be too many picture threads of Teles, right?

Thanks!

 

[theprofessor]

This isn't mine (unfortunately), but just to start: here is a late 50's white blond Tele from Songbirds here in Chattanooga. Behind it is a white blond Strat from the same era:

 

[whoanelly15]

Gladly...

 

[Nick Fanis]

Here you go

 

[rze99]

Hi all -

I've got a white blond Tele body coming my way, and I'm still thinking on how I want to dress it up. I know there are some other threads on this sort of thing. I think @rze99 started one at some point (and I like his taste in Tele aesthetics a lot!). But here's another chance (or a first chance, if you didn't before) post pics of your white blond Tele with your neck and pickguard choices. And hey, there can't be too many picture threads of Teles, right?

Thanks!

Most kind of you, sir. I'll be pleased to post my white blondes later when I have access to my PC.

 

[Mr.Ike]

Here is my new 55’ very happy

 

[Mike Eskimo]

Every time I see a vintage guitar that is as clean as that song birds museum example, My first instinct is always “oh I bet that doesn’t sound very good” not that that is always the case though.

Sometimes they’re just under the bed or stuck in a closet but the beat to hell examples always show that someone played the piss out of them for a good reason.

Anyway – have always loved white blonde with a Rosewood board. Then again white blonde w/a maple neck is just as cool ...

 

[rze99]

Hi all -

I've got a white blond Tele body coming my way, and I'm still thinking on how I want to dress it up. I know there are some other threads on this sort of thing. I think @rze99 started one at some point (and I like his taste in Tele aesthetics a lot!). But here's another chance (or a first chance, if you didn't before) post pics of your white blond Tele with your neck and pickguard choices. And hey, there can't be too many picture threads of Teles, right?

Thanks!

Here they are:

Custom Build, '50s styled aged White Blonde Telecaster maple neck (2018); aged nitro ash body (by CS Relics), thin shellac '50s Misikraft flamed maple neck, Custom Shop '51 Nocaster pickups, nitro finished Bakelite guard.

Custom Build Telecaster, aged White Blonde, late '50s style, rosewood fretboard (2018), aged nitro ash body (by Rexter guitars UK), Fender Classic Player '60s neck, Fender Pure Vintage '58 pickups, Callahan late '50s guard.

Not White Blonde, but Olympic White. Custom Build Telecaster '60s style (2017), aged nitro Olympic white alder body (by Rendall Restorations, UK), Fender '60s Classic neck, Fender '62 Custom pickups, '64 Pure Vintage guard.

Finally, Fender Telecaster Baja '50s FSR, White Blonde Ash (2013) soon to be up for sale due to the above! If you are in the UK or EU and you fancy this get in touch!

 

[rze99]

and here is something really beautiful from my pic stock, an all original '54 -close to perfection in my eyes - and the inspiration for my (top) Blackguard style build:

 

[Old Tele man]

My 1968 Tele (slightly modified):

 

[theprofessor]

Here they are:

Custom Build, '50s styled aged White Blonde Telecaster maple neck (2018); aged nitro ash body (by CS Relics), thin shellac '50s Misikraft flamed maple neck, Custom Shop '51 Nocaster pickups, nitro finished Bakelite guard.

Custom Build Telecaster, aged White Blonde, late '50s style, rosewood fretboard (2018), aged nitro ash body (by Rexter guitars UK), Fender Classic Player '60s neck, Fender Pure Vintage '58 pickups, Callahan late '50s guard.

Not White Blonde, but Olympic White. Custom Build Telecaster '60s style (2017), aged nitro Olympic white alder body (by Rendall Restorations, UK), Fender '60s Classic neck, Fender '62 Custom pickups, '64 Pure Vintage guard.

Finally, Fender Telecaster Baja '50s FSR, White Blonde Ash (2013) soon to be up for sale due to the above! If you are in the UK or EU and you fancy this get in touch!

Wow! I really like the first and last one. I suppose I'm leaning toward a black pickguard at the moment, though that isn't classic on white blond Teles. At any rate, that last one will be a great guitar for someone!

 

[caliban335]

A CV 50's Tele converted into an Esquire with a Lollar Valco/Supro style pickup.

 

[BrandonIke]

Gotta go whiteguard with a maple neck

 

[ndcaster]

Damn, these are some nice-lookin gits!

 

[dkmw]

My meager contributions.

First, partscaster build - GFS Paulownia body finished and mildly aged by me, CV 50s pickups, Allparts Fat neck.

2007 Highway One with Fender OV pickups and Allparts V neck.

 

[brookdalebill]

I’m gettin’ jealous!

 

[theprofessor]

My meager contributions.

First, partscaster build - GFS Paulownia body finished and mildly aged by me, CV 50s pickups, Allparts Fat neck.

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2007 Highway One with Fender OV pickups and Allparts V neck.

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Nice work! That second one is kinda copper looking. Very cool!

 

[d barham]

Not sure if this is what you mean. Sorry if it’s not.

 

[theprofessor]

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It definitely is. That looks fantastic!

 

[Festus_Hagen]

Wow! I really like the first and last one. I suppose I'm leaning toward a black pickguard at the moment, though that isn't classic on white blond Teles. At any rate, that last one will be a great guitar for someone!

I like the black too. The one ply white looks pretty good too, but something about black and white.