What’s your dream telecaster?

[trandy9850]

I had to make my dream Telecaster.

Swamp Ash body

Mahogany neck

Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard

Nitro Surf Green finish

Callaham left-handed bridge with K-T-S titanium saddles

Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Jazz humbucking pickup with aged cover

Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack bridge pickup (changed from what’s in the picture)

Kluson tuners

 

[McGoldTopp]

In process now.

dubble cutaway, rear routed controls, B16 and a flower print finish.

 

[Dukex]

Snakehead Esquire with a single P-90 in the bridge, with the body made out of an old beer and smoke-stained, dive-bar tabletop.

 

[Fiesta Red]

Pretty much this:

Although I would not turn down a Muddy Waters Signature model.

 

[Jakedog]

I’d take this one. But in a color that’s not boring and butt-ugly.

It’s a ‘13 MIA Fender USA Professional Telecaster HS. I converted it to HH. DiMarzio PAF Pro in the neck position, with a Mojo Tone open cover. DiMarzio Bluesbucker in the bridge position. Three way switch and a volume knob. No fancy switching or coil splitting, no tone control.

Edit: I have since flipped over the Bluesbucker. It was a little bright and thin when I first installed it. At DiMarzio’s suggestion, I flipped it so the screws are toward the neck and the slugs are toward the bridge. Now it sounds surprisingly close to a P90.

 

[RobRiggs]

I’ve always wanted a Richie Kotzen signature Tele. Not enough to pay what they’re asking though.

 

[ABetterTelePlayer]

I'm a simple man. I already own it and the crazy thing is that it's nothing fancy.... #Isbell

 

[Jakedog]

I’ve always wanted a Richie Kotzen signature Tele. Not enough to pay what they’re asking though.

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I wanted one of these really badly until I noticed the body was contoured. If not for that I’d have bought one years ago.

 

[Masmus]

2 Broadcasters 70 years apart

 

[Haloskater24]

Oscar Moore’s Nocaster for sure.

 

[digthebackbeat]

One that reads my mind

 

[brookdalebill]

I’ve always wanted a Richie Kotzen signature Tele. Not enough to pay what they’re asking though.

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I wanted one of these really badly until I noticed the body was contoured. If not for that I’d have bought one years ago.

I had one.
They’re really good guitars!

 

[maverick-tx]

I haven’t owned anything Fender for a couple of years now because I’ve found you can get Custom Shop quality for Fender production prices if you’re patient in the used market. Plus better value and performance in used boutique stuff. Most recent T-Styles for me are the Xotic XTC 1 and a K-Line Truxton. Of the two, I much prefer the K-Line. So I’ve landed on my forever Tele with the Truxton, no doubt

about it.

 

[Guitmojones]

“The dream is to always chase the dream for dreams give us purpose.” - some guy

Built the one on the left (pictured with a mighty mite neck as I’m finishing the final version of its neck) on the right is my “72” (that’s what I was told)

That being said I’d still love to have a fat headstock tele thin line or deluxe from the 70s

 

[hmemerson]

I had to make my dream Telecaster.

Swamp Ash body

Mahogany neck

Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard

Nitro Surf Green finish

Callaham left-handed bridge with K-T-S titanium saddles

Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Jazz humbucking pickup with aged cover

Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack bridge pickup (changed from what’s in the picture)

Kluson tuners

The left handed bridge has always been in my mind, simply because I’d like the bass strings to have more twang and the treble strings to be fatter sounding.

I must have been dropped when I was born.

HE

 

[El Tele Lobo]

“The dream is to always chase the dream for dreams give us purpose.” - some guy

Built the one on the left (pictured with a mighty mite neck as I’m finishing the final version of its neck) on the right is my “72” (that’s what I was told)

That being said I’d still love to have a fat headstock tele thin line or deluxe from the 70s

Reaching for that "22nd" fret pretty often, I see...

 

[Paulmccarthy]

My dream tele is a 68-69 pink paisley telecaster. I’m a big James burton fan and I just love it. One day hopefully before my time is up. Right now I’m happy with my Broadcaster reissue. Sounds really good.

 

[SwampAsh54]

Swamp Ash Double Bound body, Rosewood Board, Lindy Fralin Blues Special pickups with 4-way switching, Bridge Works Custom Bridge Plate and Glendale Twang Intone Saddles.

 

[KW1977]

There’s so many, it’s hard to choose just one. Let alone remember them all on any given day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

A stab:

Around 2006 there was a custom shop copper metallic 50s reissue of some kind with a stealth pick up under the pickguard. It’s still haunts me to this day.

A Japanese made or CS 60s re-issue, rosewood board, burst with the white binding. That look will never ever get old to me. Heck, I’d even take the Jason Isbell model. While we’re at it, the Chrissy Hynde model is a real looker too!

Hot Rod 52.

Jerry Donahue.

A 90’s MIJ Paisley.

Anything metallic orange…

Cabronita anything. MIM, MIA, CS, boutique brands, does not matter!

90’s American Standard

80’s Squier like the one I saw Chuck Prophet playing a few nights ago.

An old beat up MIM Standard.

The list goes on……….

 

[Greenmachine]

I've played a Master built tele. It was something else.