What is your Favorite non Fender Tele?
jim232777
Tele-Meister
Yeah, I have a Godin 5th Avenue that really is surprisingly good build quality for the price. I saw the Godin Stadium reviewed on YouTube a while back and it really had me wanting to try one. The itch has now returned!
paradisebunny
TDPRI Member
There is an excellent deep dive review by Landon bailey, make sure to watch that one!
jim232777
Tele-Meister
Since I chipped in on the thread, I guess I also have to post my non-Fender Tele. Just finished building this one, and should post some proper pics and a description in the partscaster thread, but here is a quick phone snap.
I was looking for traditional Tele bridge sound, and a neck humbucker; since they're not that common I just decided to buy parts and put together exactly what I wanted. I'm still adjusting the pickup heights every couple of days to tweak the tone balance between the neck and bridge, but it definitely is my current favorite. I only have 2 stands, so the American Standard that I love has moved to the case, leaving this one and my acoustic sitting out.
I'll also throw in that I've wanted to try G&Ls for years, as I've heard they're very good, but not yet had the chance. All the votes for them in this thread seems to corroborate.
I was looking for traditional Tele bridge sound, and a neck humbucker; since they're not that common I just decided to buy parts and put together exactly what I wanted. I'm still adjusting the pickup heights every couple of days to tweak the tone balance between the neck and bridge, but it definitely is my current favorite. I only have 2 stands, so the American Standard that I love has moved to the case, leaving this one and my acoustic sitting out.
I'll also throw in that I've wanted to try G&Ls for years, as I've heard they're very good, but not yet had the chance. All the votes for them in this thread seems to corroborate.
tubedude
Friend of Leo's
Oh, I assumed the photo was reversed.
Too much bling! Gimme a plain simple Tele anyday a the week. Or a Les Paul PLAIN top or gold top.
OH man, that's a beauty! That's what a guitar should look like and play like.
zeke54
Tele-Afflicted
I looked them up , seems like they are well made and priced fairly reasonably . If I didn't have spare cases I sure would try one .
Any except the gaudy, tiger stripe, sunburst LP on the far right of the 1st picture, or the orange LP DC in the same picture.
BTW, why are the brand names at top of the headstocks cut off in that first picture?
radiocaster
Doctor of Teleocity
SX STL50
Plectrumpusher
TDPRI Member
This is the best Telecaster ever own, out of two USA, CV chinese, and UK made, its a Green Water Heavy Relic that weighs in at 5.5lbs, all the hardware is reliced, its a 9.5 radius deep U neck in maple with medium jumbo frets, 6 individual tuners reliced, make unknown, body material unknown in butterscotch blond. Two single coil pick ups, make unknown, but the tones are incredible, three way switch made by Oakes Grisby and 1 inch dia tone and volume pots with 0.47 cap. Output jack similar to Gibson all metal reliced. The control knobs are domed, and the plate is also reliced. Its the best sounding Telecaster played acuostically, and through my Fender Tweed with Celestion blue back speaker is amazing.
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kenagedanshaku
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My complete re-build of a Harley Benton TE, now a "Wouldwind" Esquire. It weighs a ton, but is great fun to play.
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Bungee18
TDPRI Member
These are the guitars which get the most play time both gigging and at home, among them two non Fender teles.
A Tom Anderson Short Mongrel and a Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider S with Klein pickups.
Both great guitars.
The third tele in the pic is a MIM Cabronita with TV Jones' Powetrons.
Lovely guitar too.
Cheers!
NOT a Tele in any way but shape, or a Fender, but who cares? Phenomenal guitar. I have the hard tail in black and think it's one of the best electrics I've ever owned in 50 years of playing. Two issues though - the reverse headstock features tuners that are awkward to get to and too closely spaced. This can't be fixed, just accepted. And the volume pot is poorly placed because of it's proximity to the pickup selector and extremely low resistance - I have brushed against it many times while changing pickups and either maxed or zeroed the volume requiring another immediate (and annoying) adjustment. An o-ring or felt washer will fix that. Pickups are phenomenal as is the neck. There is a bit of neck dive, but it's tolerable with a rough leather strap on your shoulder. All in all though, I just love it. I think the model is a real sleeper -
1987 Korean Made Vester, bought as a wall hanger as I did my very first live show using one of those.
But I ended up using it as a studio guitar and it's so much better than you'd think a Korean made plywood monster would sound.
But I ended up using it as a studio guitar and it's so much better than you'd think a Korean made plywood monster would sound.
ghost19571957
NEW MEMBER!
I just want people to know that the guy known as greenwater guitars on ebay does not have a local luthier that makes his guitars he gets his guitars direct from china for less than £100 each the neck are quike thick and chunky and ive seen a few buyers of these guitars sell theirs on within a few weeks of buying them so i guess they dont like the thick profile necks the guitars are ok if you dont mind the chunky necks and i guess your just paying more for the relic work
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