My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
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My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
My friend gave me a tele that a roommate left at his house years ago. It's a tele, but has modifications, namely it was made into an esquire and someone stashed weed in the pocket.
Photos: http://imgur.com/a/WDRn4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Main interest: it is signed Tadeo in the neck pocket.
Photos: http://imgur.com/a/WDRn4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Main interest: it is signed Tadeo in the neck pocket.
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
added wrote: Main interest: it is signed Tadeo in the neck pocket.
Let's see some better pics!
Any more backstory on where it came from before your roommate's friend?
Please tell me that neck isn't a stained finish.
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
That looks like the Tadeo taper on the back of the headstock too.
a total idiot jackass
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Uh, the combination of extreme relic and "artful" photography tweaks my radar a bit, looks like a put-on to me.
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
Tadeo I like the last sentence below
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
What dates are on the pots and neck?
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
MatthewK wrote:Uh, the combination of extreme relic and "artful" photography tweaks my radar a bit, looks like a put-on to me.
Not artful, I have a crappy phone.
I didn't see a date on the neck.
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Why did you turn the lights off to take the pictures?added wrote:MatthewK wrote:Uh, the combination of extreme relic and "artful" photography tweaks my radar a bit, looks like a put-on to me.
Not artful, I have a crappy phone.
I didn't see a date on the neck.
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Crap camera, it shows a brighter photo and shoots dark.
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
That is a lot of work to have to take the pickguard off every time you want to get to your weed.
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
Could be that it was always an Esquire-I think they used the exact same bodies (with the same routing) for both guitars.
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I hear the vintage weed market is really taking off.
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
DUDE!!!
now let's see some GOOD pics!
...he gave it to you, like in, for free?! just like that? i mean, man geez, i wish i had friends like that!
now let's see some GOOD pics!
...he gave it to you, like in, for free?! just like that? i mean, man geez, i wish i had friends like that!
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.
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Re: My friend gave me a tele, I took it apart
It was recommended by most shops locally that I take it to a dude here to get it appraised. He said he could, but even that might be a waste because he isn't willing to say it definitely is a 53 for $65 and then not be right. He recommended I call Gruhn, who said the same; they can't give me a definite answer because they don't want to risk their reputation but I can spend money for get a vague response if I prefer. The local dude suggested I take it to a guitar show and try to sell it as real and expect criticism, which isn't really what I would prefer. I was hoping to get it authenticated and repaired.