Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by E Baxter Put » Fri Dec 17, 2021 6:05 am

Looks great. Those classic 60s are very cool.

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by Jonesie » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:56 am

My father-in-law built this body out of one piece of maple, and it is super super bright. The neck that was on it had some issues so I ended up putting the guitar in a case and forgetting about it. Then I remembered it when I saw a $50 affinity Tele neck on Facebook marketplace. Met up with the guy, put on the new neck and now I just strung it for Nashville tuning. The brightness actually works really well with the higher tuning.

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by garyptaszek » Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:13 am

This one is a fav at the moment. Wanted a deluxe but didn’t want the big pickguard and all the controls, wanted a 72 thinline but without the hollow, and I wanted a tummy cut.
Fellow formite Rexter sprayed the body and it’s beautiful.

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by Zeus » Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:18 pm

I love it!

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by marqueemoon » Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:59 pm

Zeus wrote:
Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:18 pm
I love it!
Same. Awesome guitar.

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Post by garyptaszek » Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:47 am

Thanks. I’ll try to get some better pictures, the colours look abit dull in these. It’s more blue in person.

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by CEFOX » Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:00 pm

My 34 inch Tele bodied bass with 2 Duncan Antiquity pups and reverse wired 4 way controls. Debating on adding a.mudbucker in the neck position.
Also a couple of Tele's I have in progress.
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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by countertext » Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:23 pm

CEFOX wrote:
Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:00 pm
My 34 inch Tele bodied bass with 2 Duncan Antiquity pups and reverse wired 4 way controls. Debating on adding a.mudbucker in the neck position.
Also a couple of Tele's I have in progress.
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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by wooderson » Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:10 pm

My '70s Deluxe that was butchered in the '80s (generic hair metal humbuckers, stripped, original pickguard gone), supposedly refinished by Danocaster. The previous owner had it refretted and the fret finish is just okay, thinking of paying a shop to Plek it

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by garyptaszek » Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:23 am

wooderson wrote:
Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:10 pm
My '70s Deluxe that was butchered in the '80s (generic hair metal humbuckers, stripped, original pickguard gone), supposedly refinished by Danocaster. The previous owner had it refretted and the fret finish is just okay, thinking of paying a shop to Plek it

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by mikeymike » Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:21 pm

Jonesie wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:56 am
My father-in-law built this body out of one piece of maple, and it is super super bright. The neck that was on it had some issues so I ended up putting the guitar in a case and forgetting about it. Then I remembered it when I saw a $50 affinity Tele neck on Facebook marketplace. Met up with the guy, put on the new neck and now I just strung it for Nashville tuning. The brightness actually works really well with the higher tuning.

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Love a natural finish tele with tort!

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by danbind » Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:01 pm

I have a left American Standard, black poly, maple neck, from around 2005. Stock pickups. The most BORING looking guitar you have ever seen, so I won't post a picture. PLAYS LIKE A DREAM. SOUNDS awesome.

My previous band setup alternated between a Ric 360 and a LP through a Vox AC15. I started just bringing the Tele to practice during COVID, as it was easier than bringing the other two. Now the other two just sit.
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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by bubba899 » Thu Feb 03, 2022 3:41 pm

Haven’t had a tele since uni but definitely considering one of these. Have heard mixed things about Harley bentons but £130 for a double bound mod platform is worth a punt in anyone’s money

https://www.musicradar.com/news/harley- ... 2db-guitar

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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by sessylU » Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:54 am

I have a Harley Benton tele. It's like a thinline, but with a carved top and P-90s. It is brilliant. Really well made, sounds great.

I took the frets out of it to make a fretless guitar, which is fun.
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Re: Forgot how much I love Teles, AKA Tele Appreciation Thread

Post by i love sharin foo » Sun Feb 20, 2022 3:42 pm

Here's my 2015 MIM '50s Classic lacquer with a white blonde finish. I've replaced most parts on it.... Duncan Antiquity '55 pickups, CRL switch, CTS pots, Glendale Raw Deal control plate and saddles (steel on 5 & 6, brass on the rest), bakelite guard, slotted screws, Road Worn tuners, sting tree & strap buttons. I want to get a Glendale Raw Deal toploader bridge plate and neck plate, then it will be finished. It's my favorite guitar and I've played the shit out of it.

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