post your MONSTER TELES!

[ESKIMO ROBOCOP]

i have been told to make it so....

what is it about a tele that makes them so easy to violat, er, modify? is it the simple block of wood? is it that theyve been around for 60 years? who knows!

all i know is that many of you have made delicious disgusting inspiring repulsing amazing tele creations, and i want to see them! bring me your molested, broken, beautiful monsters.

heres mine:

[weed_killer]

Alright, I've been waiting for this thread! I have a strange relationship with Tele's. I've never really cared for the standard model, but I always dug the 70's Customs. Another reason I might like mine so much is that it's so far removed from standard that it's almost a different guitar. I also see we're both part of the TOM's on Fenders club. Here's my Ibanez/Squier/Fender/Teisco Tele Custom:

[ESKIMO ROBOCOP]

yes! mines actually a roller tune-o. didnt work as well as i would have liked with the bigsby, but with this setup its pretty nice.

any problems putting a strat style neck in a tele pocket besides the gaps?

[weed_killer]

yes! mines actually a roller tune-o. didnt work as well as i would have liked with the bigsby, but with this setup its pretty nice.

any problems putting a strat style neck in a tele pocket besides the gaps?

actually, the neck pocket had been halfway destroyed from a previous owner, and andrewdoeshair fixed it and set it up to take a strat neck, so there's no gaps.

[funkyeah!]

Only picture I have right now



but here's the thread on tdpri http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-d ... ybrid.html

[ESKIMO ROBOCOP]

actually, the neck pocket had been halfway destroyed from a previous owner, and andrewdoeshair fixed it and set it up to take a strat neck, so there's no gaps.

ah, fer real? i just assumed the tape was right by the pocket to cover the gap! the "actually getting it fixed" solution is even cooler!

some day i want my beast to have the "real" trem.

[artie]

I never thought I'd like a tele with a JM/jag trem on it, but I think I kind of like it on the 70s custom. hmmm.
I am a big fan of the 70s custom / deluxe look.

[ESKIMO ROBOCOP]

funkyeah! awesome bigsby-nashville-deluxe!

[Pepe Silvia]

I had this:

[secndshft]

My tele was an esquire for 12 years. I can't believe I lived without the second pickup for so long.

[ESKIMO ROBOCOP]

My tele was an esquire for 12 years. I can't believe I lived without the second pickup for so long.

what is that neck pickup?

also, eurotrashed, that is pretty much a straight up prototype for a blacktop tele. (in a better color)

[weed_killer]

ah,fer real? i just assumed the tape was right by the pocket to cover the gap! the "actually getting it fixed" solution is even cooler!

some day i want my beast to have the "real" trem.

The tape is just there because the pickguard is cut up from the former trashed pocket. Another thing our teles share is having a teisco pickup in them. I really like the teisco style red burst on yours too.

I never thought I'd like a tele with a JM/jag trem on it, but I think I kind of like it on the 70s custom. hmmm.
I am a big fan of the 70s custom / deluxe look.

I think the bigger Custom pickguard balances out the vibrato, whereas it would probably look more awkward with a standard guard.

secndshft, your tele looks really cool with the goldfoil in the neck; how does it sound?

[parry]

HOLY.

CRAP.

Dude

That rocks, so freaking HARD!!!
WOWOWOW

[Telenator]

I really dig teles and own several.

Here's the ones I have photos of:

[noisepunk]

Too many deliciously fucked up teles!