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    I got a Tele. A 10 year old US tele American Deluxe. Classic configuration, neck and bridge single coils (noiseless on mine).

    I plug it into my Princeton Reverb '65 Reissue

    I am a very happy man. It is the ultimate gigging guitar. The neck pickup has such a great sound for jazz with just a touch of roll off. Why did I ever waste my time playing things with f-holes?

    Other people are invited to say nice things about Telecasters.

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    as per stock lookin teles…get yourself a medium wound p90 styled t- pup for the neck and some 500k pots and you are good to go…smokey as gitanes

    cheers

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    Plus one on the stock Telecaster. I have a'66 Custom Telecaster with a rosewood board, narrow neck (I usually prefer more width and depth), skinny frets, too much roll-off on the neck pup and I LOVE IT TO BITS. I did replace the original steel threaded-rod barrels with some semi-intonated brass-barrels from StewMac which I like a LOT. Generally I use the middle position with treble roll-off to taste for a jazz-like tone or more occasionally, the bridge pup with varying degrees of r/o. There is just something about a Tele....which is not to say by any means that I neglect my arch-tops, or my other solids or semis. I just find the guitar inviting. Ninety-five percent of my periodic insomniac and habitual 5am unplugged practice is on the Tee. LOVE it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by citizenk74
    I just find the guitar inviting. Ninety-five percent of my periodic insomniac and habitual 5am unplugged practice is on the Tee. LOVE it.

    +1 on this. Handy for those of who have apt. neighbors to worry about at odd hrs. Plus the ergonomics are so nice with the neck access.

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    I'm diggin' my tele thinline from RAM Guitars in Chicago -- yes, it's not a "classic" tele, but it's mighty nice!

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    Tokai Breezy Sound TE-70, spaghetti logo from the "lawsuit" era around 1979.

    Conceived in Fullerton, built in Hamamatsu...

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    I have an American Vintage Hot Rod 52 Telecaster that I play through a vintage 1965 Princeton with a Fender Branded JBL D110F. As the amp is non reverb, I use a Tone Candy Spring Fever pedal for reverb. The Guitar is strung with Thomastic flatwound 12's.

    The Duncan Mini Humbucker puts out a superb jazz sound with this rig. Jazz on a Tele? You bet! Archtops are my favorite guitars, but solid bodies have a special place as well.

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    Last edited by Stringswinger; 08-29-2015 at 01:57 PM.

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    My Tele~~~

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    Last edited by 999369; 05-15-2016 at 03:12 AM.

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    mine
    tele 40th anniversary,#245/300

    Fred Stuart pick-ups

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    LOVE that neck on your Tele, 999369! Someday I hope to get one so nice.

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    Danocaster T into a Princeton Reverb has been my main (and only) rig for the past year and I've never been happier.

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    I was researching Archtops and looking to get something hollow with a piezo to blend neck and acoustic sounds when I played this tele. Middle position blending in HB and bridge is what I was looking for and the neck plays like a dream.


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    Here's a poorly shot pic of mine from my cell phone (1989 Tele Deluxe Plus):
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    Here's a G&L ASAT Classic prototype I found in the mid-90's (a dealer near G&L was selling a bunch of prototypes). Really nice player, great tone.

    Double bound body, bound neck, Seymour Duncan pu's, figured body, looks like macassar ebony fingerboard. When the light hits it right there's a very fine glitter in the finish (see last pic).

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    Gentlemen,
    Anyone got a sound clip of a jazzy Tele

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    perhaps this...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave70
    LOVE that neck on your Tele, 999369! Someday I hope to get one so nice.
    Thanks !
    Years and years ago I see this guitar for sale ,in that time for me is very very hight price guitar
    so I drive 240mi each way to buy this guitar
    is Completely brand new so I ask the saller why you have this very good guitar and never play ~ why ?
    guitar is It belongs he's brother and is he's friend "Danny Gatton" give to him ( he's brother he do not play guitar ) Unfortunately ~~~~he need to sale it
    so I'm very luck to own this very Beautiful Tele~~~DG guitar

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    Last edited by 999369; 08-29-2015 at 03:50 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodog
    Gentlemen,
    Anyone got a sound clip of a jazzy Tele
    How about some Wes on a Tele:




    And more Frisell on a Tele.


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    I'm not entirely sure if this counts as a tele, but it's at least half a tele ;-)]

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    Quote Originally Posted by christianm77
    P90s on a tele are very cool, but I shall keep this one the way god intended. :-)


    just for info sake..i was talking about something like this...


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    cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by neatomic
    just for info sake..i was talking about something like this...


    Telecaster Love Thread, No Archtops Allowed-creamery_custom_handwound_tele-90_telecaster_sized_p90_neck_pickup-jpg


    cheers
    Rich creamery pick ups.

    No I don't think I'll mod my US tele. I might get a classic vibe and dick around with it though... Those guitars are seriously nicely put together.

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    Well, with all the Tele love, here is my current Tele and current main gigging guitar:

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    Mahogany back, maple top, semi-hollow. Pete Biltoft HCC pickup. Warmoth neck with 1 3/4" nut.

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    Blonde Baja and a satin Arizona Sun Standard
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    Last edited by Deng; 08-30-2015 at 03:22 AM.