Telecaster Love Thread, No Archtops Allowed

[christianm77]

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.

[neatomic]

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

[citizenk74]

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.

[goldenwave77]

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.

[marcwhy]

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

[Flat]

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

Conceived in Fullerton, built in Hamamatsu...

[Stringswinger]

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.

[999369]

My Tele~~~

[Hyppolyte Bergamotte]

mine
tele 40th anniversary,#245/300

Fred Stuart pick-ups

[Dave70]

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

[Jazzpunk]

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

[wherearemykeys]

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.

[Dave70]

Here's a poorly shot pic of mine from my cell phone (1989 Tele Deluxe Plus):

[MaxTwang]

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).

[nodog]

Gentlemen,
Anyone got a sound clip of a jazzy Tele

[vernon]

perhaps this...

[999369]

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

[MaxTwang]

Gentlemen,
Anyone got a sound clip of a jazzy Tele

How about some Wes on a Tele:

And more Frisell on a Tele.

[Stringswinger]

[christianm77]

[christianm77]

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

[neatomic]

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...





cheers

[christianm77]

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





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.

[Cunamara]

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



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

[Deng]

Blonde Baja and a satin Arizona Sun Standard