Tele Fans?

[ToneJedi]

Recently, I put up an ad to sell my strat/tele hard case and some how end up making friends with a few other tele fans. I then realized that there are more tele fans in sg than I thought.

If you're a tele fan..... share with all of us, why you love teles..... feel free to share some of the modifications you did or modifications you're about to do.....

I'll start.....

Why I love teles:
* minimalist & simple design
* multiple ways to modify
* comfortable to play
* classic tone
* twang

Modifications I did:
* threaded neck inserts
* staggered tuners
* half bridge
* esquire

I use this tuning method:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/choosing-installing/tech-tips/saddle_up_your

Your turn.....

 

[skipper53]

Do i qualify if i want a semi hollow tele body.. with a rosewood strat neck loaded with tv jones? =(

 

[ToneJedi]

Do i qualify if i want a semi hollow tele body.. with a rosewood strat neck loaded with tv jones? =(

Of course you qualify! Who's to say you don't!

TV jones? As in filtertron? La cabronita style?

Can you post a picture? I'm so curious to see how it looks.....

 

[skipper53]

lol i dont have one la... but this is basically it!

Cept i want a rosewood strat neck!

 

[ToneJedi]

La cabronita! Sounds like you assembled it yourself, what parts did you use?

My esquire which I'm assembling halfway has usacg rosewood/maple neck, rutters half/chopped bridge with 3 steel saddles, callaham neck plate, vintage staggered tuners, etc.

 

[skipper53]

no la hah.. i mean that's my dream tele.. havent gotten around to actually thinking of where to get parts from or even thinking about spending the money to assemble it. just a dream =)

What pickups are u thinking of loading onto ur esquire?

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

have mim standard and mij 62 reissue,

like- easy to play with and nice neck profile which i like

mod- 5way switch mod on both tele, saddle changed, defretted mij 62 reissue into lined fretless geetar(dont care bout the twang, i cant play geetar for nuts)

 

[ToneJedi]

no la hah.. i mean that's my dream tele.. havent gotten around to actually thinking of where to get parts from or even thinking about spending the money to assemble it. just a dream =)

What pickups are u thinking of loading onto ur esquire?

Mine's a gfs, the classic model with lowest output. All my parts are in, except the neck is still on the way. Haven't had time to tru-oil the pine body yet.

I know where you can get your parts for your tele, I can even give you an estimated cost, haha, it should cost just below sg2k, including shipping and getting a pro to cut a custom bone nut. PM me if you want the sources where I order from.

 

[ToneJedi]

have mim standard and mij 62 reissue,

like- easy to play with and nice neck profile which i like

mod- 5way switch mod on both tele, saddle changed, defretted mij 62 reissue into lined fretless geetar(dont care bout the twang, i cant play geetar for nuts)

Let me guess..... callaham or glendale saddles?

Defretted? Very unique! Wonder how you play it..... Malcolm did the work for you?

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

hehe, the saddles changed was done years back, cant remember which one is which liao. Also didnt play geetar for a long while.

Indeed it was, Malcolm did the mod back then

 

[Guitar_a7x13]

I too have a john 5 telecaster!.. Plays great and neck profile is very comfortable.!..

 

[ToneJedi]

hehe, the saddles changed was done years back, cant remember which one is which liao. Also didnt play geetar for a long while.

Indeed it was, Malcolm did the mod back then

I saw that mod on his website and I remember it because it's very unusual in a cool way.

I stopped playing for about 5 years, only last year, I started to play again.

 

[ToneJedi]

I too have a john 5 telecaster!.. Plays great and neck profile is very comfortable.!..

http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0130050306

Very interesting tele, looks like a tele, functions like a strat.

 

[Guitar_a7x13]

thats not the one i have though.. mine is just a standard tele with double humbuckers.. nth fancy but plays very well..

 

[ToneJedi]

thats not the one i have though.. mine is just a standard tele with double humbuckers.. nth fancy but plays very well..

Oh, I see, still a very unique tele.

 

[7mrSOFTIE11]

Anybody has some telecaster tuners for sale?i need to upgrade my tuners on my squier deryck whibley telecaster...D

 

[skipper53]

borrowed this from TGP lol

 

[IannyGD]

I love my Telecaster Deluxe,which is something that actually be compared to Les Paul. Because of its big fret board that makes my finger feel comfortable. It has a nice clean and dirty sound.Coming end of this year I'm gonna customised my own telecaster with warmorth body parts.,anybody up for it?

 

[AaronSoFat]

this thread reminds me of the old man in pokemon red/blue/green/yellow in vermillion city talking about a rapidash who gives you a rare candy talking about how much he likes rapidashes.

 

[carboxymoron]

Why you don't like rapidash