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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: 5F6-A on February 19, 2008, 06:52:53 PM

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: 5F6-A on February 19, 2008, 06:52:53 PM

this is a Tele FAT from 1993. Made in the USA.

(http://www.pisotones.com/GORG/Telepuzzle/neckpocket.jpg)

Here you've got some pics.  Its only owner sent the guitar to a good friend of mine for a refinish.
At first it looked like a nice lump of wood.
(http://www.pisotones.com/GORG/Telepuzzle/back.jpg)
(http://www.pisotones.com/GORG/Telepuzzle/front.jpg)

Looking more carefully we find a rather annoying surprise: Look at how many pieces of wood FEnder used to build the body!!!!  :? shocking eh?!?

(http://www.pisotones.com/GORG/Telepuzzle/bottompieces.jpg)
(http://www.pisotones.com/GORG/Telepuzzle/sidepieces.jpg)

 :roll:

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: Scotty477 on February 19, 2008, 07:04:23 PM

That's a bit of a shocker  :o

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: WezV on February 19, 2008, 07:05:58 PM

not to mention the veneer front and back.. i am not shocked at all, and if you like the sound of the guitar i wouldnt worry about it either.  not the best way to do it but it doesnt automatically make it a bad guitar

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: Philly Q on February 19, 2008, 07:14:52 PM

I knew they were doing the multi-piece veneered bodies in the late '90s, but I'm a bit surprised to see that as early as '93.

I think they reverted to 2- or 3-piece bodies around 1999/2000, but it's hard to know what's lurking under that thick poly finish.

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: dave_mc on February 19, 2008, 09:27:24 PM

a big company being gippy? whatever next?

I mean, i agree with wez. i'd be a bit cheesed off at the penny-pinching though, even if it didn't affect the tone.

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: Ted on February 20, 2008, 01:45:57 PM

I don't get it. Whats wrong here?

Someone's relic job gone wrong?

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: Mr Ed on February 20, 2008, 03:04:30 PM

Quote from: Ted

I don't get it. Whats wrong here?

Someone's relic job gone wrong?

The point is that it's made of a shocking number of pieces.

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: 5F6-A on February 20, 2008, 04:04:08 PM

Quote from: Mr Ed

Quote from: Ted

I don't get it. Whats wrong here?

Someone's relic job gone wrong?

The point is that it's made of a shocking number of pieces.

exactly!

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: Davey on February 20, 2008, 05:15:35 PM

so what's that now? 7? 15?
sure if it sounds nice, cool... but it's still a downer

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: Catalyst77 on February 21, 2008, 09:42:36 AM

I did the same thing to a cheapy Phoenix telecaster, it took me bloody months to sand the through the poly; yet when i got through - it was one piece! Made in the same factory as most of the cheapish fenders too I think.

Saying that I own a epiphone les paul with a translucent amber finish - it looks great and plays pretty well (sounds great with the cold sweats in).  But you can actually see through the finish thats its made of a least 5 different pieces of wood glued together.

Title: Have a look at this Tele !!!
Post by: Roobubba on February 21, 2008, 09:49:48 PM

Quote from: Mr Ed

Quote from: Ted

I don't get it. Whats wrong here?

Someone's relic job gone wrong?

The point is that it's made of a shocking number of pieces.

No, the shock is that he's got a tele :D