Especially for Roo.... (T*le content)

[Kilby]

If you decide to sell the black one at any point, let me know! :D:

It's goin' nowhere, Sam!   I'm sure there'll be some pickup swapping (and maybe even neck swapping) at some point in the future, but in my experience lightweight solidbody Teles are quite hard to find, so I'm keeping this one. :)

At the mention of light teles

I made the mistake of going into town at lunchtime today, and one of the local stores has another Baja Tele in stock, and this time it's so light (about half the weight of the last one I tried), it's actually lighter than the lite ash one beside it.

Just as I was going to order a set of Mules this afternoon, damn will I buy pickups or a tele.

Now I'm going to have to justify 375 quid and another guitar to the wife (atleast I can sneak the mules into the house)

[Philly Q]

Just as I was going to order a set of Mules this afternoon, damn will I buy pickups or a tele.

Now I'm going to have to justify 375 quid and another guitar to the wife (atleast I can sneak the mules into the house)

Get the Baja while it's hot (and light)!  You can always hide it in the shed or something.

I know a guy who's quite seriously into vintage guitars (not '59 Les Paul, '57 Strat kind of stuff, but still relatively pricey).  He buys guitars and hides them in the garage, then sneaks them into the house after a few weeks. 

I don't quite understand the logic, because it's still going to be the first time his wife has seen them.  But I suppose he doesn't look so guilty when he says "no, it's not new, I bought that one ages ago", because it's sort of true.

[Kilby]

Just as I was going to order a set of Mules this afternoon, damn will I buy pickups or a tele.

Now I'm going to have to justify 375 quid and another guitar to the wife (atleast I can sneak the mules into the house)

Get the Baja while it's hot (and light)!  You can always hide it in the shed or something.

I know a guy who's quite seriously into vintage guitars (not '59 Les Paul, '57 Strat kind of stuff, but still relatively pricey).  He buys guitars and hides them in the garage, then sneaks them into the house after a few weeks. 

I don't quite understand the logic, because it's still going to be the first time his wife has seen them.  But I suppose he doesn't look so guilty when he says "no, it's not new, I bought that one ages ago", because it's sort of true.

Hmmm, makes note,

1: Buy shed
2: Put wife in it for a few weeks

I did get that right didn't I ?

[MrBump]

OK, what about this?  Surely this will appeal to those amongst us with a Tele-averse disposition....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Spalted-Maple-Telecaster-Tele-Limited-Edition_W0QQitemZ260259140471QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260259140471&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

[Philly Q]

Hmmm, makes note,

1: Buy shed
2: Put wife in it for a few weeks

I did get that right didn't I ?

Close enough.  Same result anyway.

[dave_mc]

[I know a guy who's quite seriously into vintage guitars (not '59 Les Paul, '57 Strat kind of stuff, but still relatively pricey).  He buys guitars and hides them in the garage, then sneaks them into the house after a few weeks. 

I don't quite understand the logic, because it's still going to be the first time his wife has seen them.  But I suppose he doesn't look so guilty when he says "no, it's not new, I bought that one ages ago", because it's sort of true.

:lol:

[sambo]

OK, what about this?  Surely this will appeal to those amongst us with a Tele-averse disposition....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Spalted-Maple-Telecaster-Tele-Limited-Edition_W0QQitemZ260259140471QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260259140471&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

Tried one of those a while ago- quite nice actually, but I prefer a more standard tele.

[Roobubba]

OK, what about this?  Surely this will appeal to those amongst us with a Tele-averse disposition....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Spalted-Maple-Telecaster-Tele-Limited-Edition_W0QQitemZ260259140471QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260259140471&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

MrBump is getting closer to the acceptable here:

Good things about that guitar:

Nice looking spalted maple. Yum :)
Bridge: better, no silly metal backplate which looks hideous on normal teles
Pickups: double humbucker - better!
Volume/tone controls: no silly metal backplate - Yes!

Bad things:

Top horn: lack thereof. That bulbous bit just looks cr@p, sorry.
Headstock: OMG that is ugly! I'm not a huge fan of the strat headstock, either, but the tele one just looks WRONG. Weedy, I think that's the word. Pathetic, maybe.


So, more good things than bad things, so that's a HUGE improvement over the normal tele.
BUT... it's still a tele, and the body shape alone is enough to make the player look like... you get the idea.
:)

Roo

[Philly Q]

OK, what about this?  Surely this will appeal to those amongst us with a Tele-averse disposition....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Spalted-Maple-Telecaster-Tele-Limited-Edition_W0QQitemZ260259140471QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260259140471&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

Sorry guys, this is what a double humbucker Tele should look like:

[sambo]

^Yum yum yum yum yum!

[FernandoDuarte]

Now I'm going to have to justify 375 quid and another guitar to the wife (atleast I can sneak the mules into the house)

Do what my friend WillyK from Warmoth forum does:

Now that it is stashed with all the others I just tell her it's been here for years! A bit of dust on the case...works a treat.

 :D

[_tom_]

Sorry guys, this is what a double humbucker Tele should look like:

Agreed. I love how those things look. I imagine it'd sound damn good with a pair of MQs in it as well.. yet more gas :lol:

[noodleplugerine]

I think even Roo would agree that looks good.

[Philly Q]

I think even Roo would agree that looks good.

I'd be very surprised... it still has the "bulbous bit"....

[Johnny Mac]

Great looking Teles Phil  :D