I'm interested to see that the Baja Tele is getting lots of love but no-one's mentioned the Road Worn. I ahven't tried either but I had assumed (probably wrongly) that they would be quite similar. Have I missed something?
The Road Worn is a nice tele, but more expensive then the Baja. If money was no issue, I would favour the Road Worn, but the Baja is great for the price and you save some money to upgrade with BKP's.
I've got a Road Worn Deluxe, so not a direct comparison, but with the relic finish it feels very different from the thick glossy finish on the Baja. I guess the underlying guitar is probably pretty similar though.
You're absolutely right. I would favour the RW, just when the budget is small, a used Baja is a nice alternative.
+1 to all this.
I've played a couple of RW 50s. Both were fantastic guitars, "better" than my Baja at doing roughly the same job. But I'm kind of committed to my Baja, so both times I couldn't justify yet another tele to do the same job... :lol:
If I was starting over, and had the budget, I would choose all the RW 50s I've played over all the Bajas I've played. But I'm still not parting with my Baja!
I've noticed the RW 50s can be a bit patchy over looks - this'll be personal taste though - of the two I've played, one looked stunning to me, and one looked "ok it's acceptable". I've since seen one that looked "er, no thanks" and I wouldn't even get it off the wall to try (even though the missus suggested I did, knowing what that might result in if I liked it :lol:)
St James - good luck with the op. I like reading your posts :D
