Show me your Telecasters
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I'm cheating here really because I have two Tele necks, but three Tele bodies: The butterscotch '54 style one is just so heavy that I wasn't playing it, so I used the neck on my white blonde Classic 50s and in turn the 7.25" radius neck off that one went onto the Cabronita build.
Currently debating whether to do a 'smuggler's route' on the butterscotch body to lighten it and then fit a neck humbucker. I'd need a third neck to make it into a complete guitar again and I don't really need another guitar (I've got 11 electrics as it is), so I think I'll just end up selling the loaded body instead. I've got my SG if I want to play something with a neck humbucker and my SG is already nice and light. :)
The '54 style Butterscotch when I first built it (as an Esquire), with the Classic 50s lacquer white blonde:
The recent Cabronita build; I'm not happy with the colour (it's supposed to be 'Pewter' which is a metallic grey rather than the more bluish shade it looks), so I'm going to strip it down in spring and refinish it. I think I'll leave the pickguard off though as I like the stripped back look:
Currently debating whether to do a 'smuggler's route' on the butterscotch body to lighten it and then fit a neck humbucker. I'd need a third neck to make it into a complete guitar again and I don't really need another guitar (I've got 11 electrics as it is), so I think I'll just end up selling the loaded body instead. I've got my SG if I want to play something with a neck humbucker and my SG is already nice and light. :)
The '54 style Butterscotch when I first built it (as an Esquire), with the Classic 50s lacquer white blonde:
The recent Cabronita build; I'm not happy with the colour (it's supposed to be 'Pewter' which is a metallic grey rather than the more bluish shade it looks), so I'm going to strip it down in spring and refinish it. I think I'll leave the pickguard off though as I like the stripped back look:
Current Tele that I have. It's a 2006 Deluxe Nashville. Stock Tex Mex pickups replaced with SD Alnico Pro 2's.
Stock 5 way switch replaced with Fender Super Switch to allow middle position to be changed from middle alone to neck/bridge combination without push/pull pots or any additional switching.
Nice guitar, a little heavy for my taste, but when I was looking, I wanted CAR and maple fingerboard.
Walked into mom/pop local music store (Dec. 2012) and this NOS guitar was hanging there. 10 minutes later, I'd made a 20% off deal and walked out the door.
My wife later told me, "I've seen you take longer picking out shoes".....
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Upper left.....my well-bastardized 1964 Tele that I had from 1981 to 2001.
Body had been stripped, neck pickup replaced with Bill Lawrence Fat Strat pickup.
Previous owned had taken a black marker and filled in the Fender spaghetti headstock logo.
Stock tuners needed replacing, so for good measure, I put a set of Mini Schallers on it to take It further from stock. To clarify, the tuners were all I changed. All the other changes were done before I got it.
It was a player, not a collector Tele.
Never once had to adjust the truss rod on it for the 20 years I had/played it.
Upper left.....my well-bastardized 1964 Tele that I had from 1981 to 2001.
Body had been stripped, neck pickup replaced with Bill Lawrence Fat Strat pickup.
Previous owned had taken a black marker and filled in the Fender spaghetti headstock logo.
Stock tuners needed replacing, so for good measure, I put a set of Mini Schallers on it to take It further from stock. To clarify, the tuners were all I changed. All the other changes were done before I got it.
It was a player, not a collector Tele.
Never once had to adjust the truss rod on it for the 20 years I had/played it.
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Spotted on Reverb, Ash and Padauk, wtf 
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ToneBomb alder body with translucent cherry nitro finish and a beautiful CV50's Squier quartersawn neck.
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Both are Partscasters.
MJT body, Fender AO neck, Fralin Blues Specials, Fender hardware, 6.5lbs.
Squier CVC body, Fender Classic 50's neck, Fender OV pickups, Fender hardware, 7.75lbs
MJT body, Fender AO neck, Fralin Blues Specials, Fender hardware, 6.5lbs.
Squier CVC body, Fender Classic 50's neck, Fender OV pickups, Fender hardware, 7.75lbs
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I stumbled on Pro Audio Star used, open box Squier CV 50's white blonde for a great price.
I was scoping some other gear on Reverb, and wasn't looking to buy another guitar.
I have had my eye on these for a few years.
It came in the original packaging, looks new.
I found the tuners were defective, the posts were really loose and bind against the bushings under string tension.
Not just budget tuners on a budget guitar, these were really hard to turn once you got near standard tuning.
I got a little credit back from the seller and replaced the tuners with Musiclily Pro vintage tuners.
They are probably on par with the stock tuners in proper working order; I have a CV 50's strat with the same stock tuners.
Some file work on the nut slots and the stock nut is fine.
The fret work was ok but a few high and low spots more than I wanted to live with so it got a fret level.
Also upgraded to brass compensated saddles.
Came out great; great playing and sounding guitar.
It is a little heavy at 9lbs, but not an issue.
The photo is stock from when I first got it early Dec.
I was scoping some other gear on Reverb, and wasn't looking to buy another guitar.
I have had my eye on these for a few years.
It came in the original packaging, looks new.
I found the tuners were defective, the posts were really loose and bind against the bushings under string tension.
Not just budget tuners on a budget guitar, these were really hard to turn once you got near standard tuning.
I got a little credit back from the seller and replaced the tuners with Musiclily Pro vintage tuners.
They are probably on par with the stock tuners in proper working order; I have a CV 50's strat with the same stock tuners.
Some file work on the nut slots and the stock nut is fine.
The fret work was ok but a few high and low spots more than I wanted to live with so it got a fret level.
Also upgraded to brass compensated saddles.
Came out great; great playing and sounding guitar.
It is a little heavy at 9lbs, but not an issue.
The photo is stock from when I first got it early Dec.
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I snagged a CV 60’s double-bound sunburst custom from the same seller around the same time. It was listed as “open box” but it was brand new. The price was about 50% off new. It looked great and wasn’t heavy but I ended up flipping it. That was a good sale they had going.
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Finally able to add a pic. This is the easiest to pick up. I made it about two years ago. Very comfortable and sounds like a telecaster. I also have a 2016 Mexican in Lake Placid Blue and a Squire Classic Vibe Esquire. I had to have one like this so instead of going Fender I made this. I have another in the works. It is a telecaster with a belly cut and a forearm cut also. Will post when I get a chance. I once thought Telecaster was the only guitar but I am really liking my SG's now.
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