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    Default GFS - Guitar Fetish Tele

    Hello, new to the forum. You guys have given me the GAS, and I'm real close to going for a classic vibe.

    I do have a question about GFS, Guitar Fetish. Does anyone have any experience with their guitars, particularly one of these...

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    Looks like it might be a fine place to start a butterscotch home project. I wonder how it compares to the Affinity butterscotch and the CV tele. At least this one looks to have the string-through body, so that hurdle would be cleared.

    Also, what do you know about their pickups. Just browsing the site, they have some vintage 50s tele pickups that look pretty nice.

    Thanks.

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    Welcome to you ,here s your link Percival


    http://store.guitarfetish.com/xvsoashtrman.html

    have a look at this link

    http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=9660
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    Yes, as the link Blazes gave above shows, I got one of those very guitars 3 days ago. The thread has all the latest info. Fabulous value, IMO!

    BTW, the one I have was one of the last of the '08 version, with the transparent finish. For 2009, the guitar itself stays the same, but they're going to the semi-opaque " '52 butterscotch" finish. Personally, I like to see the wood grain, so I'm happy I got the one I did.

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    Nothing bad to say about Guitarfetish. Great resource for hacks like me who want to play around with some mod's without laying out a bundle of cash.

    Here's a LINK with pics and clips from a recent mod...

    Next up, I'm looking at picking up a Squier Tele Custom (HH) and GFS p'ups are definately on the radar - looking for some SG attitude in a Tele body - loves me some Tele curves vs. SG horns
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    Thanks for the info guys, I'll put GFS on my radar. I've gotta make up my mind as to whether I want to get a Squier CV 50s or the Xaviere Butterscotch. I'm thinking I like the CV 50s well enough to get one, but I really wish it was a butterscotch instead of the white blonde.

    Who knows, I might end up with 1 now, 1 later.

    To further cloud my judgement, someone's put a MIJ Squier from the 80s on E-bay with a BIN of 275.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Percival
    Thanks for the info guys, I'll put GFS on my radar. I've gotta make up my mind as to whether I want to get a Squier CV 50s or the Xaviere Butterscotch. I'm thinking I like the CV 50s well enough to get one, but I really wish it was a butterscotch instead of the white blonde.

    Who knows, I might end up with 1 now, 1 later.

    To further cloud my judgement, someone's put a MIJ Squier from the 80s on E-bay with a BIN of 275.
    '80's MIJ Squiers are very nice guitars! I had an '80's MIJ Squier Tele that I gigged for about a decade:



    $275 is not a bad price, especially if there's a hsc.

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    Do you practice your guitar faces, Brian? Every photo of you playing you're in guitar face mode.

    You got it down, buddy....:

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