Show off your Telecasters!

**Iago** · February 23rd, 2009, 07:28 PM

G6120.. Custom Shop hu??

That will make a very very nice wallpaper for my pc

**wingsdad** · February 24th, 2009, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Iago

The cherryburst ASAT is gorgeous!

It's an ASAT Classic Bluesboy Semi-Hollow, optionally without an f-hole, cherryburst over swamp ash w/ the top body edges left natural as 'binding'. Seymour Duncan Seth Lover SH-1N in the neck spot. G&L 'traditional' Magnetic Field Design single coil w/ adjustable poles in the bridge.

...and the black ASAT Semi-Hollow has now belonged to cb since mid-December.

hubberjub*** · February 24th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by wingsdad

It's an ASAT Classic Bluesboy Semi-Hollow, optionally without an f-hole, cherryburst over swamp ash w/ the top body edges left natural as 'binding'. Seymour Duncan Seth Lover SH-1N in the neck spot. G&L 'traditional' Magnetic Field Design single coil w/ adjustable poles in the bridge.

...and the black ASAT Semi-Hollow has now belonged to cb since mid-December.

That's beautiful. I need a Tele. Does that have the 7.25" radius?

hubberjub*** · February 24th, 2009, 04:03 PM

This thread inspired me today. I just bought this for a ridiculously low price on TGP. It's a 1-piece Warmoth ash body with a USA Fender neck and electronics. I will fill in the rest of the details after it's in my hand.

**just strum** · February 24th, 2009, 06:31 PM

Wings, the neck and pick guard fell off, will you accept salvage value and an Wildkat for it?

**just strum** · February 24th, 2009, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by hubberjub

This thread inspired me today. I just bought this for a ridiculously low price on TGP. It's a 1-piece Warmoth ash body with a USA Fender neck and electronics. I will fill in the rest of the details after it's in my hand.

Well, until then, I will say it looks nice.

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**Brian Krashpad** · February 24th, 2009, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by hubberjub

This thread inspired me today. I just bought this for a ridiculously low price on TGP. It's a 1-piece Warmoth ash body with a USA Fender neck and electronics. I will fill in the rest of the details after it's in my hand.

Make sure you put a top hat on that post or your hand will be toast!

**street music** · February 24th, 2009, 08:44 PM

Dang that it a great looking tele!

**wingsdad** · February 24th, 2009, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by hubberjub

That's beautiful. I need a Tele.

Even after scoring this nice-looking job you posted?

Does that have the 7.25" radius?

G&L offers 5 neck options. This has the '#2' Neck, the 'default' neck for ASATs: 7.5" Radius, 1 5/8" nut width. The other 4 Neck options are 12" radius.

My understanding is the intent (as designed by Leo Fender) is for the #2 neck to be '50's vintage Tele'; BTW, Aeolian, here, is a G&L Maven, and I'd defer to him for more info.

I didn't know it when I ordered it last March and it was built in April, but G&L went to Plekking their necks this past year as they introduced some CNC processes to contain costs. I understand, but not certain, that mine is such a neck. Even though they Plek them for the fretjobs, etc and whatever else the benefits of the Plek process are, they still hand (operate) sand/finish them, so there can be nuances to their finished shape. I shot the sideview of the neck to show the profile shape. This one is a shade slimmer (less thick) than the (not Plekked) #2 neck on the 2002 Black & Gold Semi-Hollow that now belongs to cb...

...but I understand she (and shiner) are pretty pleased with how she handles.

Originally Posted by j strum, esq. and guitar flipper extraordinaire

Wings, the neck and pick guard fell off, will you accept salvage value and an Wildkat for it?

I'd love a Wildkat someday, I rue having passed on one a few years ago that my son-in-law could have let me 'steal' from his pawn shop like he did my '57 Fender Lap, but....uh....nice try.

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Oh...I managed to put things back in place OK after that photo, which was when I was verifying build dates of the neck & body, and the Duncan SH-1N neck pup. There was a short period late '07/early '08 when G&L made the Duncan an optional upgrade and was putting a G&L Alnico mag bucker in as sotck on Bluesboys...but that went over with G&L Fans like a fart in church, and they went back to what made the Bluesboy model, originally designed as a custom job for their largest Retail dealer, Buffalo Brothers (Carlsbad, CA), such a gem.

hubberjub*** · March 22nd, 2009, 02:32 PM

Just got it. It's a Sixtieth Aniversary Fender American Telecaster neck on a one-piece Warmoth ash body. It has strat contours so it's pretty comfy and it has a sculpted neck heel. All of the hardware is USA Fender and the pickups sound pretty good. It had a little grounding issue but I've taken care of that. I'm pretty happy with it. I hope to drop a Lindy Fralin pickup in the bridge and a Seth Lover humbucker in the neck. How did I live without a Telecaster?

**sunvalleylaw** · March 22nd, 2009, 02:38 PM

Wow, that is pretty darn nice! I like the idea of a tele with a little stratty relief on the edges, if it still sounds like a tele.

**oldguy** · March 22nd, 2009, 02:40 PM

Hubba, hubba, hubberjub, that is one beautiful looking Tele!

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I'll bet it's quiet, too.

hubberjub*** · March 22nd, 2009, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by oldguy

Hubba, hubba, hubberjub, that is one beautiful looking Tele!

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I'll bet it's quiet, too.

It's suprisingly quiet with no strings.

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**markb** · March 22nd, 2009, 03:22 PM

Nice tele, Hubberjub. I'm not sure about all that contouring though. Teles are supposed to dig into your ribs or you're not getting the authentic experience

**street music** · March 22nd, 2009, 03:58 PM

Nice Hubber, I like the grain in that would.

**just strum** · March 22nd, 2009, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by hubberjub

It's suprisingly quiet with no strings.

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Put it on Craiglist for $20,000 as an air guitar for advanced players. Maybe the guy who buys the tubes will take an interest in it.

**Childbride** · March 22nd, 2009, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by wingsdad

...but I understand she (and shiner) are pretty pleased with how she handles.

that neck is the best of any guitar i have played.

**Geraint Jones** · April 17th, 2009, 07:34 AM

I`m sitting here, having had a hernia operation 2 days ago [its ok I`m comfortably numb ] and thinking what will fill my time over my next 4 weeks sick leave.
Here`s some photos of my `88 US Tele , and i know its been hand sanded down and is probably worth a third of what it should be but i never really cared about that because i know i`ll never sell it . It`s got a d`marzio vintage blues neck pick up and a seymour dunc hot rail in the bridge they sound like you`d expect but no good together . There`s a set of black [for some reason] sperzel locking tuners on it . So what I`m thinking of doing is stripping the wood back rewiring the electrics and possibly a nitro finish . I`ve always fancied a butterscotch blonde `52 but this may have to do . So watch this space or i`ll probably open up a new thread in the mods section

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/DSCF1106.jpg
.http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/DSCF1103.jpg

**Geraint Jones** · April 29th, 2009, 12:31 PM

I`ve just about finished it , 3 cans of nitro and a lot of sanding later , it looks a bit pale though and may be in for some sunbathing out the garden .

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