tele....best one

[st.bede]

who makes the best tele: tom anderson, G&L, fender....or any other independent builder........

[BCRGreg]

Robin.

[shotgunlew]

Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Robin.

+ 1 there or im also a big fan of grosh ( i think they make teles also but there strats rip!)

[Harpozep]

I'm real happy with the G&L Teles. Leo was the founder, so they'vegot a bit of that real Legacy vibe going for them too.

[st.bede]

bcrgreg.....I took a look at that robin guitar....I guess when I said tele I was thinking: swamp ash body, maple fretboard, and the typical pickups.... I had a great (USA) fender tele that I sold and miss so much..... I am looking to get those ringing bell like tones

if you have any more thought....please comment

thank you all

[LongBeach]

This is going to sound stupid, but, here it is anyway.
I have two cheap-ass Ephiphone T-310 Tele copies. I think there
made of 80 pieces of plywood laminated together. But, the weight
distribution is fantastic, electronics suck, but they are no big deal to change
out. Maple neck, ugly explorer headstock. (but the bell like tones are there)These things are definetly bastard-child Tele copies, but I love them for some strang reason. There very hard to find, but whenver I see one, I buy it. run about $125.00 used, they were$300. new in the 80's

But you cant go wrong with an original USA Fender Tele.

[Photoguy]

I have an Arlen Roth sig made by Don Warren. Here's the link to his site Warren Guitars . Check the other Tele thread for a pic. Very happy with it. Spent a fair amount of time trying to find a Fender that felt good to me and couldn't for a variety of reasons. Met Arlen and saw him playing his signature guitar and thought I'd give it a chance. Don delivered everything I was looking for, no regrets.

[ArchEtech]

My vote is for this:

Fender Spalted Maple Custom Telecaster HH » Music gadgets » Musical instruments, guitar, bass, piano, gadgets, amps, drums, keyboard, midi, percussion, synth

[MrWrong]

I have the Spalted Maple Tele mentioned by ArchETech, as well as an American Tele. I like them both a lot, but they do have different tonal characteristics. The American has the typical tele quack and twang, the spalted less so, but has a wider range of sound because of the humbuckers and the coil taps. The spalted looks nicer in person then the pictures, it is lighter than a standard tele, has a set neck, bound neck and body, and a 15.5 neck radius, a much flatter fingerboard than a normal tele. Both are among my favorite guitars.

[Richard89]

Fender Classic 60s Telecaster is a very nice guitar.

[geomcnasty]

I love my Fender Custom Classic Tele. It sounds unreal. Love the 4 position switch and custom shop pickups. Just a great guitar.

[Fuel]

Thinking about getting a mexican one like this:

[Eddie]

I like it!

[lp59aholicDon]

Originally Posted by Fuel

Thinking about getting a mexican one like this:

I like this one, Love that Seymour front pickup as well, Gives the Tele more fatter front and middle plus the butterscotch is just so original Tele Cool !

[Fuel]

A Telecaster Classic Baja is now ordered :smile:

[LongBeach]

+1 for blonde tele's!

[Tone Hunter 81]

G&L ASAT! Man this guitar makes picking up my super modded R7 tough! I'm serious! and its a stock ASAT! G&L's don't have a high resell value so you can score a used one for cheap ~$800 with a gun oiled neck, larger frets, swamp ash body, sunburst etc

[Fuel]

My Baja arrived in the mail today

[b-squared]

I've got a Nash '52 Tele build that is incredible. Fat "C" neck, like a log.

It screams through my Marshall, and is an all-round killer guitar.

BB

[specter1001]

Originally Posted by Fuel

My Baja arrived in the mail today

how does it sound? bet it sounds great

[overdriver]

Originally Posted by Fuel

My Baja arrived in the mail today

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by st.bede

who makes the best tele: tom anderson, G&L, fender....or any other independent builder........

All make great Tele's depending on what you are looking for. Here is one I designed and built around a Moses NT-27 Graphite neck, 16" radius, 6150 Jumbo frets. Totally Resonant, vibrates when you strum it. Fender alder body,Fender hardware, 62' reissue pickups, Reverse controls with 1950's Sprague Bumble Bee Tone Cap, Really gutsy, lot's of Mid-punch but Plenty of Tele-Twang.
A more modern Telecaster, but I really like it a lot...

[mobprop667]

this is my av52ri. just got it in december. it is actually more amber than this pic. bad lighting.

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by jonesy

All make great Tele's depending on what you are looking for. Here is one I designed and built around a Moses NT-27 Graphite neck, 16" radius, 6150 Jumbo frets. Totally Resonant, vibrates when you strum it. Fender alder body,Fender hardware, 62' reissue pickups, Reverse controls with 1950's Sprague Bumble Bee Tone Cap, Really gutsy, lot's of Mid-punch but Plenty of Tele-Twang.
A more modern Telecaster, but I really like it a lot...

Better Link to Pics... ToneMojo.com

[Jake 2112]

thats purty

[gremboul]

here's my RI52

[Deftone]

Originally Posted by st.bede

who makes the best tele: tom anderson, G&L, fender....or any other independent builder........

This guy I used to work with. Mike Reynolds, a Machinist at the the Linear Accelerator at Stanford. He built them for himself, a redwood body, a hollowbody, etc...he had about 5 or 6 and they were phenominal. Very basic guitars, but incredible players.