Just arrived an hour or so ago. Have had a play unplugged and plugged. It feels great, sounds fab.
It comes with a tiny cover for the bridge like the old ashtray covers but only covers the springs behind saddles so I’ll leave it off I think.
All in all I’m very satisfied with it, just have the dilemma of whether to sell my Japanese Aerodyne tele 😂

After being a Strat style guy my whole life, I wanted to add this to my regular rotation

What is/was your favorite amp to play through with your telecaster? Tell us which model telecaster you play and which make & model amp produced the best tone. I’ll go first.

2019 American Elite Tele
2014 Vox AC30 Hand-wired with Alnico Blue speakers.

Pristine clean tone with unmistakable chime and sustain for days.

If SRV Mayer and Hendrix are the Strat sound, who do you think is the tele sound?

My dad passed away and this is one of his guitars. I remember him having this when a was a kid and played it once in a while.

The SE version has been one of my go to guitars for a while and I found a great deal on this US version with a rare rosewood fretboard so I had to get it. The differences between it and the SE are subtle but the pickups are “sweeter”, the neck a little bit more comfortable, and I absolutely love the look of the rosewood with the vintage natural finish.

I'm after a proper Tele sound but with the neck feel of my Charvel DK24. I mainly want it for country so it has to be true single-coil Tele tone (SS only) - so the Charvel Tele is not right for me. It doesn't need to be a Fender.

The Charvel neck I'm trying to match:

Caramelized maple neck

12"-16" compound radius

Jumbo frets

1.6875" nut

Speed neck with rolled fingerboard edges

Hand-rubbed satin finish

I've been looking at a Vintera '50s Modified in Shell Pink, which has a roasted maple neck, but the thick soft V and 9.5" radius look a lot chunkier than what I'm used to.

I know Warmoth make custom necks and they look amazing, but I'm in the UK so with postage, taxes, and long delivery times, it's not an ideal choice for me. I will consider it though if I can't find what I'm looking for.

Budget is up to about £1500 at a push, ideally new, in the UK. Has anyone found a Tele-style guitar with a thin, flat, fast neck that still sounds like a Tele? Any suggestions welcome, including less obvious brands

In love with an inanimate object once again
Oaft 🇯🇵 made oooooozes quality craftsmanship 🪚
Sounds as sweet as she looks
bridge is so comfortable
12” radius on fretboard suits me , personal preference & one of reasons I found this model .

Has anyone got any experience/feedback in relation to these? It may save me having to get a strat!

I just picked this up from GC having ordered it from another one. I’ve never seen a road worn in person but I’m assuming the black marks are not part of the deal. Any idea on trying to safely remove them despite not knowing what it actually is?

Not that's it new or novel, but I think it turned out pretty good. Had two copies of that album so I figured I'd get good use outta the less clean copy.

So I have 8 guitars of varying values, saw the new fender professional range and couldn’t resist.
A tele of this flavour will be with me on Wednesday 😊.

I might be sensible and sell my made in Japan aerodyne tele to offset some of my credit card bill, or I may not 😂

How many folks are slinging a Telecaster that doesn't say Fender on it? Here's one made by Keith Holland when he was at Torres Amps in San Jose California in the mid 80s. I took it to Keith after I bought it in or around 2010. He couldn't remember a lot of specifics like which pickups he used but thought they were Seymour Duncans. Chandler body and neck though he couldn't remember the body wood type but guessed that it was swamp ash. Such a simple design that is so versatile.

Found this funny lookin tele, decided I must have it

Got this from a music shop in Tokyo a couple years ago, TN-SPL, it's a pretty phenomenal instrument. Tex specs bridge and mid, and a dragster in the neck slot. Was thinking about a Seth Lover neck but switched gears at the last minute to the alinco 2 pro.

(I realize this is the tele subreddit so there might be some tele bias lol. I also, like many, started on a strat and still love strats, though a tele is my main guitar right now)

The bridge pickup on a tele is super famous, and I feel like the neck pickup is famous in its own right especially in like jazz circles. But the middle position is so nice. That funk, that clarity, love it.

Which do you prefer: tele middle position or strat positions 2 and 4? I surprisingly think if I could only have one it'd be the tele middle position. I know you could do neck/bridge combo on a strat, but let's assume that's not what we're working with here.