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    Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Hello everyone!

    I just wanted to introduce what is, and has been, my main guitar for the last 6 years. Before it I had a small collection of newer guitars, but at a certain point I decided I just really needed a couple of good guitars and be done with it. So I sold everything and downsized to just two guitars, with the Tele being the one I played 90% of the time.

    As you can see it is a really worn 1960 Telecaster, which makes it a player, definitely not a collectors item but a great tool for someone that wants to play it out everyday. And that is exactly what I do! I take it everywhere, no matter what type of gig. Of course I take good care of it, but at the same time I don't have to be concerned about scratching it a little bit...

    I play it through different amps depending on the venue, but the magical ones for me are a 1965 Blackface Princeton Reverb for cleans, and a 1956 Tweed Deluxe for some delicious saturation.

    Without further due here you have the guitar (if you like the first photo please make sure to check here the huge high resolution version of it for all details):






    This is the day I got it 6 years ago:

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Damn! I love old Teles!

    What's your other guitar?

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Much love for that Tele, Thanks for sharing...

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Quote Originally Posted by KennyF View Post
    Now there's a Tele I could live with... SWEET!!!
    Thanks! A Tele can basically do... everything! Right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    Damn! I love old Teles!

    What's your other guitar?
    This old thing...

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    Quote Originally Posted by melody View Post
    Much love for that Tele, Thanks for sharing...
    How could we not love 'em?
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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Quote Originally Posted by zorglub! View Post
    This old thing...

    Wow! Is that a '52 or '53?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    Wow! Is that a '52 or '53?
    '53, good eye!
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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Wow. Very, VERY nice.
    JR

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    That's a pretty ugly Tele. I love it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeru View Post
    Wow. Very, VERY nice.
    JR
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cogs View Post
    That's a pretty ugly Tele. I love it!
    Mutts they are!
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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Have you ever thought of having it repainted, with an inch thick layer of poly on it to make it shiny?

    Just kidding. What a blast that Tele must be to play.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ch willie View Post
    Have you ever thought of having it repainted, with an inch thick layer of poly on it to make it shiny?

    Just kidding. What a blast that Tele must be to play.

    I always wonder how many owners must have loved it during this last 55 years...
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    Wow! This is awesome stuff!!!

    I love the simplicity of picking a bare-bones set of tools and making it work for EVERYTHING!

    "...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
    that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Awesone tele!!!

    and welcome back to the forum!

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    Quote Originally Posted by zorglub! View Post
    '53, good eye!
    The trapeze tailpiece left tan lines!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NTBluesGuitar View Post
    Wow! This is awesome stuff!!!

    I love the simplicity of picking a bare-bones set of tools and making it work for EVERYTHING!

    Exactly, the simpler the better...!
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    Quote Originally Posted by de Melo View Post
    Awesone tele!!!

    and welcome back to the forum!
    Thanks, mate!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    The trapeze tailpiece left tan lines!
    Like a swimsuit...!
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    This is a DREAMCASTER as far as I'm concerned :) Thank's for the post. LOVE this guitar!

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    Quote Originally Posted by zorglub! View Post
    Like a swimsuit...!
    Plus, I have a '59 ES-225TD so I know that tailpiece well.

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Absolute killer rig

    Guitars:
    2014 Gibson Historic 1960 Les Paul Reissue
    2011 Gibson Les Paul DC Junior '58 Reissue TV Yellow
    2013 Fender CS Team Built '69 Reissue "Heavy Relic"
    2008 Fender Custom Shop 50's Esquire "Relic"
    2006 Fender Custom Shop 1951 Nocaster "Relic"
    2013 Martin DX1AE

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    Fender '57 Tweed Bandmaster

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    I could be happy the rest of my life with those two guitars & that Fender Deluxe Reverb. I'm sure it's not true, but I tell myself that anyway

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Two of my favorite guitars - a TV yellow Tele and a Goldtop LP. Fantastic specimens!

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    Perhaps my favorite thread on here. Thanks for such a special share!

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    Wowee wow wow wowee wow!!!
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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    We sure do!

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Coolio for sure, I will try to photobucket some past vintage gear for oogling over in the near future...If it's OK...

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Please!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sergio View Post
    Please!

    Will do.....

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Quote Originally Posted by Cogs View Post
    That's a pretty ugly Tele. I love it!
    And to think, Fender is selling brand-new "old" Teles, the "road worn" models. Some retail at $899. I've also seen a "Road Worn" Player Tele for just under $1,700.

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Oh my!

    How have I missed this?

    Oh my!
    What happend?
    Who let the magic smoke out?

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    That Tele and your Lester are beautiful guitars.Congrats on both.

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    Sigh. I now have two Teles, and I love them both. I'll play them out until I get to the feeling that "this is the guitar to end all guitars."

    And then I pick up my Stratocaster, and fall in love all over again.

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    Wow! Two beautiful guitars!

    Dale

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    Re: Gigging with my 55 years old Telecaster

    Very nice! I love em!

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    Win win!
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