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    Whats you favorite tele color?

    Whats you favorite tele Color? And why?

    I absolutely love vintage white blonde finish. To me it can go with any fingerboard and still look cool.

    So whats yours?
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    Fiesta Red. I just like it. It reminds me of vanilla ice cream with strawberries blended in.

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    Mine is the gun metal blue (I think that is what they called it but it looks kinda iced blue in certain light) of my 92 American Standard. Why? It just looks cool in my opinion.

    Runner up? butterscotch blond. never looks dated imo.

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    Whatever that Gold colour is on the Gatton model. LPB Metallic that has been gently aged is another favorite.

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    I like em with no paint it just seem's right for a Telecaster.
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    You simply can't beat an old Butterscotch Blonde. How can you top a Nocaster?

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    I like 3 tone burst with a maple neck. My Donahue has the SRVish 3 ply black guard, but I like 'em with white guards too. There's a color pic of a 3 tone ash/maple/white '57 in the The Fender Amp Book.

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    I'm quite partial to aqua-marine metallic (:tw59 ), but my favorite is the natural ash finish on the American Series. Beautiful.

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    butterscotch with a black pickguard

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    Originally posted by GeetarGoul
    butterscotch with a black pickguard
    You got that right!!!!

    http://www.lilypix.com/photos/data/b..._482_p6700.jpg


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    Here's mine:

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    Oh my god now I know why you love them so much thats gorgeous.:yay :yay :yay
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    Blackburst is my favorite!

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    Originally posted by dlmooreiii
    Blackburst is my favorite!
    Are you kidding? i have mever seen one of those do you have any pics?
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    Sienna Sunburst.

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    Originally posted by Stroker Ace
    Mine is the gun metal blue (I think that is what they called it but it looks kinda iced blue in certain light) of my 92 American Standard. Why? It just looks cool in my opinion.

    Runner up? butterscotch blond. never looks dated imo.
    When I bought my Strat Plus back in '92 I remember really liking the gun metal blue Tele's. That is a very cool color.

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    3 tone or 2 tone (ash) w/ Maple Neck.
    Butterscotch and White Blond are nice as well.

    Why did Fender discountinue the White Blond finishes?
    (I own a WB Am Jazz Bass and WB Am Deluxe Precision Bass and the both look stunning)

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    You can still get the White Blonde on the 50's Classic MIM Tele.

    I like the Butterscotch Blonde or the White Blonde with a blk guard or on the white blonde a tortise shell guard looks cool.

    I also like 2 tone sunburst with a white pguard.

    All black Teles with double white binding and white pickguards also look real cool.

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    I have a few; but all with maple fretboards.

    1. Black with a white-pearl pickguard.
    2. White blonde with either a white-pearl, black, or tortoise pickguard.
    3. Lake Placid Blue with a white-pearl pickguard.

    Cheers,

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    because it's mine

    3 tone burst with maple neck, also.


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    tweeddeluxe,

    Sweet combo there. How did you get that bridge on an american standard/series? Or is it a partscaster?
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    I think black looks great on Teles, both with white and black pickguards. Natural and natural rosewood are beautiful colors too.

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    Henrik, did you see the new rosewood reissues? very very tempting lol
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    Are you serious? If so, where are they?

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    here is a link, supposedly its just a rosewood veneer over alder. I have no Idea what the other specs are but I love it.

    http://www.12fret.com/new/fenderTeleRwdPage.html
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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    to revive i say 3tsb w/rw board

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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    White Blonde with tortoise pick guard and rosewood fretboard. My friend has a 1966 and it's beautiful. I have an Am Dlx with that combo that I bought from PC.




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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Blonde




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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Quote Originally Posted by kottkewannabe View Post
    You simply can't beat an old Butterscotch Blonde. How can you top a Nocaster?


    That's it, I didn't even read any more responses.

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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    As much as I love a classic Nocaster look, my fave it actually the aged look of the old trans-cream "blonde" finish. SOrt of a banana pudding:




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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Blonde/Butterscotch

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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    My favorite will always be classic butterscotch with a black guard, like the one in TFF's banner. But man, I've seen so many other gorgeous Teles. That Custom Shop rosewood one that somebody recently posted pics of is stunning, and wingnut's white Tele with black binding (above) looks great to me.
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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Quote Originally Posted by elicross View Post
    My favorite will always be classic butterscotch with a black guard, like the one in TFF's banner. But man, I've seen so many other gorgeous Teles. That Custom Shop rosewood one that somebody recently posted pics of is stunning, and wingnut's white Tele with black binding (above) looks great to me.
    It's actually tortoise shell binding.

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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Butterscotch or Black with a double-bound Body like the 62 reissue for me.
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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Quote Originally Posted by GeetarGoul View Post
    butterscotch with a black pickguard
    That's the one.

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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Quote Originally Posted by wingnut1 View Post
    It's actually tortoise shell binding.
    Even cooler!
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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    I'm partial to Transparent Orange.



    and Rosewood.


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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Dakota Red!

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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Vintage 2 tone sunburst.

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    Re: Whats you favorite tele color?

    Dragon:



    But seriously, butterscotch. Second place for normal colors is powder blue or w/ever fender calls it.
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