All my life I hated the Telecaster. One look at that guitar told me I didn't want one. I mean, the thing was just ugly to me - maybe great for country music, but not much else. (Bear with me here.)
Then I played my friend's Tele. Holy cow - this is the best guitar I've ever played! Having been a Les Paul and PRS guy, I just didn't appreciate what Fender had to offer. So I started looking at Telecasters.
For my 50th birthday, my wife got me a new American Deluxe Telecaster and a Blues Jr. Well, it is more accurate to say I got her permission to go out and make the purchase since she had no idea what to do for my birthday. It has become my favorite guitar in the amount of time it took me to bring it home.
Now I know what I was missing all these years!
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Add in the new Phaez MLP-35 amp and a pair of Scumback speakers, and it has been a nice 50th!
David