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    My Tele is 10 Years Old

    Hard to believe! It has been my number one and has the dings to prove it.













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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    That's very cool. Honest dings (the ones you know when and where they occurred) are the mark of a working guitar.

    One thing I've always found confusing is Fender's "anniversary" marketing. Yours is a 2011, which is indeed, the 60th anniversary of the Tele. I have a 2006 60th Anniversary "Diamond" Tele. This seems to celebrate Fender's 60th anniversary, not the Tele's. They limited the run to 1000 (mine is #531). Confusing. But clever.




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    That's a beautiful Tele, OS. The AmPro one comes in a lefty, and if this one didn't play so well, I'd get one of the AmPros.

    I had totally forgotten about the 60th anniversary thing with mine. It's to Fender's advantage to harp on about the 50th or 60th annversary of so and so. Makes them "special edition"", I guess.
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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    Every time I come across a lefty guitar or bass, I think of you, Willie. Knowing you probably already have the pick of the litter, I don't bother pestering you about them.
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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    Awesome Teles, guys! I love Teles! The best electric guitar ever!

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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    I love Teles!! I also love Strats. That's why I have several of each!
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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    Your post made me go back and check when I got my Tele... I got my American Series Tele in 2002... still looks brand new - I only took it to a couple of jams...

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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    Quote Originally Posted by OldStrummer View Post
    Every time I come across a lefty guitar or bass, I think of you, Willie. Knowing you probably already have the pick of the litter, I don't bother pestering you about them.
    I just posted this on the LPF--this is my collection of guitars and basses:

    2012 Les Paul Trad
    2008 Fender AmStd Strat
    2011 Fender AmStd Tele
    2020 Rickenbacker 330
    2018 Epi Casino
    1993 AmStd Strat neck on an MIM body, Seymour Duncan SSL-5s
    1983 Ibanez Artist
    1996 Martin HD-28VL
    2020 Martin MIM 12 String.

    And basses:

    2012 Fender AmStd Jazz Bass (now fretless)
    2018 Fender AmPro Precision
    1978 Rickenbacker 4001
    201? Hofner Euroburst 500/1
    2018 Epi SG long scale righty converted
    2020 G&L JB5
    2016 Fender AmPro body with a Fender AmPro converted righty neck.
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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    Nick, that Tele is really something. You and Fred have those Teles in a natural finish, and I'm about to have a Telegasm here. I've wanted a natural finished Tele ever since I saw Denny Dias playing his with Steely Dan.

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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    It was a fluke. I was in a local music store looking at digital recorders for my birthday and as we were writing up a sale my wife asked, "is there anything else you want to look at?". The Tele was hanging on the wall and kept calling out to me. I think I got it for $700 because I was also buying the Korg recorder. The recorder is sitting in a box, but the Tele is in my family room where I can grab it anytime I want! I do love natural wood. My Strat and Stol are both also natural wood, and all my acoustics except my Hummingbird are natural.
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    Re: My Tele is 10 Years Old

    My tele is 13 years old, purchased NOS 11 years ago. Squier CV50 Tele in vintage blonde. It's got dings, a chip, and the pickguard is getting that really worn look. The frets are probably in need of a dressing/crowning. It may be the first guitar I ever have to refret.
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