Hi guys,
I know that maybe there are some topics regarding Fender Telecasters in this section but still, I would like to dedicate this topic to the Almighty Telecaster(other shapes are quite invincible too but oh well, we're talking about Telecaster here!)
My favourite Tele of all time is the Fender Japan TC72 Telecaster Custom with Maple Fretboard.
It comes with a neck humbucker pickup and single-coiled bridge pickup. Love the feel and craftsmanship of MIJ Fender although they could do a little something about the sound(lets say, better pickups and electronics?).
Well, thats my part!
Lets see what others think about Fender Teles?
IMO: Fender teles can be good metal axes, Tom Morello used them for the raging riffs of RATM xD
Peace!

Exactly! This is the reason why I'm in love with teles!
They are versatile, they look good, we look good with them xD
Great photos btw.
Stephen Carpenter did a great job of transforming tele into a tool for metal riffing.

One of the most prominent tele users.
This guy basically rocked the whole 80s.
Thanks for sharing this!

Agree!
The truffle level tele.

This is the comic signature guitar, right?

agree!
no complicated functions or designs.
Just plain awesomeness xD

Thats one heavy tele u got there xD
Try getting the MIJ version of these.
Tried one before and there is only one complain about it,
need better circuits.
Peace!

Yea.
Apparently, the americans kept the secret juice to themselves.
God knows what could happen to the americans when their japanese partner manages to dig the secret recipe out xD

I really like the quality of MIJ guitars. Top notch craftsmanship.
Got an Edwards Akira sig and a fender tc72 here. Both of them are awesome axes.

Anyways, you one of the few who stated the product class problem in jap stuff. One uncle used to mention this to me and he proved it by using the Edwards and ESP comparison. Not sure why the japs blur the line between standard and upper end stuff @.@

High 5 mate!
Please make sure you chain your tele before it hurts anybody xD
Brutal!!!

Done!
Thanks!

The Ibanez way of trolling ppl.
Most of the Ibanez guitars are made of basswood though.
Not really fond of basswood @.@

For me, still the TC72 model aka the 1972 custom
Ash body with maple board (only maple, have this sorta maple fretboard fetish thing xD)
3 barrel saddle + string through
single coil at bridge and humbucker at neck.
As for the pickup choice, I'm still experimenting with some combinations here but I won't put rails for bridge and no emgs for the time being.
Guess that the tele I have now is sorta like my dream tele but I wish I could spend more time with it.


How about you?

I'm failing terribly here xDD
Thanks for the photos again!
Relic-ed teles do look good!

No way...
No GAS-ing for the time being.
Need to save up for an amp.

This post has been edited by jay209: Jun 13 2014, 12:32 AM

That is one heck of a guitar porn you got there!
Thanks for sharing your beast bro!


BTW, will go for your performance once summer break starts.

How about Schecter PTs? Any opinions on them?
They are part of the Tele family though @.@

This is quite "knowledgy" xD
and yea, any tele shaped guitars are welcomes here so
flash them!

Agree. The local music scene encourages hard music and alternative music. Another thing is that most of the musicians have strained budget. This may explain why majority of them chose these more common guitars as these are more accessible to them. Plus, the versatility of Ibanez RGs too attracted loads of musicians with strained budget away from teles.
Just my 5 cents here.
Btw, I still like MIJ teles. I like the delicate feel of japanese made teles.

Agree wit your statement regarding msian players. Most of my friends who play guitar tend to choose Ibanez for their versatility.
I used to be a kaki Ibanez but then the uncles around me introduced me to alotta guitars and voila!
Tele became my sweetheart.
Although Explorer and Iceman shaped guitars are also in the range of my fav guitar spectrum, Tele will still be my fav.