r/telecaster

This is the photo the guitar tech sent me on the day he finished installing the new neck on my Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele!

This project is now finished, and I couldn't be happier!

Here are all the mods that were done:

• Gotoh compensated brass saddles
• Tort pickguard
• CTS 250k audio-taper volume pot
• CTS 250k audio-taper tone pot
• Treble bleed
• Vintage dome knobs, knurled, set screw
• 0.047µF Orange drop capacitor
• CRL 3-way blade switch
• Switchcraft output jack
• Electrosocket output jack cup
• Vintage-style cloth push-back wire
• Cavity shielding
• Fender Road Worn ‘50s fat U maple neck, 7.25” radius
• Fender Road Worn neck plate
• Fender Vintage string tree kit
• ESP aged bone nut

Final total cost, including labour:

163,346 JPY

+ gig bag - ≈ 5,000 JPY

+ new strings & string changes

+ transport & shipping

Too many parts to list them all. The Natural Thinline w/B5 is clearly the favourite lol. All besides 2 have have found new homes.

So stoked about my recent purchase of this beautiful tele. It’s stunningly offensive and classy at the same time and I love it!

I appreciate everyone who replied to me about my tele bigsby question. I picked this up today and there is no lack of good ol tele twang! I have to say tho I do still perfer the regular tele bridge. Just feels right to me. But I’m so happy to have one (that I kinda got for free since I did some work for the guy) in my collection.

Finaly finished my latest partscaster, I call it the counterfit-caster. The neck was $20 on market place (no clue what brand) the body was found in a dumpster with a broken neck, some Chinese knock off based on the amount of routing it took to make it work with real fender parts. Real fender bridge and neck plate with clasic vibe neck and bridge pickupand a fender noisless in the middle. CTS pots and a freeway 10 position switch. Set of locking tuners out of the parts bin.

Seller says this is a ‘93 MIA body with a ‘21 Am Pro neck. Is this legit? How can I tell?

I've had a Jazzmaster for sale on Reverb for months to fund a black guard Telecaster and it finally sold. I wanted vintage spec with the small frets, 7.25" radius, and nitro, so it was between a used AV52 or AVII 52. I have an AVRI 62 Thin Skin with 9.5" radius and the railroad track 6105 frets and I love it, but it never felt quite right.

I found this one on marketplace almost immediately, made in 2002 and nearly perfect condition. A bit on the heavier side, but the grain is really nice. I've never bonded with a guitar as quickly as this one. It sounds and feels so good.

Pictured with my AVRI 62 TS

Id describe myself as a metal guy but my Father-in-law (who very much isnt a metal guy) got me this affinity for my birthday.

What an amazing guitar!

Already changed the pickguard because I love the Olympic white and tortoise look. Already looking at telecasters with humbuckers lol.