1st tele build- Catalpa body-hence called "The Cat"

[GONZO-X]

I am both a Tele fanatic and a LOVER of P90's. You be checkin all the boxes.

Yep, I get it now.

The p92 in this is pretty fat, not skinny

 

[GONZO-X]

i have a new tune recorded using this new tele,
if anyone wants to hear it in action:

https://homerecording.com/bbs/threads/open-wheel-champion.418709/#post-4720544

 

[mjbphotos]

My 72 Tele - with the original pickups (before I swapped them out for G+L alnicos, as they need to be rewound.) This picture is 10 years old now, hard to believe the guitar itself is 50 years old!.

 

[spantini]

My 72 Tele - with the original pickups (before I swapped them out for G+L alnicos, as they need to be rewound.) This picture is 10 years old now, hard to believe the guitar itself is 50 years old!.

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That's a nice Tele - looks exactly like my old '72 (no longer with me). Can you say how much these sold for NEW? I got mine second-hand from a co-worker in 1980. I picked it up (with Fender hardcase and 100W combo amp) for $300. Tele alone went for $350 when I liquidated. That hurt.

 

[GONZO-X]

yea, i thought about buying a 'used' and older tele..
but i really wanted something that felt modern.

putting a custom 14" radius 24.75" scale one piece flame maple neck fit the bill!

my first 14" radius, i just loved it the minute i first picked it up.

 

[mjbphotos]

That's a nice Tele - looks exactly like my old '72 (no longer with me). Can you say how much these sold for NEW? I got mine second-hand from a co-worker in 1980. I picked it up (with Fender hardcase and 100W combo amp) for $300. Tele alone went for $350 when I liquidated. That hurt.

I got it at EU Wurlitzer on Newbury Street, Boston in 72 for $289.00 + tax. including the HSC! Worth a lot more now!

 

[GONZO-X]

wow, so cheap back in the day...
i think i paid about that much for a fender mustang back in '72

my new Tele cost a LOT more than that!
LOL

 

[spantini]

A week later, the same guy I bought the '72 Tele from sold me a Les Paul with it's iconic molded case - a factory second in perfect condition - for another $300, which I sold to a private dealer for $1600. He said it was so nice he wasn't going to resell it, just add it to his collection. When I told him it was a factory second with the word SECOND deeply stamped into the back of the headstock, he said it didn't matter because once you buy one they're all seconds.