
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
It will be a Telecaster.
In my mind, there are only two Fender guitars: Strats and Teles. I have a nice Strat, and by acquiring a Tele I will have covered the entire Fender universe.
(Unfortunately, that will still leave Gibson and other universes to conquer.)
So now the choice is, which Telecaster? In my mind's eye a Tele will always be blonde with a maple neck and fretboard. But for playing I really prefer rosewood fretboards. So I'm undecided there.
Fender and Gibson are playing the same confusion game in offering multiple versions of the same guitar. Teles run the gamut from Mexican-made instruments with poly finish and questionable hardware, to the American-made '52 reissue and the 60th anniversary model, with in-betweener American models. Prices range from ~$500 to ~1,300.
I'm gonna have to think on this.
In my mind, there are only two Fender guitars: Strats and Teles. I have a nice Strat, and by acquiring a Tele I will have covered the entire Fender universe.
(Unfortunately, that will still leave Gibson and other universes to conquer.)
So now the choice is, which Telecaster? In my mind's eye a Tele will always be blonde with a maple neck and fretboard. But for playing I really prefer rosewood fretboards. So I'm undecided there.
Fender and Gibson are playing the same confusion game in offering multiple versions of the same guitar. Teles run the gamut from Mexican-made instruments with poly finish and questionable hardware, to the American-made '52 reissue and the 60th anniversary model, with in-betweener American models. Prices range from ~$500 to ~1,300.
I'm gonna have to think on this.
