The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

[Despot]

Here's mine ... also a '74:


Sorry for the crappy photo quality ... I really need to take some better shots of this one, it's a seriously good Tele. Lightweight, resonant and that WRHB sounds amazing.

Congrats again on your Tele Pat ... now that it's been de-wormed!!

[Jet]

Does Telecaster Deluxe count?
Mine is from 1977, those wide range pickups are the bomb!

[Pacafeliz]

Deluxes are hot, so i'll let them pass, too...
i've owned a couple of 'em... but they didn't feel all "right" to me, for some reason. a pity, cuz yes, they look and sound amazing! even made a demo of/with one...

[ChrisFFTA]

Pat you might want to spend some time with a bigsby equipped Tele (if you haven't already)... They are a total pita

[kapepper]

Very happy with mine also
1978


And talking about wrh
1975

[shinealight]

would love one of these http://kyotoya.net/blog/gk/log/eid1244.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Hoops]

Here's my parts Custom

Bound Warmoth body, Mex Tele Thinline RI neck, both pickups are from The Creamery in Manchester, the bridge is a '64 Classic Alnico 5 and the neck is a Fender RI that's been completely rebuilt to vintage specs with threaded magnets etc. Pretty expensive for one pickup but worth every penny, by far and away the best sounding guitar I own. All the other hardware is a mixture of new Fender stuff and All Parts.

It's also unbelievably light, clocks in under 6lbs. Still beautifully resonant and doesn't have any neck dive for such a light guitar.

[Pacafeliz]

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oooh right... i loved my thinline too. sold it to Danocaster, along with the white '72 jazzmaster.


then, as mentioned, i used to have some deluxes...

1978 sunburst Deluxe


ooh just found this one. my old '73 Deluxe, '82 AVRI 52Std, and the '86 MIJ Custom


another '78 Deluxe with a cheap black refin... traded this one to OSG'er "E Baxter Put" for his sherwood green AVRI Jazzmaster.
he removed the refin and under it it was original and nice WHITE!!!

(yes it's the SAME guitar!!!)

finally, the last Deluxe i had was this '78 with an '91 AVRI Strat neck


EXTRA:
this old Teisco Tele Thinline from the 70s. it was quite cool...

[Pacafeliz]

wow, that's actually pretty hot!
and clearly, SOME conversation starter, yes!

[Gonkulator]

Well since we're off topic...

My '76 Greco Super Sounds Tele Deluxe I just got from sleepykid. Truest sounded wide ranges I've ever heard.

[niemand]

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[AwesomeWelles]

The most offset looking non-offset ever!

[parry]

This just in!



Plays like garbage

But has potential.
I swear, it's currently strung up with all high-e strings from a set of 3s or 4s...
Just...
ugh

From what I can tell, the bridge position sounds good, middle position is fantastic, and the neck pup...
well...

yeah...

I'm gonna have to check to see if dude left one of his socks stuffed in there...
Still pretty excited though.

[Pacafeliz]

yeah i find the reissue WRHB a bit dull sounding...

but tinker a bit and see what you can do with it!

[PsychoSurfer]

I've been wanting to join this club for a while.. maybe I'll sell some stuff...