What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by Maggieo » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:34 pm

TA-DAH!

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It's a fantastic guitar.  I call mine "Sterling, " after Doctor Morrison.
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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by vancouverois » Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:51 am

berlinbetty wrote:
vancouverois wrote: Check out this link:
http://www.the-jime.dk/Rockabilly_Guitar.htm#PIU
  Dude!!  Where has this website BEEN all my life.  This is perfect as I'm going through a big SUN Records phase right now!  Thanks for posting that, vancouverois!!
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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by del » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:48 am

k o y l wrote: It's a telecaster shape, wine red finish (or something in the way) with a black special shaped pickguard, 2 gretsch "tron" like pickups, black headstock...

I'd like to find further info but I can't find it on the web since I don't even know what brand it is. I think it's a Fender but I'm not sure and can't find it on fender.com

Any link, infos, pictures will be welcome..  :)
Instead of the tele-sonic proposed above, could KOYL be referring to to currently-in-production Gretsch Special Jet?  Here is a link (I need to learn how to embed photos  :-[)

http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/inde ... t2=&q=&st=

I very much like the look and specs of this guitar - I've been interested in one since I first saw it.

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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by berlinbetty » Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:13 am

  Just right-click on the image and then click on Properties.  Then copy and paste the URL address in between the [image] brackets...

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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by ugly casanova » Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:21 am

la-la-la-lawsuit!!  ;D
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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by Mighty Tom » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:46 am

I don't think so. Fender owns Gretsch. It'd be like Coke suing Coke Zero.
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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by northern_dirt » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:44 am

Mighty Tom wrote: I don't think so. Fender owns Gretsch. It'd be like Coke suing Coke Zero.

Or like Fox News suing fox entertainment... ?.. yer avatar made me think of that

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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by Mighty Tom » Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:23 pm

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Re: What is this guitar ? Telecaster with gretsch like pickups

Post by flatfiver » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:22 pm

Not to mention that that basic body shape has been around almost as long as the Telecaster.  And Fender either never trademarked or let the trademarks on their body designs lapse, which is why there are a million strat and tele shaped guitars in the world.
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