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

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

Post by BlixaFan » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:46 am

this thread just gave me some major GAS.... thanks guys :D
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by xxJÄGERMEISTERxx » Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:13 am

Here's my take on the Tele Custom.

I had a '74 Tele Deluxe that I sold several years ago and have missed that thing ever since. I decided I was going to recreate it but with a single coil configuration similar to a Tele Custom (I like the brighter Single Coil bridge sound). Pretty happy with how it turned out. This photo was taken before I completed all the wiring, added knobs and got her professionally setup. Used a Warmoth alder body and Musikraft neck (Warmoth doesn't do a bullet truss rod). She's now my #1 and I will NEVER part with it.


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

Post by Pacafeliz » Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:21 am

now that's a badass looking guitar, congrats!!!
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by AwesomeWelles » Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:04 am

Wow! That's pretty much how I'd love mine too look.

I always thought the Custom would look cooler with the Strat headstock...
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by Pacafeliz » Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:01 am

AwesomeWelles wrote:Wow! That's pretty much how I'd love mine too look.

I always thought the Custom would look cooler with the Strat headstock...

ALL guitars look cooler with the big headstock!!!
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by Telenator » Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:43 am

Love the big headstock! Love the middle position on a Tele Custom. Unlike any other guitar in the world.

Pat Travers did a real good job of making a Custom sing.

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

Post by xxJÄGERMEISTERxx » Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:45 am

I'm actually surprised Fender hasn't released something like this before (either thru the "Custom" shop or some other line). I mean c'mon, how many different tele/strat variations can they pump out each year???

Total cost to build was around $700 + my time. I see alot of 70's Tele Custom/Deluxes selling in the 2-4k range and I would put the tone and playability of my Mongrel up against them anyday.
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by tylerforyou » Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:13 pm

The tele mongrel is the guitar I build every night in my non offset dreams...
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by fever606 » Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:52 pm

tylerforyou wrote:The tele mongrel is the guitar I build every night in my non offset dreams...
Pretty much everything I want in a non-offset guitar...
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by Telliot » Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:51 am

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The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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Post by matthew a » Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:48 pm

Just seen this for sale. Oh my.

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

Post by Telenator » Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:22 am

Wow, never seen a lefty!
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by mcjt » Fri Oct 24, 2014 9:47 am

THAT is very nicely done.
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by axehound » Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:02 am

Telliot wrote:Image
Is this Mohamad Ali ?
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Re: The 70s Telecaster Customs of OSG (and famous users)

Post by spook » Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:58 pm

axehound wrote:
Telliot wrote:Image
Is this Mohamad Ali ?
Looks more like Cassius Clay.
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