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Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:12 pm
by aristotle
I'm not sure why you're obsessed with them, but so am I.
I was playing my Les Paul the other day and realized why I probably bought it in the first place. Most of the LPs that I've played have a real dense, focused and solid sound to them. Mine is very open and airy - like a 'big' sounding Telecaster.
No matter how I try to escape it, I don't stray far from a Telecaster.
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:58 pm
by Mudfuzz
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:05 am
by kosta
I'm obessessed with 'em too. Don't have an actual Tele though. (Yet.) But I do have (and love the hell out of) these:
ESP Prototype (Esquire'ish Junior'ish kinda thing. Was maybe going to be a Ron Wood sig model? Paging Masked Elwood.... Sounds and plays like a dream. Great guitar.)
Brazen Dynasty given the Masked Elwood F'ed Up treatment. GFS P-90 in the neck, stacked humbucker in the bridge. Bigsby. Beyond in love with this thing.
ESP Hybrid II (Much as I think I can get rid of this thing, it just plays too dang good. And the sounds I can pull out of it with that weirdo pickup arrangement is fantastic.)
Always on the lookout for a G&L ASAT Special too....
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:06 am
by CBA
Master Ken Andrews (of Failure fame):


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Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:09 am
by kosta
Mo Tele's. Mo Problems.
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:10 am
by CBA
Kosta-
I dig that Tele in the middle with the block inlays and the P-90. That's a unique piece! Cool.
C
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:12 am
by kosta
Thanks man! I love it. A lot. Gibson scale & set neck too. It's badass! More info here if you're curious. :
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Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:37 am
by Chankgeez
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:59 am
by devnulljp
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:28 am
by Chankgeez
Bob Stinson

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Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:09 am
by phantasmagorovich
kosta wrote:I'm obessessed with 'em too. Don't have an actual Tele though. (Yet.) But I do have (and love the hell out of) these:
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ESP Hybrid II (Much as I think I can get rid of this thing, it just plays too dang good. And the sounds I can pull out of it with that weirdo pickup arrangement is fantastic.)
Always on the lookout for a G&L ASAT Special too....
Dude, is that a normal Humbucker size on the hybrid 2? I can hear that guy is screaming to get a good wide-range in that there.
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:36 am
by kosta
Yeah, normal HB in there I'm pretty sure. A wide-range would be nice though! I have WRHB's in my Toronado which also has a string-through body tail on it, and it is a match made in heaven.
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:53 am
by Mudfuzz
CBA wrote:And then I've thought about getting a Telecaster with like different pickups and stuff... I love P-90s, and I think that's about all I could really use anymore... but so like I could put them in a Telecaster, but what would be the point?
Your posts of late force me to post this.

Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:14 pm
by kosta
Damn dude! That is awesome. What is it???
Re: Why Am I So Obsessed With Telecasters?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:28 pm
by Mudfuzz