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Topic: Recommendations for cheap Telecaster style guitar? |
Dale Lee
From:
Down Yonder
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Posted 13 Apr 2008 8:37 am |
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Any recommendations on this (besides "don't bother")? I can't really play guitar, but I am thinking about getting one to fool around with at home. Are any of them any better than the others?
One I've considered that is pretty cheap is the "Peavey Generation Triple/Single EX". I am finding it for less than $150 new on EBay. |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 13 Apr 2008 3:53 pm
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Dale, I'd get a Squier Tele, they can be had pretty cheap and as they're able to be set up pretty good you can actually play a gig with one of 'em. I bought one and used it for a second guitar and tuned it down a whole tone for some special things. And remember, Squire is Fender so it's actually a "real" Telecaster........JH in Va.
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Casey Lowmiller
From:
Kansas
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Posted 13 Apr 2008 6:18 pm
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I'll second what Jerry said. Right now, you can pickup a butterscotch Squier Tele for fairly cheap.
They are pretty good guitars for the cash!!!
Casey
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Mike Goldring
From:
memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2008 8:57 pm re Squire's , Peavey
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Some of the Squier Teles are pretty nice, but the Peavey's are nice too, and there are lot's of other cheap import Tele copies, SX, Jay Turser, etc...
They are all made overseas, China, Indonesia etc.. but for the money they are all pretty good guitars.
That said, I'd shop for a used Mexican made Standard Tele, you can find them for $250 or so, sometimes cheaper, they have the same pots and switch as the USA Teles, the stock pu's are decent, a vintage Tele bridge will replace the stock flat 6 saddle bridge w/o any modification. |
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Randy Phelps
From:
California, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2008 9:37 pm
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http://www.rondomusic.com/wf150ta.html
it is a pretty nice guitar (top loader) if you decide you want something different. They are good guitars and have decent hardware. |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2008 7:51 am
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I have a Greg Bennett model, made by Samick, Tele style guitar that I would part with reasonably. Plays and sounds good and it is really good quality for an inport.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 14 Apr 2008 9:54 pm
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| beat up $100 squire tele....take it right to the gig! |
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Andy Zynda
From:
Wisconsin
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Posted 15 Apr 2008 5:52 am Samick
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I've played those Samick Tele's.
Excellent bargain.
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 15 Apr 2008 7:22 am
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Still yet, those Samicks, Peaveys, etc. are just copies! The Squire is the only "cheapie" authorized to have the name "Telecaster" on the headstock as is is a Tele..........JH in Va.
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2008 8:42 am
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Doesn't matter to me who's name is on the headstock, it's all about playability, sound, and quality.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2008 4:22 pm
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| Fender MIM (Made in Mexico) Telecaster. Cheap, many parts interchangable with the American made Teles and has good resale. They play great. eBay always has a number of them. |
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Mike Archer
From:
church hill tn
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Posted 17 Apr 2008 6:21 pm i have a nice Jay turser tele for sale
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i have a good tele its a Jay Turser
ive got 3 and one will do
i would rather have this one then
some of the others
150.00 shipped with a real nice case  |
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John Purcell
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2008 5:44 am
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| Fender MIM (Made in Mexico) Telecaster. Cheap, many parts interchangable with the American made Teles and has good resale. They play great. eBay always has a number of them. |
Probably run you just a bit more but I second the MIM Teles. All the others mentioned(Samick,Peavey,etc.) are great guitars but resale is usually not very good.
Look for a used MIM Tele with upgraded pickups and electronics and you'll have yourself a killer guitar for not much money. |
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Scott Hiestand
From:
MA, U.S.A
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Posted 18 Apr 2008 10:40 am
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Probably run you just a bit more but I second the MIM Teles. All the others mentioned(Samick,Peavey,etc.) are great guitars but resale is usually not very good.
Look for a used MIM Tele with upgraded pickups and electronics and you'll have yourself a killer guitar for not much money. |
True, but at this price I'm not sure I'd even worry about resale. I've never played a Samick Tele but I have had a Greg Bennett Jazz box (which I sold but not because I didn't like it) and my daughter has a lefty Strat-style Samick. Great bang for the buck IMHO. |
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Ernie Pollock
From:
Mt Savage, Md USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2008 4:48 am Fender Squier Tele Custom
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This is a real nice slightly used Tele with Humbuckers, includes gig bag. Price $180.00
Ernie 
301-264-4172 |
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