Big Bill Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I have a bid working on a used one on eBay right now...nice blue one...will let you know! Nice one, Big Bill! Keep us posted. Perhaps we will have gotten our Teles on the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Looks nice. You can always slap some good pups in later. I'm a big fan of the RS Guitarworks kits too. Generally the stock electronics parts in those guitars are pretty bad. It's a little more dough than buying the pots, caps, switches, etc separately, but you can slap them in a a couple minutes! http://store.rsguitarworks.net/PWVINTTELEKI.html Thanks Surf, that's a great price for an upgrade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Like the red and rosewood. Congrats. B) Actually I posted the wrong stock pic. The one I bought has a maple neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Actually I posted the wrong stock pic. The one I bought has a maple neck. Interested to hear how you like it. Since mine is rosewood, I am thinking I need another one with a maple board. Might go the Mex route and upgrade it or might make a partser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Interested to hear how you like it. Since mine is rosewood, I am thinking I need another one with a maple board. Might go the Mex route and upgrade it or might make a partser. Surf, I'll let you for sure. Now's the hard part, telling my wife I bought another guitar. Perhaps I can declare it an early Christmas gift. Heymisterk, How long till the bidding ends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I've got an Ash MIM tele that just kills. No reason what-so-ever to look for another. (Well, except for the fact that I want one of those Custom Shop Rosewood things like George played on the roof...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Congrats Bill! You're gonna love it. Pics when you get it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Well gents you sold me. I pulled the trigger and got myself one from ZZsounds. I got her in Candy Apple Red. Here's a stock pic. Now sit down and see what comes out. "Act Naturally" came shooting out of mine without any prompting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I wonder how Heymisterk is doing on his bid war on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Not a valid comparison. Mexican guitars share many parts with American pieces, lotsa parts commonality. American versus Squire? No contest there, Squire is comparable to most Epiphones if that's what you're after. I would compare Mexican Fenders to Japanese Gibsons and Fenders in many cases. Close anyway. A plus for you. To the guy who compared MIM Fenders to Chinese Epis: Go play a bunch of them, and then tell us what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 ^ I bought one just like it. I'd challenge anyone to find a better Strat (for the price or not). I read somewhere that someone in Eric Clapton's family bought one for him - and he cherishes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Hi River Yes, I remember that! In his autobiography he said he wife and child bought a gold made in Mexico strat that he had been eyeing up in the local store Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 I wonder how Heymisterk is doing on his bid war on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-FENDER-STANDARD-TELECASTER-GUITAR-MIM-AGAVE-BLUE-/290491641295?pt=Guitar&hash=item43a2a6adcf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Wow you have a couple of days left, I thought your were just minutes away. I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-FENDER-STANDARD-TELECASTER-GUITAR-MIM-AGAVE-BLUE-/290491641295?pt=Guitar&hash=item43a2a6adcf Nice - I'll resist the urge to bid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Nice - I'll resist the urge to bid! God knows I don't NEED another guitar, so if I get it, great; if not, there's a Les Paul for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 God knows I don't NEED another guitar, so if I get it, great; if not, there's a Les Paul for that! Yes you do. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 God knows I don't NEED another guitar, so if I get it, great; if not, there's a Les Paul for that! You started this thread and the responses pushed me into buying one. You can't change your mind now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarusvt84 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 got one...excellent value... had one in college too... didn't care too much for my MIM Strat...but the MIM tele is a great first or fifth guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Well, since you already got one, no need for me to add but, I love mine...MIM Teles are better than squires.....Lots of good responses...Suveryor says he's gonna get a white one for his collection; me too.....Love Teles, but I'm on a small budget so I had to go with MIM.....Of course, any more Gibbies will be real re-issues.......Congrats Big Bill; interesting color; Love that Cookieman Strat... Opps!! This a Heymisterk thread !!! .....Seems like the concensus favors the MIM Tele, good luck with your choice...Will be many sales this season, you should be able to get one for a song (pun intended) !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-FENDER-STANDARD-TELECASTER-GUITAR-MIM-AGAVE-BLUE-/290491641295?pt=Guitar&hash=item43a2a6adcf 2 days left and 13 bids already? Early bids drive the price up....if i buy stuff on ebay i wait til the last day to start bidding...it doesn't always work but i've gotten some good deals that way. Good luck - purdy guitar!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 2 days left and 13 bids already? Early bids drive the price up....if i buy stuff on ebay i wait til the last day to start bidding...it doesn't always work but i've gotten some good deals that way. Good luck - purdy guitar!! You are probably right; I should have waited. I don't ebay much so don't always know the unwritten rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 ^ Aw thats ok...still at a low price point right now....just be patient and hopefully you can snag it! :) Good luck man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 MIM Teles are better than MIM squires..... Squires are NOT made in Mexico. I first changed my mind about Mexican Fenders when I started running into guys playing them at gigs. Not bar bands, but professional recording artists. Even guys with Fender endorsement deals were using them so the American ones could stay home. MIM Tele or Strat is a great place to start if you wanna mod it or hot-rod it. Parts commonality makes it a snap. Fender's Ensenada plant has grown HUGE, and they make all kinds of stuff there now. The only real quality issue for me is electronics, but some of the parts are identical to American Fenders. May be fine, and if not it's usually a brain-dead easy fix. Buy a Squire (or Pacific Rim Epiphone) and you'll find that NONE of the parts interchange with American guitars. They might as well be Chinese counterfeits, regardless of whose name is on the headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Well gents you sold me. I pulled the trigger and got myself one from ZZsounds. I got her in Candy Apple Red. Here's a stock pic. That's the color I got. Brought her home and she's been tuned to open G ever since. No complaints whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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