Show Me Your Tele's With Fancy Wood/ Figured Tops.

I'm just stuck here with these

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Sapient said:
Holy crap!! That looks nipular (GREAT!!), John!!

Those dials look magnificent. I'd copycat you but mine might be too cherry to pull that off.
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Thanks! That was my first partsocaster or any other kind of build or project. Maybe around 2006, and early days of ebay. I wanted a Broadcaster of some sort, and bought a generic body, then a Tele Deluxe neck because I like the big headstocks. Then had to go with the witch hats because I was so used to playing my '69 SG at the time, and wanted to reach for something with a similar feel. I should dig it out and play it sommetime.
 
Col Mustard said:
Now some would insist that mine's not a "real Telecaster" because she doesn't
have the distinctive Telecaster bridge p'up. Telecaster purists are a closed minded
bunch, to their detriment. And I don't care a fig. I never wanted a guitar that might
sound like someone else's guitar. I like to sound like me.
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I just love this guitar. I've owned it since like 2009 or so, cain't recall
exactly. It's got a great sound all its own. Seems like my whole life has
been dedicated to the confounding of purists of all stripes. This guitar
helps with the mission.
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I’m not much of a purist, either, but I’m not trying confound or irritate anyone. I just buy and/or modify guitars to fit my personal style or what sounds good or (sometimes) whatever I can afford.

I’ve never had a “standard” Telecaster—even though two of the three have a normal bridge pickup and bridge assembly…I have a sister (‘72 Telecaster Deluxe reissue) of your guitar…

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and a cousin (‘72 Telecaster Custom reissue) of your guitar,

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and a Tele Special, which originally had a coil-tapped humbucker in the neck position (after a temporary dalliance with it set up as an Esquire, I ultimately installed a P-90 in the neck position).

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I’m not opposed to a “normal/standard” Telecaster (in fact, I’ve always wanted a 1960’s style with a rosewood fretboard, especially one that looks like Muddy Waters’ “Hoss”), but I need another guitar like I need a hole in my head…

Back to the request of the OP—“show off your Telecasters with figured/fancy tops”—none of mine have fancy or pretty wood grain”.

The “fanciest” top on any of my Telecasters is the Tele Special, which I had pinstriped about a decade ago.

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