Show Me Your Twang! (…of Telecasters)

[Fiesta Red]

A group of crows is called a Murder; a group of geese is called a Gaggle; a group of bats is called a Colony…

Therefore, a group of Telecasters is called a Twang.

Here’s my Twang of Telecasters, both current and former…

My #1, the 1995 MIM Fender Tele Special, aka “Big Tex”:

The most recent addition, the Fender Classic Series ‘72 Telecaster Custom, aka “Keef”:

Fender Classic Series ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe, aka “Bevo” (which is about to undergo some modification, renovation and customization):

And the dearly-departed Fender Modern Player Telecaster Thinline Deluxe aka “Little Sister” (shown here with Big Tex in it’s pre-pinstriped state):

If you have more than one Telecaster, show us your Twang!

 

[TVvoodoo]

☆☆☆ Love that '72!!! ☆☆☆

Here's my Twang of teles L-R

1. Set neck stealth thinline esquire with coil cut Hot Liverpool and single vol/tone knob, on full slab body. 1/1 home-built (not by me). Came out of a 2010 TDPRI scratch build contest. Won it in an online photo thing. Not sure the wood... the finish is semi-transluscent, seems limba-ish.
2. Crystal gem-encrusted Paisley Royale partscaster, Hotrails bridge, generic neck pickup "can-opened". Tummy cut. Covid project, approx. 25,000 gems. Great player!
Ash body, super thick neck.
3. "Rockin' Sixty-Nine" Rangecaster... stealth p-90 under branded cowhide pickguard, splittable hotrail bridge, wired 4-way, Tru-oil finish, neck and body. Home engraved hardware. Arm bevel and tummy cut. swamp ash body.
4. Fabric-finished Gruvcaster Paisley with Harpmaster modern hot bridge, "can opened" generic neck pickup, Reverse plate also 4-way w/parallel. Metallic black burst on tummy cut and arm bevel.
Aged hardware. Alder.

 

[gball]

OK. So after not having a Telecaster for something probably in the 30-ish year range, I acquired this '72 MiM Deluxe late last year:



And, I liked it so much more than expected that it compelled me to grab an American Professional II version:



Which was so damn good I needed it with a rosewood fretboard:



Now, I have too many. As Fiesta knows I am planning to move the Mexican one along, but it is the one that started the Deluxe craze. I cannot say enough good things about the pickups and switching in the AmPro's BTW.

 

[Seamus OReally]

I don’t have a twang. My Tele is a lone wolf.

 

[67plexi]

My first one 1971 neck custom made ash body 1956 P90 pickups had a real PAF in the bridge I owned it since 1985

 

[iblive]

I have two. Both are PartsCasters.

This one is a SAGA kit guitar someone else built. I refinished it. Installed 4-Way Switch and thru body string mounting.

And the other started life as an Ash body that had been pre-routed for single coil pups and switch cavity. @RVA made me an ebony switch knob for a Gibson style 3-way switch. Ordered a Warmoth roasted maple neck with ebony fret board and have installed Gotoh locking tuners.. Trying to install P90 pups. Fabbed the switch plate using Carbon Fiber.

 

[Mouse]

I've never been much of a Tele guy but the only Tele I've ever owned survived the Great Guitar Sell-off of 2018 so that tells me something. This is a MIM that came with Kinman Broadcaster pickups and a new pickguard courtesy of me. It's tough player given it has vintage sized frets (I prefer jumbo) but it's got a great bite that I don't get from my other guitars. Sorry, I don't have pics handy but here's a recent video:

 

[Session 5]

My 2023 Legend Custom T-Style. And my Fender Player Plus MIM 2024.

 

[fitz]

Home build burl top mini-hum deluxe - Page Dragon - Home build purple heart Cabronita Thinline

 

[dmatthews]

Twang like???