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Looking to buy a new Fender Tele and stumbled across this on eBay...

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handmade-ULTIMA-BLUEBIRD-Luthier-Built-Guitar-Fender-Telecaster-Pickups-/220944432833?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3371507ec1"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handmade-ULTIMA-BLUEBIRD-Luthier-Built-Guitar-Fender-Telecaster-Pickups-/220944432833?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3371507ec1[/url]

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Oh gosh...if you thought that one was off the wall, have a look at this one!

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VHA-SWORDFISH-V3-STRATOCASTER-CROSS-TELECASTER-UNIQUE-ONE-OFF-HANDMADE-GUITAR-/300667293303?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item46012ace77"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item46012ace77[/url]

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My old man once said to me that when Gibson launched the Explorer and Flying V nobody bought into them because they were aesthetically unpleasing and too radical. My dad actually bought a Flying V and was laughed at for a while. But, they did eventually evolve into appeal and fashion and still selling after all these years.

However, I am quietly confident that a few folks won't be trading in their PRS CU 10-top for one of these puppies!

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[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1329824903' post='1547860']
My old man once said to me that when Gibson launched the Explorer and Flying V nobody bought into them because they were aesthetically unpleasing and too radical. My dad actually bought a Flying V and was laughed at for a while. But, they did eventually evolve into appeal and fashion and still selling after all these years.
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Shame the Moderne didn't survive, though...

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[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1329848630' post='1548520']
Not as good as [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handmade-ULTIMA-FIREBIRD-Luthier-Build-Concept-guitar-Fender-Telecaster-Bridge-/220921121877?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item336feccc55"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item336feccc55[/url]

It has added valvness.
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Not quite enough switches on that one :blink:

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Speaking for myself I don't recall actually saying I didn't like them. Having said that, one of the great virtues of the Telecaster is it's simplicity. Whatever these things are, they're definitely not simple. Lots of tone shaping options reads impressively as a sales pitch, but how many of them would you actually use at a gig, honestly? I mean I'm sure you could build an argument for having it all at your fingertips, but most guitarists just don't do that IME - that's what your FX array is for!

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i was just about to have a chuckle at the 'thing from the blue lagoon' when my eye was caught by the shiny linkage on the page so clicking away as you do i stumbled upon this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Vintage-1954-Fender-Telecaster-Blackguard-Guitar-Bridge-Pickup-Cover-/130641080510?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D220944432833%252B220944432833%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6511692090657903125"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Vintage-1954-Fender-Telecaster-Blackguard-Guitar-Bridge-Pickup-Cover-/130641080510?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D220944432833%252B220944432833%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6511692090657903125[/url]

vintage parts ... how much??? :o

NOW you're having a laugh!

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[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1329823470' post='1547829']
Oh gosh...if you thought that one was off the wall, have a look at this one!

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VHA-SWORDFISH-V3-STRATOCASTER-CROSS-TELECASTER-UNIQUE-ONE-OFF-HANDMADE-GUITAR-/300667293303?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item46012ace77"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item46012ace77[/url]
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im sorry but if that is a strat/tele cross then im the love child of cliff richard and sue barker

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