Leather usually describes the hide of a dead animal. Is that what you are saying?

For those who like leather, here are some nice covers from Mosby!

http://www.mosbyguitars.com/gcovmain.html

Very nice indeed! I especially like that Acanthus 2 one.

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Those are pretty nice. Looks like they lace on around the edges right? I actually think a leather cover would be pretty cool on my Tele. My wallet is hand tooled leather my Grandad made in prison many years ago, along with lots of other stuff. Tooled leather always reminds me of him ...r.i.p.

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I love these leather covers, but my only Tele is a MIM, so it seems silly to spend multiple times the cost of the guitar on the cover:">



My concern about it. Still, my Tele gets probably the least play of all my guitars, so it would look awesome on the wall still...

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Man,I hate to say it but one of my granddads died in prison,he didn't make anything for me either....some people would never admit such things,but I'm not too proud,we have that in common,Tim.

Man, butterscotch, now I want one of Mosby's custom leather signature straps

So much GAS

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Sadly Rebel, my grandad was in prison more than he was out during his adult life. And I've got a couple uncle's that will never see the light of day again.

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I assume that Kiwi or Shinola would be acceptable for "polishing" the body......?



Arjay

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Gassing so hard, I would love to break out the leather covered Tele for Folsom Prison Blues, but I really only use 2 guitars gigging, a jag and a strat and I won't be doing any shows until 2012

I keep talkingmyself in and out of getting one of these

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Heck, I'd settle for an El Dorado tooled leather pickguard...

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Now that I like!

WHere's that from?

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speak slowly I'm a drummer too!!

And I proudly lack a stick or a kazoo up my arse...........

Ultimately, El Dorado http://www.eldoradostraps.com/new-products.htm#pickguard

but indirectly from Musician's friend or Guitar Center

http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/El-Dorado-HandTooled-Leather-Tele-Pickguard?sku=301000&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=26021513

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The pickguards are super nice too, love the engraved ones, and the engraved ashtray bridge cover is super awesome too.

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I have covered 7 Telecasters and it DOES NOT change the tone of the guitar!! It's wrapped on the body SO TIGHT, that it helps with the guitar resonating and vibrations. I have 2 that I did which are almost identical to Waylon's Tele and 2 that are done in a Sheridan style tooling and finish.
Waylon was not the one who had his first tele covered in leather, it was Waylon's 1st wife and his band!! Waylon's first wife and his band wanted to get him a birthday present. The band and Waylon's wife pulled together $40 and Richie Albright bought a '53 Tele from a pawn shop. Later that week after a gig at a bar in Arizona, Richie pulled out the guitar to show the band after Waylon had left for the night. The band members were worried that Waylon might not like the guitar because it was a little beat up. The guy sweeping up the floor and stacking chairs overheard them and offered to cover the guitar in leather for $25!! That story I got DIRECTLY FROM RICHIE ALBRIGHT!! Jeff Mosby does great leather work!! I have 2 straps he made for me about 6 years ago and I still use them to this day! Cody Hixon also does great work and alot of Shooter's guitars! NOW, if you want a guitar covered by a guy who did one for WAYLON, just Google Terry Lankford!! He did Waylon's SECOND LEATHER COVERED TELE: the one with the BLACK PICKGUARD WHICH IS NOW OWNED BY KEITH URBAN!! Doug