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Post subject: The Mystery Guitar
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:40 pm
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Hello! Way new to here, but I couldn't think of a better place to post this question.

One of the greatest regrets of my life is selling a sunburst Telecaster I got in 1993 brand new (not sure if year was 1993 though). I didn't care about model numbers back then. I played it for 15 years before I sold it.

It was an American Standard (I think!) Telecaster. Thing was, it didn't have a metal plate at the bridge. It had the American Standards block type saddles on just a small type Strat bridge. The strings loaded from behind. Here's the kicker, the bridge pickup was a black rail type Seymour Duncan hum bucker (no pole pieces, and mounted straight up and down, NOT an angle) and the single coil at the neck was also a black Seymour Duncan rail.

I have looked at tens of thousands of pictures on the Internet trying to see if I can find out anything about this model (and getting one again??), but I have yet to see to this combo of parts. Anywhere. Am I crazy? Did I play a ghost guitar? If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks and God Bless!


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Post subject: Re: The Mystery Guitar
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:52 pm
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Hi there possibly a tele plus or deluxe tele plus? :D


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Post subject: Re: The Mystery Guitar
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 10:08 pm
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You know I don't know! I'm much more knowledgeable of guitars and types now, but I do remember that all it said was "Telecaster" on the headstock. Besides Fender, of course. That's why this mystery is driving me nuts. I'll look those up though. Thank you!!!!


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Post subject: Re: The Mystery Guitar
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:47 am
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It must be a tele plus or a variant thereof. It was black (semitransparent) and I don't remember there being a chrome pickup guard. It seems to me the pick guard came down to the bridge and the SD humbucker was just sticking up out of a hole.

But you know how memory can be! The Plus is the closest thing I've seen so far. Thank you!


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