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Post subject: Fender's new model - The Telemaster
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:33 pm
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This exciting new instrument is part of another exclusive run of Fender Custom Shop guitars, Masterbuilt exclusively for Make'n Music. The Fender Custom Shop Telemaster is based on an early 50's Esquire / Telecaster platform with a Jazzmaster body shape. A 60's version is also available. Since this model never actually existed, these guitars were designed to look like some kind of lost NAMM show prototype from the Pre-CBS era and they certainly would have been perfectly at home in any vintage Fender catalog. While it may look and feel like a vintage instrument, the Telemaster was designed from the ground up to be true player's guitar with some obvious and not so obvious features. For tonal versatility two additional, specially designed pickups are stealthily hidden underneath the pickguard and the reverse mounted control plate puts the volume and tone knobs in the perfect position for quick adjustments. A 5-way selector switch provides modern switching ability. Additional player friendly specifications include a lightweight Ash body, custom Make'n Music neck profile with 1&11/16 nut width, 9.5 fingerboard radius and 6105 frets, Gatton bridge and saddles for improved intonation and tuning stability. Extremely limited production for 2009. 6lbs, 10oz!


http://www.makenmusic.com/product.cfm?prodID=1166&catID=1


FINALLY, THE SECRET OF THE 'LOST JAZZMASTER PROTOTYPE' IS REVEALED! totally worth 6k!

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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:34 pm
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The reversed control plate is actually more useful if you use your pinky for volume swells and steel guitar-like double bends.

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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:36 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:10 pm
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huh to be honest i think that looks like a hella sweet guitar.

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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:05 am
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I don't think so.

Cheaper way to make this: get a Jazzmaster body from Warmoth routed for Tele and then slap some Tele hardware on it. Next, drop it down the stairs a dozen times and you're good to go.

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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:05 am
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They look great. Quite original. I first saw a picture of the prototype early this year.. or late in 2008 in some store's website that was pre-selling them, but I cant remember the price. I still have a picture of the blonde finished version somewhere, I'll post here if I can find it :)

being a limited editon, no wonder it will be over 5k
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Post subject: Here it is!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:12 am
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Probably I saw it in the Maken'Music website :lol: Only now I noticed the "exclusively" :)


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:59 am
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Miami Mike wrote:
The reversed control plate is actually more useful if you use your pinky for volume swells and steel guitar-like double bends.


+1

I found that I was hitting the switch while strumming hard, so I swapped the plate. Only after the swap did I discover that orchestral volume swells could be achieved with a jab of my ring finger.


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:03 pm
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It seems like a very cool instrument. Maybe if they mass-produced a Road Worn version or just a MIM version it will catch on.

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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:44 pm
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I think it looks very very cool, but at the same time, I´m very conventional (and poor :lol: )to have one of those as 2nd or 3rd (or even 4th or 5th hehehe) guitar. It´s not Esquire enough to appeal to all Tele players (or those that want to buy one) and no Jazzmaster enough to appeal to the indie crowd. I can´t imagine Fender releasing this model in a regular production seies.


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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:19 pm
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Sorry, no interest for me.


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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:49 am
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looks like crap


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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:23 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:15 am
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I like it...I would buy a reasonably priced version (Squier '51, anyone?); but for crying out loud--ENOUGH WITH THE RELICS!

All of my axes have scuffs, scratches and dings on them--they're instruments that I use, not museum pieces--but each little mark has a story behind it.

...like the slow-motion-falling-forward-off-the-guitar-stand-and-onto-its-face incident involving my G&L F-100 (because some %$#& decided to not watch what his guitar cable was hooking onto while he was being a rock star). It put a dent on the front of the headstock.

...or the time my room mate decided to re-string my G&L Nighthawk with a different gauge string (because he didn't like the gauge I used and wanted to take MY guitar to a gig without asking permission) and he scratched the living Hades out of the back of my axe taking off the tremolo plate. I not only made him buy new strings for ALL my guitars (nine at the time!), I also evicted him the next month.

...or the time the screwdriver slipped out of my hand and put the first scratch on the body of my Fiesta Red Strat...my wife almost cried!

..plus the sweat, grime, skin-and-fingernail particles (I don't use a pick), spilled drinks, etc. that just naturally builds up when you love--and use--an instrument...and if you play in a bar, don't forget the lovely (gak!) cigarette smell that eventually saturates your guitar, even if you don't smoke!

All of these things are what gives an instrument personality...relic-ing them is like a chick changing her outfit to try to convince you she's cool and has personality, when she is actually an insipid airhead.

Enough with the relics!

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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:27 am
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Man,that has to be the ugliest thing Fender has made in years!!!


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