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Post subject: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:22 pm
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I got a call from my guys at GC a couple of months ago about a guy that has a guitar for sale. They said it wasn't playable, but it was old and cheap. I called the guy and bought it. It was a '73 neck, body, bridge, tuners and neckplate. I paid $100 for it. But it was ROUGH!! It had been painted with house paint with a broad brush. Horrible! And about 1/8" thick!

I found the rest of the missing parts on ebay, and turned my tech loose on it. Here she is all finished! Plays great and sounds amazing!!!

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Kitty approved!


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Post subject: Re: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:37 pm
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Stock "F" tuners were replaced by cast-sealed Schallers - the same tuners Fender used on the 25th Anniversary Stratocaster in 1979.

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This is an original 1973 Telecaster Deluxe (now stripped down to a natural finish), the current reissues do not have the "notchless" body shape introduced in late 1972.


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Post subject: Re: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:10 pm
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That axe has mojo!!!

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Post subject: Re: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 3:17 am
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Miami Mike wrote:
That axe has mojo!!!


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Post subject: Re: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 6:25 am
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oooh, that's a really lovely guitar - and real Wide Range pickups, those alone must be worth more than the asking price!


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Post subject: Re: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:03 am
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And the most important, these humbuckers are the original Wide Ranges with the CuNiFe magnets! :)


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Post subject: Re: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:08 pm
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Nice to see a genuine relic instead of 'reliced' guitar if you no what I mean.

And thanks for rescuing an American treasure.

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Post subject: Re: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:18 am
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mhowell wrote:
Nice to see a genuine relic instead of 'reliced' guitar if you no what I mean.

And thanks for rescuing an American treasure.



+1K!

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Post subject: Re: NOGD!! '73 Tele Deluxe!!
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:13 pm
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Out of curiosity, if it's a 1973 guitar, then why does it have a 1977 serial number on the headstock?

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