Members voneville Posted February 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by walfordr Joe Strummer would be proud to own that.http://www.fender.co.uk/news/JoeStrummersTele.asp Cool link! Joe's came from years and years of playing, mine was from carelessness. I would love to do a replica of it. For all the talk around here about having an arsenal of gear to achieve any given tone for any given genre of music Joe and Mick sure did do a lot with a Tele and a Paul (I know mick had some custom stuff done later). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 I vote for stickers to protect the finish in strategic places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 That is really {censored}ty. I would burn it immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitarman 5 Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Looks like a MONSTER...in a good way....maybe a hand painted body like Clapton's Cream -era SG?Here's how to do it:Take a couple of bong hits just to mellow you out...then a shot of whisky to give you confidence....maybe some speed to boost pick you up....a little acid for clarity and creativity...a hit of PCP to add that evil doctor twist....and top it off with a couple of lines to get you through the process....grab paints and a brush and go nuts.hmmm then again...maybe not.Seriously though...cool conversion...the guitar has some serious MOJO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by voneville I'm working on it, most of my unused stickers I collected over the years are collectables now though, and I don't like many current bands. I'm pirating pics of the internet and going to glue them to the guitar, and then mod podge it! I know a guy who stuck cut up Beanos (Beano is a weekly UK kid's comic, that's what Clapton is reading on the cover of the Bluesbreakers album) over his Strat and clear-coated it. Could look kinda cool if you went for the right option. I think covering it with images of Betty Page would look , maybe a clear guard with fishnet stuck on the underside.... (damn, must stop giving self ideas for customs.... only ends up with me adding another idea to the GAS list....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by RockNote "Kelly Caster" (after Kelly Osbourne). Ouch. Kelly's actually quite a pretty girl when she dresses nice and puts her makeup on with a brush rather than a trowell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by jjpistols here's my telebastard, lovingly crafted from donated parts I want to build an Esquier style in white w black plate, and one of those SDs that Johnny R used.... i think that'd be a pretty cool alternative to the Mosrite.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by voneville Cool link! Joe's came from years and years of playing, mine was from carelessness. I would love to do a replica of it. For all the talk around here about having an arsenal of gear to achieve any given tone for any given genre of music Joe and Mick sure did do a lot with a Tele and a Paul (I know mick had some custom stuff done later). Yes indeedy. I'm currently considering an MIM Std Tele in black, getting a black plate for it.... I've seen a few photos of Strummer playing one like that with a maple neck.... saw the great man in action three times - 99,00,01 - with the Mescaleroes, and he played that old beat to {censored} 66 Tele every time. I'm torn a bit - much prefer a maple neck, but I kinda like the idea of replicating that guitar in an earlier incarnation - the six saddle bridge on the MIM is "right" as Joe's had that mod done at one point - I was thinking of gonig for an early version of that guitar back when he had "Trash" stenciled on it in white. I'd be going for a black body / black plate, tho, rather than spraypainting both black over the burst / white as Joe did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WhiskeyBucket Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Definitely don't refinish it. Beat up guitars are wayyyyy better than nice new ones, as long as they still play well (or at least YOU can play them well). With all the little jerks running around with mom-bought les pauls, a guitar like that stands out in a very good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fanuvbrak Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Needs more duct tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockNote Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by Edward Ouch.Kelly's actually quite a pretty girl when she dresses nice and puts her makeup on with a brush rather than a trowell... I don't really believe in offending named people like that, so I've come up with yet another alternative - "Hella Caster." (Not sure if that refers to a real model somehow - there was a so-called No Caster at one point and maybe others...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Filter500 Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by jjpistols here's my telebastard, lovingly crafted from donated parts That's a bastard I can appreciate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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