Members Grayson73 Posted July 5, 2014 Members Share Posted July 5, 2014 Any recommendations for the best Tele under $1000 for Rock, new or used? I've been reading a lot about the G&L ASAT USA and Fender Baja, but was wondering which was better and if there were better options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted July 5, 2014 Members Share Posted July 5, 2014 I'd go either Tele Deluxe or Custom. With the Deluxe, you have two humbuckers, but the Custom has a humbucker in the neck and a single coil in the bridge. I have the Tele Deluxe, which is $799 new, but I got mine in a trade. The previous owner upgraded the saddles to brass, put 500k pots in, and switched out the toggle switch. It rocks, but is great for Jazz, Country, and whatever experimental stuff I put it through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted July 6, 2014 Members Share Posted July 6, 2014 Squier J5 Tele is designed for ROCK.http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guita...%5E30425951907http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TeleJ5SQGld [video=youtube;5W4b_CVLMpI] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Jkater Posted July 6, 2014 Members Share Posted July 6, 2014 Buy a Tele that plays well and put BG A3 Rockwind tele set in it. Garanteed results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrankenTelly Posted July 6, 2014 Members Share Posted July 6, 2014 You definitely do not need to spend more than $600 retail to get an excellent playing Tele. For Fender and just about any major brand that makes Tele clones in the $400 to 600 range, you can get a very nice guitar that requires little if any mods to make it suitable for your own use. What will be your deciding factors will be body and neck finish, fretboard material and fretboard radius and probably the pickups. A decent hardshell case can be had for less than $100. You might want to take your new Tele to a top notch luthier for a total precision setup that would include fret leveling / polishing. That could be close to $200 for a well-known luthier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorganB Posted July 6, 2014 Members Share Posted July 6, 2014 Carvin TL60 won Guitar Player shoot out Best bang for the Buck, Best sounding I ever heard ia a G&L . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted July 6, 2014 Members Share Posted July 6, 2014 50's & 60's Series I have the 60's Series and even with stock pick ups - they flat out ROCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members speakerjones Posted July 7, 2014 Members Share Posted July 7, 2014 I've found incredible value in upgrading MIJ Fenders. Some other great Teles I've played - Fender '52 hot rod (probably just over your budget used), G&L ASAT, Hamer T62, Fender MIM Esquire reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted July 7, 2014 Members Share Posted July 7, 2014 I'd build one, it's a no brainer. Get all of your "exact" specifications and it's a tele, the most simple guitar to put together in the world. I could easily do it, not compromising for under $800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grayson73 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Members Share Posted July 8, 2014 Thanks, guys. I have this G&L ASAT Classic USA Semi-Hollow Telecaster on the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted July 8, 2014 Members Share Posted July 8, 2014 Thanks' date=' guys. I have this G&L ASAT Classic USA Semi-Hollow Telecaster on the way! . . .[/quote'] Gorgeous guitar. Congratulations and Happy (Pending) New Guitar Day. I've thought for years that Teles were butt ugly but I keep seeing ones that make me change my mind. Yours is one of them. philthumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted July 8, 2014 Members Share Posted July 8, 2014 Thanks, guys. I have this G&L ASAT Classic USA Semi-Hollow Telecaster on the way! The best stock tele I have every played was a USA G&L ASAT. Nice choice, she's a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted July 9, 2014 Members Share Posted July 9, 2014 If you have the opportunity, might want to check out some Reverends... other suggestions good, just want to confuse you a bit more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC777 Posted July 9, 2014 Members Share Posted July 9, 2014 Thanks, guys. I have this G&L ASAT Classic USA Semi-Hollow Telecaster on the way! I always liked the string bar block on the ASATs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnny_r Posted July 11, 2014 Members Share Posted July 11, 2014 I don't know if they make them anymore, but I would recommend a Nashville Power Tele if you want a versatile guitar. I have a Strat & a PRS...but a few years ago I purchased a Nashville Power Tele with 3 pickups (+ a Fishman power bridge pickup) & 5-way strat pickup selector switch. I absolutely love it. It's way more "punchy" (i.e., it cuts thru the mix better...better sustain) than the strat without being as heavy as the PRS. Like the strat & PRS, it's very versatile. I would highly recommend checking one out. Note that there's 2 similar models - the Nashville Power Tele and the Deluxe Nashville Tele. Both have 3 pickups and strat switching. The only difference, I believe, is a Fishman power bridge pickup in the Nashville Power Tele model. (Ok, so that's 4 pickups). The powerbridge pickup, by itself, sounds sort of acoustic-y...but it's real beauty is that you can blend it with the magnetic pickups to brighten the sound. It's got a separate volume. Try it out & see if it's worth the extra $100 or whatever to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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