Fender Telecaster Standard Colours

[Mike]

Arctic White


Electron Blue


Black


Midnight Wine


Sunburst


Chrome Red

[Aug]

I don't like any of those colors, but if I were forced to choose, I'd have to go with the midnight wine...

[Johno]

I voted Arctic White, however I reckon a black Tele with a black guard like Strummers looks great.....Mmmm maybe my next purchase.

[Justin J]

they should offer some shade of green.

[BobArsecake]

I have the Electron Blue, which I thought was called Midnight Blue, but I think I prefer white.

[Mike]

I voted for White aswell. It should have a Black pickguard though.

[Mike]

If I were to buy a new Tele it would be this one though:




Classic Player Baja Telecaster

[size=x-small] Model Name Classic Player Baja Telecaster®
Model Number 014-1502-(Color#)
Series Classic Series
Colors (307) Blonde,
(389) Desert Sand,
(Polyester Finish)
Body Ash
Neck 1-Piece Maple, Soft “V� Shape,
(Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard Maple, 9.5� Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
Pickups 1 Custom Shop “Twisted� Tele® Single-Coil (Neck),
1 Custom Shop Broadcaster Single-Coil (Bridge)
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching 4-Position Blade Switch and 2-Position Push/Push S-1â„¢:
S-1 Switch Up:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel)
Position 3. Neck Pickup (Standard Tele)
Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series) (Fatter Tone Than Position 2. and More Output Than Position 1., 2., or 3.)
S-1 Switch Down:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel)-Out of Phase
Position 3. Neck Pickup (Standard Tele)
Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series) Out of Phase
Bridge Vintage Style 3-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Tele Bridge
Machine Heads Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 1-Ply Black on: (307) Blonde,
1-Ply Parchment on: (389) Desert Sand
Scale Length 25.5� (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.625� (41.2 mm)
Unique Features Soft “V� Shape Maple Neck,
Knurled Chrome Knobs,
“Custom Shop Designed� Neck Plate,
4-Way + 2-Way S-1 Switching,
Custom Shop ‘69 Pickups
Strings Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
p/n 073-0250-006
Accessories Deluxe Gig Bag
Case Deluxe Gig Bag[/size]

[Mike]

In this colour combo:

[Johno]

Didn't think you were a fan of 3 saddle bridges? What's with Baja?

[Mike]

I'm not to be honest - it would be replaced by a six saddle. It's not like I'm buying one, I'm just saving money at the moment.

Baja Player is an awesome Tele with a 4 way Selector for Bridge/ Bridge & Neck (parallel - normal) / Neck / Bridge & Neck (series - Humbucker chunky style) connections and a switch on the vol knob which out of phases the pickups in positions 2 and 4. it's also really well made and a complete snip at the price you can get them for - it's an amazing telecaster - Twisted Tele and Nocaster pickups as stock? Booyah!

[Mike]

£390.

[Justin J]

how does the baja compare to the '52 reissue? i've played the 52 and it is really nice, but at $1300+, it's tough to justify buying. probably be more in the uk, too.
is it called the baja because it's made in baja california?

[Mike]

Dunno why, basically it's a Custom Shop designed guitar Made in Mexico. In my opinion it's the coolest Standardish tele out there.

Compared favourably to the '52 in the Latest guitarist magazine - the main differences being that you get graduated saddles with the '52 and a different more transparent nitro finish I think. Neither things would bother me as a consumer, and the price difference is insane.

basically the Baja Tele plays and sounds like a Tele twice or thrice it's price.

[Justin J]

i wanna try one. of course, guitar centers around here have like 500 strats and 2 telecasters. but the one in hollywood might have it. i just hate going there, too many middle aged men with ponytails. but their vintage room is incredible (but you might gag from the prices!).

[James]

I have the Electron Blue, which I thought was called Midnight Blue, but I think I prefer white.

Yours is Midnight Blue, they didn't make Electron Blue when yours was made. It's pretty similar though.

My tele is midnight wine, though when i got it, it was a toss up between that and white.

[BobArsecake]

Ah, Electron Blue does look a bit lighter, but it's hard to tell with that colour, it seems to change quite a bit in the light, loads of people have told me that they like my purple guitar

[euan]

I'd go with white if you had to. I almost bought a white mex Tele a few years ago. It was a really nice guitar.

I saw the Baja Tele in Guitarist too and I really like the look and sound of it. If there was any Fender I'd like to be able to buy lefty at the moment, besides a Mustang bass, its that Baja.

[DGNR8]

Always have it in this lighting too. I like the sand. I also like the blue and wine. Black and burst are overdone.

[mezzio13]

The midnight wine might be nice if it didn't have the douchebag photographer's reflection all over it.

[James]

The midnight wine might be nice if it didn't have the douchebag photographer's reflection all over it.

I think fender did a pretty good job making it look like red wine. It varies according to the light in the same sort of way as red wine does, and looks cool with maple.

It's not a colour I'd want on a strat or anything else fender, but I like it on my tele.