That Strummer Tele

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:24 pm

some pictures of it:

I still think this is an ace guitar. The one I saw in person in Toronto was wicked.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:47 pm

it looks like someone spilled chemicals on it.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:52 pm

Apparently it was originally sunburst, then he primed it grey and painted it black (as was the common parlance according to Jagger and co.)

Then pure punk rock awesomeness wore the paint to shit.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:58 pm

after playing, i decided that it really isn't a bad guitar. i just can't get over how ugly it is.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:00 pm

For me it's gone completely round the loop.

So fucking ugly that I like it.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:02 pm

there's something about buying a brand new guitar with rusted parts. it's incompatible with my logic.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:07 pm

Oh me too. Relicing is stupid as all get out. I rust stuff up pretty good with acid sweat and negligence anyway, there's no need.

I just like this guitar because it's an affordable unique looking Tele.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:13 pm

We've had a few in at my GC, I think we still have one.

I like em loads, but the rust factor is something I can't get around. They play and sound like buttah though. After seeing one in person I'm always thinking I'd like to buy a squeer and relic it in a similar manner, it looks fun and the outcome is cool.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:15 pm

If anyone here wants me to do that to thier Telecaster, I'd do it for free!

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:26 pm

i acutally played one at gc a couple months ago the funny part is it was ona display rack next to some squires and i picked it up and bumped it on an affin tele and the guy kinda jumped up and said "hey be careful with that" and then 2 seconds later he realized it was a relic'ed tele that bumped into an 80 dollar tele.

analogsystem · Post by **analogsystem** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:58 pm

LAME.

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:54 pm

whoaaa.

Roach hates it. I loves it. It comes with some silly sticker set, but it looks best as is.

matte30is · Post by **matte30is** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:56 pm

I really like worn finishes on some guitars. That tele looks so bombdidlyicious. I oft thought about taking some sand paper to my bullet strat and having ago.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:16 am

that looks bonerlicious indeed. agreed about the rusted hardware, but the finish itself looks like punk rawk in true action.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:41 am

I saw one in a shop a few days ago and the relicing just looked so fake. I like the relicing fender do on hardware and necks, but I've never liked the paint.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:04 am

Too much relicing for me to handle.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:47 am

I dig it. The one I played was pretty nice.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:26 am

No.
It would make people ask me if I liked The Clash.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:54 am

Sublimedo wrote:whoaaa.

Roach hates it. I loves it. It comes with some silly sticker set, but it looks best as is.

+1

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:57 am

Sloan wrote:No.
It would make people ask me if I liked The Clash.

we've actually only had 1 person connect the dots with rochelles jazzy(your favorite) and dino jr. Everybody else just says "oOOooOO sparkly guitar"

you shoulda made yours first. you could had made $$$ and won the vag.