Here's Mine: 2002 MIM Telecaster, Its the standard model but the body, neck, and tuners are the only thing that is original.
I got it in a trade off some guy on craigslist. I listed my Ibanez RG for sale in hopes of funding a classic vibe telecaster. Low-and-behold i got an offer for a trade. This telecaster was what the man was offering as a straight up trade. It originally had a Duncan Hotrails in the bridge and Duncan "Rythm Stack" in the neck. They sounded alright for rock, but the bridge was too Bucker-like and the neck just sounded dead to me. So i shipped them off to Dub [awesome ss member in New Zealand] where he is enjoying them in his super-sonic [last i heard]. And the modding began:
Some Upgrades/Mods and things that i have done to it.
First, i switched the bridge for a '69 style, 3 saddle. I got this from Aen, trading the original 6-saddle for it.
I put GFS Neovin "True Vintage" Telecaster pickups into it. They are completly noisless and still retain that vintage tele sound that sound very similar to my Nocaster Pickups i have in another tele.
Then i wired it all up, reversing the control plate. 500k Pots, Orange Drop cap, and a Fender 4-way switch so i can get the pickups out of phase, which adds a super loud beefy tone to the guitar.
I recently painted the pickup switch knob thingy white due to robroe's awesome thread.
Today i got an Ashtray, "Dome" knobs, which are more low-profile and look/feel better imo, and a vintage style string tree.
The thing plays like a dream and i've always loved the look and feel of the telecasters, and i've since adopted the love of the sound aswell. I could honestly live with this one guitar for the rest of my guitar playing days and be perfectly satisfied. The colour, vibe, and feel is perfect for me.
Pics:
Pic of the nasty bloke who i got it from.
After a good cleaning back at my place.
With Aen's bridge and some Bronco Knobs.
GFS Pickups and reversed control plate.
And here it is today.
Whats in store for it: Strap locks, white buttons for the tuners. Tuners are fine but some white buttons would look sweet i think, and the strap locks are mostly for safety/convience. I dropped it pretty good the other day, only takes once to see that 14 bucks is a good investment.