Guitars . Show em !

[Paul Cleaver]

here is my baby -lefties rule

[waz77]

Mine

[Matthew Storrs]

Mine

 

Nice, I do like fenders with maple necks, are they Americans or Mexican made? If Mexican- how do you rate the build quality/tone etc?

 

Also after a nice smallish valve amp- mainly country and blues- any suggestions? I think the VOX AC15 might be on my list to try.

[JLA Arborists]

I used to play in a rock band using my Polymethyl methacrylate 5 string bass

Looks good with lights behind it

[silky fox]

That is a work of Art JLA!

[mendiplogs]

I got these amongst others .....

 

HI STUBBY very nice mate well done there mate :thumbup1:jon

[shavey]

had a squire strat candy apple red and a fender mustang v112 amp sold the squire in the hope of buying a fender mustang guitar in dakota red never got one but maybe next year :thumbup1:

[daltontrees]

Im going guitar shopping tomorrow, for a Tele, iv read excellent reviews for the Fender(Mexican made) Baja classic telecaster, but used own a beautiful (American made) Tele standard, now im buying again im wondering what difference the American Teles have over the better quality Mexicans like the Baja? They are both made by Mexicans after all!!

 

It's supposedly to do with the selection of materials and quality control standards. Slightly curved grain in neck wood, and commonly (I am told and have observed) chrome coming off after a decade, pickup windings bridging, cheapo knobs falling off. If you keep your guitar in a case in a centrally heated house and aren't gigging it and playing it hard, a mexican one should last a lifetime. Otherwise you might very slightly regret it after about 10 years.

 

I also think the problems Feder hadwith teh mexican stuff may have been mostly sorted by now. I wouldn't take a 15 year olf mexican tele even if it looked mint.

 

I have amexican strat that's doing just fine after 10.

[daltontrees]

Well, if we're showing bass guitars, here's my new Morgan Monroe F style MM5 Rocky Top mandolin. Not very rock and roll but gorgeous anyway.

[Matthew Storrs]

It's supposedly to do with the selection of materials and quality control standards. Slightly curved grain in neck wood, and commonly (I am told and have observed) chrome coming off after a decade, pickup windings bridging, cheapo knobs falling off. If you keep your guitar in a case in a centrally heated house and aren't gigging it and playing it hard, a mexican one should last a lifetime. Otherwise you might very slightly regret it after about 10 years.

 

I also think the problems Feder hadwith teh mexican stuff may have been mostly sorted by now. I wouldn't take a 15 year olf mexican tele even if it looked mint.

 

I have amexican strat that's doing just fine after 10.

 

Pretty much sums up my thoughts today after trying out several different Teles in 2 different shops. The quality (very good quality IMO) and playability of the American standard Tele was always consistant. The Mexican made ones I tried varied considerably- 1 was excellent and I thought it rivalled the £1500 American 52 reissue in nearly all aspects. tried exactly the same Mexican in another shop- yuk yuk yuk. poor paint finish where neck joins body, loose volume knob and played horribly (probably needs a decent setup for this bit to be fair).

I think I will shell out and go for the American standard tele- if I can find the right colour/maple neck somewhere! plus you get a nice hardcase with it.