Musing again...

hotpickups

Is or are there any telecaster style guitars that have a Trem system on them? Can’t say I’ve ever seen one and there might be a reason for it

Funkfingers

The CBS-era Telecaster Deluxe was available with a six-screw fulcrum vibrato. The Nineties American Deluxe Telecaster was available with an American Standard two-point vibrato. 

Some of the Nineties MIJ stuff was available with the System 1 fulcrum single locking vibrato. There must be some models that leave the factories with a Floyd Rose-licensed double locking vibrato.

Charvel has produced T style guitars with FR. 

hotpickups

Wonder why they aren’t common though. Aesthetics maybe ?

impmann

They did a Mexican version of the 72 deluxe with a trem (wide range humbuckers). I have one, it’s ace.

Fender did offer the boat anchor, sorry Bigsby on the Tele. Yet to play one that isn’t crap yet though...

hotpickups

impmann said:

They did a Mexican version of the 72 deluxe with a trem (wide range humbuckers). I have one, it’s ace.

Fender did offer the boat anchor, sorry Bigsby on the Tele. Yet to play one that isn’t crap yet though...

I’d never go for a bigsby. Too cumbersome 

Funkfingers

The thing that distinguishes a Telecaster from any other electric guitar is the sound that comes about as a combination of the single coil pickup and the stamped steel bridge.

Cutting a vibrato cavity and having a bridge that is not firmly screwed against the top of the guitar in its entirety alters that physical characteristic. Fender guitars that look like one classic design but sound like another is a more recent trend.

stickyfiddle

Bigsbies actually work really nicely on Teles, for me. I’ve seen occasional uses of the JM trem on a Tele, which I reckon would be fantastic, but I don’t think it’s ever been done on any mainstream model.

Winny_Pooh

Tom Anderson 

hotpickups

Winny_Pooh said:

Tom Anderson 

I’ll check them out too but I bet they’re well pricey 

Danielsguitars

My friend made a Jazz tele and i really liked it

meltedbuzzbox

Vibrato...

Greatape

Eastsider S 


https://www.guitar.co.uk/reverend-pete-anderson-eastsider-s-satin-black-roasted-maple

Jimbro66

One reason for very few Fender Teles with trems could be that as far as purists go there are none more pure than Tele purists. Although strangely they will accept the piece of agricultural machinery that's called a Bigsby.

Possibly the most acceptable looking trem for a Tele is the Super-Vee Maverick which I believe may have been fitted to some Tokai Teles.

A month or so back I posted a NGD thread for a Tele with a Bladerunner trem and was quite prepared for less than complimentary comments but, quite the contrary, it received quite a bit of love.

skullfunkerry

Funkfingers said:

The CBS-era Telecaster Deluxe was available with a six-screw fulcrum vibrato. The Nineties American Deluxe Telecaster was available with an American Standard two-point vibrato. 

Some of the Nineties MIJ stuff was available with the System 1 fulcrum single locking vibrato. There must be some models that leave the factories with a Floyd Rose-licensed double locking vibrato.

Charvel has produced T style guitars with FR. 

I was going to say Charvel, you beat me to it. Think that's stretching the definition of a Tele though, tbh...

rivercider

That Reverend was the first thing I thought of, too, the Eastsider.

sweepy

The Reverend Eastsider is a cracking guitar

Funkfingers

Jimbro66 said:

… as far as purists go, there are none more pure than Tele purists.

Rabid Rickenbacker retentive reactionaries.