I was 50 last July, and was born in 1967.
I'd had this crazy idea that I'd have a genuine vintage '67 Tele for my 50th... but after playing many vintage guitars (and whining at the prices!), I realised that this was not going to happen. It was a daft and penultimately too expensive notion...
So, the search continued, probably for around 18 months or so. Vintage 60s, vintage 70s, Custom Shop, Gretsch, Collings etc.
I bought a couple of geetars, had a few false starts, and played many up and down the country.
I finally settled on a gorgeous CS '62 Lake Placid Blue Custom, which many of you have seen. It was a lovely guitar, but I have historically loved my heavy relics with worn, sanded necks. The LPB '62 is an incredibly resonant guitar, and it a hand hand wound pick up combo of twisted tele/nocaster and I realise that I love this combination...
Then, out of the blue, one of forum regulars reached out to me with this guitar - knowing that I generally have more money than sense...
I already own a Masterbuilt Strat, and I absolutely love that.
So, you know the rest; the deal was done, and here is the final part of the jigsaw - Wazmeister 50th Birthday gift.
The spec is exactly what I would have custom ordered, if I could've afforded a new MB.
2010 Custom Shop Limited 1967 Masterbuilt Heavy Relic Tele by Dennis Galuszka - guitar weighs 7 lbs 2 ounces, color is "Aged Vintage White", lightweight alder body, quartersawn maple neck with '60's oval "C" shape that measures: 1st fret - .862", 12th fret - .956", 9.5" fingerboard radius with 6105 fretwire, Broadcaster bridge pickup that reads - 9.77K, Twisted Tele neck pickup that reads - 5.78K, modern wiring. Pick ups are apparently Abby hand wounds, according to the spec sheet.
Big thanks to all who made it happen
Comments
Looks great Warren. I hope it's a keeper
All the ones I’ve owned I wanted to dirt them up a bit, and make them look aged. So this one is perfect
Funnily enough, I've got something vintage white with some rosewood in the wings... It's a great combination.
I assume the person you allowed to "reach out " to you was officially a member of The Four Tops
I asked to meet up and he did say, "I'll Be There"...