Sold - Original vintage 1972 Fender Thinline Tele

DrCornelius

My favourite guitar by far and one I don't want to sell but I've got to raise cash for the kitchen and of course I've bought my wife the Gaz 335 which wasn't part of my plans !

It's got a replacement pickguard , I have a new pearloid one you can have but decided against putting it on as I love the mojo as is. Everything else is original including the Seth Lovers .It's got dinks, scratches , wear etc but that's what drew me to it in the first place !

When I bought it the guitar was appraised, dissected and photographed by a local Fender rep and luthier so I've got his report on its provenance alonside lots of gut shots, heel stamps etc if anyone wants to see them.

It plays amazingly and sounds incredible and I do mean that , you are welcome to come and try it as it does Jazz, Blues and Country of course but put it through my boogie and it does the hard rock stuff superbly too.

My thinking is that I can sell this and buy a reissue and put the balance towards the house. The RI may only be 1/2 the guitar this is but my kitchen will be sorted and I'll have an easier life :-)

Not sure what these go for nowadays but I know what I paid for it so am looking for £2800 including a hard case.

blueskunk

Cool guitar of the day goes to u my man.

DrCornelius

Thanks mate !

This new kitchen is killing me at the moment but when I bought these it was on the understanding that I'd sell them when we needed to do stuff to the house. That time has now come :-(

BumFace

This is proper guitar porn.

DrCornelius

It's not 'dirty' Bumface, I believe they call that 'roadworn' nowadays :-)

surfguy13

I have an original 72 as well and the pickups are what makes this guitar so amazingly good.  One of the most underrated guitars out there.  However, from what I understand the pickups in the reissues are not even close to the originals and so I have a feeling you would loose the very thing that you love about the 72 if you buy a reissue.

DrCornelius

Thanks Surfguy and I've heard similar about the original Seth Lovers . I'm sure I saw a set go for £1,000 on EBay a few years ago but can't remember if that was gbp or usd.
The thing is I am a back room hacker , I used to teach a bit but haven't been in a band for 20 years so the guitars I have greatly outweigh my ability to get the best out of them. In the hands of a great player I guarantee this would sound ridiculous as even I can tell it sounds special but I can't justify keeping it.

Strat_a_tat_tat

The pickups are very well regarded by many people. I believe the adjustable pole pieces are made of Cunife - an alloy of copper, nickel and iron. I'm told that Cunife is a bit of a nightmare to machine (to put a thread on the pole pieces) - so the pickups are difficult/costly to make nowadays - and, I could be wrong, but I don't think Fender has made anything quite like them for many years. Hence, the pickups are worth a bit of cash (as is the rest of the guitar).

A few years ago, I was on a Fendery-ish forum and asked one of the Fender CS guys if the CS pickups in the relevant CS Teles of a few years ago were the same design. I seem to recall that he pretty much said they (Fender CS) didn't like the sound of the original designs - so they'd improved them for the recent CS Tele Deluxes etc!!!  Of course the usual coterie of sycophants revelled in seeing the fairly blunt response that the big man from Fender gave me. I didn't respond... as life's too short... and I generally like Fender as a company/product. However, to me the bottom line is... there are people prepared to pay a lot for a set of those originals - so I guess that's good enough proof of their appeal (so you can guess whether I set much store by the answer Fender provided to me!)

GLWTS.

Winny_Pooh

A Kitchen? What? When the new kitchen is out of fashion this guitar will still be killing it. Don't sell it unless you are a total novice hobbyist. Fwiw I had an original set of these pups in a re-issue and they are fantastic.

MatthewShreddery

Oh man why did I turn down the invitation to have a jam and a cuppa the other day? You've got some seriously nice gear!

DrCornelius

You are still welcome Matt but be quick before I flog it all. On the plus side you can have a lovely cuppa in our new kitchen if it is too late to play the Tele :-). I sold a 62 refin Strat 2 weeks ago and I think this one may well hurt a bit more !

Strat_a_tat_tat

DrCornelius said:

You are still welcome Matt but be quick before I flog it all. On the plus side you can have a lovely cuppa in our new kitchen if it is too late to play the Tele :-). I sold a 62 refin Strat 2 weeks ago and I think this one may well hurt a bit more !

Bloody hell... is your missus wanting diamond-encrusted worktops and fancy taps with unicorn horn handles?

DrCornelius

Hang on a minute , are you our kitchen planner ?

Strat_a_tat_tat

DrCornelius said:

Hang on a minute , are you our kitchen planner ?

I could be... but I'll warn you, the Dodo feather cutlery tray is a bit pricey.

DrCornelius

Haha, I'm sure I can find something else to sell to cover the cost. I don't need both kidneys for a start

surfguy13

DrCornelius said:

Thanks Surfguy and I've heard similar about the original Seth Lovers . I'm sure I saw a set go for £1,000 on EBay a few years ago but can't remember if that was gbp or usd.
The thing is I am a back room hacker , I used to teach a bit but haven't been in a band for 20 years so the guitars I have greatly outweigh my ability to get the best out of them. In the hands of a great player I guarantee this would sound ridiculous as even I can tell it sounds special but I can't justify keeping i

I think we've all gotta do what we've gotta do and it's a LOT of money to have tied up in one guitar.  Mind you, whoever buys it is going to have an amazing guitar with mind blowing pickups......they are like nothing out there and just because they're made by Fender doesn't mean they'll be thin and weedy, they're about the opposite of that.  You get that perfect crossover of a superb Fender 7.25" radius neck with a pair of f*** off humbuckers!  Wish you loads of luck with the sale and.........enjoy the kitchen!   

BumFace

This is the nicest guitar I've seen on here.

DrCornelius

Thanks fellas appreciate the comments. Let's hope that someone with deep pockets thinks the same because as lovely as it is , I need some cash !

streethawk

Birth year. If it was £250 I'd be all over it. 

Suppose I could make you one of my trendy 'baked bean tin' kitchens if that's of any use? 

The sight of baked bean tins stored inside loads of other baked bean tins glued together would bring joy for many years. Would be a smashing surprise for your wife.

Have a think. 

DrCornelius

Wow street hawk that's a lovely gesture

It's a no from me though ! (in best Simon Cowell voice !)

DrCornelius

After a lot of thought I'm bumping this one - I needs the funds

Make me a near offer !