Best cheap tele for jazz

Dallas Selman

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May 5, 2003, 10:36:26 AM5/5/03

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Any opinions on which would be the best reissue tele for jazz?

Joey Goldstein

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May 5, 2003, 10:52:03 AM5/5/03

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> Any opinions on which would be the best reissue tele for jazz?

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Pat Smith

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May 5, 2003, 1:18:57 PM5/5/03

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check ebay for the discontinued Yamaha Pacifica 311ms. You can get one
for $200 and they are damn good geetars

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Yamaha/Pacifica-311-Mike-Stern-01.html

Dennis O'Neill

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May 5, 2003, 5:50:02 PM5/5/03

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> Any opinions on which would be the best reissue tele for jazz?

Probably none of the reissues. It appears that most people who use
teles for jazz use examples that have humbucking pickups at the neck,
and since such guitars were never stock items until lately there
aren't any "reissues".

Moreover, "cheap tele" and "reissue tele" are somewhat at odds. You
didn't define "cheap".

IMO the best tele-style guitar right now is the G&L ASAT Classic
BluesBoy. It has a Duncan Seth Lover humbucker at the neck and a
souped-up G&L single-coil at the bridge. There are two versions: a
solid version and a semihollow version. Then the options start: neck
profile, nut width, body wood, fingerboard material, etc. They're
available around $1000-$1500, depending on options.

Having played both G&L and Fender Teles, for me the G&Ls are better
hands down.

If four figures doesn't qualify as "cheap", then the Fender Squier
ProTone Fat Tele ($300 new, out of production) is a good bet. Since
out-of-production means hard-to-find, have a look at the current
Squier line - there's a Squier Standard Fat Telecaster, guessed price
around $200-300 - and the current Fender line - the American Fat Tele,
around $800.

One thing to watch out for is neck width. Most jazz players seem to
like flatter, wider necks than are on some Teles. Make sure you play
your target guitar to determine whether you like the neck.

David C. Stephens

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May 5, 2003, 9:42:16 PM5/5/03

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There is a reissue of a '72. I forget the model name, but it had a Seth
Lover-designed Fender humbucker with offset pole pieces. The original was
excellent. That was a classic humbucker. Too bad that Fender didn't continue
to make it.

Dave

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Boyd Moon

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May 6, 2003, 11:00:31 AM5/6/03

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Well, its not a reissue, but I have a yamaha pacifica twin hb tele
that I got off of ebay for $150. Alder body, maple neck, rosewood
board, decent hardware, nice fretwork, and overall good craftsmanship.
I'm going to upgrade the pups just for fun, but the stock ones sound
ok. Hard to beat for the $$ imho.

Peter Grey

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May 6, 2003, 4:24:27 PM5/6/03

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A couple of months ago I picked up a very fancy "Nashville" Warmoth Tele
Thinline on e-bay for $500. It's not the humbucker model but is a great
guitar. If you could find a Warmoth guitar with a HB or add a HB to an
existing guitar, you'd have a great instrument for not much money.

I don't have a ton of experience with Telecasters, but I think this
thing is easily as nice as any Tele I've ever played.

Peter

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