BubbaVO Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Any love for the TLE out there? I missed out on a usa TLE and GAS has hit bad. If you've got them in a player's condition, so much the better, I do appreciate a guitar that was good enough to play for a long time. Clearly this design wasn't a reinterpretation of a gib$on or fendr design, but an effort to do something a little different. Is there any story behind the design of these guitars? Thanks for sharing.
bizzwriter Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Clearly this design wasn't a reinterpretation of a gib$on or fendr design, but an effort to do something a little different. Is there any story behind the design of these guitars? I don't know -- looks kinda Tele-ish to me. That one in the photo above is HOT.
mc2 Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Two LONGscale TLEs...Look close at the lighter one, the headstock is 3/4 inch longer that the red one. It's also a narrower fingerboard than a normal TLE, matched to a 60s Fender Tele.
BubbaVO Posted January 13, 2009 Author Posted January 13, 2009 Clearly this design wasn't a reinterpretation of a gib$on or fendr design, but an effort to do something a little different. Is there any story behind the design of these guitars? I don't know -- looks kinda Tele-ish to me. That one in the photo above is HOT. Good point. Mahogany bodies/maple veneer tops - not too fenderish? Body style is tele-ish. I love that S-S-H mode - its got to be versatile.
lincsman Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 They look fantastic,Sadly I have never see one in the UK,what are they like to play.Lincsman
specialk Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 The natural one is awsome.. +1. Love the pup config on it! Must be awesome. As lincsman asked, What are they like to play? Almost looks like a bastard child of a Tele/Strat romance.... sk
LadyScary Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Just waiting for this one to stroll through the door. should be here by monday. pictures are the property of HamStd.
BubbaVO Posted January 14, 2009 Author Posted January 14, 2009 That's the one I missed on! If you decide to sell it, please let me know. : )
smith Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 I had a cherry '86 that had a wide neck that I couldn't get used to. I'm not sure of the dims., but it was wider than my '82 Sunburst and '85 A5. I liked the sound of those two better also, so I sold it. I think BadgerDave had it for awhile and then moved it. It was very clean, however and I loved the looks of it.
Bass Guy Dave Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 I've got an '86 that I love. I like to think of it as a Chaparral Single-cut Neck is slightly on the shallow side, but very comfy for the speedy stuff. (as though I could play speedy stuff, lol.)
bubs_42 Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Wow, now this week alone i've seen gold and black Sustainblocks. Cool.
Disturber Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Is there any story behind the design of these guitars? Great looking guitars! I'd say the story behind them are "the 80's". Many shredder type of guitars came with tele-shaped bodies and with a Floyd Rose or Kahler. I've seen Jacksons, G&L and others. Here is Jesse Johnson from the Time. Typical 80's look to match the guitar
hectorp Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Jorge's picture actually makes the guitar look like that semi-transparent yellow/brown finish that Hamer put on some solid mahogany Standards, Specials, Prototypes and Monacos.A solid mahogany TLE in that color with the covered bridge pickup and Barden singles...what a cool thing that would be.
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