Bently Tele

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:11 am

I got this Bently Telecaster at a pawn shop near my house today for $50.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:34 am

I got it because it was only $50 and thought it was kinda cool.

Spencer Seim of Hella has a Bently "Flowercaster"

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Here is a Series 10 by Bentley like Spencer's. It sold for $121 on Ebay

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:42 am

could you do a close up of the bridge and measure the length? that looks identical to the bridge on my 83 tele

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:37 am

robert(original) wrote:could you do a close up of the bridge and measure the length? that looks identical to the bridge on my 83 tele

Thanks for the post. I think this guitar was made in the early 80s. The bridge is a top loader and it measures 3 and 7/8" high and 3 and 1/4" wide.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 5:45 am

I got it setup with new strings. My friend pulled the bridge and reseated the pickup. Now it plays great and the pickups sound really nice.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:57 am

No offence, I like the look of this guitar, but coudn't help notice it is made of plywood. It's equipped with JV pickups that are famous for their good quality and sound. You said it sounds good, so now my belief that wood doesn't add any colouring to the sound of electric guitar has grown more.

By the way, there is late 80's Japanese Squier on ebay that has the same bridge
ebay

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 1:12 pm

Is the Lady Luck brand from the same factory? I remember seeing a picture of a flower one like that Series 10 in the 1990s.

Here's a sold black one: egulfofcrap

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 7:29 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:Is the Lady Luck brand from the same factory? I remember seeing a picture of a flower one like that Series 10 in the 1990s.

Here's a sold black one: egulfofcrap

Thanks,It cold be. I think they were both made in Korea. Here Is a Series 10 "Flowercaster" a friend on the telecaster forum has.He said his cousin found it at a tag sale and gave it to him as a Christmas gift.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:03 pm

Would love one of those.

I love Telcasters.

Zack · Post by **Zack** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:16 am

Rad, nice to see another Bently around here. Is it a chunky or thin neck? No clue on the lady luck guitars, a small bit of research tells me that they were based in Cary, IL while Bently was a budget guitar name by the St Louis Music Corp.

I wish those flower print teles had more pattern on them, they seem to have too much negative space compared to Seim's. Of course tiny picture and big pictures probably create some differences, and there was probably a lot of randomization with the pattern.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:56 am

it's one of my goals in life to get a black floral print telecaster.

61fury · Post by **61fury** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:19 am

I noticed your color palette, do you not like blues?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 7:47 pm

61fury wrote:I noticed your color palette, do you not like blues?

I think my "Blue Period" was in 2011.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:48 pm

I watched "The Buddy Holly Story" last night and I noticed that my tele resembles the Fender Tele Gary Bussey played at "The Apollo" and on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

James · Post by **James** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:58 pm

westtexasred wrote:Here Is a Series 10 "Flowercaster" a friend on the telecaster forum has

That's pretty close to this Fender color/pattern.