Good news/bad news/bad news regarding Baja teles

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:56 pm

So. The good news is, Fender are doing 60s versions of the Baja. The bad news (x2) is that i) they've not bound the body (and sonic blue is the only interesting colour) and ii) they've slimmed the neck down. The fools.

Could have been so good, but they've fucked it up. Which isn't like Fender at all, oh no...

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:02 pm

I always forget how the switching on these works. 4-way and then the push button is out-of-phase, for whatever reason anybody would ever want that awful sound, right?

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:59 pm

Uh. I love the out of phase sound. I've got the 4-way switches on both my Teles wired that way, and my Strat.

Uh. I also prefer slimmer necks.

The colours, however, leave me cold. One of these in Arizona Sun or Charcoal Frost or a nice blue...

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:19 am

Delicious, I like that sonic blue (it seems the same of the Squier Mustang) with the mint green pickguard; +1 for the slimmer neck too LOL. What are the pickups on this?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:00 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:...would ever want that awful sound, right?

The maximum weedy sound does fantastic things to octave fuzzes. Secret weapon.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:40 am

Why are they Baja? It says 25.5" scale.

Or are they made in Baja California?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:41 am

Fuck what a shame about the neck, which is perfect on the Baja.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:42 am

Also remember when you could buy these for Â£389?

Jaysus. This used to be all fields.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:46 am

I AM FEELING ISOLATED AND ALONE BY THE CONSTANT MARCH OF PROGRESS

But srsly, even I liked the Baja Tele neck. Fucking perverts.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:32 am

a shame they completely changed the profile. a slimmer V profile would be much more interesting

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:06 pm

timhulio wrote:

this just screams "REMBER THE 80's?" at me.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:10 pm

Would make a nice change from "rember the '60s".

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:37 pm

timhulio wrote:Would make a nice change from "rember the '60s".

well said... Well and truly sick of hearing about that decade, all the free love and peace brigade that are now the directors of companies cunts changed fuck all. At least the greed in the 80s was up front and honest... Fuck the 60s!

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:05 am

Agreed. My folks were 60s hippies turned 80s yuppies. Always thought the boom generation turned out quite hypocritical.

However, I must say the 80s guitar aesthethic is a bit iffy IMO.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:22 am

Fakir Mustache wrote:Why are they Baja? It says 25.5" scale.

Or are they made in Baja California?

Made in Baja, California. Not short scale.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:10 am

the necks on those original baja teles were lovely. wouldn't mind it being slimmed down too too much, would have to play it first though. really liking that sonic blue color too.

that being said would have to consider a nice stratocaster before getting another tele. same color combo, tried the CP60's strat in sonic blue and would've bought it but it was just a little bit out of my price range at the time.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:48 am

Mike wrote:Also remember when you could buy these for Â£389?

Jaysus. This used to be all fields.

Yep. I remember very nearly buying one as a student one summer just after I'd started working a summer job and had my first pay packet. Still annoyed at myself that I didn't, given the price of them now.

There's a lesson in there somewhere...

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:46 pm

singlepickup24 wrote:
Fakir Mustache wrote:Why are they Baja? It says 25.5" scale.

Or are they made in Baja California?
Made in Baja, California. Not short scale.

I meant I was thinking "Baja" means "bass", so I was expecting at least 27" if not 30".

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 3:28 pm

Very few people in the UK know how to pronounce "Baja", so many roffles are to be had hearing people in guitar shops singing the praises of "them badger telecasters".

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:38 pm

dezb1 wrote:
timhulio wrote:Would make a nice change from "rember the '60s".
well said... Well and truly sick of hearing about that decade, all the free love and peace brigade that are now the directors of companies cunts changed fuck all. At least the greed in the 80s was up front and honest... Fuck the 60s!

Innit.