Fender Parallel Universe Jazz Tele - $1k on Adorama

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 12:21 am

Looks like it's only in Sunburst, and it's a divisive model - but it's a grand for a new US made Fender

http://www.adorama.com/fe176010703.htm ... flaid68275

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:24 am

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:39 am

The squier version is like 250 bucks and comes with a JMJM neck

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:27 am

robroe wrote:The squier version is like 250 bucks and comes with a JMJM neck

what

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:37 am

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:39 am

Did you click the og link? Not even close to the same guitar.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:03 pm

I actually love the look of both of these (the OG post and Rob's... misunderstanding), but I'm not a trem guy and I thiiink the Squier one has been discontinued. I can see myself being interested in a hardtail version of the OP, but I guess at that point it's basically just a Tele Deluxe with soapbars.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:35 pm

If they moved the tailpiece in a bit on the JazzTele, I would be definitely angling to own the tealy one; it's just too off-balanced as it stands.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:54 pm

Nick wrote:Did you click the og link? Not even close to the same guitar.

It's got a different bridge and bridge pickup. Probably sounds better and stays in tune longer. Lol

Yet somehow a mustang with a strat bridge and 90s is still a mustang.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:01 pm

You can't watch mustang

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:04 pm

robroe wrote:
Nick wrote:Did you click the og link? Not even close to the same guitar.

It's got a different bridge and bridge pickup. Probably sounds better and stays in tune longer. Lol

Yet somehow a mustang with a strat bridge and 90s is still a mustang.

The body shape, innit.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:09 pm

OP guitar would be more like playing a Jazzmaster whereas that Squier is just barely not a regular Tele.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:15 pm

I would like the op with a Tele bridge pickup honestly. Id probably buy it.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:17 pm

Trem placement on that OG is far too:

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:33 am

sunshiner wrote:You can't watch mustang

but you can watch tele=> tele>mustang => tele with jazzmaster trem is like watching tele showing jazz

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:17 am

benecol wrote:Trem placement on that OG is far too:

That's actually what worries me most about it.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:18 pm

Doog wrote:
robroe wrote:
Nick wrote:Did you click the og link? Not even close to the same guitar.

It's got a different bridge and bridge pickup. Probably sounds better and stays in tune longer. Lol

Yet somehow a mustang with a strat bridge and 90s is still a mustang.
The body shape, innit.

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ohh wait they are the same shape

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:14 pm

I don't think anyone is arguing that both guitars aren't Teles, Rob. The point is that the guitar you linked isn't a "Squier version" of the OP, any more than an Affinity Strat is a "Squier version" of those godawful Fender Select Strats from a few years ago.

Post by **Doog** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:16 pm

Rob: What the fuck are you on about, dingdong?

The point I was making is that a Mustang with different pickups and bridge is still gonna be called a 'Mustang' because it's the body, innit..

This extremely Jazzmaster part-heavy is called a Jazz-Tele, because it's still a Tele body at the end of the day.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:36 pm

Doog wrote:The point I was making is that a Mustang with different pickups and bridge is still gonna be called a 'Mustang' because it's the body, innit..

Or it might be called a Duo Sonic II.