Ideas for this Tele...

anthoney · Post by **anthoney** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:27 pm

I picked up this Squier Fat Tele for cheap a few months back and I'm looking for ideas and what I should do to it. I thought about changing the pickups but I like the sound so that seems a little silly. I swapped the neck for a Fender Strat neck with one of my friends. I've always liked the look of Strat headstocks on Teles. It had mismatched knobs so I threw some white chicken heads on it but I'm not sure that's the best idea.

Ideas?

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:28 pm

If you don't know what to do with it and like the sound it has, why do anything?

Except change those knobs ASAP.

anthoney · Post by **anthoney** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:34 pm

I think you're right about the knobs. As far as changing something, I just felt like it was lacking something visually...now that I think about it, it probably is the knobs though.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:37 pm

It does look a bit, uhh, plain?

New guard might do something, you could do like black on red with a matching stock it's what my jazzblaster is and I love it.

MaMo · Post by **MaMo** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:06 pm

competition stripes ftw

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:16 pm

Black P. guard +1

If you like the pickups, then may I suggest an extremely classy Bigsby vibrato?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:25 pm

i think that a red tort guard would look bad fucking ass on that thing.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:36 pm

I think both look much better than it is now.

anthoney · Post by **anthoney** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:49 pm

Wow! Thanks, both of those guards do look better. I think I'm leaning towards the black. I think that with a couple chrome knobs would definitely do the trick!

I've thought about the Bigsby too...I've already decided that if I come across one cheap I'll do it.

James · Post by **James** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:36 pm

I used to have a wine red standard tele, i changed the stock white guard for a pearl one and it looked a lot better. ill see if i can find a pic.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:10 am

yea, It seems great how it is now, I like tele bridge pickups and neck humbuckers. It could use a tort guard though. that would look pretty nice.

Guitar Fetish

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:12 am

Peavey 1987

Period all over my guitar

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:50 am

i have the same guitar but its gone thru some mega transformations. solid guitar if you can find one.

STOCK

MAPLE NECK from squier 51. Slothead tuners from jagstang

TEARDOWN

NEW EVERYTHING

mint Esquire pickguard

GFS FATBOY in the bridge

BRONCO KNOBZ

Squier Esquier

SHAD CAME TO VISIT AND TRADE SHERWOOD FOR AGAVE + new GFS traditional bridge with brass saddles

MIKEY SENT ME A COVER CUZ HES BAD MOTHERFUCKER

im fairly positive the only thing stock on this guitar anymore is the tuning machine on the high E string

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:59 am

i have that 'guard on my tele now:

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:59 am

robroe wrote:

What's the deal with that superfluous switch?
+1 for the bronco knobs.
-1 for taking them off.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:12 am

its a wiggi switch. like tom morello cut switch that makes wiggi noises

i have something more important to put the bronco knobs on

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:13 am

laterallateral wrote:What's the deal with that superfluous switch?

esquire's switch between no-tone, tone-knob and, full-tone.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:14 am

robroe wrote:its a wiggi switch. like tom morello cut switch that makes wiggi noises

oh, haha

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:34 am

robroe wrote:i have something more important to put the bronco knobs on

Haha Right.

Everything looks better with bronco knobs, though.

Jackackack · Post by **Jackackack** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:13 pm

That Esquire is teh hawtz