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well yes... from a local ad. i traded the (bad) refin maple-neck'd '76 mustang bass (i'm amazed he wanted that one instead of the Baritone Jag!) + beat to shit original case + nice '66 bassman + no-name crappo 4x10 cab for a nice refin (in black... used to be white AAARRGH!!!) late '78 tele deluxe and nice fender deluxe hardcase.

all original except 2 new volume pots and the refin ???

i'm amazed on how LIGHT this thing is. i could've sworn all the late 70s fenders were boat anchors. well not all but most.

I RULE THE WOLD TONIGHT!!! pics later, now... new strings!

Pat.

Pics and can I haz it?

Well excited for pics

I believe I called dibs on the flip, if ever there is one.

i think i was on the winning end of the deal... got rid of a bunch of stuff i wasn't really using... AND... i have something REALLY naughty in mind for today. it WILL hurt... but it should be done. stay tuned!

for now... some pics. and then i gotta do that thing above and some homework... heh heh




the refin is kinda decent... but i might wanna refin it in... LPB or so... or sherwood green




the good stuff... GUTS!






2 changed pots


the other ones are late '78


OH HAVE MERCY EVIL MACHINE OF DOOM!!!

Pat.

those new solder joints look kind of iffy, any issues?

<3 Tele Deluxes. That thing is beautiful.

Richard wrote:<3 Tele Deluxes. That thing is beautiful.

+1 aye.

is that a factory re-fin? the pics make it seems like its pretty decent.
and the one i have was actually walnut brown but factory re-finned black.
perhaps yours is the same way.

it looks like a child wired that thing

robert(original) wrote:is that a factory re-fin? the pics make it seems like its pretty decent.
and the one i have was actually walnut brown but factory re-finned black.
perhaps yours is the same way.

the one i USED to own (original 1972/3, now owned by DNRG8) was the same; walnut under black (TERRIBLE) refin.

now with this one, the previous owner told me it used to be his dad's (the original 1st owner) and it was "a horrible yellowed white, beat up and dirty", so he stripped and refinished it.
i'd like to see him yellow, beat up and dirty...

oh well...

Pat.

How do the pickups sound to you (I always ask this)?

Fairplay, the tele deluxe looks the dogs!
I bought a squier tele custom a couple of weeks back which is having a setup and fret dress now - in my mind black really suits teles.

robroe wrote:it looks like a child wired that thing

Haze wrote:those new solder joints look kind of iffy, any issues?