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I've wanted a Tele for a really long time now. They've always been one of my favorite guitars. Have owned a really crappy Squier that played okay, but sounded like crap.

But now I may be trading this


For this




Right now, I'm working the trade. He hasn't officially said yes but he's been thinking about it and I think I sold him on it. The tele is a 52 American RI. Plastic is still on all of the parts, a long with all the goodies it comes with new. The guitar has never left his house or been gigged with. Looks brand new.

I guess the reason why I posted this is just general feedback. I like short scale guitars but right now this is my only half-way decent guitar and really need a functional guitar.


Would you be willing to let go of your last short scale for a guitar you've wanted for years? (I guess this doesn't really apply if the guitar you want is a short scale.)

dude, thats a great trade.
those teles are amazing. i'd take a tele over a stang any day.

thats a shit hot deal
you will never look back

Yours is my favourite sort of Mustang, but I'd make that trade in a heartbeat.

That Stang is gorgeous! I'd definitely trade my telecaster for that, damn!

DO IT. now.

Sloan wrote:DO IT. now.

Or now if you haven't yet.

Or maybe now.. just in case.

(that mustang has all the things I would like to see if I ever own one, but that tele is noice)

The problem is . . . they guy knows he is trading down. After is last email I think he is still 50/50 with the trade.

I really hope he eventually says yes.

Guy still didn't say he wants to trade for sure but says he wants to meet up this weekend. It sounds like thins are going through, though.

he wants some money + . I can see why from the pics.

He hasn't mentioned money to me, at all.

The AV '52 Tele is worth a lot. Fender have kept charging more and more for them in the past decade and people's used ones that they paid $900 for in the early 00's that are in good nick are going for $1200-$1500 on ebay now. It has all the case candy (50s style strap and cable, swingtags, bumper sticker and even the case's warning tag, which tells you to leave the guitar in the case for 24 hours in it's new home to prevent damaging the nitro with drastic temperature shifts... It'll also come with a schematic and possibly a capacitor for updating the wiring to the modern neck-both-bridge style) it's been well looked after, he could easily sell it and buy a Mustang with a bridge on it (providing that's the current condition of the Mustang in the photo you posted). So he may want money too. But who knows, you may luck out here. The stang also has a lot of non-original parts it looks like? Definitely a win for you if it's a straight trade, in my opinion.

They are very nice guitars indeed. The quality control, as you would hope, seems great across the board too.

Still, the price of them in the UK really is quite eye watering these days.

Yes. Definitely a win for me if he does do it. This is a 2008 model, I believe. It very well could be older, that is just when he bought.

I would offer him so money with the trade if I could, but if I could then I would have a tremolo on it. If he doesn't want to trade I'm going to have to do some minor routing to the body to get the hard-tail to fit. I'm not a huge fan of drilling into the body when you're in college and don't expect to have any free money for three months, what are you going to do?

Just hope a guy with a nice guitar wants to trade.

MikeG wrote:They are very nice guitars indeed. The quality control, as you would hope, seems great across the board too.

Still, the price of them in the UK really is quite eye watering these days.

one of my friends picked one up in the states when the exchange rate was basically 2:1, he managed to get it for $800 ex display (with tax included).

so, £400. what a cunt.

stewart wrote:

MikeG wrote:They are very nice guitars indeed. The quality control, as you would hope, seems great across the board too.

Still, the price of them in the UK really is quite eye watering these days.

one of my friends picked one up in the states when the exchange rate was basically 2:1, he managed to get it for $800 ex display (with tax included).

so, £400. what a cunt.

That is an upsetting story. I hope he still plays it!

yeah, he does. i must admit, i wouldn't buy one at current prices but they are really nice guitars.

I don't know anyone can afford quality guitars brand new.

Maybe someday when I have a real job I'll understand.