Guitarlopnik: Wherein My Brand New Tele Needs a New Pickguard

"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5) 01/07/2016 at 17:36 • Filed to: Guitarlopnik

4

12

My new Telecaster showed up today...I had it sent to the local FedEx, so I retrieved it after work.

It is, in a word, gorgeous. The paint finish is otherworldly...I think until you’ve had an American Fender, you don’t really know what you’re missing. The Mexican guitars are really great now, but this thing, holy shit.

It needs to be setup, action is just a touch high but better than 95% of what you see.

My one and only issue is the pickguard, which is mint green. There are some colors I like a mint guard on (Surf Green with mint...yum) but Lake Placid Blue ain’t one of them. I just ordered a parchment one off an American Standard, so that’ll be perfect.

Anyway, I’m watching the baby so I won’t really get to play it until tomorrow night...but if it plays anything like how it looks/feels, then we’ve got a winner.

Jcarr > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 01/07/2016 at 17:44

1

Very nice, I like that blue. Have you ever looked at Warmoth’s pickguards? I’m thinking of trying one for my Strat.

GordonBombay > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 01/07/2016 at 17:57

1

Looks great! Time to turn the amp up to 11 and ruin your neighbors night!

CB > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 01/07/2016 at 18:00

1

Do you take requests? Can you play Wonderwall?

Jokes aside, looks sweet. What do you think you’ll play on it first?

Sam > CB 01/07/2016 at 18:06

2

Stairway, bro, Stairway.

CB > Sam 01/07/2016 at 18:10

0

Acceptable answer. I also would have taken Freebird, or In The Presence of Enemies pt. I.

RallyWrench > Sam 01/07/2016 at 18:39

1

RallyWrench > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 01/07/2016 at 18:59

1

She’s a beauty, nice choice.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > CB 01/07/2016 at 19:01

1

I've been on a big Tom Petty thing lately, so that's probably where I'll start.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Jcarr 01/07/2016 at 19:06

1

I bought one from them for an Esquire I built last year, cause I was having trouble finding a mint green 5 hold Esquire guard. They make nice stuff, the fit is usually really good. I went with a genuine Fender one here because I really didn't want to have to drill any new holes.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > RallyWrench 01/07/2016 at 20:13

0

I dig it. Hopefully I'll have some time to mess with it tomorrow.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 01/07/2016 at 21:06

1

Rosewood fingerboard - good choice.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 01/07/2016 at 21:32

0

It's funny, I'm usually a maple guy...I could have got the same guitar in vintage blonde with maple, but I didn't like it nearly as much. The blue looks great with the rosewood.