Incoming!

[jazzrat]

Can't wait to get this one. The holiday might goof up shipping but should have it any day.
It's an '08 AmStd. Ash. The seller says it's in the 6 pound range.
Should be awesome.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/jazzrat/tele2.jpg

[stratcat51]

That looks awesome! :thumbsup:

[Bytor1975]

Mmmmmm... TASTY!

[leivaspelund]

That's an amazing body! :)

And please post more pictures when you get it!

[ldelo]

So that is being shipped to the greater Puget Sound, right?

Just kidding... Great looking Tele! To me, "tele" will always mean *ash* tele... That's just an image that is burned into my mind.

Anyways, again, beauuuuuutiful Tele!

[jazzrat]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty stoked.
That is either a one piece body or the the best bookmatching I've ever seen.
Looking forward to getting my grubby mits on it.
More pics to come.

[ldelo]

It looks like a one piece to me...

[Andoni]

Damn that Tele definitely has something about it, she's gorgeous.

Can't wait for the extra pics....congrats Jazz :thumbsup:

[crisssophie]

is that an 08??
teles are not meant to have stamped saddles.....
lol
they drive me crazy
tell u wat i love is the callaham guitar parts brass saddle mod for the american standard tele
if u getta chance look that bad boy up

[jazzrat]

Yup, it's an '08.I have it in hand now.
Really nice guitar but I hear you on the saddles.
I'm gonna run them for a while but I will check out the Calahams.

is that an 08??
teles are not meant to have stamped saddles.....
lol
they drive me crazy
tell u wat i love is the callaham guitar parts brass saddle mod for the american standard tele
if u getta chance look that bad boy up

[jazzrat]

Having recently had an 08 strat I was familiar with changes Fender made to the AmStd line.
I had a new AmStd strat I sold because I could not get the action low enough without using the Micro-Tilt and I prefer not to use that.
Really nice two piece body. Not as light as the seller said prolly closer to 7 pounds than 6 but comfy nonetheless.
It almost has a spalt look to it.
The neck set angle on this Tele is perfect. I can setup a nice low action the full length of the neck while still having the saddles high enough to have a good break angle.
It sounds and plays great. The jury is out on the bent steel strat saddles. They sound nice and airy but they are a little hard on my picking hand. I have some Graphtechs on the way I may put on.
Anyway I get to break it in at a church service tomorrow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/jazzrat/AmStd%20Ash%20Tele/IMG_2141.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/jazzrat/AmStd%20Ash%20Tele/IMG_2138.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/jazzrat/AmStd%20Ash%20Tele/IMG_2139.jpg

[leivaspelund]

Now that you've said it I can see it's a two-piece. But it's so perfect matched that it looks like it's a one-piece that someone sawed in two and then glued together again! :lol:

Extremely nice instrument, congratulations! :hat-man:

[bigbluedry]

Great looking axe.. and as far as those saddles.. I agree.. those are not my choice either...

[Jossy]

Great looking guitar, congratulations! :thumbsup:

Saludos.

[OLDWANNABEE]

Beautiful - hows it sounding?

[jazzrat]

Sounds great!
Played a church service Sunday a.m. and had a couple extended solos.
Great fiery harmonics and yet sounded really pretty on the mellow stuff.