Ultimate Rhoads

So I went to Guitar Center and sold my Les Paul tonight. The original idea was to buy a Telecaster, but I decided to forgo the guitar for now and use the money for the family. The Western Washington Fair in Puyallup is coming up in a week and it's important to me that my family goes. The first thing we did when we found out Becky was pregnant with our first child was to go to the Puyallup Fair. Last year was the first time in 6 years that we missed it, so the Les Paul is gone and the Tele will have to wait.

When I do get it, it'll be this one:




It's the made in Mexico model and it played like a dream in the store. Maybe by Christmas it'll be affordable for me to buy a toy.

Paul

You are such a good guy but I really feel for you without your guitar. If you lived in my neighbourhood I'd lone you my Tele.

This Telecaster I would recommend. It's made in Japan and I have looked on US websites and retails for around 500-600 dollars. It got rave revies and from personal ownership experience it plays like a dream. It is called an 'Aerodyne Telecaster'

Also Paul the cool addition is the P-90 in the Neck Position. It means you can get mellow jazz tones as well as Tele Twang

That does look like a nice guitar, Matt.

Don't feel too bad for me. I don't have the Les Paul anymore, but I do still have the Carlo Robelli strat and the Charvel.

Paul Wolfe wrote:That does look like a nice guitar, Matt.

Don't feel too bad for me. I don't have the Les Paul anymore, but I do still have the Carlo Robelli strat and the Charvel.

My sympathy now has disolved

that was a rather cheap ploy, pulling for our sympathy paul.

frank wrote:that was a rather cheap ploy, pulling for our sympathy paul.

Frank now I understand the humour between you two!!! I like Simon have Aspergers so screw up big time in my understanding...but I get it now!!!!!!

yeah. simon's fun to torment too. looks like you're next buddy.

frank wrote:yeah. simon's fun to torment too. looks like you're next buddy.

Simon is very funny.

frank wrote:that was a rather cheap ploy, pulling for our sympathy paul.

I really just wanted your sympathy, Frank, 'cause your special.

I have had a love for Telecasters for many years. I am very into hot rod Telecasters, with a humbucker and a hot single where the lipstick pickup was. I love the way they feel and play and the fact they have a warm but strong sound which can be moulded to many styles

Go for it Paul!

Y'know, I used to own a Tele and just didn't care for it. I traded it in for a Strat which I ended up selling to a girl I knew who thought she could make it as a rock star.

I never really cared much for Telecasters. Now that I'm eliminating metal from my life in favor of country, I find that the Tele really is cool after all.

Check out the new John 5 Telecaster put out by Fender. John 5 is the guitarist for Rob Zombie and Fender put out a signature model in his name...it is hot rodded for Rock and looks so bad ass.

why do you have to eliminate anything? why can't you just branch out?

frank wrote:why do you have to eliminate anything? why can't you just branch out?

I've branched out for years and always fall back to what is "easy". I really want to learn to play country guitar and if I keep the metal trappings, I'll fall back into that because I've been doing it for years and it's easy now.

Besides, old dudes playing metal look retarded more often than not. I don't want to be called a poser who should get a life. Country guys are just cooler, so I'm gettin' a Tele and that's all I've got to say 'bout that.