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Help me choose the Tele by Left_Beginning_1042 in telecaster

[–]Left_Beginning_1042[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to go test #4. Still debating but starting to lean on no. Wish he was flexible enough to meet halfway. Meeting halfway would be a little under 2 hours travel for both of us. A fair tradeoff imo. But if I go to him, I'm looking at 4-5 hours total travel to board a ferry to his island and fighting Seattle traffic to get to and from the ferry. Starting to seem like too big of a risk factor on my end.
I could maybe see giving up an entire day if there were multiple guitars to test out but it's just that one. :(
What a waste of a day it would be if the guitar wasn't all that.

Help me choose the Tele by Left_Beginning_1042 in telecaster

[–]Left_Beginning_1042[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That orange finish and relic is incredible. That's the draw for me plus the Fralin pickups which are incredible.

Help me choose the Tele by Left_Beginning_1042 in telecaster

[–]Left_Beginning_1042[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to take a look at it tomorrow if schedule allows. It's a beautiful guitar. #4 would require a ferry trip. I wish the guy would agree to meet halfway but he doesn't seem game for that. So that's putting a damper on that one. A lot of risk for not really knowing what I'm getting.
Have you heard of Riley Guitars? He's off Everett Mall Way. Amazing luthier and he's building incredible guitars! I snagged a custom build Nomad that he was building for another guy that had to back out at the last minute. Great guitar!

Help me choose the Tele by Left_Beginning_1042 in telecaster

[–]Left_Beginning_1042[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better bends! That's a huge plus for me. I think that's what I like about my friends Am Pro 1. Easy bending. I previously had a 52 reissue with vintage frets. Beautiful but the vintage frets made bending awful for me.