Learn me about road worn teles

Alright, here is where I’m at. I actually really liked the look of that purple road worn body, much to the chagrin of many. The neck on neither the road worn nor the Baja is going to live up to the one on my K-Line and thus I’m likely to either snag one or (gulp) try to make one that comes closer to my K-Line (challenge in snagging one rather than trying to make my own is the 6125 frets on the k-line are :chef )

I also preferred the hardware on the roadworn - the relic on the woodwork was awful, but the hardware was a nice sort of raw nickel vibe. And I really liked the bridge pickup on the roadworn. Which is to say, eyes remaining peeled for a sub-$1k road
 
Put in an offer on a purple road worn tele yesterday; last night decided maaaaybe a classic series 50s would be a neck I MIGHT stick with and was set to wait out the 24 hours on offer to end and then offer on the road worn was accepted while sipping coffee this morning. Which I’m alright with. Stayed under a grand after taxes and shipping.

Will probably hit the neck with sandpaper as I can’t imagine that negatively impacting value. That might be enough for me to stick with this neck for a while.
 
Put in an offer on a purple road worn tele yesterday; last night decided maaaaybe a classic series 50s would be a neck I MIGHT stick with and was set to wait out the 24 hours on offer to end and then offer on the road worn was accepted while sipping coffee this morning. Which I’m alright with. Stayed under a grand after taxes and shipping.

Will probably hit the neck with sandpaper as I can’t imagine that negatively impacting value. That might be enough for me to stick with this neck for a while.
Good choice. 800 grit up should do it. The neck is quite good if you get the relief right. .
 
Good choice. 800 grit up should do it. The neck is quite good if you get the relief right. .
I find 6105 to be rail road tie-ish, but can adapt. This one will be set up with round wounds and a bit more aggressive tonally (considering a neck humbuckers) so easier context for me tolerate them in.
 
Put in an offer on a purple road worn tele yesterday; last night decided maaaaybe a classic series 50s would be a neck I MIGHT stick with and was set to wait out the 24 hours on offer to end and then offer on the road worn was accepted while sipping coffee this morning. Which I’m alright with. Stayed under a grand after taxes and shipping.

Will probably hit the neck with sandpaper as I can’t imagine that negatively impacting value. That might be enough for me to stick with this neck for a while.

Good score. Love the colour of those.
 
This Fender Joe Strummer Road Worn Tele is my favourite factory road worn guitar.👌
I bought it on Christmas Day 2023 in a Andertons sale 👍
I added the stickers .
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