Learn me about road worn teles

[Boudoir Guitar]

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 )

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

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I didn't know the original highway ones had 6100 frets, that's great. No wonder you can't find them now with that spec.

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[Eagle]

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[Boudoir Guitar]

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[Boudoir Guitar]

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.

 

[Eagle]

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. .

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

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.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

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.

 

[Dave Lewis]

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 .

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Out for delivery

 

[Chocol8]

Out for delivery

Nothing slows time more effectively than an out for delivery notice!

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

So the pickups are very different than I remember - like the neck a lot; bridge is okay, but not the mid pushed higher output affair I remember (it could come up some and might play around with that some tomorrow). The neck feels better than mine (mine was brand new; this one is six years old now, so might just be six years of playing). Could still stand a little massaging, but shape and frets are both fine. Will see where things land after a string change to my preferred stuff, but maaaay need to swap steel saddles for brass, but otherwise I this will do fine as is for some time.pics tomorrow - it is like a Gap spring collection window installation or something this pair.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]