last week, wednesday, i sold my brownburst ”made in mexico” (mim) tele (haha, funny photo!) after having kept it for about two (?) years. it was kept in near mint condition and had some minor things done to it—nothing spectacular. my original plan was to gut the electronics and install lollar special t pickups, warmoth neck and kluson tuners. seeing that the pickups alone would be more than half the cost of the price of the tele, i opted to post it up on craigslist to fund the purchase of another tele. eying several “made in america” (mia) teles, i wasnt able to find a finish i liked on craigslist nor on thegearpage.
then came friday. after work i was able to capitalize on a “crafted in japan” (cij) tele found on the local craigslist. it’s a beautiful off-white blonde ‘62 reissue with usa texas special pickups and wilkinson vintage bridge on an alder body, rosewood fretboard on glossy maple neck. the feel of the guitar is glossy smooth, much attributed to the low action and very comfortable 7.25″ c-shaped neck.
i’m much infactuated still, just take a look:
