No not the British slang for Television. Telecaster. Yea I’ve been considering buying a Telecaster. I’m not exactly sure why I have been interested in buying one recently but I have. I think after seeing various pictures of them and famous players with them in hand, its got me interested.

Most guitarist’s playing indie-rock or “alternative” music don’t normally play them. You usually see guys like Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty playing Fender Telecasters and alternative rockers playing Fender Jaguars, Strats and Gibson Les Pauls or SG’s. It’s not that I’m trying to “break the mold” or anything, I just really like the look, feel and playability of Telecasters.

I have decided that I’m going to start shopping around for one, definitely used.  I much prefer Japanese-made Fender guitars because of their smaller radius necks (7.25 vs. the regular American 9.25).  They do produce vintage reissue in America with the small neck radius but they go for over $1000 and are hard to find used. Most Japanese Fenders from the early 90’s sell for around $600 or so.

When/if I do end up following through with this post and buying one, I of course will post pics here. Until then, I’ll just stare at the picture I posted above.