QUO  TELLY

made for Rick Parfitt (Status Quo). After getting the chance of closely to inspect his No.1 Telecaster.
He plays the most heavy set of strings I´ve ever used: 0.14 - 0.58 ! Thats why Rick did put the stop tailpiece on his old Tele.
The Standart bridge just can´t handle the force of his playing ability. Therefore I reinforced the neck with carbonfibre rods.
The Bridge pickup is a killer (he just plays the bridge pickup). I love this one myself, it´s the ultimate Rock´n Roll rythm guitar.

 
 
 
 
HOTROD  TELLY
 
body and neck spanish ceder, top 12mm maple, ebony fretboard,
Turbotele bridge pickup, patent neckpickup (PAF 84 and Strat 62), lots of airbrush.
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TELLY

this is an very early example, made 1979, note the flamed alder body
 
 
 
 
 
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another early example, ca. 1981, mahagony body
 
 
 
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ca. 1982, pink salmon, mahagony body
 
 
 
 
 
 TELLY sunburst
 
well, we all know what a standard Tele looks like, hearing is believing
 
 
 
 
TELLY deluxe
 
mahagony body, all bindings
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black TELLY
 
alder body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, thin abalam binding, black hardware 
 
 
 
 
 
Mini TELLY
 
I made quite a few of these, very handy guitars.
The body is a 7/8 size