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There's one Telecaster I forgot. The Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster (List price is $699 / Street price $450) - This is a made in Mexico Telecaster. It's similar to the mexican Standard model, but it has an extra pickup (stratocaster) and has vintage tuning keys and a vintage style bridge. I would also highly recommend this model. If my choice was between the MIM Standard and the Nashville, I'd take the Nashville. Good luck! Here's a picture of the Nashville Telecaster:

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Fender makes a bunch of telecasters. The Fender Standard Telecaster - This is made in Mexico. This is a real Fender guitar and is a real deal for the money. Unfortunately I only know what the US prices are. In the US, the list price on this guitar is $499 and you can usually get it for $349. I don't know if this is the case where you are, but here, when buying musical instruments, I expect to pay at least 30% off of list price. I usually get 40% off list price. The MIM (made in Mexico) Standard Telecaster only comes with a maple fretboard. The Fender American Series Telecaster - This used to be called the American Standard, so this might be what your brother is talking about. The average list price on these are around $1200, depending on the finish (some finishes are more expensive), street price is usually around the mid 800's. You have a choice of rosewood or maple fretboard on these. There's a pretty wide range in price between these two. Here's some suggestions for models that fit in-between. Fender Highway 1 Telecaster - (List price - $856 / street price $600) This is made in the US, but it has parts made in Mexico and overseas. It's more of a vintage style telecaster than the American Series, since it has the vintage style bridge. The finish on these isn't as nice as the standard models (hence the lower price than the American Series). I've heard good reviews of these. One good thing about this model and the ones previously mentioned is that they have a modern neck radius. The fretboard is a little bit flatter than the reissues of the 50's and 60's models. Personally, I like the old style fretboard, but its' one of those personal preference kind of things. I think you have a choice of rosewood or maple fretboard on these. Here are some models from the Classic Series that are made in Mexico. I think these are great for the money. I have a couple myself. If I was going to pick one, I'd probably pick the: Fender Muddy Waters Tribute Telecaster (List price $899 / street price $620) This is made in Mexico, but it has US components and pickups. I have heard great things about this model. This one has a rosewood fretboard. It's like a 50's Telecaster (with an Ash body) mixed with a 60's neck with a modern fretboard radius. This is good value. Fender Classic 50's or 60's Telecasters (List prices $899 / street prices $620). These are two separate models. The 50's has an ash body with a maple neck and the sixtes has an alder body with a rosewood neck. The 50's is going to have that classic honky tonk telecaster sound, while the sixties model will be a little tamer, but it still sounds nice. I would also highly recommend both of these. I don't know if your brother is interested in these two, since they are not the traditional Telecaster style, but 2 more models from the Classic Series that I'd recommend are the '69 Telecaster Thinline reissue and the '72 Telecaster Custom. The '72 Telecaster Custom is great for that early 70's Rolling Stones sound, while the '69 Thinline is also a really nice Telecaster. I've got one and I love it. Both of these are similar in price to the previous two models I mentioned. I know these are quite pricey. If you were planning on spending less, I have more recommendations for you. P.S. check www.fender.com for pictures and info. :rsmile:

Happy Birthday Shrdlu! Happy Birthday John. I wish you were still here.

My obscure favorite is Pharoah Sanders Izipho Zam on the Strata East label. It's my favorite of all his albums. :rsmile:

Nice one, Joe!

Red, It's great that you're getting him a Telecaster. I love Telecasters! Heck, I've got 8 of 'em. Have you decided what model of Telecaster you're getting him (Squire, Fender Standard ???) - One of the other forums I spend time on is the telecaster forum (www.telecaster.com). If you aren't going to get a Fender product, I have some good sources of telecaster copies. If I can be of any assistance, please ask. As far as the fretboard material. Your choices are going to be rosewood or maple. Some makers offer ebony and other exotic woods, but rosewood and maple are the standards. I used to think there was a big tonal difference between rosewood and maple, but I don't feel that way as much anymore. These days, I'd say in a telecaster the pickups are about 70% of the sound, the body about 20%, and the fretboard material about 10%, that's just my opinion. For the fretboard wood, I think it's more of a case of the feel of the neck. I'd get him what he likes best. If he's into traditional country, then I'd say maple. If he's into alternative, then rosewood is cool too. Either way, I think you can't go wrong. :rsmile:

Wow Jim! I had no idea it was so much work to set up your fonts. My hat's off to you. That last Miles cover is great. Paintshop does sound like a tedius program. I'm spoiled by how much I can do in Photoshop. One thing that might help your text look better is to see if you have an option to turn on anti-aliasing for your text. Aliasing is when you get the stair step edges on your text. Anti-aliasing is an effect that smooths out the edges of the text. As for typography, I respect your desire to learn more about it. When I was in school, we used to go through books of type and just study the characteristics. I don't know how much you know about typography, but I like to make up examples of my favorite fonts based upon the type of font it is. Serif (the fonts with little feet on them - garamond is a serif font). Sans-serif (fonts without feet - Arial, Helvetica), Decorative (Script fonts or other funky ones). I have to say that this thread just illustrates and is a tribute to the skills of Reid Miles. I think I"ve learned more about typography from him than I have from anyone else.

Nice one, Jim! You're becoming a Paintshop pro. Those colors remind me of a guitar I painted when I was young and crazy. I ended up taking the glow-paint off and returning the guitar to its' natural finish, but if you get that thing under a black light ... SURPRISE! Ah, memories.... :rsmile:

I've only been able to pick up Blonde On Blonde and I'm really happy with it. Truthfully, I'd never really understood why this album was so popular. I had the old Mastersound gold cd and it was pretty bright sounding. This new remaster has really made me a fan of this album. I'm listening to it right now.

Thanks Bruce! :rsmile:

Nice covers! :rsmile:

The Peggy Lee Mosaic set is one of my favorites. I could listen to her all day. I wasn't sure about the Singles set, but I think I'll take the plunge. I believe BMG has it. :rsmile:

Keep em' coming, Jim! I look forward to seeing what you come up with. I probably won't be able to make any more this weekend, but I'll check in to see what you come up with. As per Rooster's request, here's my take on Chained.

Thanks Jim! I dug your Tolliver and Silver covers, too! :rsmile:

Thanks for the compliment, Kari! I really like your Larry Young cover! I know this can't top Jim's Trainwreck cover, but here's my contribution. :rsmile:

Nice one, Joe! I'd love to hear that session. :rsmile:

Here's my take on The Ringer. This is fun! :rsmile:

I'm supposed to be working. :rsmile:

Thanks JSngry! Jim Dye, Great suggestion about the 32 jazz contest. Having just ate lunch, I don't know if I can participate. My mom always told me to wait 30 minutes before I went back in and designed horrific covers. :rsmile:

Thanks for the heads up, too! I remember driving a hundred miles to get a cd of Music Inc. on Strata East about 10 years ago. I think I paid $20 for it. :rsmile:

Thanks RDK! Do you guys know any websites where I can get good photos for this thread? I've been looking around in Google images, but I'm not finding much. Thanks!

Thanks Rooster and Jim! I really liked your cover too, Jim! :rsmile: