You'll either love it or hate it

[Death by Uberschall]

Tele body = Tele  :laughing7:

 

[taez555]

Strat elements
- Strat style headstock shape
- Top routed like a strat
- HSS strat like PU configuration
- Top strat jack
- Strat Pickguard
- Knobs and switch layout like a strat
- Non tele Bridge
- The fact it even has a trem
- Tummy cut and arm contours

Tele elements
-body

I know that one single element defines it as a tele, and yes you can have all those things on a tele but man... once you combine them all into one guitar it feels like a strat to me. 

I vote we need a need catagory for single cutaway strat. ;-)

 

[Death by Uberschall]

I didn't notice the forearm cut, single cut strat it is.  :icon_thumright:

 

[CouchSpud]

Damn... I should have allowed more time for the vote. I already submitted it to the tele gallery. Oh well, no big whoop.
Now for a name...

 

[ironeddie]

Any suggestions for the pickguard. I'm putting in a black Wilkinson trem, black pups as well, chrome/black jack plate.... black knobs... I'm starting to think a black pickguard would be a bit much.:-\

A white perluloid would look nice

 

[CouchSpud]

Any suggestions for the pickguard. I'm putting in a black Wilkinson trem, black pups as well, chrome/black jack plate.... black knobs... I'm starting to think a black pickguard would be a bit much.:-\

A white perluloid would look nice

I tried it out when I was choosing the pickguard and it didn't really work. The black/white/black pickguard ended up looking the best.

 

[exaN]

What can you hate about this one, it looks amazing :icon_thumright:

 

[DangerousR6]

Damn... I should have allowed more time for the vote. I already submitted it to the tele gallery. Oh well, no big whoop.
Now for a name...

Is the shield I put on the plate Scottish by chance...?

 

[CouchSpud]

Is the shield I put on the plate Scottish by chance...?

Nah, it be Irish.

 

[phred]

That is sweet! I love it  :headbang:

Scott

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I'd call it a Tele.

 

[tfarny]

Very cool, but not a tele. You need at least two of: tele body, tele headstock, tele bridge, tele pickups, tele control plate to make a tele. This one only has the tele body, every other aspect is super strat. Sorry, but them's the rules.  :icon_thumright:

 

[rockskate4x]

since when were there rules?

 

[hannaugh]

It's a Strelecaster

 

[Mor Paul]

Ha, Stellarcaster.

 

[DangerousR6]

Is the shield I put on the plate Scottish by chance...?

Nah, it be Irish.

Mhuir Dhubh

 

[CouchSpud]

Is the shield I put on the plate Scottish by chance...?

Nah, it be Irish.

Mhuir Dhubh

Black Sea?

 

[DangerousR6]

Is the shield I put on the plate Scottish by chance...?

Nah, it be Irish.

Mhuir Dhubh

Black Sea?

yip... :icon_biggrin:

 

[CouchSpud]

Is the shield I put on the plate Scottish by chance...?

Nah, it be Irish.

Mhuir Dhubh

Black Sea?

yip... :icon_biggrin:

Ohhh, I see now. That could work.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Very cool, but not a tele. You need at least two of: tele body, tele headstock, tele bridge, tele pickups, tele control plate to make a tele. This one only has the tele body, every other aspect is super strat. Sorry, but them's the rules.  :icon_thumright:

The Tele Deluxe doesn't fit that criteria, yet still a Tele because of the body.  The Tele Deluxe has 2 hums, a Strat Hardtail bridge, CBS Strat headstock, Strat neck pocket, and LP control layout.  

This thing is neither Strat or Tele, but somehow both.  I would call it a Tele before calling it a Strat.  It has the Tele's footprint, and although the Strat and Tele have a similar enough footprint to both use the same case, the molds would be different.  Besides, when ordering and asked what body, there could be only one answer.  Tele.  Everything else was options.