I want a pink telecaster!!!!!!

[In The Margins]

I heard it was Julie Newmar.

[DivaDiana77]

Who knows. Might be one of those rock legends like him going to Spain to sweat off the heroin. He had a good laugh at that one.

[DivaDiana77]

I met up with someone who was selling a telecaster thinline.

Diva: What is that humming? The speaker?
Guy: All telecasters hum like that.
Diva: Oh? So, why is it humming louder when I lay it flat?
Guy: It's grounding.
Diva: Grounding, really?
Guy: Like I said, all Telecasters hum, and this pickups actually are better than what you get on a reissue. More sensitive.
Diva: Really?
Guy: Are you just starting to play guitar?
Diva: No, actually I'm not. Do you know if they can change the color to Salmon Pink?
Guy: I'm sure they could.
Diva: I've always wanted a Salmon Pink one. Let's plug in the other Telecaster. Hmm, no hum. Sorry. I can't buy it if it has that hum going on. I don't know how to fix it.
Guy: Now I'm going to have to take it apart and see if I can fix it.
Diva: Yeah, well, keep in touch. Let me know if you fix it.


Yeah, riiiiiight. He was hoping I was stupid enough to buy it. He also was kind of a jerk saying stuff about how he's a producer and he writes commercial stuff because that's how you get Double Platinum records. Yawn, yeah whatever. Owns some recording studios. Made it look all the more like he's trying to get rid of a bad guitar.

[tonywojo]

I met up with someone who was selling a telecaster thinline.

Diva: What is that humming? The speaker?
Guy: All telecasters hum like that.
Diva: Oh? So, why is it humming louder when I lay it flat?
Guy: It's grounding.
Diva: Grounding, really?
Guy: Like I said, all Telecasters hum, and this pickups actually are better than what you get on a reissue. More sensitive.
Diva: Really?
Guy: Are you just starting to play guitar?
Diva: No, actually I'm not. Do you know if they can change the color to Salmon Pink?
Guy: I'm sure they could.
Diva: I've always wanted a Salmon Pink one. Let's plug in the other Telecaster. Hmm, no hum. Sorry. I can't buy it if it has that hum going on. I don't know how to fix it.
Guy: Now I'm going to have to take it apart and see if I can fix it.
Diva: Yeah, well, keep in touch. Let me know if you fix it.


Yeah, riiiiiight. He was hoping I was stupid enough to buy it. He also was kind of a jerk saying stuff about how he's a producer and he writes commercial stuff because that's how you get Double Platinum records. Yawn, yeah whatever. Owns some recording studios. Made it look all the more like he's trying to get rid of a bad guitar.

is euphenism the right word?

[electrabunny]

surely not euphuism.

[In The Margins]

Maybe he means euthanasia....

[JackT]

I assumed "euphonium" was meant.

[DivaDiana77]

Not Euphemia? That's my middle name. JUST KIDDING!!!

Haven't heard from the guitar. I sort of love it when people think I'm stupid. Yes, Teles hum a little bit. Humbucking pickups were invented for that. But it was really obvious. I'm sure someone tougher than me would have beat him with his crap guitar. He also tried to tell me that a 9 and 7.25 were the same size really and a 9 is easier to play because it's flatter. I'm looking into that, but I didn't believe him. An old friend of mine works at guitar center out here, so I will at least give the commission on a new guitar to him.

[tonywojo]

I sort of love it when people think I'm stupid.

How does that work?

I use a word in context and get the piss ripped out of me!

[DivaDiana77]

How does that work?

I use a word in context and get the piss ripped out of me!

I'm mainly referring to people who try to take advantage because they think they can. When people think you are stupid, and you outsmart them such that they are unable to take advantage of you, that's amusing. They try to hide that they are upset, but it's easy to see through the veneer. It doesn't happen all to often, but with this guy it was really a "gotcha" kind of moment.

[tonywojo]

I'm mainly referring to people who try to take advantage because they think they can. When people think you are stupid, and you outsmart them such that they are unable to take advantage of you, that's amusing. They try to hide that they are upset, but it's easy to see through the veneer. It doesn't happen all to often, but with this guy it was really a "gotcha" kind of moment.

veneer - ive never even considered that for an email

[fat cherry]

why dont you make your own. nobody will know the difference if you write the word 'fender' really carefully, same with the word 'tellycaster'

[DivaDiana77]

why dont you make your own. nobody will know the difference if you write the word 'fender' really carefully, same with the word 'tellycaster'

Haven't decided. Don't know much about building my own guitar, though it's a qorthy hobby to be sure. I think I may just bite the bullet and buy the 1969 reissue floating around right now.

It's interesting, though. While I was looking at guitars that night, a guy asked me what I thought of a guitar that had flowers in the pickguard and some interesting mother of pearl inlays. I told him, "It looks a little gay for a guy, but it's up to you to decide on if he would be OK with that."

What do you know, it's the same style as the one Ian plays in the video for Lover, Lover, Lover. I was laughing when I saw that. Ian really doesn't give a shit what people think, does he?

[Dave Smith]

DD-the 72 reissue is by far the best sounding guitar I own when played off the bridge pickup.And the neck is lacquered really well as well.No probs with hum at all.But.....................when I bought it I knew it was going for a Bigsy because the Fender bridge was so shite.The guy I use put a Mustang bridge in place not the shitty 'floating' trem like on the Jag I've got.So get yourself a reissue but budget to make it your own.

[fat cherry]

you talking guitar lingo there smiffsta? steady on boy.