So, I've been playing some Keef stuff and I realized I was having trouble barring chords on my electric, which is weird, because the strings are light and the action is low. I became enamored with the notion of a Telecaster, remembering the other day when I tried one in the store that it was an easy player. So I stopped by after work and played both a Squier Affinity and Standard Tele, and man, they play like butter. Tuned 'em both to open G and even played them on the same model amp I have. Awesome. I also realized what a small guitar a Tele is. My semi-hollow is a horse in comparison. I can reach the fretboard with much more ease on a Tele.
The shop was open until eight, so I brought my semi-hollow buy to see what I could get for a trade, hoping that I could make an even swap, the Affinity for my guitar. The guy at the shop--really nice guy--looked it over and called the owner. He said the best they could do was $125 in trade in value because they three semi-hollows hanging on the wall already and they don't move fast. The kid felt bad, but it was the owner's call. I had to pass.
So, I'm obsessing on teh Interwebz tonight and finally decided to say "eff it," and I bought a Squier Standard Telecaster from Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI. It's got a full-size Tele body (the Affinity is a bit thin) and alnico pickups, as opposed to ceramic in the Affinity. It also has string through body like the Fenders. Classic Keef/Bruce Springsteen butterscotch.
Nothing fancy--just old school and very playable. More here:
SQUIER® STANDARD SERIES TELECASTER® - Elderly Instruments
I'll sell my current git on eBay and get about $200 for it, and I have an old Sony Handcam on the shelf that I haven't used in eight years that will fetch $50.
