NGD - No Guild, D'oh!

[ruedi]

What's in this pretty case? Give it a shot

 

[shihan]

Telecaster?

 

[gjmalcyon]

Based on the case logo, the continent of Australia.

 

[jp]

Agreed. Most definitely a Tele.

 

[GAD]

Agreed, most definitely Australia.

 

[DThomasC]

A sniper rifle?

 

[FNG]

A ham samwich?

 

[ruedi]

ok you guys deserve a medal just for being funny and imaginative

Telecaster is close.

Another clue:

(no, it's not a shovel handle)

 

[DThomasC]

Anyone can read that it's a Custom Shop neck made by Herbie Gastelum. The curve of the heel suggests that it's not made for a Tele, but a Strat.

 

[ruedi]

Anyone can read that it's a Custom Shop neck made by Herbie Gastelum. The curve of the heel suggests that it's not made for a Tele, but a Strat.

This is correct DThomasC, you win the cookie!

It's a 1962 Reissue Fender Stratocaster lefty. Tadaaa:

It was built in 1994 in the Fender Custom Shop under the supervision of John Page. Not the most beautiful guitar I have had so far, but this thing plays like butter, and man, it sings! The Texas Special PU's make it sound so good

I had actually intended to buy another Guild guitar, but there was nothing reasonably priced in reach, so this instrument here draw my attention and I was finally able to buy it. Seems like slowly this whole corona thing has it's effect on the market, the seller seemed somewhat reluctant...

 

[GAD]

I’m not much of a Strat guy but that’s beautiful!

 

[Quantum Strummer]

Niiice! My Relic Nocaster's original—and unfortunately very temperamental—neck is a Gastelum. Not Herb's fault…that piece of maple would rather be flame veneer than anything functional.

-Dave-

 

[ruedi]

Yeah, this one's pretty flamy too, Mr. Gastelum seemed to prefer these:

Note the screw on the top of the [how do you call it?]. One of the previous owners was apparently righty and attached his guitar strap there to get this special Jimi Hendrix feeling Fine with me, I like guitars with a story.

 

[shihan]

I’m not much of a Strat guy either, but if I had that one...the RW necks with a white body is gorgeous. I’ll bet it plays like a dream.

 

[jp]

Beautiful! I love that scheme too. Very classic!

 

[ruedi]

Niiice! My Relic Nocaster's original—and unfortunately very temperamental—neck is a Gastelum. Not Herb's fault…that piece of maple would rather be flame veneer than anything functional.

-Dave-

Dave what do you mean by the neck is temparamental? And what's not to like about it?

 

[Quantum Strummer]

Dave what do you mean by the neck is temparamental? And what's not to like about it?

I mean this particular neck has never been able to settle down in terms of relief for more than a few months at a time before either back or forward bowing by large amounts. I finally decided I'd had enough last spring and replaced it with a rosewood fretboard neck from Fender's Ensenada plant. Issue solved. It's a great playing & sounding guitar, with a fatter voice than my old blackguard Tele due to the Duncan Broadcaster bridge pickup (43 gauge wire wound to ~9KOhms) Fender used in the early Relics.

-Dave-