Tell that to Keef.

He should know better.

Single coil on a Tele, Hummers on a Les Paul, Strat on the bonfire.... :)

Humbuckies on a Tele= fat twang :-)

See, I'm not sure about that. Certainly you'll get more kick, but does it really sound like a Tele? I have two Teles, one 1989 USA, and a '94 Mexican, both standard Tele set ups. Both sound like I think they should, and there's very little difference in the workmanship of the build. If it's good enough for Wilko...
I wouldn't dream of modifying them.
If I want omph, depth and sustain I use my Les Paul, or my '76 Ibanez Custom copy (which actually sounds better than my Gibson).

As far as my thinline goes , the sound is in the middle of a Tele and an LP. It's got the bottom end of an LP but the trebly top of a Tele which to me is the best of both . Roll the tone off and switch to the neck pickup and it's a jazz guitar . It's already my favourite guitar and I've only had it a few days.

I had it cranked up on Sunday and was giving it some Van Halen 'unchained' and it didn't half sound good at that too. :-)

. Double post

Probably not - but my reasoning for buying that is I've always wanted a Tele - loved the look (and the sound), but needed it to be beefier for my style of music. I did cop to it being akin to blasphemy in my first post but that is still one sexy and great sounding guitar :p

Good lord. That is one gorgeous guitar.

Yeah, awesome thinline AOE. Looking forward to seeing what's next.

Id love a Les Paul junior foetus but they are pretty trendy ATM so pricey !

Plus I think my mrs is cottoning onto the fact that I have no intention of selling the ones I have.

Love me an LP Jr. This french bloke makes hollow steel Jr's that sound really good. A lot cheaper than a Trussart too.

I had an LPJ for a while in the '90's. It's called Junior for a reason. Very disappointing instrument. Like a Les Paul with its bollocks cut off, and no discernible personality of its own. Looked very nice. Played shit. Like trying to drive a Morris Minor up the side of Everest.
Save up for a Yamaha SG2000, and sell the wife. :)

If people are buying them because they are 'trendy', they don't deserve anything better.

Maybe more recent models are better?

I hear you Stella - I traded a lovely really early 80s squier Japanese Strat in for a LPJ in the mid 80s and immediately regretted it. I have played a vintage one since and it sounded and felt so much better than my relatively modern one. As you say though, they are a student les paul but an early sixties one goes for around £5,000 !

I like the yamaha SGs, always have done - seem to remember Steve Rothery having one back in the day but as is the way nowadays they are starting to pick up in value a bit like the early Tokais. You are looking at very high hundreds for a decent old one.

You're looking at more than that for a lefty one. :(

If someone is willing to be fleeced of five grand for a vintage Les Paul Junior, they are a f*cking idiot.

Just got round to listening to that , it sounds incredible !

That's what I thought AOE. I see Macari's have a couple of them. I think they're about 7lbs too which sounds reasonable.

My lad is tiring of his modern player Jag so I'm flogging that and have ordered him one of the new Danelectro 59M cheapies yesterday instead. He loves a bit of twang and garage rock so hes very excited. I'll post a photo when it arrives later in the week if I can prize it out of his hands !

New addition here today. So, my plan to upgrade my strat with a new neck and pickups turned into a whole new guitar.

I've been liking the looks of the new Suhr Classic Pro, (stainless steel frets, silent single coil system etc.) Then I spotted a nice Black Friday discount, (yes I am scum :)). And this happened...

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p.../Image0286.jpg

Sort of:
http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=189502

Looks interesting. How does it feel and play?