Pure Old-School Teles That Any Guitarist Will Love! - New Fender Custom Shop Heavy Relic Telecasters

[@PeteBreen]

Doesn't get any better than Danish Pete reviewing Tele's! ✔

[@enriquedelima396]

You guys should do a Sound Like Danish Pete without busting the bank.

[@EpictheEpicest]

step 1: be good at guitar step 2: be danish step 3: nothing

[@warholio]

Step 3: be purple

[@davedavem]

I can't afford these guitars. I can't imagine a world in which I can justify buying one. But it fills me with joy to know they exist and to hear Pete and The Captain play them.

[@moonray1276]

Lotto win and a road trip.

[@davedavem]

@John Smith thank you, John. Please tell my wife! Also, I could mention that because of lockdown we couldn't go on holiday this year, so technically we've saved thousands!

[@loosabway3400]

Interesting point of view. The fact that people will pay this amount of money for something that has been deliberately damaged causes me moral shock

[@loosabway3400]

@John Smith Know what you mean - I'm just relic-ing my PlayStation as we speak

[@moonray1276]

​@John Smith Sim only phone. No fancy computer. Nothing on the rest. Happy for those who have different priorities. Love my budget/used guitars. I'm probably not the only one here. Love watching Pete play the expensive ones.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

New Guitarists = Why would you want a 50's Butterscotch Tele? Old Guitarists = All I want is a 50's Butterscotch Tele!

[@telecasterbear]

I started playing in 1975. I have been through many guitars. Now I own a 1975 telecaster.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

@@telecasterbear I love 70's Fenders they get a lot of abuse but one of the nicest Strats I've ever played was a 78 sunburst with the black guard!, Also its my favourite look on a Strat.

[@floatbob4281]

Top 5 Andertons intro jam, absolutely beautiful!

[@andertons]

Glad you enjoyed it! We thought this one needs to make the Top 5 cut... 🤘

[@SuperEdge67]

It’s good they have a lovely case because you wouldn’t want them to get scratched or anything!!

[@davidburke2132]

Hehe. It does always make me smile when second hand relic guitars get listed on Reverb as being in “mint” condition! 😝

[@djt6546]

🥱

[@hijinxx4825]

Getting it scratched would add to the look lol

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

That pink & anodised gold one.... OooOofF! Do you accept slightly used kidneys in part-ex? Eyes? One of mine is... mainly ok. Ish.

[@andycrowley]

Bring on the Quo! 🎸🎸

[@amylou7991]

or not...

[@oliverboisen7475]

Intro jam was pure Status Quo tele gold😍

[@andertons]

When you have a pair of old-school teles there is only 1 thing you can play... 😉

[@KeeperOfPoops]

@New New Milo you just don't like real music

[@sagnikpaul1811]

@New New Milo WTF dude !!

[@foxbyday4300]

@New New Milo Try and play it !

[@spacejazz6272]

@New New Milo haha got piled on by a bunch of guitar dads

[@namni19]

Aren't the coffee mugs supposed to blow up? 3:02

[@stanislavmigra]

no Chappers, no exploding mugs 🤷

[@alecharwood9154]

@@stanislavmigra Chappers is the explosive mug. (I don't hate him but this was too good of an opportunity to miss)

[@Pedrof1990]

@@alecharwood9154 Lol

[@TheRycooder]

KILLER JAM....Pete's ALWAYS KILLING IT but I'm REALLY IMPRESSED with the Captains CHOPS of late....HELL YES Cap-E-Tawn!!

[@melvynobrien6193]

Old-school Teles with weird pickups? LOL. And these "relics" are for posers who want to pretend they have old guitars. I have a fifty-year-old Tele that's in better condition. "Relic" bullshit. My non-relic Axis Sport has a "worn-in" neck, and it doesn't look like shite. And aren't those thinline Teles a CBS monstrosity? People are now paying big money for CBS garbage that we used to avoid like the plague.

[@jasondejong3062]

The captain says “big C” and Pete turns his head to avoid laughing at that😂😂😂 Classic !

[@AndrewPRoberts]

3:02 The fact that those mugs didn't explode bothers me more than it should

[@floydvanschaik973]

The pink one 🤤 it's just jaw dropping, mouth watering gorgeous

[@slash196]

Pete and Teles is a combo that never lets you down.

[@florencefaulkner782]

We don't need roadworn guitars, we just need all guitars to have nitro finishes so they end up looking like this naturally, none of this poly junk we have on every guitar now. Saying that, these are some fine looking guitars.

[@shawnadams1693]

Florence Faulkner My poly-coated strat is 23yrs old, looks as good as new and sounds incredible. I love the nitro ones too.

[@adamski101]

Depends if you're talking about the thick gloop of polyester or the thinner polyurethane that is applied to more expensive guitars. Not everyone wants a 1950s nitro finish ya know? It seems to be rammed into guitarists on forums that nitro is 'better' when it is merely a finish option. If you want a stinky fire hazard that will never fully cure but WILL age, crack and yellow to look like a vintage guitar over time then nitro is your thing. If you want a more protective, shiny and modern finish that won't crack or yellow over the years then poly is your bag. I have both and like both.

[@telecasterbear]

Fender used to advertise it as a "thick skin" finish.

[@konstantinkrimberger9072]

I'm convinced that most people here love relics, the people who comment though are the ones who don't like it. The lovers just sit here drooling over the beauty of these guitars

[@teodormrdenovic1981]

Saw the captain walk past in the store a few days ago but was too scared to say hi 😭🤦🏻‍♂️

[@andertons]

Hello... 😉

[@tomcat2260]

@@andertons I think he is too scared to reply now. :-)

[@The-11]

@@andertons You should order a Lake Placid Blue one w/ Tortoise pickguard and binding. Your welcome Captain

[@johnshanesyandtheaccommoda1189]

* relic haters have entered the chat *

[@jimmyjimmy951]

Blah, blah,blah.

[@melvynobrien6193]

You must be a "relic" poser. LOL.

[@chrisjs6123]

Oh god why do they bother? Just don’t buy one if you don’t like them. Every bloody comment thread. Yawn.

[@chrisjs6123]

P. Taylor nope. But my five custom shop guitars and two basses cost a bloody fortune. From lush closet classic to a nicely dinged up jazz bass they are all sexy as hell and feel great to play.

[@loosabway3400]

@@chrisjs6123 Jeez. They saw you coming...........

[@kinnanton]

75% discount please! :D

[@samhealey7603]

That shell pink Tele is absolute perfection

[@mikeuk4130]

I think the Olive Green one sounds and looks great, but the heavily smashed-up finish is too much. Slightly worn would be perfect, like a lightly-weathered model railway engine.

[@kcussrebutuemos4815]

I like slightly relic’d too. I like the grey one. Just not the big chunk on the top.

[@6stringcodger450]

I love my highway 1 bare bones telecaster and try to take care of it as much as possible. Nothing like the tele sound. Fender beats these up at the factory and then sells them with a case? Too funny. The guys beating these with chains at the factory have to be laughing hysterically (or perhaps crying uncontrollably).

[@rv6205]

OMG , im so tired of people who cant afford something , bashing it....weather its rolex, pxg golf clubs or fender custom shop .....Just because you cant afford it , doesnt make it uncool......grow up people and get an adult job and move out of your moms basement

[@MrFacio85]

All I want is a 51 Custom Shop P Bass and I’ll be set for life!

[@pressonc]

I’m not at all a relic guy, especially not a heavy relic guy; HOWEVER, I’d buy one of these guitars in a heartbeat if it was in my budget. All the haters can suck it up.

[@jimmyjimmy951]

pressonc Blah, blah, blah..

[@melvynobrien6193]

Haters? Don't like the term; it's an excuse for fools to criticize sensible guitarists. My fifty-year-old Tele isn't that beat up. Total poser bullshit.

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

I dont like relics, but I respect the fact others do. Id never buy one but it actually made me want to buy a worn guitar at a pawn shop once, it was real worn which had me intrigued, Clapton once said about worn guitars that they were favoured so therefore good.

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

@@melvynobrien6193 Its only poser if youre trying to pass off you've played that guitar for many years,if you like the look, its no different from liking the look of a red shiney guitar. Its just fashion, cant blame the general fashion trends to change and its pretty cool it actually turned out to be something only time could create and no one thought of. I guess that happens when you dont innovate much in the guitar industry, its still 2 pieces of wood bloted together, lets get over ourselves here, wheres the carbon fiber 0 friction necks with rubberized grips and pickup processor, why are we still winding a wire around a magnet and getting upset that someone wants old magnets? Lets argue about some real specs.

[@dumbstupid5065]

To be clear, I'm not a hater, I just don't like them. I fully support "to each their own." If somebody is willing to pay what these guitars cost, good on 'em. But for me, I want my guitar that costs thousands of dollars to be shiny and new looking. And I'd be fine with it getting played, scratched, nicked and worn out naturally. It's not something I'd be precious about. I just don't find buying a fancy new guitar that looks like it's been played hard for 20 years appealing. But again, if that appeals to you, not hate. Enjoy.

[@IanOPadrick]

Well, yeah every guitarist would like them. But can any guitarist *afford* them?

[@jimmyjimmy951]

Instantly loved Captains green Tele. Not a relic fan but this one does it for me.. 👍🇦🇺

[@JimijaymesProductions]

Damn these are brash rock n roll beasts! That intro was the more 70s rock thing I think I''ve ever heard on Andertons!

[@ImNotOld_ImVintage]

I must be early. No one has started hating on paying more for a new guitar that looks beat up. Personally, I love them. I just wish I could make them sound like you do. I used to wish I could play like Pete but I'd be thrilled to be sounding like the Captain. Lee's playing is seriously good! Clearly he didn't waste his time during lockdown.

[@AndrewCCM]

I just did. You’re welcome. Lol

[@ImNotOld_ImVintage]

@FalconerPhoto I agree. I like relicing, but chips and chunks taken from odd spots can make it look more like abuse than wear.

[@sgtmac62]

£4199 Sterling, LOL

[@gavin4848]

I love true relic guitars, but I'm against artificial guitar abuse for vanity.

[@sgtmac62]

Not to mention the best R&R teacher in England helps also.

[@user-gu9fl2ri5j]

I have a mexican player series strat and the "laquer" is coming of my neck ( it has a matt finish on the neck). Now I have had this guitar for half a year now and as it's my first guitar I dont now if this is normal ( this early). Everybody feel free to answer I'd be so grateful !

[@aeroscopic]

I'm a simple man. I see Pete and Tele's, I like.

[@aleksifradet1654]

Please please please do a sounds like for the Cure

[@Mongrethod5000]

Dude, lee has gotten so good! So confident sounding and fluid. Sounded fantastic in that opening jam

[@amylou7991]

This has definitely become a meme. I think Anderton's should have merch with it on. I'd buy it.

[@noseyparker6622]

That shell pink one would have looked so much better with a cream scratch plate ....but thats just me. I wonder why they spec 21 frets rather than 22?

[@mr.deafeningguitar1547]

Vintage spec goes along with these kind of guitar.

[@reeceysnaps1686]

That pink one is stunning!!

[@mr.deafeningguitar1547]

They're really not that expensive, you just need to ask for additional discount due to the sloppy paint job Fender did.

[@akwamarsunzal]

I hate this Covid-19! I have drifted into the Tele scene! My trusty Strat has been relegated to the case unter the bed along with my LP, my Schecter and the Tele has turned into my #1 baby! HELP ME!!!!

[@LFC-Star]

the COVID19 thing is a scam.. It bloody annoys me..

[@stephencarey6114]

Lee just buy the pink one for heaven's sake. I don't think you've ever sounded so blooming good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Karlos-bh9zk]

I understand that the relic thing is a personal thing. My issue are with the areas of the guitar which have been worn.Surely a guitar wouldn't become worn on the top edge of the body just above the scratch plate, more likely it would wear out where the guitarist arm sits while playing? I must admit the heavy relic on the fretboard looks better on the maple necks, than the rosewood ones. The olive green one does look cool though. Just my opinion, don't shoot me down!

[@eike.zender]

the "anyways"-duo seems to have forgotten to let each other speak out 😂

[@davidw8668]

Love these '52 Filtertron Tele's 🤩they sound and look so rock 'n' roll. The silver one looks exceptional but the green one is nice as well. How ever the two Thinline Tele's look like fresh from the garbage 😅

[@melvynobrien6193]

Don't sound like my Teles.

[@micwalt]

Excellent jam! And Oh Lordy, the green Tele!!!

[@andertons]

Thanks for tuning in! 🤘

[@howardwright6961]

Jaw dropping relicing. The pink and thinline sounded just.....just... magnificent. Great solo from Lee too. Sadly I'll never be able to afford a customer shop tele, but I can still dream. Great video guys.

[@kilofireb8584]

Cool intro. Off topic I was wondering if you guys were going to do a vid with the new PRS se Mira and Starla? Very little coverage on you tube and I think it would be cool to get your impressions on them. Especially the DS-02 pups! Thanks, as always you guy are awesome!

[@clivemerritt]

22:22 onwards is just absolutely amazing, I could listen to that all day,

[@GregBird]

Those Telecasters sound amazing... love the full crunchy twang coming from them. So nice.

[@GertrudeGrindhorn]

Lee, you love Tele Classic Vibes, don't you? Why not order a Fender Custom Run of Classic Vibe Tele's with those pickups in???? Especially the Thinline....then do a head to head test, eh?? You'd sell even more Classic Vibes if you did that, ha ha! You could sell all 300 Thinlines in a month..perhaps...no need to share those with that Chicago shop you are working with now.

[@kjneese]

3 years ago, I wasn't a relic fan...until I bought a Mischief Maker (Strat body, tele neck). I now own three (and looking to purchase a Nocaster) and feel the same way you both describe them.

[@adamziolkowski2549]

All you need is a JTM 45 stack behind ya!

[@Gynra]

It's probably just me, but I don't understand why anyone would pay so much to have their guitars beaten up in such a way. It's fake! The same people probably wear fake Pateks. Myself, I'd rather have an old instrument that looked new, than a new instrument that looked old any day. That said, they don't half sound great!

[@anthonycutt8854]

I'm not a relic hater (much!) but that silver one looks so obviously duffed up for effect, it makes the exercise pointless.

[@khktgnk57]

the olive greene one is awesome as fuck

[@Stikbomz]

Love relics, you just play them harder cause who cares if you scratch it.

[@pierreyveshuet1763]

Or take a non-relic guitar, play it as hard as you want and it'll soon look relic. Except the road worn will not be fake.

[@wgb01001]

The pink one is fantastic

[@MrVinB]

Man, that silver one...Funny that the color schemes are close to a Ibanez duo: the TMB500 and TM505.

[@petdoe8938]

Pine thin line please .

[@jamesshaw476]

Isn't it Wednesday?

[@andertons]

We filmed it yesterday.... :-)

[@jamesshaw476]

@@andertons Enjoy your channel. Keep Rockin'😎🎸

[@nikc6320]

Not gonna lie, I was scared I thought it was Wednesday all day , and it was actually Tuesday .. had to check

[@andrewcollins7734]

Watching this having owned a Polar White maple fretboard Fender Player series Tele for two days, and I’m already in love with the feel of a Tele. Damn that thin line is a beauty.

[@strengthpositive8817]

Andrew Collins I’ve had the same model a week also, absolute beauty

[@andrewcollins7734]

Great choice :) now lost in the world of Tele upgrades, but to be honest it feels just perfect already

[@sgtmac62]

£4199 Sterling. But, how about playing it through a £1000 amp with no more than 1 pedal. More realistic for natural sounds.

[@amylou7991]

Love to hear the pink one through my Tiny Terror combo

[@hulyaaktas2315]

Britt Daniel Signature Guitars FENDER TELECASTER THİNLİNE ASH NATRUAL COLOR CUSTOM SHOP LİMİTED EDİTİON UNBOXİNG RNA MUSİC BİRTT DANİEL TEOMAN

[@k3ys.63]

Been waiting for this for a while, lovely guitars

[@andertons]

The very best guitars! We've been waiting to demo them for ages... 😉

[@melvynobrien6193]

@@andertons Poser bullshit; my fifty-year-old Tele isn't that beat up, and it sounds like a Tele, unlike these guitars.

[@kcussrebutuemos4815]

mel obrien because it’s got polyurethane coating!!! You still don’t know that. You’re on every post here. You should know that only nitro wears out by now.

[@djt6546]

mel obrien 🥱🥱🥱

[@papasmamas1]

Its not gonna be easy to take out of my mind that Thinline Tele, wow, its perfect !

[@PureMagicStudios]

TV jones in the neck, Nocaster in bridge, 3 tone sunburst, dobble binding, rosewood neck. Im in heaven.. That would be perfect.

[@ScreenDoorSlams]

The Springsteen Tele / Esquire has a fascinating history www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bruce-springsteens-favorite-guitar-the-story-behind-one-of-a-kind-fender-119846/ If Andertons were to custom shop spec something similar (and could tell us about a nearby bank with low security) I'd be very interested.

[@Username89039]

Ha ha, that intro reminds me of when I sat in an Anderton's practice booth and trialled a Cabronita through an AC15. I just sat there entranced by the raunch, playing the same chords over and over. After a few minutes my kids came in and said you could hear it all round the shop. Oops. The staff were gold, never said a word to me. Though all my car tyres were flat when I went outside (joke!)

[@joseceraia]

I don't like relic at all. BTW , I would like to hear those guitars on a Fender amp like a Twin or Deluxe reverb or even a Princeton.The ñoint is, all sounds great at Andertons, but when you buy afterwards, that guitar or pedal, then it sounds completely different at home.

[@pruhtik]

Beautiful guitars but I just have one complaint with these heavy relic guitars, the body and neck is relic but the entire electronic(pickups, tone & volume knobs) looks shiny.

[@joseballite1666]

U guys r my favorite on KZbin rn. All ur vids r spot on... keep it up!

[@cardbored_]

DO yOu bUy JeAnS wItH tHe HoLeS tOo? Ok boomers. We get it.

[@famachris]

I don't care for relics - but it would be nice if the Custom Shop would make models without it - like these. But unless you get an Artisan, you're stuck with the beater. I would really like to see a comparison between the Tele TV Jones versus a Gretch.

[@glenproctor1999]

Resisted the Tele for years but when I finally got one, it all clicked. It's a graduation guitar. You buy one when you're good enough because it will show people how you play. Love the new ideas on this batch. Next up for Andertons spec, a humbucker thinline?

[@chrisjs6123]

Too true. I play mine for a bit then pick up my 335 again because it really does make my shite playing sound less shite!

[@phlobleg]

Tele Tuesday, next it'll be Straturday. Agnessi sold out Gibbo. Remember?

[@averyamadeusjacobson2650]

This episode feels like QVC for guitars.

[@andyhamlett8814]

Don’t really care for the relic vibe but whatever floats your boat I guess. One question tho... if everyone complains about sticky glossy finishes on the neck to the point where they sand the gloss off... Fender, why use the gloss finish if no-one likes it? Why add a finish and then take it off again?

[@benjaminsoundandprojects3710]

80% of people love relics. The 20% who don't are just super loud about it.

[@bertagriese8282]

Could you guys stop talking over each other like all the time...? Thx, appreciated.

[@benlogan430]

No one ever mentions it, but these level of guitars will hold their value and perhaps gain in value in time. Whereas a CV or the like will go down down down down down in resale value. I don’t know maybe...my heads up in the clouds?

[@ThistleThings]

Fendertons Love you!

[@markusschuster4574]

I love this intro, listen to it a few times a day 😉👏👏👏 the best 2 rock n rollers🍻🍻🍻 I will get a Tele soon and I am sure that I will love it😜

[@NachoManRandySandwich]

I don't WTF you guy's did to piss Google off because I d say it's got to be more than a year at since I've gotten a notification for Andertons and normally I'd be spammed with them coming up to Frieza Day but not a single one last year

[@birdsiview6845]

Why do beat up telecasters have scratch plates? Beating up a guitar and then worrying about scratches, really dumb.

[@JesseLeeKing]

I think some people have a problem with some relic'd guitars is that there are so expensive and they can't imagine paying for something that looks all fucked up lol. It'd be awesome to have a guitar that looks like u got it from ur great grandfather or something plus like u guys say u don't have to worry about banging it on something. I know when I get a new guitar u tend to baby it the more it cost but that actually has u playing it less.... u got to remember it's made to get played and it's a tool made to be used. It helps the more guitars that u have and yeah sure if a guitar has sentimental value than baby it and I know some guitars like a classy prs u don't want to put a mark on it which is OK but why even buy it if ur gonna be afraid to touch her beauty. I used to buy a lofty guitar and be so melancholy when I put a ding or scratch on it but now I'm like fuck it now it's more rock and roll lol

[@bluesrockguitaristmikesall2708]

My friend Mike who plays with Pittsburgh Band " The Rowdy Bovines", has offered his services for "cheapo" relicing.Basically you send the guitar to him in Pittsburgh,with enough moey included so he can buy lots of liquor.Leave it with him over the weekend and voila ,a guitar that you may be able to decipher the original hue.For more extreme relicing a guy in Florida named Dale will shoot your guitar one or more times.Which seems a little crazy ,but on second thought, actually very appropriate for Cowboy Bars,Gangster Parties,and Military events.Great Jam!.

[@italianbaboon9970]

4200 pounds or 7140$ canadian dollars lucky person or filthy rich one lol

[@BruceBurger]

AHHH PINK TELE!

[@nileshnaran6257]

Interesting that there's no fretboard relic wear between the 9th and 12th frets.

[@krastolff]

Nice looking amp beside Pete, perched on that Zilla cab, wonder what it is...

[@1paparico]

You did not try the middle position with the tone rolled off for a fantastic sound, shame on you! I have gone back to tele after having everything else. great video guys!

[@martinemesguitar]

Damn it guys those guitars have got a bit messed up in transit :(

[@johnwriterpoet1783]

If they were handled a little more carefully they would not be beat up.

[@melvynobrien6193]

Send them back and get some proper non-poser Teles.

[@djt6546]

At some point even you must get board with your own noise on this topic 🥱

[@ik3140]

More economic way to make these relic models would be to send a pristine guitar to to the customer without packaging. 🎸

[@vonbleak101]

If maple necks need to be sanded back for them to be good, why on earth would anyone want a maple neck...?

[@MrRafaztar]

I just went on the Gordon Smith website and species a similar guitar and is about £1350 for a custom UK made instrument. Just saying

[@amylou7991]

Seriously neglected company. Go on, buy one!

[@jakerichmond9624]

Can anyone tell me the tab to the kick that the captain plays at 0:53 in the opening jam? I’d be willing to pay if someone could transcribe the entire opening jam.

[@AceHardy]

✍️

[@barrywilson871]

I have a 70,s reissue Mexican made custom, deluxe and thin line tele,s Best guitars I've ever had

[@motorkristburaz3086]

Make a video "how to sound like mayhem - withouth busting the bank (and by busting the bank)"

[@alejoromero]

Yawn... The same guitar over and over and over again ...

[@andsoistopped]

I wonder if the Filtertons are a bit like wide range Humbuckers?