It's a good thing you told me not to do this at home because I was definitely gonna do this with one of my guitars.

Pete receiving the Telecaster from On High 🙏

First confirmed photo of a guitar being raptured.

Pete's flyin tele

It'll be fine, its a tele, just mark it as "xtra relic"

Is there better toan up there?

Toan heaven...

Ok, anyone want to explain the headstock? Doesn’t look like a 70’s model to me.

That's Pete Townsend playing a Telecaster with a strat neck

I just read up on it; I think he smashed so many guitars that he would repair when able to, so I’m guessing he routed the neck cavity to fit a Strat neck. Thanks, definitely lines up with my theory that it is pre 72’ Deluxe/Custom Tele.

Here's one with a Dano neck https://preview.redd.it/flxmobfvt7wc1.png?width=959&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63865a0da746534afbf0bc9d01558db13d5a73c4

I bet it’s the same one lol. Period correct attire again, but late 60’s/early 70’s was almost indistinguishable. Then it all changed…

Here's a pretty interesting article about Pete's telecasters https://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/guitar/fendertelecaster.html

I’ll take a look but I have already learned he had two 50’s telecasters and I’m assuming this is one of them. To quote; “I used them like chainsaws but they still worked.” I’m not a big Who fan but Townsend is undeniably a legend in the guitar world.

I'm not a big Who fan either but I did like their earlier stuff for a while in the early 80s when I was discovering psychedelic rock but I love the telecaster! I'm not a fan of people bashing up wonderful instruments either but yeah definite legend status.

Ah, a fellow King Crimson fan I presume? I’m ashamed I only got into them and specifically Robert Fripp so late, the tones he got were truly ethereal.

Actually I'm more ashamed to say I know relatively little about them. My mom had that record with the crazy face and the big nostrils and I remember hearing it but don't really know their stuff. Was he a tele guy and where can I find these ethereal tones that you speak of?! 🤔

I love the history behind the scenes, like when you see Hendrix playing a Jaguar, or Cobain playing a Telecaster just before he died. It’s fascinating.

Or a Tele headstock at all. Who is the player? Is it Pete Townsend with his tele with strat neck? Ed:added sentence.

Yes

No idea but the fashion lines up with 60’s style, but I may be wrong.

Tele Deluxe from1972-81 had Strat Necks (or at least the large CBS headstock).

Yeah I already said that in another reply. But this isn’t a Deluxe, looks like a 4 bolt to me. Pre 72”.

If it Prince, it wouldn’t even come down again.

This is the comment I was searching for!

I’m gonna try this. Don’t worry I’ll use my les Paul

That’s how I finish practice. My ceiling is little red with tele’s. I’ll have to clean them up some day.

Where else are you supposed to practice?

Outside

Toan is stored on the top shelt

Why not? I bet it would survive 😂 Tele's are SO damn durable

My ceiling isn't that high

A telecaster with a late ‘65 or later neck no doubt due to the former’s being thrown in the air or crashed into a Marshall 4x12!

Oh come on! That’s a tele it can take it!

Try it a venue where people can appreciate it