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Pete Faragher

10-25-2007, 04:25 PM

Hi All
Here is the latest from the creative mind and talented hands of Gene Baker.
I just received this yesterday from Ray's Guitars (thanks Lance !!!!).
Wow what a cool hybrid. Take a Tele body shape, build it like a reverse Firebird with the neck thru body construction, carve the neck like a 59’ Les Paul, but it has a Fender 25.5 scale, add two mini humbuckers with a trad Tele pickup and bridge and voila !!! You’ve got a Firecaster....or a Telebird....Gene officially calls it a Metal XT/Phoenix (although for the life of me I don’t know what is metal about it) This one is one of the two first he’s made. The other had three mini hums and a trem.
This guitar has the most amazing feel when played standing. It has the familiar feel of a Tele with your right hand and arm, but has a LP type feel with your left. The tone is HUGE !!!! I have these mini hums in a Strat but they don’t sound like they do in this baby. Loud and clear with a huge amount of bottom end they actually match up very well with the Tele bridge pickup. The Tele pickup has a unique tone in that it it a twang master at any volume setting other than full up. When all the way up it compresses and smoothes out, driving the amp a little harder than a regular Tele.
Lovin’ this baby very mucho.
Cheers
Pete

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/Petefaragher/DSC00087.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/Petefaragher/DSC00066.jpg

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v-verb

10-25-2007, 04:31 PM

Not too shabby! That Gene Gustavsson - I mean Baker!

bobontheair

10-25-2007, 05:30 PM

Not too shabby! That Gene Gustavsson - I mean Baker!

Great Guitar Pete. Looks Awesome I will be awaiting my next invitation. Whose pickups is Baker using

Hey Nigel - My JG rental fee is due. ;)

todd richman

10-25-2007, 05:31 PM

That is way cool! Ya' gotta post some dirty clips...please

v-verb

10-25-2007, 05:45 PM

Great Guitar Pete. Looks Awesome I will be awaiting my next invitation. Whose pickups is Baker using

Hey Nigel - My JG rental fee is due. ;)

Vince, do you take PayPal?

Cheers!

DestroyAllGuitars

10-25-2007, 08:18 PM

bobontheair,

The pickups are 2 DiMarzio Mini-Hums with a DiMarzio Area T Hot in the bridge. It's also available with 3 Mini-Hums and a Wilkinson VG300 Tremolo tail-piece.

Regards,
Cliff

paintguy

10-25-2007, 08:30 PM

Those guitars are just too cool!

Blauserk

10-25-2007, 08:58 PM

Very cool. How's it wired? 5-position switch and a master tone? Any of the pots push-pull?

DestroyAllGuitars

10-25-2007, 10:00 PM

Blauserk,

"XT Phoenix" Electronics - Tremolo model features a 5 way switch, Master Volume, Master Tone with push/pull coil tap to split neck and middle positions. Hard-tail model features a 5 way switch with a Master Volume with push/pull to split mini hums and a Master Tone utilizing a No Load Tone Pot which disengages the tone circuit when set to #10.

Cliff

John LeQuire

10-26-2007, 04:28 PM

That looks spectacular. Congrats!

Old Tele man

10-26-2007, 08:14 PM

...it's...it's...it's a TELE-BIRD

Eric Pykala

10-27-2007, 06:38 AM

Doctor, first the pics of your Singlecut Trem with all the character in the top, and now THIS!!! I gotta go yell at my variety store owner; he keeps selling me the wrong 649 numbers...you're killing me with these! Wickedly cool!-Uncle Eric

gtraddict

10-28-2007, 01:49 PM

I think Fire-caster is a better name lol

6thstringmusic

10-28-2007, 03:11 PM

That really is sweet, congrats!

Tommy C

10-30-2007, 12:04 PM

I think Fire-caster is a better name lol

already taken ;)

Matt F

10-30-2007, 12:11 PM

Man, Pete I have a little envy. Nice looking guitar. Sure to turn some heads.. Best wishes for you and your new baby ;)

Zilmo

10-30-2007, 10:26 PM

I just love that thing. I could definitely have one.

2x6L6

10-31-2007, 01:14 AM

THAT is a really, really really cool guitar! Congrats. Speaks to me, even if I didn't own a '63 'bird. Great design, great execution. Wow!!!!

edwarddavis

10-31-2007, 03:41 AM

thats a great looking guitar and I am really wanting the the three hum model, maybe someday .
Enjoy the guitar

TNJ

10-31-2007, 10:21 AM

I like Tele-Bird better than Bele-Tird. :D
Nice axe.

S.
j

paintguy

10-31-2007, 11:10 AM

I like Tele-Bird better than Bele-Tird. :D
Nice axe.

S.
j

Funny.....

I still dig it and I still don't like the Tele's that much. Something about this one..... :confused: I can't put my finger on it.

Mrgearguy

11-02-2007, 06:38 AM

Hate the headstock, needs some viagra to become a real bird.

OldSchool

05-21-2008, 07:23 PM

Can't believe it.......I just made a deal to bring that Sunburst beauty to South Florida! I sold 3 guitars and traded a keeper amp.......but the minute I saw that guitar for the first time I knew it was the one. Dreams do come true people! http://www.thegearpage.net/board/images/icons/icon14.gif

Pete Faragher

05-21-2008, 08:08 PM

KingBoneSlim

05-22-2008, 07:53 AM

The red one with three mini hums is for sale mint unplayed in the emporium right now. I owned it but gave it up in a trade. Insane guitar.

OldSchool

05-22-2008, 11:21 AM

When I first saw it the wheels went in motion to sell, barter and trade to get it. I had to part with some choice stuff.......but I think its gonna be worth it. I've got very light feet today..........:Dhttp://www.thegearpage.net/board/images/icons/icon14.gif

Glowing Tubes

05-22-2008, 03:24 PM

http://www.vinetto.com/index_files/pics/legtort2.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/Petefaragher/DSC00087.jpg

Looks similar to a Vinetto, but I like the Tele-like knob setup better

studiodunn

05-22-2008, 04:58 PM

Holy Schnykies OldSchool! you now own the one guitar i would sell aeverything for.

After one year of TGP aided, class 5 gear lust this is THE Guitar IMHO.

OldSchool

05-24-2008, 12:37 PM

Holy Schnykies OldSchool! you now own the one guitar i would sell aeverything for.

After one year of TGP aided, class 5 gear lust this is THE Guitar IMHO.

Thanks.......This is just my week. I scored the one guitar that gave me the biggest Boner ever......And........an amp I've been chasing for about 5 years. Its safe to say I've reached my gear limit for a LONGGGGGG While. http://www.thegearpage.net/board/images/icons/icon11.gif

amc

05-24-2008, 01:14 PM

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q199/amc115-photos/BAKERB3296e_3.jpg

This guitar is incredible...

Robert1950

05-24-2008, 05:54 PM

I like the name Firecaster better than Telebird.

OldSchool

05-24-2008, 11:29 PM

I'm just gonna call it "The Shit" when it arrives..........http://www.thegearpage.net/board/images/icons/icon10.gif

Priestunes

05-29-2008, 01:24 PM

Found one I wanted to check out right around the time this thread emerged. So... a three minis just arrived. Preliminary thoughts are that it's a superior instrument through and through. Very warm LP sound, and gets a convincing Strat tone. Been looking for a second guitar for a long time: this one seems to cover a lot of ground for one guitar. Need to sit with it longer, but it's very nice.

The neck is so smooth. Great fit. Love it.

There's another, a hard tail, that Lance just received, here:

http://www.gbase.com/Powered/GearList.aspx?Dealer=260a2ba0-9bc3-4b9e-b70f-d317ad2d4e52&GS=Y&PageIndex=1&PageSize=25&SF0=5&SD0=0&SF1=7&SD1=0&DealerId=260a2ba0-9bc3-4b9e-b70f-d317ad2d4e52&Grp=5&SearchBar=False

Here's my latest!
http://priestunes.com/images/Baker_1.jpg