Fender Baja Tele fun

[Scaura90]

Definately buying one!

[maximall111]

could you possibly play any more annoyingly? jeez

[TheSweatdreams94]

i went to music strore and the seller told " So you've got the choice under 1000$ you can have a gibson studio ( he told me it is crap ) then a american telecaster and a baja. Then he said so you've got the choice the best mexican or the worst american , that's all i can say " So i'm thinking of getting this piece of wood lol :)

[TheZacharyWeekend]

I don't know, it's a nice guitar. but neighter do I, I can't decide to get this baja or a Fender Tele Deluxe.

some tips?

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

What amp+cab setup you got there?

Rediculously good tone BTW.

[smelliot95]

By the way, it's pronounced Bar Har

[jamlemon]

lol I still had the tags hanging from the neck like your's for weeks after I bought mine. Still got the plastic film over the neck pickup and the Baja sticker on the scratchplate (mine's white though).

Awesome guitar, I love how it sounds and plays and well worth the £440 I paid for it. :D

[GamesAndMusic2009]

I have a question my fellow guitar lovers, the fender tele. First. A fucking beautiful guitar! and second, would I able to play music such as muse? Kasabian? AAR? and just have an awesome metal tone, including a great crunch and an awesome clean sound if i put it with my Boss ME-70?

Cheers

[zainsdad]

Great playing man, cheers

[fransie07]

i played the baja fender tele today in amsterdam one with a little ash body with a bit yellow

yeh amazing

[Joostbeers]

Guess all Baja's are 21frets?

Darn I want 22 frets -.-"

Tough choice, a Baja or a Highway -.-"

I love all the extra options you get with the 4way switch and button on the volumeknob but I only miss my 22nd fret :(

[zainsdad]

Dude, the baja pisses over the highway one, dont think cos its  "usa" made its better -the mexi baja's are bonafide classics now, iv had both and the baja is such an awesome guitar for the money. If it was "usa" made it would be selling for a grand or more - for sure.

[Joostbeers]

Yeaah I got the Baja about a month now! :D

It's awesome and sounds just like a roadworn tele which costs about 2grand

Loooove it!

Now playing Proud Mary by CCR on it maan it sounds sooo clean sweet and smooth! :D

Love love love it!

And about the 22nd fret, I dont even miss it anymore coz it's almost impossible to reach there because of the silver plate with the Fender logo which is mounted on the back.

Looove it! :D

[danders06]

ive got one in lake placid blue with a black scratch plate. exquisite guitar

[zyx345]

Baja Tele is a vey versitile guitar.  Position 4 with the S1 switch engaged is very "humbucker like." I was going to swap out the bridge pickup for a single coul sized HB but the stock pick up is very good.

[300crd]

i love my bonde baja and my blonde rw tele,

best friends i ever had.

yes man

[guitardanny1308]

a Telecaster can play all kind of music ! :D

[Jonontoast]

Total agree.

[Seebbew]

they don't sound THAT good with a lot of gain (I mean A LOT), I love the clean tone and I love to put a little bit of gain on the top. AMAZING GUITAR! I'm getting my Fender Telecaster Baja Blonde Maple in a week! I'm so excited ! :D

[Vladymir1916]

That's sounds awesome! xD

[azharkamal]

i have one too(a BAA HAAA Telly) and it sounds friggin´fingerlickin good.people check em out, mine is light and sounds amazing.

[Ebadd9]

Thats the blonde finish right?

[JuicyOverdrive]

Blonde comes with the black scratch guard, yes.

[Hestjaevel111]

@ acdcflower. you really think you can judge the tone of a guitar over youtube anyway?

[bajatelecaster]

I have a fender Badger tele?wtf its pronounced Baha and please get a softer pick

[Corkeyguitar]

I don't play my Telecaster like that.

but as you see a Tele can do it all.

And the action is the greatest

Rock on Dude

[zatrus]

the switch in the 4'th pos with S-1 switch down proofs that its so many possibilities to play alot of heavier music on a tele

[acdcflower]

It's very annoying to hear the pick during playing....

[acdcflower]

To be freaking honest I don't understand all the 'Baja' hype...

A real Tele shouldn't be heavy in weight at all, especially a quality light (swamp) ash body...I played a Baja Tele myself about 2 weeks ago, but it was also too heavy and it lacked the open, resonant and classic tone of a light weight Tele (at least to my ears!). You should make a clean clip of your Baja, that's how we can judge the TONE of a guitar, not this way.

[mamasaid]

Depends what you like...I feel swamp ash Teles lake bite and snap a and generally sound "wussy" ;-).

This one sounds like a man's Tele. :-))

[ostacchini]

That is NOT how to play a telecaster.

[Tsuekasa]

ur wrong, because there isnt a wrong way to play a telecaster. Telecasters are known for there versatibilty.

[tmd9413]

i heard some good zeppelin riffs in there. Great tele. My noob friend (been playing 6 months) just bought the only one in stock at te local music shop so now when I have the money I have to order the guitar rather than walk in buy it and leave

[gen0x]

I'm not too sure about all that gain. Tele's are great guitars (and I have the exact same one) but I also have my Ibanez w/ Duncans for when I want to rock like this.

[hodowncorexxx]

well i'm more of les paul guy BUT.

The telecaster has something that les paul lacks as far as clean tone go and with some overdrive.

[Duke1948]

Well if you like noise I guess it is alright.

[Nickyb567]

i was going through the same problem either a tele or epi black beauty and i wen with a highway one tele it had such a good vibe that most lp's lack

[Nickyb567]

i was going through the same problem either a tele or epi black beauty and i wen with a highway one tele it had such a good vibe that most lp's lack

[Tsuekasa]

paint job sucks on highway ones

[zatrus]

do the paintjob something with the sound to do?

[Tsuekasa]

no but it adds to the cheapness of the highway one. The guitar is easily chipped and cracked because of the finish on the guitar.

[zatrus]

yeah...thats was a Reply....hehe....

i like mine very much..

[Tsuekasa]

lol

[coolkrumb]

nooob!!

[coolkrumb]

nooob!!

[Ibik]

Hewy man i am confused if is should get a Fender tele or an Epi Les Paul Black Buety 3 please comment my page what would you choose.

[cwknig2]

Fender Telecaster.

[cwknig2]

Fender Telecaster.

[AidyDamage]

Amazing tone! I'm seriously considering getting the Baja. How does it stand against the American models?

[jaeger28]

I think there is no better Tele under 1000 EUR. I haven't played many americans, but was underwhelmed by most of them. My Baja is very heavy, but it has a mega beefy sound, and it holds up rather well against my Les Pauls.

[Mrmaniac15765]

how much was it?

[christrealized]

Beautiful guitar.. how much do they sell for and what is it called?

The Baja Tele?

Thanks from Vancouver Canada,

Chris

[jaeger28]

yes :O)

[clairedarcy]

can some people help me..i cant decide to get a les paul studio or a tele baja

[DOOBAGE69]

I love both shapes, but find gibsons to be really expensive for what you get. Have you tried ESP's eclipse series? ESP isn't just a metal brand, contrary to some opinion. Yea, I play a lot of moderm music, but my guitar influences are more bluesy influenced players (Zakk Wylde, Dimebag, Slash, Eddie Van Halen, etc.), and the guitar handles it well. Plus and Eclipse II is the same price as a studio and plays better in my opinion.

Otherwise, I'm a tele guy. ^_^ ESP Eclipse or Tele in my book.

[jaeger28]

It's really hard to say. They are different guitars. Roughly I would say, if you're more on the heavier side, the LP might be right - if you wanna do more blues and lowgain rock, the Baja might be the better choice.

Best is always to try both - and usually then buy something else that catches your eye and you haven't considered ;O)

[clairedarcy]

haha ;)...thanks guys

[RockNrolling]

you want a more clear bright sound or a fat dirty sound?

[cwknig2]

You will get more bang for your buck from a Baja compared to a LP studio However, it really depends on whether your a Fender of Gibson man. Gibson have a smaller scale fret board. If you have bigger hands, its easier to play fender guitars in my opinion. Then again, Im a tele guy.

[Arkanen]

BTW. Is it Blonde version ? If it is thats exactly the one i wanted ;) On most sites i've only seen Desert Sand and its not mine favourite version (black pickguard rocks!) :D

[hydra5454]

ibannnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeez!!!!!!!!!!

[drieskeguitar]

what the f***??!!!

[WERMENSCH]

strat and tele sucks , i have les paul , that is the best guitar for heavy metal

[bmrfff]

les paul might be better for metal, but dont say strat and tele suck...

[ephixius]

yeah les pauls are great for heavy metal--the best even, as you stated--however, they aren't as good at blues or really anything else.... strats and teles sound better clean. It's personal prefference.

[yourfuckindad85]

I'm not sure that the les paul isnt as good for blues, eric clapton seemed to be of the impression that they went alright when he did the beano album with the blues breakers, frediie king did some great stuff with them too.

[ephixius]

If you're going to use Clapton's prefference as a platform for which guitar is better suited for blues... look at the greater span of his career rather than one album. Clapton has always been a strat man and I'll restate what I said earlier. Les Pauls aren't AS good for blues--this is, of course, my opinion--in the traditional sense. It's very difficult to get the thin twangy sound out of a les paul or SG even with p90's... if you want a chunky blues sound... go for a gibson.

[yourfuckindad85]

I hear what you're saying but he used gibsons all throughout the cream era too and as late as last year he was touring with a gibson cs336. Having said all that yes he is a strat guy for the most part. And to each there own on the les paul v strat blues thing, I'm a big fan of both.

[ephixius]

Lol, well... There's this big debate between fender lovers and gibson lovers... I think the gretsch guitars should have their own place among these arguments as well. Their hollowbodies with the tv jones pickups are incredible... full bell tones that no fender or gibson really match.

[Arkanen]

don't diss any guitar, they're all legendary tones - if you don't like it, thats ok but remember they all had their place in music history - personally i plan to have at least one from every kind - LP, Strat, Tele and maybe SG plus some EVH style ;) I'm realy jelous that Fender Baja Tele is great and versalite guitar, good for almost everything (especially clean and dirty blues tones).

[DOOBAGE69]

*cough* John 5 and Jim Root *cough*

Teles can do metal.

[etone08]

twat...!

[rw5791]

oh,i see its diezel einstein.good sound.amp is cost over 3 times the guitar.

[rw5791]

whats that amp you got there?

[agno3agno3]

I had flashbacks of Hendrix. Thank you cool dude.

[Tjoppy]

cool man I bought the same one and it's a very lovely guitar!

[stuco]

are any of the positinos noiseless?

[giamalakia]

Dammit very good on high gain..