Comments on: Pre-Order The ’59 Fender Jim Campilongo Top-Loader Telecaster

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:41:23 +0000

It’s been almost a year since this was announced. Any chance they’ll actually make an appearance soon?

And by the way–it’s a Fender CUSTOM SHOP model, people! I appreciate that Teles are a ‘workingman’s’ guitar and that just about anybody can slap one together from mail-order parts for a few hundred bucks, but these are not made from average parts by average people. It is co-designed with one of the pre-eminent Tele players of our day and assembled from premium, hand-picked wood by seriously experienced craftsmen. I can do a paint-by-numbers Mona Lisa, but no one is going to pay a million dollars for it.

The irony of the “seven-dollar pint” complaint is very amusing, however!

By: Armin

Armin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:33:21 +0000

I don’t get the “overpriced” comments.

It’s like saying a Van Gogh is just paint on canvas. It is not, it’s a Van Gogh.

My Campilongo Telecaster is arriving any day now!

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:37:54 +0000

Yes, Campilongo is a master of the telecaster, but I’ll echo the sentiments of 95% of the other posters: too expensive. Teles are the definition of bare bones guitars and $1,000 is way too much for one of them, let alone 4x that much. I’ve put teles together for less than $400 with every bit the hardware as this one.

The irony of complaining about an overpriced pint of ale in the first paragraph and then telling us how overpriced that guitar is in the last sentence? Priceless

By: Joe Tee

Joe Tee — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:00:57 +0000

Jim is one of a kind they have broken the mold

By: peter

peter — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:01:26 +0000

this is the only signature guitar i would think of buying, but at that price no thanks!

By: Boogie Amps

Boogie Amps — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:40:11 +0000

I’ve been a Fender guy for a long time, but I just couldn’t justify spending that kind of coin for that Tele. It’s cool, but not that cool. I’d rather have a nice USA Strat over that any day of the week.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:25:43 +0000

Wow that much money………….for just a mediocre guitarist copy? My mom plays better than him.

By: steve weston

steve weston — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:30:00 +0000

Being a long time fan of Jim Campilongo’s tele magic, I’m glad to see him get some recognition. But…that list?…yeow! that hoits! Fender could still do okay for thmselves with a more affordable axe. Count me out.

By: Geoff Arnold

Geoff Arnold — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:23:42 +0000

Okay, so let’s add this up… the wood is cheap, maybe 20 bucks for the body wood; the neck wood, maybe 10 bucks… it’s maple, right? The the frets, maybe ten bucks; pickups, knobs, tuners, another hundred bucks or so. Add this up and we got less than 200 bucks for the materials. With CNC machining on the body and probably the neck these days… that leaves hand assembly and fret work. But that will add maybe a grand at the outside. Total cost to make: 1200 bucks tops. So multiply this by 3.5 and you get 4500 MSRP? Yipes. That means street will be around, what… 2500? Still too steep for most. Jim’s a working man. How about a working man’s price?

By: fhrussell

fhrussell — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:43:10 +0000

At that price, a $7 dollar flat beer is a freakin’ bargain!. Kinda weird the writer would make a complaint like that about the Living Room and then charge $4500 for a Tele….? Also top loaded? I thought that would decrease sustain…?
Jim is a phenomenal player, great guy, and is certainly deserving of this distinction.