Fojill FTL-60 Telecaster unboxing - Was this a mistake?
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Fojill (FTL-60) Telecaster - Was this a mistake?
Shout out to @MusicNerdStuff
The only video I could find on the Tube of the Fojill FTL-60 Relic
If you want to hear more of a playing review:
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Ordered - August 6
Arrived - August 11
The only “39 inch” telecaster I could find from them.
They only had black and sea foam green (light relic)
No non-relic options were available
According to Amazon: shorturl.at/8fW2x
* Roasted Canadian Maple Neck
* Rosewood Fingerboard
* Split shaft tuners
* 22 fets (unspecified)
* Bone nut
* Mahogany Body
* Belly cut - contoured arm rest
* Padded Gig bag
Yes, it's a relic
They have 30 inch telecaster (FTL-20 FTL-30) for $89.
- I wanted to try one of those in the spirit of “How low can you go?”
- They show a basswood or “Phoenix” wood option
- Only available in sea foam green or pink (with or without decals)
- Top loaders
- Since I am not ready to tackle making a string through body or sanding a refinishing, just yet, I paid a bit more for the FTL-60 (39 inch, string through body, etc.)
Was this a mistake? Time will tell.
Shout out to @2bikemikesguitartopics145 & @j-man9457 for all their recommendations and encouragement. If haven't been to their channels, check them out.
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Cool buddy! If that neck is properly seated and angled in that pocket, you can definitely work with that. Looks good!
Loves teles with forearm contours❤
Have fun with this!
@j-man9457 - Thanks, bro. I just posted some under the hood (or comedy) vids. Would love your take on the neck pocket. Some interesting stuff there. Also, you are right I forgot to mention the belly cut and contoured arm rest. Reserving judgement til I get a bit down the road, but looks like I might have some good bones here.
I don’t own any relics, unless you count the Frankenstein replica I built, but I think it looks cool.
@@WickedFesterBand - Thanks, bro. This is my second one. I think it looks pretty good myself. Some TLC and we shall see.
Cool ! That axe looks pretty darn good to me. And I like the way you presented this. I am exactly right there with you on the guitar thing. Just give me a good body, and a good neck. And I will take it form there. I'll turn it into something - and for not a whole lot more cash. I've done it countless times, and I end up with a great guitar, for a reasonable amount of cash - and I get to have some good times in the Lab creating and building something. And sometimes we get a surprise - right? And get a great guitar!
Thanks. It turned out well. I posted a couple of update vids:
Fojill (FTL-60) Relic Telecaster - Telecaster Tales (updates)
czcams.com/video/ElGgwFzbBwk/video.htmlsi=MjMIFnom2nDkZp6r
Fojill (FTL-60) Relic Telecaster - Another budget project: What was I thinking?
czcams.com/video/y8_KrlmEBIY/video.htmlsi=JONcgn_H1AoHe5eC
gig bag is way better than the one that came with ftl-30 I got the other day
@@SearchingForTone - It looked that way from the video. I am looking forward to having some time to reassemble it and get some playing done. Did you send your back or planning to do something with it?
@@TedTalksGuitars oh I got a tele too that haven’t shot the video yet spoiler🤣yeah sent back the Strat for some reason Amazon only gave me a credit so I got a grote thinline tele now
@@SearchingForTone - Cool. Look forward to the videos.
The "input jack" is actually an "output jack" as it outputs the guitars signal .....
@@Andreas_Straub - Yep, technically you are correct. Thanks!
This guitar is really pretty low quality. A Harley Benton Tele would have been a huge jump up for the same price.
@@Andreas_Straub - Well, based on my HB experience, this will compete in the long run and save my back in the process. That TE-52 was a boat anchor (for an old man). Thanks for the comment.
Plywood p.o.shee it.