jwhitcomb3 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I sold my 1989 bought new American Standard Telecaster (the one that got away) a few years back when I went to law school. My Fender Aerodyne Tele has been living with my buddy in NC for several years, and I was missing having a Tele at home. I kept looking for another Fender, but I prefer an offset body style, individually adjustable saddles, a forearm contour, and staggered locking tuners. So I got this Ibanez Prestige Talman TM1702: Ibanez put these out in 2016, releasing similar looking low cost Korean models and more expensive Japan made (Prestige) versions. I tried out the Korean model and it was okay, but the fit and finish on the Prestige is much better (as is the hardware). I got a very good deal (listed as a refurb, but the seller said it was just unsold stock - there was no stamp) with plastic still on the neck pickup and pick guard. The Seymour Duncan® Alnico II Pro pickups sound great, and give me all the spanky jangle I want from a Tele. The 12" radius fretboard is a little flatter than I like, but it feels great, and the frets were perfectly dressed. Light, balanced, plays great. Just not quite a Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Nice, congrats! Looks better IMO, and probably considerably less expensive, than a new Fender Meteora! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhitcomb3 Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Not nearly as sexy as the $2K Meteora (which caught my eye when it was announced), but yes, much cheaper. The Prestige Talman's street price is around $1200, I got mine for around half that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 The body curves are nice on the Meteora, but that area of the pickguard around the knobs seems kinda meh design-wise to me, as well as the black block inlays...those inlays weren't all that popular when they came out on Fenders in the '70's. I don't care much for the short dirt-catcher lid over the bridge, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 the Ibby looks nice, but the controls look like it was pieced together w/ spare parts. I played one once, killer sounding & playing tele-ish guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 @jwhitcomb3, love those. You should try the Semi Hollows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 The Strat and Tele style prestige line that Ibanez did in 2016 was really well executed. Don't know if people went nuts over them, but they should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Those are great! Always wanted one of the original Talmans, but could never find one that met my price. Bought one of their semi-hollows (it had to have been made in the mid 2000s) and it was pretty bland compared to the semi-hollow AS73 Ibanez 339-ish guitar, which I love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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