Paint Delamination!

[micwalt]

Agh!!! The paint on my beloved MIA Fender Tele HS is just peeling right off in two spots, and I can tell where it's going to start in a third spot. It's not even cool in a relic-ish sort of way; it just looks weird. So bummed!

 

[Chad]

That sucks. It reminds me a bit of some of the old Fender Leads, but those usually spider webbed first. I ended up just chipping all the paint off one I had.

 

[Knox in Box]

Sounds like the beginning of a project thread.

Or ask yourself "What would Mystixboi do?"

 

[GilmourD]

What year is that from? '04ish region?

 

[Mark Wein]

That sucks. I had a students Les Paul do that a few years ago but it was a brand new guitar.

 

[Bob411]

Mojo sent

 

[micwalt]

What year is that from? '04ish region?

'06

 

[mystixboi1]

Sounds like the beginning of a project thread.

Or ask yourself "What would Mystixboi do?"

Send it to Marty Bell!!!!

 

[335clone]

The problem is clearly the humbucker

 

[Knox in Box]

Send it to Marty Bell!!!!

When a problem comes along
You must flip it
Before the guitar stays too long
You must flip it
It may not last a day
Before you flip it

 

[telecaster911]

That’s a bummer :(

 

[reverend1]

Sounds like the beginning of a project thread.

Or ask yourself "What would Mystixboi do?"

Sell it six years ago?

 

[GilmourD]

'06

Yeah, Fender had some weird paint issues in the middle of the decade. 99% fine but the occasional finish that would just start peeling. The sunburst Tele I used to have was doing that, too.

 

[GDSmithTX]

Sell it six years ago?

Cold-blooded.

 

[OGG]

That sucks.

 

[Tiltsta]

I've never seen anything like that before. If you bought it new it might be covered under the lifetime warranty.

 

[micwalt]

I've never seen anything like that before. If you bought it new it might be covered under the lifetime warranty.

I did, though I think it was a blem/return from MF. I'll look into it.

 

[Honkridge]

Mojo

I don't know what it is about mid '00 American Fenders. I've owned a few and they all come up short in one way or another. Poor QC I guess. I've still got my MIM from that era though...

 

[BlockInlay]

Micrelic