[Scoutmaster]

A Fender Tele is the ultimate guitar weapon. Maple neck (bolt-on) Swamp ash.

I apologize. I like the way you think and would be honored to served under you come the Zombie Apocalypse.

If you'll accept my service, I'll be packing a natural American Deluxe Tele (but in northern Ash, not Swamp Ash).

I get a tear in my eye when I think about all these years that Ed Roman's been complaining about how easily the necks on Les Pauls and SGs break - he was only trying to make American a safer place. Doing it "for the children."

I'm also thinking back to that recent appearance of The Who at a Superbowl halftime, when Townsend showed up playing a Cherry Red Strat. My first thought was "how many millions did Fender play him to play a Strat instead of his iconic Les Pauls and SGs?" He was probably worried that fans would charge the stage. (Not poking fun at you at all, just enjoying bending all of these guitar visions to meet the standard of them as weapons.)

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

What I find interesting about Townshend's red Strat is that it's an Eric Clapton Artist Series model. Also, Pete's has an extra volume knob behind the bridge; this controls the volume on the piezo bridge he had installed so he could switch between "acoustic" and "electric" parts.

[bk1000]

“I’ll be packing a natural American Deluxe Tele (but in northern Ash, not Swamp Ash).”

Excellent choice! My personal is a Custom Shop ‘51 Nocaster. Neck like a Louisville Slugger. It won’t break.