I bought a used Muscians Friend Rogue Tele Copy for 100 bucks, with an inexpensive bag and cord thrown in the deal, at a music store about 6 yrs ago.
Its no Fender, but it plays nice and stays in tune.
Its really lightweight too, easy on the shoulder. I think its just as good as any newer Squire tele. Prob. came from the same factory.
Its the only electric I own right now. Sold my Epi Les P. Custom and old 51' ES125 to help finance a new Mastertone RB3 banjo about 2 yrs ago.
Am now in planning stages for a new axe.
I like Fender twang and Gibson scale necks.
I Also want a hollowbody, or at least a semi-solid.
A trem would be nice, but not necc. essential, would depend on how much I like everything else on the guitar.
The old lady ain't gonna stand for nothing really high end, so right now I'm looking at:
Ibanez Artcores AR75s, w/or w/out trem.
An Epi 335, w/maybe a Bigsby.
or
A Standard tele.w/Bigsby or maybe even a B-bender. (That blonde 50s reissue is my fave but would blow my budget).
Standard Strat w/trem.
I'm really leaning towards the 335 or the Artcore, cause I really like a 24.5 scale. But I get Humbuckers for that.
Anybody know of a similar guitar w/single coil options on it?