Mocha Mania!!!

• Jan 30, 2015

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So, I was inspired by Texsunburst59's recent acquisition of a 1970's Mocha Strat and decided to start a thread dedicated to the Mocha finished Fender guitars from the 70s.

Here's my '73 Tele Deluxe. It's been with me on countless gigs, a ton of sessions and even on the TV! Once derided in the vintage world, turns out it's a great guitar in its own right.

Anyway. Show us your Mochas!!

 

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• Jan 30, 2015

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AWESOME!!! Nice Idea Shifter.
That's a really nice Tele Deluxe you got there. It looks all original except
the bridge. Is that correct?

Well You've seen mine,but I'll gladly post it again for this thread.

 

• Jan 30, 2015

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Texsunburst59 said:

It looks all original except
the bridge. Is that correct?

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No, pretty sure that's the OG bridge. I think they used different saddles on the Tele Deluxe.

My buddy Alvis is down with the brown too.

 

• Jan 30, 2015

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I like that Tele Deluxe!

 

• Apr 23, 2017

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Texsunburst, looks like you've put this guitar right since you posted this photo.

 

• Apr 23, 2017

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Keep on folks, i like these 70s CBS decadent mocha Strats.

Most of these Strats were made from ash, werent they (especially after 1974)? :hmm

 

• Apr 23, 2017

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The Shifter said:

Texsunburst, looks like you've put this guitar right since you posted this photo.

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Yes I have. That's the way it was when I got it off CL.

I had to get it looking like it should.

Now it looks right.

 

• Apr 23, 2017

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I recently sold this. One of the better sounding Tele's I've had.

 

• Apr 23, 2017

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Progrocker111 said:

Keep on folks, i like these 70s CBS decadent mocha Strats.

Most of these Strats were made from ash, werent they (especially after 1974)? :hmm

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Pretty sure that mine is alder, but it's a '73 so maybe that's what's up.

 

• Apr 24, 2017

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I never heard that color called mocha back in the 70's.
Did Fender use that name for that color back then? :hmm

 

• Apr 24, 2017

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Tom Wittrock said:

I never heard that color called mocha back in the 70's.
Did Fender use that name for that color back then? :hmm

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I've heard it called Walnut and Mocha, but I believe it was called Walnut (522) formally.

 

• Apr 24, 2017

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Tom Wittrock said:

I never heard that color called mocha back in the 70's.
Did Fender use that name for that color back then? :hmm

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Latestarter is correct the Fender color is called Walnut

Quote from Fender website -

"The many great custom color finishes of the 1960s had dwindled to only half a dozen earthy tones by late 1974—sunburst, natural, blonde, black, white and walnut."

Here is the full article
http://www2.fender.com/experience/guitarchive/the-stratocaster-in-the-1970s-part-ii/

 

• Apr 24, 2017

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Yeah, I wonder when people started calling it Mocha? It sure seemed to stick.

 

• Apr 25, 2017

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The Shifter said:

Yeah, I wonder when people started calling it Mocha? It sure seemed to stick.

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I'm rather fond of the name and the flavor.

I'm very happy calling it Mocha.

 

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• Apr 25, 2017

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I'm with you on that. Looks more mocha than walnut to me.

 

• Apr 26, 2017

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The Shifter said:

I'm with you on that. Looks more mocha than walnut to me.

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Mocha Bros. banding together!!!!

 

• Apr 26, 2017

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:yah

 

• May 6, 2017

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I just posted this http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/s...our-Strats-2017-edition&p=2757073#post2757073 and then found this thread. Oh well.

 

• May 6, 2017

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Love that Mocha Strat and the story! Guitar for life!:salude

 

• May 14, 2017

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The Shifter said:

So, I was inspired by Texsunburst59's recent acquisition of a 1970's Mocha Strat and decided to start a thread dedicated to the Mocha finished Fender guitars from the 70s.

Here's my '73 Tele Deluxe. It's been with me on countless gigs, a ton of sessions and even on the TV! Once derided in the vintage world, turns out it's a great guitar in its own right.

Anyway. Show us your Mochas!!

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Mocha alert! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5PZQMwL7iE