Here is my paddle - I love the tone and the way she makes me bend strings with all four fingers - what a guitar! Telecasters rule!! They really make you play! However, our sets are 1.5 - 2.5 hrs for the first and then usually 1hr for the second. Two gigs on two consecutive days are two much for my old fingers and knuckles to handle. My Strat, with the same scale, strings and set up is so much softer on the hands for some reason. She is always being referred to as a 'Paddle' by my mates, so here she is where she famously belongs - Up a certain creek!