Let's all talk about the telecaster HS

Pacomc79

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
Forget all your blathering and bow down to worship this guitar:
http://www.fender.com/gear/gear.php?partno=0262100

I want that so bad...

yeah Gibsons been building them since 1957

exhausted

Originally posted by Pacomc79
yeah Gibsons been building them since 1957

1952 even.

MissYouAllDay

the FMT HH in a local music store. The red one. Wow did it look amazing. The picture on the site doesn't do it justice

Pacomc79

Originally posted by MissYouAllDay
the FMT HH in a local music store. The red one. Wow did it look amazing. The picture on the site doesn't do it justice

sounds good too. Especially in the Super Reverb and Vibro King.

Telemaster

In my opinion, telecasters were made to have two pickups, the bridge-higher tone pickup and the delicious blues pickup closer to the neck. The '58 telecaster custom (as seen in musician's friend) is a great guitar, but it's not a telecaster to me. The "Telecaster Deluxe" (not an american deluxe tele) is a cool guitar but it's not a telecaster. If you don't know what a telecaster deluxe is, it's a telecaster with a jimi-hendrix style strat headstock.

this HH thing might sound great, but it's not a tele :(. If you want the telecaster sound, get a Highway 1 tele, an american deluxe telecaster, or the custom bigsby telecaster. I have an american deluxe '52 reissue telecaster, it's my baby, and i love it to death. If you want the telecaster sound, this is not hte guitar for you

mccreadyisgod

Originally posted by Telemaster
In my opinion, telecasters were made to have two pickups, the bridge-higher tone pickup and the delicious blues pickup closer to the neck.

this HH thing might sound great, but it's not a tele :(. If you want the telecaster sound, get a Highway 1 tele, an american deluxe telecaster, or the custom bigsby telecaster. I have an american deluxe '52 reissue telecaster, it's my baby, and i love it to death. If you want the telecaster sound, this is not hte guitar for you

I love the Tele look and feel, but HATE the sound. Where do I fit?

Originally posted by Pacomc79
yeah Gibsons been building them since 1957

Yeah, but did they build them to look and feel like a Tele? YOU SEE MY PROBLEM HERE, FOLKS? I need a Tele with Gibson Classic 57 humbuckers and a Tele with P-90's. Then I'll quit bitchin'.

exhausted

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
Yeah, but did they build them to look and feel like a Tele? YOU SEE MY PROBLEM HERE, FOLKS? I need a Tele with Gibson Classic 57 humbuckers and a Tele with P-90's. Then I'll quit bitchin'.

spend some cash at warmoth.

exhausted

Originally posted by Telemaster
In my opinion, telecasters were made to have two pickups, the bridge-higher tone pickup and the delicious blues pickup closer to the neck. The '58 telecaster custom (as seen in musician's friend) is a great guitar, but it's not a telecaster to me. The "Telecaster Deluxe" (not an american deluxe tele) is a cool guitar but it's not a telecaster. If you don't know what a telecaster deluxe is, it's a telecaster with a jimi-hendrix style strat headstock.

this HH thing might sound great, but it's not a tele :(. If you want the telecaster sound, get a Highway 1 tele, an american deluxe telecaster, or the custom bigsby telecaster. I have an american deluxe '52 reissue telecaster, it's my baby, and i love it to death. If you want the telecaster sound, this is not hte guitar for you

ah, we have a traditionalist in our midst.

if it sounds great, bonus.

however, this whole thread has been about someone wanting a guitar that *looks* like eds so the whole thing's kinda silly.

Pacomc79

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
I love the Tele look and feel, but HATE the sound. Where do I fit?



Yeah, but did they build them to look and feel like a Tele? YOU SEE MY PROBLEM HERE, FOLKS? I need a Tele with Gibson Classic 57 humbuckers and a Tele with P-90's. Then I'll quit bitchin'.

Tele HH<Fatbastard Rio Grande swap

Tele HH< Seymour Duncan Seth Lover PAF's. Seth Lover invented the 57 classics. (Look in Guitar Center after christmas they sell all the P/U's at cost.) $20 a piece.

mccreadyisgod

Originally posted by Pacomc79
Tele HH<Fatbastard Rio Grande swap

Tele HH< Seymour Duncan Seth Lover PAF's. Seth Lover invented the 57 classics. (Look in Guitar Center after christmas they sell all the P/U's at cost.) $20 a piece.

I'd probably look for a second Tele Sonic and try to swap in a standard-sized P-90. But I can definitely take any HH Tele and do the '57 swap. I know how it'll be done... just don't know when! Or how much it'll cost!

Pacomc79

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
I'd probably look for a second Tele Sonic and try to swap in a standard-sized P-90. But I can definitely take any HH Tele and do the '57 swap. I know how it'll be done... just don't know when! Or how much it'll cost!

did you see the new reverend I posted yesterday? with the filtertron copies. They also have a slingshot model with P-90's. Looks and sounds cool. I'd rather have a gretsch though

http://www.reverenddirect.com/

mccreadyisgod

Originally posted by Pacomc79
did you see the new reverend I posted yesterday? with the filtertron copies. They also have a slingshot model with P-90's. Looks and sounds cool. I'd rather have a gretsch though

http://www.reverenddirect.com/

Not big on that body style... really, it's a Fender Tele body or a Gibson, for me. I'm picky... but I can afford to be

MissYouAllDay

"however, this whole thread has been about someone wanting a guitar that *looks* like eds so the whole thing's kinda silly."

Actually this whole thread is supposed to be about the telecaster HS. A guitar that combines tele twang with a nice fat humbucker in the neck.

And wanting an eddish guitar silly? I'll silly you!!!!!


The telecaster HS american made will be mine in 1 short month. (I will have about 800$ saved after christmas)
the thing costs about 1200$ canadian so.... yah
I figured I would switch from the 72 reissue to the tele HS to get a bump in quality and a free hard case.

almost the same guitar (I would keep all 4 knobs near the same settings anyway)

Pacomc79

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
Not big on that body style... really, it's a Fender Tele body or a Gibson, for me. I'm picky... but I can afford to be

after doing a little research I don't really dig them either.

Pacomc79

Originally posted by MissYouAllDay
"however, this whole thread has been about someone wanting a guitar that *looks* like eds so the whole thing's kinda silly."

Actually this whole thread is supposed to be about the telecaster HS. A guitar that combines tele twang with a nice fat humbucker in the neck.

And wanting an eddish guitar silly? I'll silly you!!!!!


The telecaster HS american made will be mine in 1 short month. (I will have about 800$ saved after christmas)
the thing costs about 1200$ canadian so.... yah
I figured I would switch from the 72 reissue to the tele HS to get a bump in quality and a free hard case.

almost the same guitar (I would keep all 4 knobs near the same settings anyway)

you will never be disapointed buying quality my friend. When I worked at Guitar Center (obviously not making any money) I wanted people to get what they wanted, so If I could get them a great deal on a better guitar I'd sacrifice my money for it. If I couldn't I advised them to wait save up and then come in and get what they really wanted. I think the what the HS lacks in style on the custom the quality more than makes up for.

MissYouAllDay

But now I need to get alot of recommendations for guitar review sites to read up about the HS. hmm I may start a new thread about good review sites if noone sees this.

Thanks for the confidence there. I figured quality first.