So, I Played A Tele I Actually Liked!!
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I was at a local shop yesterday and was checking out the stuff since I haven't been there in a while....They had those fender telecoustic guitars, i played it and i just put it down right away, didnt like it AT ALL
I played a few Ibanez hollowbodys, they are really nice guitars i must say....they had 3 models of them and only 1 i didnt like....
Then i focused my eyes on a used Hiwatt half stack
the guy wouldnt let me play it unless i was serious about buying it, and he knows me...i dont have that type of money, haha
So then....if any of you know anything about me, i HATE tele's...i dont know why, i just dont like the way they feel, the bridge and middle sound are just gross...(neck is nice though)
I saw a sunburst tele that was used and i just said, what the heck...i started playing it unplugged and it felt SOOOO good...the fretboard was very extremly smooth, they just put a new set of stings on it (i think that may have been it)...and the body seemed a little bit closer to my right side and the guy said the piece was all original...which kind of got me suprised because the neck felt a tiny bit longer as well...
I plugged it in, and the bridge...well the bridge was a tele bridge sound...the middle was actually quite nice it was like a bridge pickup on a strat but with less treble...the neck was great, nice mellow sound...
I asked the guy how much he said 289$ because there was a big paint chip on the back...didnt have the money so I didn't bother...plus im not getting a new guitar until a hollowbody
The ironic thing about this is that I do have a tele that a relative gave me that is a squire, and the neck is exremly nice sounding because he put a gibson humbucker on it, which sounds strange but its nice...i just dont like the feel of it
anyway that was my experiece
I played a few Ibanez hollowbodys, they are really nice guitars i must say....they had 3 models of them and only 1 i didnt like....
Then i focused my eyes on a used Hiwatt half stack
the guy wouldnt let me play it unless i was serious about buying it, and he knows me...i dont have that type of money, hahaSo then....if any of you know anything about me, i HATE tele's...i dont know why, i just dont like the way they feel, the bridge and middle sound are just gross...(neck is nice though)
I saw a sunburst tele that was used and i just said, what the heck...i started playing it unplugged and it felt SOOOO good...the fretboard was very extremly smooth, they just put a new set of stings on it (i think that may have been it)...and the body seemed a little bit closer to my right side and the guy said the piece was all original...which kind of got me suprised because the neck felt a tiny bit longer as well...
I plugged it in, and the bridge...well the bridge was a tele bridge sound...the middle was actually quite nice it was like a bridge pickup on a strat but with less treble...the neck was great, nice mellow sound...
I asked the guy how much he said 289$ because there was a big paint chip on the back...didnt have the money so I didn't bother...plus im not getting a new guitar until a hollowbody
The ironic thing about this is that I do have a tele that a relative gave me that is a squire, and the neck is exremly nice sounding because he put a gibson humbucker on it, which sounds strange but its nice...i just dont like the feel of it
anyway that was my experiece
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ive seen your tele's...the only "regular" tele thats out there that i like is the Tele Customs
and no i havent played your les paul tele or your nashville...ahah
Concerning the Fender Deluxe is that a Mexican or American. And any upgrades? I have a MIM deluxe myself and noticed a few differnces between the two....
The Upgrade list on those could take a while a long while.
Those things are absolutely phenominal tone machines.
The difference is a pair of Fralin P-90's with a pickguard to match. I plan on eventually replacing the neck with a rosewood fretboard neck, probably a Pre-CBS Strat headstock, which will be a tad pricey. It's a gorgeous guitar, though... my favorite, certainly. And the SOUND... Ooooo...
no? How about now? *holds up giant cheese burger*
My apologies, i meant the white Nashville deluxe...That black deluxe is bitchin....Im going to drop a p90 in my Nashville soon....
Ah...
The Nashville has two Fralin Hot Strat pickups in the neck and middle with a Warmoth pickguard cut for twin strat pups, and then a Harmonic Design S-90 in the bridge. The S-90 is basically a P-90 made to fit directly into a Tele bridge. I basically wanted the sound of a position-4 Strat (neck and middle together) and then a good, hot, biting bridge pickup like a P-90. It's fucking awesome. It's easily the most versatile guitar I own, and I love it.
awesome, all three of those tele's are admirable...im going to look into one of those S-90's as well....
I love the pickup, it's exactly what I wanted. I think Fender should be installing them stock in every Tele bridge.
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I love my goldtop, too... it's pretty, and the pups sound awesome. Combining the two humbuckers is just gorgeous tone.
MIG,,, How's it going!! :cool:
I have a Nashville body, and that's the exact set up I was thinking of. A couple of Fralins in the middle and neck with a P90 type bridge pickup. You like that Harmonic design, eh? I may try that one.
A Tele bodied hardtail strat. I'm going to sand out a belly curve in it, too.
I don't have a belly, but I might as well plan ahead!
Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
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Yeah I love my Nashville tele, it's just that the stock Tex Mex pickups could use vast improvement...Which is the main reason for me swapping out the neck pickup and throwing a gibson P90 in soon. And eventually i may throw in that S-90 in the bridge like you suggested and replace that middle pickup with something better as well...
Fralin Blues, I tells ya.
get the cryo versions from callaham. http://www.callahamguitars.com
Those Fralin Blues are great. I just put some in a friend's strat, and they sing! I may get them for the nashville body to match up with a p90, or whatever I put in the bridge.
I haven't anything by Fralin that doesn't sing, though! :cool:
I put his pickguard clip-on Jazz pickup of his on a cheapo jazz guitar, and it is amazing! I can't wait to hear it on a good hollowbody!
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Doing well, Bob... how are you lately?
I would absolutely LOVE a Tele with the body contours of a Strat. I saw a custom-shop Tele/Strat hybrid that was exactly what I wanted once on eBay but it was way too expensive. Tele body with Strat contours, Strat controls, Strat neck, and Strat pickups. I may just have to wait a bit and get a body from Warmoth and contour it myself.
The S-90 is AMAZING, I love it to death. One note, though: I'd match it with Fralin Blues, the Hots are a tad too hot. I have it balanced well right now, but the Fralins are sitting a lot lower from the strings than I'd like. Other than that, it's a great set-up... your warm neck and pos-4 sounds for clean, and a great biting bridge for leads or licks. And the fact it's in a Tele body is just so much better!