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Post by Ol Geezer on Aug 25, 2005 14:48:28 GMT -5
So it both look and play good then. That is a bonus! It plays fine, but this is my main Tele -- plays like buttah and tone to spare. It's the main reason I hardly every play my Epis and Gibsons anymore (wanna buy an SG?). My guitar tech deemed it godly when we finished it.  |
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Post by JoMan on Aug 25, 2005 15:44:51 GMT -5
well it sure looks nice too.... with humbucker at the neck, cool.
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Post by Ol Geezer on Aug 25, 2005 16:40:59 GMT -5
well it sure looks nice too.... with humbucker at the neck, cool. It's not as flashy as the paisley, but yes I do like the clean looks. That's a Duncan '59 humbucker in there; very tasty. The guitar is a re-creation of the original '69 Tele with Patent Applied For Gibson humbucker mod I used throughout the 70s. |
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Post by JoMan on Aug 26, 2005 3:01:20 GMT -5
what happened to all your stuff? you're always talking about your gear from the seventies...
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Post by goldtopsnopp on Aug 26, 2005 6:43:42 GMT -5
That looks really good! The scratch plate works well with the white colour. I also like the teles with one peice maple neck more than the fretboard one's (which I suppose you do too). What are your opinions on mexico made teles? I'm seriously considering buying one.
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Post by NattyBumppo on Aug 26, 2005 8:07:10 GMT -5
I also like the teles with one peice maple neck more than the fretboard one's (which I suppose you do too). Same here. IMO, both the Strat and Tele, espcially the Tele, should have the one piece maple neck. They just lose a bit of their charm without it. |
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Post by goldtopsnopp on Aug 26, 2005 11:23:21 GMT -5
Yes! I wonder why?
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Post by NattyBumppo on Aug 26, 2005 12:20:29 GMT -5
LOL...a strat or tele with no neck....yep, I guess that would be lacking a certain something. You know what I meant  . |
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Post by Ol Geezer on Aug 26, 2005 16:19:23 GMT -5
What are your opinions on mexico made teles? I'm seriously considering buying one. ! I traded away a 2000 American Standard Tele because I realized I preferred the neck feel and traditional-sized frets of the MIM (Made In Mexico) ones. They're built well, and real Fenders after all (not Squiers). The Teles you see here are both MIMs. My tech buddy needed to do no setup on them, just changed the pickups and pickguards for me (I got them new in factory sealed cartons from Musician's Friend). |
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Post by Ol Geezer on Aug 26, 2005 16:31:54 GMT -5
what happened to all your stuff? you're always talking about your gear from the seventies... Sorry 'bout that. I still have my old stompboxes, but most of the battery powered ones don't work right anymore. My 1976 Ovation Artist acoustic resides in its case in the closet, but my other acoustics and all my electric guitars, basses, and keyboards got sold one by one over the years to buy groceries or make rent. At least the '69 Tele went back to the guy I got it from -- we had an agreement that if I was ever to sell it I'd give him first shot at it, since he only sold it to me to raise enough cash to be able to buy a new Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty.... |
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Post by goldtopsnopp on Aug 27, 2005 4:00:16 GMT -5
Have to check them out then, when I have cash! There is a real good Fender specialized store not too far away from here. Gotta go there soon. How do the frets differ from an american tele? Natty: I like guitars with necks... No, seriously, I wasn't joking (were you?) What are your opinions on mexico made teles? I'm seriously considering buying one. ! I traded away a 2000 American Standard Tele because I realized I preferred the neck feel and traditional-sized frets of the MIM (Made In Mexico) ones. They're built well, and real Fenders after all (not Squiers). The Teles you see here are both MIMs. My tech buddy needed to do no setup on them, just changed the pickups and pickguards for me (I got them new in factory sealed cartons from Musician's Friend). |
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Post by Ol Geezer on Aug 27, 2005 9:38:39 GMT -5
How do the frets differ from an american tele? It's not just the American Teles -- many MIM Strat and Tele models, such as the Nashville, come with medium-jumbo frets as well. Fender's stick-on tags usually list the fret type, but you're probably going to have to play and look at them to see the difference. You might personally prefer the larger ones; this is just me not liking them. I have limited dexterity and pull the strings out of tune too much playing chords on necks with the larger frets. By the way, I'm referring to the fret wire, not the physical fret area. The vintage frets are smaller both in height (crown) and width. |
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Post by NattyBumppo on Aug 27, 2005 10:49:20 GMT -5
Natty: I like guitars with necks... No, seriously, I wasn't joking (were you?) Go for it! I traded away a 2000 American Standard Tele because I realized I preferred the neck feel and traditional-sized frets of the MIM (Made In Mexico) ones. They're built well, and real Fenders after all (not Squiers). I was just pointing out that my original post about Strats and Teles lacking something without the solid maple neck, was sort of silly. After I re-read it it sounded like I was saying I preferred my guitars with necks. The short story is that we are in agreement...I much prefer the maple neck on the strat/tele over the rosewood fretboard models. TO me, the maple is part of what makes a tele a tele (or a strat a strat). The Teles you see here are both MIMs. My tech buddy needed to do no setup on them, just changed the pickups and pickguards for me (I got them new in factory sealed cartons from Musician's Friend). |
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Post by sandman on Aug 27, 2005 16:37:05 GMT -5
Geezer.....lol
I guess you wouldn't like the "tele-paul" i'm building.
solid one piece mahogany body, mahogany neck with a brzilian rosewood fretboard. The pickups I'm talking to the guy that is going to wind them. They will be hotter than a normal set up tele pickups.
But this will be my custom baby.
4 way switching with phase shifting
pics to come shortly...it will be assembled in a couple of weeks. waiting on the neck now.
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Post by Ol Geezer on Aug 27, 2005 20:22:23 GMT -5
what happened to all your stuff? you're always talking about your gear from the seventies... Oh, yeah; I just remembered that I gave away a few guitars as well... most notably a '72 Tele Thinline and a pre-CBS Jazz Bass.... |
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