Tele Shopping, Need Tips |
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Tele Shopping, Need Tips |
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Jun 18 2015, 04:38 PM |
As Darius mentioned, Japanese and Mexican Telecasters are generally just as good as the American versions but ...
If you can afford a USA made Fender you are guaranteed that it will increase in value. You will never lose money on a USA guitar. Alder is the most common wood for new Teles but Ash is probably the best wood for both weight and resonance (Pine too but those are very rare). I don't have fingerboard preference - Rosewood or Maple, doesn't matter. I've heard very bright RW Teles as well as dark sounding maple board Teles. I personally dig fat necks. Not for everybody though. Stock neck pickups can be a little anemic. It's more about the blend between the two. A good stock Tele neck pkup should be clear and output (volume) balanced with the bridge pkup. *A 'Twisted Tele' neck pkup is just a Strat pkup. Slightly overwound pkups (Texas Tele) in a Tele is a cool option. I emphasize 'slightly'. I like 'stock' 3-position wiring. I don't dig the S-series or 'grease-bucket' wiring/switching. I prefer the traditional 3-saddle bridge for true tele tone (and snap). Let us know. I'm interested to see what you find. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Jun 18 2015, 08:17 PM |
You have a lot of variability with pkup height on a Tele (or you 'should') and the height adjustments are most noticeable with single coil pkups.
-------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Jun 18 2015, 09:17 PM |
You have a lot of variability with pkup height on a Tele (or you 'should') and the height adjustments are most noticeable with single coil pkups. Noted, thanks again |
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Jun 21 2015, 04:47 PM |
Bought an maple American Standard Tele :)looking for but do try if you see one in a store... So we went to his house to his crappy amp but it didn't sound as bad on that amp as we expected I don't recall a guitar so inviting me to turn the tone knob, a small 4/1 turn makes the best difference. Stayed there for the night and played a little more in the morning, I liked it more and more as I played Another one comes to the dark side Backing the tone knob off 1/4 turn is the 'hidden' sound in a Tele - especially on the bridge pkup. It darkens the tone but (because it's a Tele) it retains it's attack. Fender puts many different types of pickups in their US axes. Do you know specifically which ones you got? -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Jun 21 2015, 06:58 PM |
The tone pot was also interesting, when full open it somehow locks and needs a little extra strength to turn but once turned very small friction. Probably a safety in case turned by accident on stage (specially if the plate is reversed like you mentioned on other topics) On the website it says Custom Shop Twisted Tele PU's but I don't know if the guitar we bought is a new model since Tele's can wait in the shop for a long time. Ah, the detent most likely removes the tone control from the circuit. All fender (passive) tone pots on their amps and guitars are 'cut' controls so just below the detent is tone on 10. The detent bypasses the tone circuitry completely. A 'Twisted' Tele neck pkup uses alnico 5 magnets and 42 gauge wire with a taller bobbin and more wire - like a Strat pickup. Tone and output is about the same as a typical Strat pickup. They also use a nickel/silver pickup cover as opposed to the traditional brass cover. The brass cover can attenuate a lot of top end. The taller bobbin with 42 gauge wire and a nickel/silver cover gives you a pickup that is closer to a Strat in tone than a trad Tele pickup. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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