I'm the original owner of early Larrivee Bakersfield. It is a great telecaster. Extremely well made, beautiful rosewood 1 3/4" round full neck, a lam/veneer fingerboard vs slab. I got one of the first rosewood board models Larrivee made. The guitar came with the traditional tele pickup set. I bought an additional Bakelite pickguard from Larrivee that was routed for a mini-hum. The guitar currently has a Lollar minihumbucker in the neck and a Lolllar BS Tele in the bridge. The those two pickups in this guitar sound almost identical except for the differences due to pickup location. I should also mention I replaced the 3 barrel Callaham bridge for a six saddle Gotoh.
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When I had Laurent Brondel build me a wider than standard Tele about 4 years ago, he used a 1-11/16” (42.9 mm) nut width instead of the standard 1-5/8” (41.3 mm). For string spacing we used 2-1/8” (54.0 mm) instead of the standard 2-1/16” (52.4 mm) as well. The later was the widest supported by available Tele hardware. What we also did was to use a deeper “D” shaped neck profile which I really liked. These subtle changes in geometry made a big difference for me.
I'm digging the Laravee Bakersfield and Laurent Brondel Teles, but currently happy with my Fender Richie Kotzen Tele with its 1.650" (42 mm) nut.
I added a concentric tone control (these do not come with a tone pot) over the volume pot and couldn't be happier with the results. Great jazz, rock, RnB tones and no hand cramping in the first position.
I am no authority but I have played a LOT of Telecaster guitars over the past 55 years. Vintage Fenders had A, B, C, and D necks that many guitarists think refer to the neck carve. The letters refer to the nut width. A is 1.5 ". I have only played A neck Jazz Basses. Most vintage Telecasters are B and C necks. Never seen a D. C is about 1.65" and is good for a Fender.
I now play an after market neck that is an inch deep and about 1 75" at the nut. Excellent but Fender doesn't carve this .
Rirhett/Jake - out of curiosity I reached out to Bill Comins last evening, and the saddle is indeed reversed. He said it may result in the D & G string being a tad off. I mentioned to Bill I'm not...
That's fine, we don't have to agree. I think if you're exclusively playing rhythm guitar then that'd be the application for which an acoustic amplifier would be least problematic.
Looks like I lost the last message. Anyway can you recommend a good fit for a acoustic flat top. I can't seem to get the projection or tonal response I want with Jazz set ups. ? Considering a...
Disagree. I have been playing rhythm guitar through Schertler David/Unico and Ultrasound acoustic amps for years with single coil magnetic-pickup-equipped archtops, sometimes straight in, sometimes...
Interesting that the size of the Beaudens ( 6.7" x 5.9" x 3.15") has remained the same, but the weight increased. Regardless, around 5 lbs. isn't a deal breaker, if I could only find one.
I don't know that there's too much help in putting OD before an acoustic amp when the main problem is the speaker, which will give you those harsh tinny tones as they're intended to be more "neutral"...
Over the years I owned 5 Acoustic image amps. They are great for a flat PA sound and with a Raezer's Edge cabinet do a "Pat Martino" jazz guitar sound, if you like that sort of thing (I do,...
Hi!
I uploaded on YouTube a 22 minute video dedicated to the Harmonic Minor Scale.
At the beginning of the video I explain the harmonic minor scale in theory and then I play 5 different scales, 5...
Here’s the first recorded version I ever heard. It was on one of the first albums I ever bought (1959) and remains one of my favorites (as does the album) -
I have been fortunate to have seen Boulou and his brother Elios in the UK a few times. True masters of the guitar.
I also have a few of their vinyls which I got in the early 90s. It wasn't easy to...
Video: The Harmonic Minor Scale in Jazz
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