Telecaster Love Thread, No Archtops Allowed

[lammie200]

...Does the Classic 50's w the nitro finish have the same neck profile? Would love to have a blackguard style Tele with nitro finish without spending AVRI money.

I could be wrong but I think that what Fender calls nitro now days is a thin nitro tint topped with poly coats.

[50Hz]

More or less yes, but they seem to have a different feel than the thick poly finishes. I won't pretend I can tell a difference tonally, but I like the feel. I've got one of the 60's Jags and am loving it so I suppose if it's an option I'll pursue it.

Plectrum, seen the video but thanks for sharing.

[JoeV]

Hi guys!

I'm new to the forum, and wanted to see if anyone could help me out. Sorry if this is posted in the wrong thread.

Anyway,

I've always been a tele guy, and have finally managed to save up some money (£2000 ish) that I would like to put into my dream tele. Problem is, I can't find a telecaster that suits all my "needs".
Preferably, my tele would consist of:
- A rosewood fingerboard
- Have a contoured back (like a strat)
- Humbucker (or P90) in the neck
- Also, I would love to have a tremolo or bigsby on it
- Modern C-neck (Fender style)

Some of you might thing that I should just go for a strat, but Tele is sort of my thing and I am not looking for a strat at the moment.
Have you guys ever seen a tele like that? Or do you thing I have to build one myself. If so, would there be any Londoners out there who knows any good guitar builders in the London area?

Cheers guys.

[50Hz]

JoeV,

The American Standard HH ticks a lot of those boxes. doesn't have the trem/bigsby though.

[Frank67]

Why don't you build one from Warmoth parts? You can get all you want for a fsir bit less than your budget and you can pay a luthier at home to put it together for you (in case you don't want to do it yourself - but it is not hard) or pay the luthier to tweak it to perfection (they kind of mostly need a fretlevel done and a professional setup after the build goes a long way in making a good guitar great).

[Frank67]

Building a Partscaster tele

Is a thread on a build

[MilesPG]

The Suhr Modern T satin I bought a couple of weeks ago fits all your needs I think you can find it at peachguitars in the UK

[Flat]

Super cheap, decent-looking Partscaster on Reverb. No connection to the seller, no interest in the sale.

In a way, this shows the downside of putting together a partscaster. Might be hard to sell someday. This guy has a Warmoth neck and Duncan pups. Ain't that a lotta guitar for $449?



Custom Tele-Style Electric w/Warmoth Neck & Seymour | Reverb

[Flat]

What say about a tele with two f-holes?

This always sounds good to me in theory, but it's hard to strike an elegant balance. I really like LSL, but I'm not so sure this one works for me...my eye would have to think about it for a while...

Saw it on reverb. No connection to seller.

LsL Soledad 'Solara' | Reverb

[medblues]

I like one f-hole better:

http://www.kieselguitars.com/images/...ge/113096b.jpg

[Clean.M.A.C.]

I have the brand new Fender limited edition with figured neck. I replace the neck pickup by the alnico II pro. The pickup as short legs and fit perfectly without changing the routing body. I take a new pickguard on amazon for 10$ and I'm all set for jazz!


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[Clean.M.A.C.]

What do you guys think about this: in my Modern Player Thinline P90 Tele I have 250k pots and .047uf caps. Gibson typically uses 500k pots and a .022uf cap. I like the way the P90 sounds in my ES-125 better than the P90s in my thinline Tele.... maybe not a fair comparison and of course there are many more differences but I won a complete Epiphone wiring harness with switch, 500k full size Alpha pots and .022 caps on ebay (for only $5, ha!) and I will install that and see if it makes a difference. I am going to hook it up '50s wiring-style' and I think it will open the guitar up and make it even better (for the little money it's already an astonishing good guitar!). The only downside: shipping is so cheap it will arrive only in January......

(Well what can I say...I'm a tinkerer suffering from MOD-syndrome......)

500k and 0.22, what they do for tone? Cleaner, darker?


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[Flat]

I like one f-hole better:

http://www.kieselguitars.com/images/...ge/113096b.jpg

Yeah, I agree, medblues. My eye likes the look of that Kiesel much better. Even though there is only one f-hole, it comes away looking more balanced somehow.

[lammie200]

Personally I think that f-holes on Telecaster bodies look out of place. It's a modern body design with a historically referenced f-hole. I am puzzled why the Thinline design stuck. I think that a more modern f-hole design (a la what Rickenbacker came up with) would be more fitting. (And yes, I do know that some Rick's came with the historic f-hole design. They looks pretty ridiculous to me as well.)

[Flat]

Personally I think that f-holes on Telecaster bodies look out of place.

I know what you mean. Sorta like an ashtray bridge on an L5.

It's a really tough thing to pull off in terms of design, I guess. My tele is a plank and my archtops have f-holes. My contrary personality rails against excesses of convention, but sometimes it just works.

[lammie200]

...It's a really tough thing to pull off in terms of design, I guess...

I do like the aesthetics of ones that you and Hammertone posted. Somehow they close the loop for me as opposed to the typical Fender / G & L Thinlines.

[Cunamara]

500k and 0.22, what they do for tone? Cleaner, darker?

Switching to higher value pots and a lower value cap will brighten the tone of the instrument.

With Fender style single coils is it pretty typical to use 250K pots and a .047 or .050 cap; with humbuckers, 500K pots and a .022 or .033 cap. Gibson also used 300K pots and .022 caps with humbuckers and P90s at different times, from what I have read, but I've never actually seen that for myself and it might be a myth or just pretty rare. I have used a 500K volume pot with a 250K tone pot in several overly bright guitars with humbuckers, on the recommendation of Kent Armstrong.

[rabbit]

Satan plays a Telecaster.

Here's a little tribute:

[Little Jay]

Switching to higher value pots and a lower value cap will brighten the tone of the instrument.

With Fender style single coils is it pretty typical to use 250K pots and a .047 or .050 cap; with humbuckers, 500K pots and a .022 or .033 cap. Gibson also used 300K pots and .022 caps with humbuckers and P90s at different times, from what I have read, but I've never actually seen that for myself and it might be a myth or just pretty rare. I have used a 500K volume pot with a 250K tone pot in several overly bright guitars with humbuckers, on the recommendation of Kent Armstrong.

Yes, 500 and .022 should let more highs thru. My ES-125 has 500k pots and a .022uf cap in 50ies wiring configuration (pickup, pots and caps date from 1947) and I like that a lot so I figured I'd try that on my P90 thinline tele as well. We'll see if I like it or not. At the moment the tele is rather dark sounding.

[Marcus Klossek]

That's my '58 reissue, so resonant, love it! ( Not to mention the Princeton reverb...)

[vinlander]

Yes, 500 and .022 should let more highs thru. My ES-125 has 500k pots and a .022uf cap in 50ies wiring configuration (pickup, pots and caps date from 1947) and I like that a lot so I figured I'd try that on my P90 thinline tele as well. We'll see if I like it or not. At the moment the tele is rather dark sounding.

Was a bit lazy and ordered a '50s wiring harness with 500K and .022uf orange drops for my full Mahogany Frank Caster to tame down a bit of the "potential" darkness should it be.
Worst case I can always rewire the modern way if its too bright or change for .047uf
This very weekend I start the Tru Oil treatment on Frank's body

[rpjazzguitar]

I keep trying them out in the store. They have always felt a little too big for my hands.

But, the reason I keep trying them is that I love the way they sound.

There is a video of Ted Greene playing a solo wedding gig on a Tele -- sounds like a chorus of angels.

[rabbit]

People, have you no concern for your Eternal Souls?

The UnDead play Telecasters! Repent!

[R Neil]

And boy ... the Strolling Bones are more like that every day it seems ...

Stumbling fingers still need love ...

[floatingpickup]

I have owned three tele's in the past and, although I loved the feel of them, I was never totally happy with the sound of the front pickup for jazz. I thought about changing pickups, but in the end I never modded any of them and let them go instead. The other day I found a 1995 G&L ASAT Special in a pawn shop for a ridiculously low price, so I brought it home. I have only played it at home so far, but I think this may be the one for me. It has the feel of a vintage Fender, but the larger single coil MFD pickups seem to deliver the sound I have been looking for. Also, they have adjustable pole pieces, which is a must for me. I am really excited about this guitar.
Keith