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I suspect this might be a long shot given the nature of this group but has anyone tried the Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster? Some very cool and unusual specs. The body is Paulownia with a spruce top and back. The result is that most of them are under 6 lbs. Add a big honking neck and a sparkling silver finish (albeit with a silly relic'd finish) and it's a very appealing package to me.
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01-07-2022 04:14 PM
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I think this was one of the best accessible signature guitars Fender has put out. Love the specs and the road worn sparkle finish is fun. If I played solidbody guitars, this would be one I'd like to have.
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Jim:
I recently sold that very guitar to Tom.
It weighs @5.36 pounds - crazy light.
Great neck - you had previously commented on the dimensions.
Excellent in every respect.
IMO, you should buy it - it's a great guitar.
And if you don't like it for whatever reason, you can get all your money back - these are going up in price and IMO will continue to do so.
I sold it only because I have lots of teles, including two Montys, two Hansens, and several other partscasters - just too many ridiculously excellent ^%$#@ plank guitars, and I figured (correctly) that it would be the easiest to sell.
To paraphrase my original ad: "This guitar is a big fat hairy middle finger from Fender Mexico to the Fender Custom Shop, where they are, no doubt, lined up to take turns at the fainting couch."
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I'm leaning that way. I'll see how it feels in the morning but it would definitely mean having to sell the Neville.
Originally Posted by Hammertone
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I played the tele (silver sparkle) at my local, and I actually owned the Esquire (Black sparkle) for a couple months.
The silver tele is a GREAT tele. SUPER light, great tone- both pickups sound great. Unique neck shape- if you like the neck profile, I couldn't imagine not liking the guitar.*
*I did 2 things: I replaced the stock barrel saddles with Gotoh In-Tune saddles for accurate intonation. Also, I wasn't a fan of the silver sparkle finish- there is very little clear coat on it, and you can feel the sparkles- it's like sandpaper. Otherwise, it's a great, but IMHO over-priced, tele.
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For me I think these recent road worn guitars from Mexico are great. I picked up a new Vintage blonde Vintera 50s Road Worn Telecaster in Sept. 2021. Got it set up with Daddario EXL115 (11s) and run it through a DOD Bad Monkey with gain dialed very low into a DV Mark Little Jazz and I am there with tone to these ears on the neck pickup. I love the U neck. Don't plan on changing anything on this Telecaster.
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Based on the ones I have played, I don't think the Baja neck is anywhere as deep as the Paisley neck. Bajas have nice necks. I'd just like some data one way or the other if it's out there. Perhaps some of the folks who own Bajas could post the neck depth at the 1st and 12th frets. Originally Posted by Lobomov
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I own one. Overpriced for sure, but I was willing to pay for the light weight. And I’m a sucker for silver sparkle Teles
I’ve pretty seriously modded mine: new bone nut, new intonated saddles, sanded down the sticky nitro on the neck — they were originally shipped very “wet” — replaced pups with a Texas Special in the neck and a Tex-Mex in the bridge, and finally put on a mirrored pickguard. It ain’t a subtle looking guitar.
Soundwise, it’s got a sort of hollowish character on the low notes, a bit of a low mid sorta push. Not the trad alder or ash sound for sure! Really great sustain. Huge, huge neck. I dig it. I’ve used it on swing gigs and not a single eyebrow was raised. Course it helps that I’m the band leader!
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yeah, the "wet" neck thing was a real PITA for me. By the time I sold it, I had remedied the problem. You didn't like the stock bridge pickup? I thought it was one of the best tele bridge pickups I've ever heard. Originally Posted by D.G.
I own one. Overpriced for sure, but I was willing to pay for the light weight. And I’m a sucker for silver sparkle Teles
I’ve pretty seriously modded mine: new bone nut, new intonated saddles, sanded down the sticky nitro on the neck — they were originally shipped very “wet” — replaced pups with a Texas Special in the neck and a Tex-Mex in the bridge, and finally put on a mirrored pickguard. It ain’t a subtle looking guitar.
Soundwise, it’s got a sort of hollowish character on the low notes, a bit of a low mid sorta push. Not the trad alder or ash sound for sure! Really great sustain. Huge, huge neck. I dig it. I’ve used it on swing gigs and not a single eyebrow was raised. Course it helps that I’m the band leader!
Interestingly, my #1 tele (a 1993 American Standard), which is not only alder but also kinda heavy, also has the "hollowish character on the low notes"... Part of the reason I bought the Paisley was to see how a really light guitar felt and sounded, compared to my "kinda heavy" one.
And, here's Brad Paisley playing a little jazz on his #1 tele....
If the video doesn't start at 2:30, FFWD to 2:30 for the jazzy part...
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Just snagged one of these. Thought about getting one for some years. When it arrives I'm looking forward to checking out the blend. I don't play country these days!
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Brad is a great player, but I’m still kind of “ticked” at him because of that stupid tick song.
Google it if you’re unfamiliar. And then try to block it from your brain forever.
I put a paulownia body on my FrankenTele that I had until February, when I sold it (with the original ash body) at a fundraising auction for my old high school.
As you probably know, it is a traditional tone wood in Asia and used in many Asian instruments.
I wouldn’t think it would have the sustain of a hard wood, but it is very light weight. It is soft and will dent easily.
I still have the body, if anyone is interested in a project.
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LOL Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
That "Tick" song is one of my favorites.
But I'm not the only one that should take a cognitive test.
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When "Ticks" first came out, I thought "isn't that a little risqué for country radio?"... but it's innocent & harmless.... especially compared to the bro country BS that has dominated those airwaves in recent years...
Brad is my favorite country player, and has my favorite hot-rodded tele tone of all time.
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And inane (definitely no sin wagon Originally Posted by ruger9
), but probably perfect for a 3rd-age country/line dancing club.
I just strikes me that this guitar tone is very much an equivalent of the stereotypical American brawly way of speaking...
(If I have to listen to "real" country I'll take the Dixie Chicks or Dolly, thankyouverymuch )
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Excellent guitars, both the Silver Sparkle signature Telecaster and the Black Sparkle Esquire. I kept the Esquire but ditched the unremarkable secret agent neck pickup and put a Paisley Tele pickguard on it along with a Twisted Tele neck pickup. This Telefied Esquire is so resonant and punchy, and weighs only 5lbs 10oz.
My only complaint is olfactory in nature. Even after a year, every time I open the case, I smell autobody/paint shop fumes. That said, it’s such a great Tele, I sent it to Joe Glaser in Nashville and had him install a bender in it. The neck shape is a good hybrid (moderately chunky soft V). So, my number 1 Tele is a hot-rodded Paisley Esquire.
I too feel like they are a little overpriced new, but used, they are really a good value for a lacquer-finished, played-in feeling, ultra-light-weight, tone machine.
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Dixie Chicks aren't really "real" country; they were part of the country-pop movement, early on. Originally Posted by RJVB
And inane (definitely no sin wagon), but probably perfect for a 3rd-age country/line dancing club.
I just strikes me that this guitar tone is very much an equivalent of the stereotypical American brawly way of speaking...
(If I have to listen to "real" country I'll take the Dixie Chicks or Dolly, thankyouverymuch )
Love Dolly (who doesn't?) Brad's first 3 records were more "traditional" sounding, both lyrics and his guitar tones. By his 4th album he had turned up the gain and was experimenting with more pop-sounding songs. His 5th album, 5th Gear, is the last album I bought from him. Altho one of his most recent songs is not only "real country", but if it didn't win country song of the year, somebody made a mistake...
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True of course, and they're also blurring the boundaries with bluegrass somewhat. Originally Posted by ruger9
This one too, if not only for the theme and some of the instruments (come on, "real country" would require a jumbo, not a dreadnoughtAltho one of his most recent songs is not only "real country", but if it didn't win country song of the year, somebody made a mistake...
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Something that's been nagging at my brain: this thing is called "road-worn", but surely that's a false claim or would they drag it over an actual piece of road surface?
(I never got the appeal a "vintaged" look has on some (including serious classical instruments) and the lengths to which some builders will go to obtain it.)
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"relicing"... some people love it, some people hate it. While I do think it's cooler to have REAL relicing done by use & time, if you're my age you may not have that much time left LOL.
I've seen some really good relics, that I would buy, and some really bad ones. I think anything that is "heavy" reliced looks awful.
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I know someone who would disagree with that... Originally Posted by RJVB
This one too, if not only for the theme and some of the instruments (come on, "real country" would require a jumbo, not a dreadnought )
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It can go pretty fast (esp. if you wear your shark or ray skin jacket a few times while playing Originally Posted by ruger9
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I knew I was going to Trigger that reply, not specifying that I was thinking about acoustic steelstrings only Originally Posted by ruger9
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Not with today's poly... but yes if it's nitro, it can happen relatively quickly, if you gig alot. Originally Posted by RJVB
It can go pretty fast (esp. if you wear your shark or ray skin jacket a few times while playing )
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That is a GREAT song. Surprised I haven’t come across it, though I don’t follow country music obsessively. With the redoubtable Dan Tyminski on mandolin (!) and Jerry Douglas on dobro. Originally Posted by ruger9
My daughter just moved to Charleston, West Virginia, for her Clinical Psychology internship. I expect she will be seeing a lot of patients struggling with addiction issues (like her father—about half the patients I saw this week in Council Bluffs, IA, were on meth).
She and her fiancé camped in the New Gorge Gorge park last weekend. Beautiful area that I am planning on visiting in September (then will go on to Bristol, TN, for the Rhythm and Roots Reunion festival with Molly Tuttle et al.).
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