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The easiest thing to try is to slap some flat wounds on it.
Jack Z I’m usually not a Heritage fan, but I actually prefer the H-550 model to the Gibson Tal Farlow reissue model. Plus they can be had for half o the asking price. I believe theirs one TGP at...
The Tele is just a great platform to build on. Really depends on being lucky and finding a body and neck that work together and have acoustic resonance. From there it’s just a matter of choosing...
This topic has been broached before. There's a thread called "Telecaster Love Thread, No Archtops Allowed" with 2255 entries as of 2024 06 13. There are other threads as well. Search for "telecaster...
I met Roy Smeck once at a gig in a country club in Westchester. He came up to me and complimented my playing. He wrote down his phone # and invited me to come up to his studio sometime. I told him my...
Just about any of them will do fine, even the ones I build still sound like Teles although I experiment with different woods, chambering, pickups, etc. Neck pickup, roll of a little tone and you're...
I have a '52 reissue blackguard that sounds amazing. It took me longer than it should have, but I finally figured out how to squeak some quality tones out of the 'ol cutting board. This got me...
Same form but multiple variations. It's the variations that alter the tone of the piece.
Hi Everyone, I'd like to get this guitar to a new home before my upcoming move, so I am dropping the price here and on Reverb until someone takes it home. Please drop me a line if you're...
Well now I'm intrigued with the L10. Didn't Chet Atkins play one?
That's weird because I had painter's tape leave a blue impression in a nice archtop. Aaron Cowles buffed it out.
It certainly can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to. To solo: You need a song to play. You need to be able to scat sing a solo you like. You need to be able to play that solo on the...
I’ll just chime in quickly for now. Hammertone and Deacon have covered the bases pretty well. It’s really down to the individual guitar. Which exact species of woods are used (maple vs mahogany...
LOL, maybe the guitar in the Reverb ad was actually owned by Michelle Bloomfield, no relation to Michael. :)
Best Telecaster for Jazz?
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