And so the merry-go-round that is my relationship with telecasters shows no signs of relenting. I'm on to my sixth, and I'm really feeling the love for them again at the minute. Currently have a Mexican Classic series '72 Custom, and with a few tweaks, it's astoundingly good. Have previously had a couple of USA standards, and it's comfortably better than one, if not both. Build quality is superb, and it's as light as a feather - <7.5lbs.
The pickups are Mojos. These need special mention. The WRHB is a joy and was expected to be so when I ordered it, but my god the bridge; I went for an Esquire at Marc's recommendation and it's spectacular. Quite simply, it's how a tele sounds in my head. Would recommend to any and all in possession of a tele. I also fitted compensated brass saddles, a bone nut, and stripped the neck back to wood before it got the Birchwood Casey treatment. Really is a hell of a guitar, and was buttons money in reality.
It begs the question why I never have a tele as my number 1. I find them still relatively uncomfortable to play owing to their squareness - my right arm never feels entirely happy resting on a right-angle. That said, when a tele is good, it's very hard to beat. I find myself hankering for a beaten up butterscotch.
Theyll probably never oust my jag or jazzmaster love, but I suspect I'll always be drawn to them. Anyone else have this kind of odd pull to a certain type of guitar? - six seems excessive to me!
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and after:
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Having said that; I've yet to try or own anything with a P90 in. Jags/Jazzmasters are P90s, right? If anyone knows about those guitars, its you Gav!
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Nonetheless, your guitar looks fantastic, although I'd prefer a rosewood board.
On the subject of Teles... I've played them on and off for 25 years. If I could only own one guitar in the world, it would be a Tele - but it has to have the early 50s style bridge pickup (and the later wiring). Those things are PHATT sounding and yet will do anything. The original neck pickup is much maligned but I like it - its jazzy, warm and has a great rhythm tone. Where it falls down is against the big bloozy soloing voice of the Strat - but hey, I like it just the way it is.
I've got the bones of four Teles - all do something slightly different, yet its the original spec one that I think is the more 'complete' guitar.
As for clips, I'll try and do some decent videos - this is a very quick vid of the WRHB I'd recorded for my own sketch purposes, (and it is truly wonderful) but people need to hear the bridge!
I test all my guitars this way. If they break, I don't play them.