Dig it! NGD!

I have an identical 2011. I put in Bill Lawrence pu with his 5 way switch mod. Guitar is rock solid as far as tuning and truss rod go.
It is very loud and clear unamped.
Enjoy your Tele!
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
Very nice, Gary. I dig the strap.

Also, don’t let these traditionalists get to you, they hear with their eyes. You don’t need a 3 saddle bridge to get a true tele sound. The MIM modern bridge is perfectly cromulent and has better intonation.
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I'm not opposed to the modern bridge in and of itself. It just doesn't do twang the same way as the thinner stamped steel ashtray bridge. I have a cast brass ashtray bridge on one of my Teles and it doesn't sound the same as the proper stamped steel one.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
uh huh.
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It's just a matter of what I like. I like how an ashtray bridge feels in my hand and the zing that it adds to the bridge pickup if it's stamped steel. The brass bridges have a little more of a thud than a zing to my ear. The plate itself doesn't affect the neck pickup much but I also don't use the neck pickup much. LOL

I'm also not bothered by middle pickups. :tongue:
 
GilmourD said:
It's just a matter of what I like. I like how an ashtray bridge feels in my hand and the zing that it adds to the bridge pickup if it's stamped steel. The brass bridges have a little more of a thud than a zing to my ear. The plate itself doesn't affect the neck pickup much but I also don't use the neck pickup much. LOL

I'm also not bothered by middle pickups. :tongue:
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The bridge form factor doesn't add any zing, it's the metal it's made from.

Middle pickups are for strats. #fuqastrat. :grin:
 
335clone said:
Very nice!

Now lets talk amps.

What shall yee be playing through?
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I just finished playing with it plugged in; I have a 25 watt Fender Frontier (solid state) amp. I found I like it with a higher level of reverb; for some songs even a bit of overdrive. :eek: I'll have to try it through the Joyo amp pedal later. I do find the barre chords seem to sound better on it than my usual cowboy chords. I'll have to keep working with it.
 
Gary Blanchard said:
I just finished playing with it plugged in; I have a 25 watt Fender Frontier (solid state) amp. I found I like it with a higher level of reverb; for some songs even a bit of overdrive. :eek: I'll have to try it through the Joyo amp pedal later. I do find the barre chords seem to sound better on it than my usual cowboy chords. I'll have to keep working with it.
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Tele's sound good through Fender SS amps, but I have fallen for a cheapo tube amp.

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=611705

Amazing for the $
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
The bridge form factor doesn't add any zing, it's the metal it's made from.

Middle pickups are for strats. #fuqastrat. :grin:
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Partially. The modern bridges are thicker and stiffer, which does change things. But I agree with the composition thing. Like I said above, I have an ashtray that's nickel plated cast brass instead of stamped steel and it definitely sounds different.
 
GilmourD said:
Partially. The modern bridges are thicker and stiffer, which does change things. But I agree with the composition thing. Like I said above, I have an ashtray that's nickel plated cast brass instead of stamped steel and it definitely sounds different.
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So what you’re saying is, it depends, and simply having 3 barrels isn’t indicative of good tone. Thanks for agreeing with me! :tongue:
 
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