Three Seymour Duncan Pickups...Is this the most versatile guitar of all time?

[Rex_Rocker]

Don't mean to say you can't play rock/metal on a tele, but that guitar would definitely not be most people's first choice for heavy music.

[JOLLY]

While I do love Brent Mason's guitar, tones, and playing, I'd say this is probably one of the most versatile guitars ever as far as tones go.

[idsnowdog]

Complexity doesn't equal versatility.

[Lewguitar]

While I do love Brent Mason's guitar, tones, and playing, I'd say this is probably one of the most versatile guitars ever as far as tones go.

Interesting concept but I didn't hear a single sound out of that guitar I actually liked! Did you?

And there's no B Bender either.

[beaubrummels]

Are we talking only versaility? Or versaility we like?

[ArtieToo]

I've tried a lot of wiring schemes, and my personal favorite, (and I think versatile), is dual humbuckers and a Superswitch. Wired: (from top to bottom)

1. Neck
2. Neck screw w/bridge stud parallel (Strat quack)
3. Neck screw w/bridge stud series (Slutbucker)
4. Bridge parallel (Quasi-Tele twang)
5. Bridge

All are noiseless. All sound good, and are different. Works for me.

P.S. I do like the Brent Mason Tele. In fact, I've gathered up all the parts, and the Tele, to do it. I just need to muster up the time, inclination, and courage, to route out that middle pup cavity.

[Lewguitar]

P.S. I do like the Brent Mason Tele. In fact, I've gathered up all the parts, and the Tele, to do it. I just need to muster up the time, inclination, and courage, to route out that middle pup cavity.

I'm very intrigued. I've wanted a B-Bender ever since hearing Clarence White with the Byrds. using one on his Tele. Never owned a pedal steel but I love that sound.

[JOLLY]

If you want to hear some great guitar work using a B Bender, listen to some Diamond Rio. Jimmy Olander is the king of that!

[ArtieToo]

I'm very intrigued. I've wanted a B-Bender ever since hearing Clarence White with the Byrds. using one on his Tele. Never owned a pedal steel but I love that sound.

Hey Lew. I'm not doing the B-bender. That's way beyond my skills. Besides, I don't really care about that particular function. It's the pups and controls that I'm doing.