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  • Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

    Any Forum Members here who owns a Nashville Tele ?

    If so, feel free to post some images of your 3 pick up Tele.Click image for larger version

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    Do you use the no. '2' & '4' pos. alot ?

    Any info would be great . . .
    Tele, SG, LP Jr, '76 Ibanez Artist & Tokai LS92 + FUZZ boxes into a '66 AB165 Bassman & 2X12 (55Hz Greenbacks) / '73 Orange OR120 & 2X12 (V30 & SwampThang) / Orange Thunderverb 50 & PPC212 / Marshall Vintage Modern 50 & 2X12 Genz Benz g-Flex / Laney Klipp / Laney AOR Pro Tube 100


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    Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

    I used to borrow a friend of mine's, and I didn't like it at all. It actually turned me off Telecasters until I got to play a traditional, 2-pickup Tele. It played decently, but I did not like the way it sounded at all. I did use positions 2 & 4 occasionally, but the only two positions I liked were the neck and bridge, more the bridge. If I had a switch that would let me turn the middle pickup off/out of the circuit, I probably would have liked it a lot more.

    Just my opinion, but I prefer 2 pickup Tele-styled guitars over 3 pickups any day.

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    • #3
      Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

      I used to have one, but I rewired to Humbucker in neck and Tele bridge. The middle pup was what you'd expect from a middle "strat" pup. The guitar was top-notch IMO.
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      • #4
        Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

        If I had a Nashville Tele I’d do either:

        -MegaSwitch / SuperSwitch: Neck / Neck&Middle / Neck&Bridge / Middle&Bridge / Bridge
        -Brent Mason style: Traditional Tele Plus middle blend
        Oh no.....


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        • #5
          Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

          I once fiddled around with a Nashville Tele configuration except I too did the neck humbucker thing. I put a 59b in the neck, a 5-2 in the middle, and a Jerry Donahue in the bridge. It was wired the same as normal Tele but with the neck splitting in position 2. It was pretty cool, but later I decided to go the other way and Esquire it.
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          • #6
            Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

            . . . mmmmm, these are not very popular i see.

            Thanks guys . . . keep those post coming.
            Tele, SG, LP Jr, '76 Ibanez Artist & Tokai LS92 + FUZZ boxes into a '66 AB165 Bassman & 2X12 (55Hz Greenbacks) / '73 Orange OR120 & 2X12 (V30 & SwampThang) / Orange Thunderverb 50 & PPC212 / Marshall Vintage Modern 50 & 2X12 Genz Benz g-Flex / Laney Klipp / Laney AOR Pro Tube 100


            "...it's a tree with a microphone" - Leslie West

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            • #7
              Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

              Originally posted by PFDarkside View Post
              If I had a Nashville Tele I’d do either:

              -MegaSwitch / SuperSwitch: Neck / Neck&Middle / Neck&Bridge / Middle&Bridge / Bridge
              -Brent Mason style: Traditional Tele Plus middle blend
              I have a Nashville and went with the Super Switch to allow a neck/bridge combination like a normal two pickup Tele.
              I didn't care for the middle pickup by itself, so never used that position on the stock 5 way.
              The 2 and 4 positions aren't exact Strat sounds, but pretty close in a pinch.

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              • #8
                Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

                Originally posted by 64 Tele View Post
                I have a Nashville and went with the Super Switch to allow a neck/bridge combination like a normal two pickup Tele.
                I didn't care for the middle pickup by itself, so never used that position on the stock 5 way.
                The 2 and 4 positions aren't exact Strat sounds, but pretty close in a pinch.

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                Would you say the 'no2' pos. is a 'beefier/meatier' sound than just the bridge pick up by its' self ?
                Tele, SG, LP Jr, '76 Ibanez Artist & Tokai LS92 + FUZZ boxes into a '66 AB165 Bassman & 2X12 (55Hz Greenbacks) / '73 Orange OR120 & 2X12 (V30 & SwampThang) / Orange Thunderverb 50 & PPC212 / Marshall Vintage Modern 50 & 2X12 Genz Benz g-Flex / Laney Klipp / Laney AOR Pro Tube 100


                "...it's a tree with a microphone" - Leslie West

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                • #9
                  Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

                  Position 2 (bridge/middle) is pretty much where I stay on this guitar. I'd had a two pickup Tele before with a SD Broadcaster, and
                  this one on two is a little fatter, little less treble bite than a bridge pickup sound.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

                    I had one years ago and liked it a lot. I had it loaded with an STL-1 bridge and SSL-1 middle. The neck pickup I changed a lot, it was an SSL-1 for a while, but other times it was an SM-1 Mini humbucker. The 2 position wasn’t exactly the same as a Strat but it was in the ballpark.

                    Though I liked the sounds, I ultimately sold it because the middle pickup got in the way of my admittedly unsophisticated picking technique.

                    Last edited by Rich_S; 05-23-2019, 08:33 AM.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

                      Originally posted by PFDarkside View Post
                      -Brent Mason style: Traditional Tele Plus middle blend
                      Originally posted by Rich_S View Post
                      . . . but other times it was an SM-1 Mini humbucker.
                      I'm working on that project now. I have all the parts. My stumbling block is mustering up the courage to route out that middle position on my beautiful new blue Tele.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

                        Big fan, one of the best platforms for a do everything gig guitar... Those with piezos provide even more flexibility however, as mentioned before, have routed many a tele for a firebird neck... Far more versatile than stock Tele from my pov.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

                          Originally posted by zionstrat View Post
                          . . . as mentioned before, have routed many a tele for a firebird neck . . .
                          Hey zion: what tool do you use for guitar routing? I mean, do you use a full size router, or something smaller like a Rotozip or Dremel? Do you use a template/guide?

                          Thanks.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

                            Originally posted by ArtieToo View Post
                            Hey zion: what tool do you use for guitar routing? I mean, do you use a full size router, or something smaller like a Rotozip or Dremel? Do you use a template/guide?

                            Thanks.

                            I got this one for my birthday (from my father) a few years ago.
                            Never used it.

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                            Tele, SG, LP Jr, '76 Ibanez Artist & Tokai LS92 + FUZZ boxes into a '66 AB165 Bassman & 2X12 (55Hz Greenbacks) / '73 Orange OR120 & 2X12 (V30 & SwampThang) / Orange Thunderverb 50 & PPC212 / Marshall Vintage Modern 50 & 2X12 Genz Benz g-Flex / Laney Klipp / Laney AOR Pro Tube 100


                            "...it's a tree with a microphone" - Leslie West

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                            • #15
                              Re: Fender Nashville Tele . . . who has one ?

                              A master tone drives me nuts on a three pickup guitar. It's bad enough on a two pickup one, but on a three pickup one, it's a real big drag. It's my #1 annoyance with my G&L Legacys.
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