Best Telecaster
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FenderBender03
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My 50's Telecaster and all the Fenders i've ever owned have all been MIM models. My 50's Telecaster, with some investments over the last few years have turned it into a really nice sounding, looking and playing guitar with tons of vibe. HOWEVER..... even though i added a set of brass compensated saddles about a year and a half ago, i still find it hard to keep this guitars 3 higher strings in "spot-on" tune. I know theres lots of factors that affect tuning and tuning stability, but i've done all i can do with the comp. saddles and i even bought a new set of Fender vintage style tuners a few weeks ago and installed them.
So for me, the next guitar i own whether i buy another Fender or build a custom Tele..... is gonna have a "modern" six saddle bridge similar to an AS Tele. Starting to not like the vintage 3 saddle bridges now :?: But those new AS Telecasters look real sweet to me..... would LOVE a brand new one in Vintage Blonde with a maple neck! :32: :32:
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So for me, the next guitar i own whether i buy another Fender or build a custom Tele..... is gonna have a "modern" six saddle bridge similar to an AS Tele. Starting to not like the vintage 3 saddle bridges now :?: But those new AS Telecasters look real sweet to me..... would LOVE a brand new one in Vintage Blonde with a maple neck! :32: :32:
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Hot _Grits
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I recommend the MIM 72 custom ri. I use one as my main gigging guitar. The neck pu is a bit muddy, but there's an easy mod you can do to split the coils, and the single coil sound is great. I activate it via a push-pull on the tone pot.
I've played several of them, and the maple fingerboard ones seem to sound the best to me.
Basically any of the mexican ris are great. It's all down to taste. Play a bunch, and you'll find one that stands out.
But given the choice, I'd go for a relic nocaster or a relic 60s tele. Those guitars are unbelievably good. I've played a 51 and the distance between that and the new nocaster was slight.
I've played several of them, and the maple fingerboard ones seem to sound the best to me.
Basically any of the mexican ris are great. It's all down to taste. Play a bunch, and you'll find one that stands out.
But given the choice, I'd go for a relic nocaster or a relic 60s tele. Those guitars are unbelievably good. I've played a 51 and the distance between that and the new nocaster was slight.
I have a 1964 tele that I love as well as a USA Shecter tele that is absolutely amazing - no special paint job on it but I picked it up used for $450, I would have paid twice that much - The Shecter guitars are fine instruments - All of the USA ones and some of the Diamond Series.
Norman_T
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Check this one out on e-bay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3711877563&category=38083
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3711877563&category=38083
Pandemonium
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Re: Best Telecaster
G&L ASAT Classic.
G&L ASAT Classic.
