Finally, I dig my Tele!

VinceT

VinceT

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In 2010, I treated myself to an American Deluxe Ash Telecaster, wine red with S1 switching and N3 pickups. Played like a dream but... I just never bonded with it. As the years came and went I tried to sell it a couple of times but had no takers. So it sat in its case because, well, "everyone needs a Tele, right?!"

Anyway, fast forward to this week and I had a sudden inclination to change out the pickups. Did my research and settled on the new TV Jones Tele set - found a used pair on Reverb for a decent price and installed them today.

Band practice with it tonight and it's true - finally, I dig my Tele!

It's late here now, but I'll try to grab some sound clips over the weekend - though prepare to just react that it sounds like a really great Tele, because it does :)


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Re: Finally, I dig my Tele!

Fender N3 Noiseless pickups are notorious.
 
Re: Finally, I dig my Tele!

I've always been interested in tele tv jones, how do you compare them with the N3?
(btw, what type of music do you play?)
thank you
 
Re: Finally, I dig my Tele!

Glad you finally dig the Tele! I just finished a Tele project and can't believe I am just now appreciating them! (used Revel pickups for mine.)

Definitely not a fan at all of the N3 pickups...
 
Re: Finally, I dig my Tele!

marcello252 said:
I've always been interested in tele tv jones, how do you compare them with the N3?
(btw, what type of music do you play?)
thank you
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I've now been playing the TV Jones Tele set for days and they are really, really good. The N3s are, by comparison, more dead-sounding, a little like they're wrapped in cloth and definitely missing the 'snap' of the TV Jones (and every stereotypical Tele sound).

I play Brit-Americana (a genre I created for myself). My records are at vincenttuckwood.bandcamp.com - the latest is Turquoise Cyan Sapphire.
 
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