Rich_S
HomeGrownToneBrewologist
I love my MIM Nashville Tele; it's got the Fender thang covered in my book. Now I need a guitar to do the Gibson fat kinda sound, so I'm thinking about a double-humbucker FrankenTele. I used to own an American-made Schecter PT (see old B&W pic at the link in my signature). That guitar is the gold standard for H/H Tele's if you ask me, but they're extremely rare, and I can't afford to buy one or even re-create it out of new parts.
But I have this beat up Fender body, made of ash. I could add to it a humbucker-style Tele bridge and an aftermarket Tele neck. I figure the maple neck might make up for the lack of a maple top on the body.
Even though this axe will be nothing like a Les Paul, I want to finese the pickup selection to push it in the LP direction - I want a medium-gain classic rock sound (think Page, Angus, and Kossoff).
If this was a Les Paul I think the answer would be a pair of '59s or Seth's. But since it's NOT a Les Paul, is there some other pickup that might compensate for the guitar's inherent differences?
Discuss.
But I have this beat up Fender body, made of ash. I could add to it a humbucker-style Tele bridge and an aftermarket Tele neck. I figure the maple neck might make up for the lack of a maple top on the body.
Even though this axe will be nothing like a Les Paul, I want to finese the pickup selection to push it in the LP direction - I want a medium-gain classic rock sound (think Page, Angus, and Kossoff).
If this was a Les Paul I think the answer would be a pair of '59s or Seth's. But since it's NOT a Les Paul, is there some other pickup that might compensate for the guitar's inherent differences?
Discuss.
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