Help me pick out a new guitar..

[Shooter.556]

I am going to buy something within the next couple of weeks.
I have it narrowed down to two choices..
American Standard Shawbucker Strat
American Standard Tele.
I'm digging them both but the only thing holding me up on the Tele is the bridge, can I get good classic rock and blues tones from it?
I love the twisted tele neck it's very stratty like I want.
I also love the Shawbucker, that humbucker is is fantastic in that and I get the Hendrix rhythm tones I am really after.
I am mostly a Les Paul guy but I wanna add one of these to my collection.

Suggestions and help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Help me pick out a new guitar..

the only thing holding me up on the Tele is the bridge, can I get good classic rock and blues tones from it?

If you cannot get these tones from a Telecaster, you ain't tryin' hard enough.

As a compromise between both sound palettes, consider either a three pickup Telecaster or the "half out-of-phase" wiring modification.

 

[Shooter.556]

Re: Help me pick out a new guitar..

If you cannot get these tones from a Telecaster, you ain't tryin' hard enough.

As a compromise between both sound palettes, consider either a three pickup Telecaster or the "half out-of-phase" wiring modification.

I have been researching and playing guitars, I am gonna go with the Tele. I just like it better than the Strat. It's ballsy like my Les Pauls are..

 

[treyhaislip]

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I would say you can't go wrong either way, but awesome to hear you are going with the Tele! I have one that is just about finished (Allparts & USACG.)

Post pics when you get a chance!

 

[elelpe]

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How do you know tele is ballsy? You love ballsy humbucker sound in the bridge and straty sounding pickup in the neck. Shawbucker strat delivers exactly that. Not a tele.

 

[Taz Rules]

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There's been a lot of really truly awesome classic rock and blues music recorded and played on a Tele.

I would think that having LPs, you might want something that goes in a completely different direction, so I was a bit surprised you didn't go Strat. Either way, I agree with the above poster...you can't go wrong either way. Now go shred up that new Tele of yours!

 

[Funkfingers]

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I originally read the opening post to mean that he was concerned over the Tele bridge - meaning the steel object to which the saddles and pickup are attached. If, in fact, the concern was over the current Fender Am Std pickup, I can entirely understand that. Some Am Std pickups of the past have been lacklustre.

 

[Shooter.556]

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I haven't picked it up yet, I'm going to go Friday after work and get it.
I'll post pics when I get one. I meant balls like the Tele just seems thicker than the Stratocaster does.
It's just got more cut to it. I really like the Shawbucker too it is a blues rock beast.
This is the hardest guitar decision I've made in a long time. I truly like them both a lot.

 

[Shooter.556]

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I would say you can't go wrong either way, but awesome to hear you are going with the Tele! I have one that is just about finished (Allparts & USACG.)

Post pics when you get a chance!

I should build a partscaster at some point.

 

[Taz Rules]

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I haven't picked it up yet, I'm going to go Friday after work and get it.
I'll post pics when I get one. I meant balls like the Tele just seems thicker than the Stratocaster does.
It's just got more cut to it. I really like the Shawbucker too it is a blues rock beast.
This is the hardest guitar decision I've made in a long time. I truly like them both a lot.

Or you could do what Brad Pitt did with Jenn and Angie....get both! :cool2:

 

[Will S-T]

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Or you could do what Brad Pitt did with Jenn and Angie....get both! :cool2:

You dear sir have absolutely sound logic!

Why aren't you running for President?

 

[Shooter.556]

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I'd be without a woman if I got both. But that's a great idea!

 

[kramersteen]

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Or you could do what Brad Pitt did with Jenn and Angie....get both! :cool2:

He only got to keep one. So although he tested both only one was allowed in the house.

 

[Taz Rules]

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He only got to keep one. So although he tested both only one was allowed in the house.

True, he only demo'd both. I guess he kept the one that sounded better after the coil tap.:cool2:

 

[Will S-T]

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True, he only demo'd both. I guess he kept the one that sounded better after the coil tap.:cool2:

I'm wondering if he tried any series/parallel combinations?

 

[Shooter.556]

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I'm wondering if he tried any series/parallel combinations?

Haha!

 

[Hoosier-Rocker]

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Personally I love the sound of my MIM Tele for classic rock, so I can only imagine how much better the MIA would sound. Tele is my vote!

 

[leevc5]

Re: Help me pick out a new guitar..

I am going to buy something within the next couple of weeks.
I have it narrowed down to two choices..
American Standard Shawbucker Strat
American Standard Tele.
I'm digging them both but the only thing holding me up on the Tele is the bridge, can I get good classic rock and blues tones from it?
I love the twisted tele neck it's very stratty like I want.
I also love the Shawbucker, that humbucker is is fantastic in that and I get the Hendrix rhythm tones I am really after.
I am mostly a Les Paul guy but I wanna add one of these to my collection.

Suggestions and help is greatly appreciated!

You might look into getting the Tele with Custom Shop Twisted Pair pickups. I put a set in mine and they really sound great.

 

[Shooter.556]

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I'm still up in arms, I am thinking about waiting until the 2017s come out and seeing whats new.
I've played them all and can't make a decision.. I also may say screw it and just get a new Les Paul, I am a Gibson guy anyway..

 

[Mincer]

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Yeah, but if you already have an LP, you need a Strat or a Tele, right? I dig the Strats more (ergonomics are important to me), and with the right pickups, you can approximate a Tele thing. But until one single guitar screams out to you, it isn't the right time to buy.