What's your thoughts on these Telecaster setups ?

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Hello guys I'm looking at ordering one of these Rondo version telecasters in a few days . I like the light colored maple necks but am unsure about the better pick up arrangement . I'll try to put three links here and see if anyone has any thoughts on them . I can't really play and my son is young and taking lessons so more than likely it wont see much action that's why I'm going the Rondo version . But I would like to find the best P/U set up that will give the more realest telecaster sound . My son likes Blues , rock & country but nothing really hard so I hope that will help .
Thanks for the help John

http://www.rondomusic.com/product3314.html

http://www.rondomusic.com/furrianmnp90pbu.html

http://www.rondomusic.com/wm13tsb.html
 
Re: What's your thoughts on these Telecaster setups ?

The most "authentic" Telecaster sound is going to come from the first one linked there. That's the only one that's a traditional Telecaster...2 single coils.

The second one is in the same ballpark, and the third one is nothing like a traditional Telecaster.

Did that answer the question? I'm not sure what you mean by "more realest Telecaster sound."
 
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Normally, the "realest" Telecaster sound would be expected to come from the model with traditional T style pickups. For a youngster interested in Blues and Classic Rock, the model with the P90 neck position pickup ought to be what we in the UK call a "no-brainer". (The twin humbucker model with the hemp motif is for dopes.)

EDIT, IMO, the P90 cover and the pickguard ought to be of the same colour. i. e. Black guard with black cover or off-white guard with cream cover.
 
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Yes , thanks guys that helps a lot . I was pretty sure twin humbuckers wasn't going to be it but wasn't sure about the other two . The Hemp one only thing I liked about it was the Maple neck which they isn't a lot to pick from at their site with that neck . Just my being picky I guess there . But thanks again .
John
 
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The P90 neck pup model is somewhat akin to the Tele Deluxe, which had a humbucker neck pup, so it is somewhat trad. The most trad is the first.

Given what your son likes, I'd go w/#2, the P90 neck pup. I'm in a similar boat musically, and that pup set up is perfect, IMHO.
 
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Hey John - Either the first or second links you posted would get you what you want.

"Tele tone" is traditionally considered to be the sound of the bridge pickup on it's own, so the most important thing to consider in any Tele is a real Telecaster bridge/bridge pickup combination. Tele neck pickups can take many forms, so it's really a matter of preference at that point.

I actually like the 2nd one with the P-90 in it. You'll probably want to replace the bridge itself on whichever Rondo tele you buy (except for the more expensive ones with Wilkinson bridges) due to the amount of "tele"ness that design derives from the bridge... Of course as a beginner, this doesn't matter as much as long as the bridge intonates properly and doesn't break a lot of strings.
 
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Great thanks Laughing Kookaburra , sosomething I really have learned a lot out of your guys post so I think the powder blue or second one will be the one I go with then . Thanks for the excellent explanation to a beginner or newbie .
John
 
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46 posts and he's already started an Ignore List. :poed:
 
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No I have no ignore list , not that I'm aware of anyway . Only have two friends though .
John
 
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Funkfingers said:
46 posts and he's already started an Ignore List. :poed:
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I should say I don't intentionally have an ignore list here , so I went to my profile and can't seem to find it to remove it . Can you point me towards it so I can remove it ? I am sure I never put any one on it on purpose here only yahoo bots pushing web cams and sex on messenger but no other forums so sorry if I made the mistake of getting you on one here some how .
John
 
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kentuckycowboy2 said:
I should say I don't intentionally have an ignore list here , so I went to my profile and can't seem to find it to remove it . Can you point me towards it so I can remove it ? I am sure I never put any one on it on purpose here only yahoo bots pushing web cams and sex on messenger but no other forums so sorry if I made the mistake of getting you on one here some how .
John
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Lol I think he was kidding, because you didn't thank him in your above post. No worries though. It happens.

I agree with everyone else though, the first two are where it's at. The one with the p90 would probably be best, because Tele neck pickups tend to be on the mellow side, which is fine if you play jazz or something. For rock, blues and pretty much anything else, P90s freaking rule!
 
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If you can see this... ;) ...a budget T-style guitar with a regular single coil treble PU and a P90 neck PU will always be handy for country, blues, rock and pop music. Just plug it into a decent valve amplifier.

If the neck eventually bends like a banana, the guitar will still be good for slide - especially with those two PU types.
 
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Funkfingers said:
46 posts and he's already started an Ignore List. :poed:
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Oh ok ,, I'm truly sorry , I didn't mean to leave anyone out . Thanks so much . Some times I give a general thanks to cover a group . Which is not as right as I think it should be to every one so sorry again and thanks , I didn't mean not to thank you I just over looked it . I sure know what it means not to be appreciated and how it feels so sorry about that .
John

And thank all you guys that have commented and helped me even you guys for bringing this to my attention I'm not a big forum expert so I can be slow to catch on to much of it .
John
 
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Funkfingers said:
If you can see this... ;) ...a budget T-style guitar with a regular single coil treble PU and a P90 neck PU will always be handy for country, blues, rock and pop music. Just plug it into a decent valve amplifier.

If the neck eventually bends like a banana, the guitar will still be good for slide - especially with those two PU types.
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Gotcha , and thanks much I will go that rout with the Powder blue one then , He has been taking lessons for several months now but still more into games than his guitar so I just like the telecaster and want to have one in hopes that as he gets older his interest will get more involved and he will have the tools at his disposal to practice and play with . He has started just picking them up and messing with them now so it looks good .
Thanks John
 
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Oceano said:
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Lol I think he was kidding, because you didn't thank him in your above post. No worries though. It happens.

I agree with everyone else though, the first two are where it's at. The one with the p90 would probably be best, because Tele neck pickups tend to be on the mellow side, which is fine if you play jazz or something. For rock, blues and pretty much anything else, P90s freaking rule!
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Thank you also for taking time to help me out , in both situations there .
John
 
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The nice thing is that you can play ANYTHING on a Telecaster. ANYTHING. Rock. Country. Blues. Metal. Even jazz.
 
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sosomething said:
You'll probably want to replace the bridge itself on whichever Rondo tele you buy
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Good luck with that.


ImmortalSix said:
About a month ago, I got the Fender Vintage Tele Bridge in hand, and set up the saddles on it, then went to slap it on the guitar --- and guess what I found: NO WAY IN HELL would it fit.

The route for the pickup in the wood is in a completely different spot than it would be on a Fender. The distance from the string ferrules, the angle of slant, everything. I physically could not install the new bridge on the guitar without routing the body.

Tip o' the hat to bluesbend.

I thought about drilling the bridge to accept the 3 brass barrel saddles. Then I decided to bag the whole idea and just leave the stock bridge on it, because "if it ain't broke don't fix it" prevailed, and I recognized that I was just swapping it out because I'm a compulsive modder, not because it had failed me.

So there's yer update!
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