Members albiedamned Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 My next guitar is going to be a Tele, and I really want to achieve the beautiful clean sounds that Jonny Greenwood in Radiohead gets. See the videos below for a couple examples. It's a very pure, mellow sound. I assume he's using the neck pickup a lot. I don't want to spend 4 figures for an American standard, and I don't want a semi-hollow (thinline) or humbucker model. So my choices are basically the standard MIM, the Blackout, the Nashville, the Highway 1, Classic '50s, or Classic '60s models. From what I've been reading, the Classic 60's sounds like it might be the best choice for the kind of sounds I want. The Blackout and Highway 1 are both supposed to be "hotter", which isn't in line with the pure, mellow sound I want. And I assume the Nashville is more twangy, which again isn't what I want. Thoughts anyone? [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brother_Budro Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 he uses lace sensorsred and blue i thinkhttp://www.greenplastic.com/coldstorage/gear/jonny.phpthere is a guy on here that has a mexi or squier tele that he put lace sensors in to be like johnny's (he also added the killswitch)i think something like that would be a good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 Yep, he uses a Tele Plus a lot, with the lace sensors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members albiedamned Posted July 15, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 So you think it's more about the pickups than the specific model? If that's the case then I should just get the standard MIM and upgrade the pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 So you think it's more about the pickups than the specific model? If that's the case then I should just get the standard MIM and upgrade the pups. Thats an option. Alot of the MIMs I have demoed were very nice players. Don't forget the amp and cool effects part of the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members morpha2 Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 Thats an option. Alot of the MIMs I have demoed were very nice players. Don't forget the amp and cool effects part of the equation. Plus the world class studios, engineers and soundmen to the stars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Supersonic44 Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 Plus the world class studios, engineers and soundmen to the stars! Radiohead mostly masters their own stuff. Or at least they are a large part of it. Especially Thom and Jonny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samuraiBSD Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 You'll be needing a killswitch too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 whichever Tele you want, but it probably should have a rosewood fretboard for that sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Supersonic44 Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 whichever Tele you want, but it probably should have a rosewood fretboard for that sound Doesnt have to at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members albiedamned Posted July 15, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 whichever Tele you want, but it probably should have a rosewood fretboard for that sound That's one of the reasons I was interested in the Classic 60s. I just was at my local GC tonight. Unfortunately they only have MIM Standard and American Standard in stock. No Highway One, no Classic 50s or 60s, nothing. I did play the MIM for a bit and it was a nice tone, but the model I was playing had horrible intonation so it was very distracting. I kept retuning but I couldn't get it right. I'll try some other local stores to see if I can find a Classic 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thrashmetl Posted July 16, 2008 Members Share Posted July 16, 2008 Ya, he uses lace sensors and I'm pretty sure he runs the bridge pickup most of the time. The problem with that is it's a humbucker lace sensor which is not made anymore and somewhat difficult to get your hands on. I don't know if you can get that tone with a regular Tele wide range humbucker (the ones that come in the '72 Deluxe). Haven't really tried to acheive the tone, it is amazing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FiveIron Posted July 16, 2008 Members Share Posted July 16, 2008 Yep, he uses a Tele Plus a lot, with the lace sensors. yup... he's play my guitar. i have a maple neck though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor704 Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Ya, he uses lace sensors and I'm pretty sure he runs the bridge pickup most of the time. The problem with that is it's a humbucker lace sensor which is not made anymore and somewhat difficult to get your hands on. I don't know if you can get that tone with a regular Tele wide range humbucker (the ones that come in the '72 Deluxe). Haven't really tried to acheive the tone, it is amazing though. Eh? I've seen loads on the american eBay and Musicians Friend still sell them (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Lace-Sensor-RedRed-Dually-Humbucker-Pickup?sku=482422) Quite reasonably priced for something that judging by the demos, will sound amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brother_Budro Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 actually it's not a humbuckerit's two single coils wired as a humbuckerif i were you this is what i would doget a cheap tele(squier, mim)put lace sensors in, the exact one johnnys has (the 3 single coils)make one of the knobs push/pull so that you can still get the single coil bridge sound optional:the kill switchhe has a really cool kill switch i thinkit's just a momentary but it just looks cool when he uses it (check some live vids) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 i'd probably go with an american deluxe. toss some lace sensors in there, keep the S1 switching system. i mostly say go with the american deluxe because that's what i have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 You can get a mellow sound with any of them - just roll off the tone knob a little and adjust your amp. the amp and the effects will have as much and maybe more to do with the sound. get a used MIM or maybe one of those new xaviere's and see what sounds you can cop out of it before you make any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor704 Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 i'd probably go with an american deluxe. toss some lace sensors in there, keep the S1 switching system. i mostly say go with the american deluxe because that's what i have. Thats what i was going to say, and that if you cant afford an American Deluxe (like most of us ) then you can get the Baja Telecaster, which has S-1 switching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Thats what i was going to say, and that if you cant afford an American Deluxe (like most of us ) then you can get the Baja Telecaster, which has S-1 switching truth. i had a baja before my american deluxe. i miss that guitar. badly. i might have to buy another one in the future. be weary of the baja tho. the neck is alot thicker than other tele's. i loved it, being primarily a gibson guy, but its not for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inspector 71 Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 go all out and get the same haircut and shoes and pants. there has to be some kind of article explaining all of this I got a great "tele" sound out of the deluxe (with two Fender Humbuckers) I was surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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