Members Faber Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Been Eyeing those mexi Fender Nashville teles lately - the teles I've tried with such a PU lay out have all been modded for the middle one, and they have all sounded great. I don't really know the build quality of the Mexi teles though. Are they gig worthy? Playing and staying in tune? Good PUs etc? Let me hear from those of you who use or have used nashville teles. What's your impression of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Justin Smith Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 I never actually played one, but I caught The Photo Atlas afew weeks ago (opening for The Cinematics and The Bravery - appropriately enough, in Nashville) and the lead singer/guitarist was playing a Nashville Tele. So, IMHO, it is definitely gig-worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zepfan976 Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Yes, yes, yes. They are great and I love mine. Frets also has one he is quite fond of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 I think they are ONE of the Best Bang for Buck Values for a Telecaster on the Market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted June 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Yes, yes, yes. They are great and I love mine. Frets also has one he is quite fond of. Oh, that's nice I think they are ONE of the Best Bang for Buck Values for a Telecaster on the Market. Sure seems like it, doesn't it? I've played a couple and they seem like good guitars, and I like the necks. My concern is whether they keep up over time. I know we're not talking CS quality here, and that's not what I'm looking for - just a good sounding, true fretting guitar that stays in tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 This guitar will be around a long time. Built like the typical tele tank. You can fight your way out of a bar brawl with it, tune er back up and play your way home!! One of the sweetest necks you'll ever play! And I also put the neck pup up as one of the sweetest I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Great guitars! Quality wise they are about on par with a MIA Tele. Entirely gig worthy and good quailty everything. One of the best deals for a Tele around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jdjonsson Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Oooh yeah. They're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted June 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Enablers:D Thanks for the responses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Great guitars.... I'd want to dump the six saddle for a "proper" Tele bridge, though!! I've never been able to properly play one myself (MIM Fender make only the Standard model Strat and Tele available left handed), but I do like what I've seen / heard of these. How are they wired, though? I'd miss the Trad Tele mid position if they're a Strat-style five-way, but there are obvious ways around that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aahzz Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 I do so want one of those..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tincob Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Let's suppose that one was to get GAS for a Tele (we're just talking purely in the theoretical sense). What do you get sonically, that you can't get in a regular tele? What do you lose? In other words, what are the pro's and con's of the Nashville versus a "regular" tele? Or to put it in another way, if you could only pick one Tele in that price range, would you get the regular Tele or the Nashville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 I take it you didn't read the latest issue of FretsQuawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Let's suppose that one was to get GAS for a Tele (we're just talking purely in the theoretical sense). What do you get sonically, that you can't get in a regular tele? What do you lose? In other words, what are the pro's and con's of the Nashville versus a "regular" tele? Or to put it in another way, if you could only pick one Tele in that price range, would you get the regular Tele or the Nashville? What you lose: nothing. What you gain: a mid pickup and the versatility of a 5-way switch. Some will argue that you lose tradition - a tele should be a 2-pickup beast sort of argument - or that the middle pickup feels weird on a tele when you strum - I actually agree with that statement, but that's me Also, I personally did not like the fret size on my Nashville, which is the reason I sold it. ONe last remark: I would spring for the "power' version, which includes piezo pickups in the bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flannery Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 I had one for awhile. I liked it, but I'm not much for the Tele twang (I thought I'd bet used to it....) It's versatile and well built. Great guitar for $600... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jdjonsson Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 What you lose: nothing. Not quite true. Unless you rewire it, you won't get the Tele middle position with just neck and bridge pickups active. It switches like a Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members washburndean Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 I've been trying to decide between this guitar and a 50's RI Stratocaster in surf green. *MEGA-DROOL* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 Not quite true. Unless you rewire it, you won't get the Tele middle position with just neck and bridge pickups active. It switches like a Strat. that's a good point. Thanks for correcting me on that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I take it you didn't read the latest issue of FretsQuawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted June 29, 2007 Members Share Posted June 29, 2007 had to put it in there, now didn't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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