Members T0MCAT Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 Should I get a Nashville Tele blem, 375.00, or keep the Squire 51, 69.00 special I just bought which one should I get (keep)? The 51 is Ok, for 69.00 I can't bitch, it will need some work to be a decent guitar. (sorry no pics of the 51 yet, it's a black one) What do you guys think of the MIM Nashville Teles? The ones with Tex Mex pups with the middle pup like a strat. It's a blem with a big old chip of paint missing, which I kind of think looks cool. . . no worries about that first ding either. It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jdjonsson Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 I really like the Nashville. I wish I could find one that cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Great price for a Nashville Tele!! Love the 51 but I also love my Nashville!! Honestly. Play that tele. All around a great guitar for the money. Much better build quality with one of the sweetest neck pups I've ever played!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T0MCAT Posted June 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 the red looks good with the tortoise. I'm going to check to see about the nashville now, maybe I can swing both. . .! thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chiro972 Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 I would say keep the '51 and get the nashville. My 51 felt like a dog out of the box, but it was almost the last one and I figured they would all be that way. I needed maybe 1/4 turn looser on the truss rod and a little bit of hand pressure on the neck and it played great. I think all the '51's need at least a little setup work but should be easily made into a decent player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Selsaral Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 but I bought this to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T0MCAT Posted June 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 For the prices, I am going to work on scoring both (i though I was over GAS for a while), If the nashville is still around, I guess my question now, is is the nashville going to be a good guitar, as is, I don't want to have to be changing things. well maybe a different color pick gaurd. I have a semi hollow Ibanez Artcore, that is a solid guitar IMO, but it needs a set of good pups and maybe a tap, or dual tap, and it should be a smoking ass guitar. I'll need money for that, and I'll need a few bucks for the 51 uprades too.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocktoe Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 I love my Nashville Tele Although I changed the bridge pickup, there was nothing wrong with the stock one... I just gotta have a bridge humbucker, that's the way I am. Frets99 is correct about the neck pickup, it's the best sounding Tele neck pickup I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 At the same time, it's a great opportunity to learn how to setup guitars. Setting up guitars rarely involves butchery. Some internet reading, maybe a book, and a few tools is all you need (oh and all the advice at HC).Imagine what it would be like to have the skills to do it yourself and be completely self-reliant for the rest of your guitar-playing career.Well stated. It's much better to learn adjustments, tweaks and mods on a $70 item than something that costs considerably more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zepfan976 Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 does it look like this? I love mine and would buy another one if i found it for $375 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassturd Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 those are sweet lookin, i'd assume you could put a stacked in the bridge and have a real rounded guitar with the singles also available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T0MCAT Posted June 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 At the same time, it's a great opportunity to learn how to setup guitars. Setting up guitars rarely involves butchery. Some internet reading, maybe a book, and a few tools is all you need (oh and all the advice at HC).Imagine what it would be like to have the skills to do it yourself and be completely self-reliant for the rest of your guitar-playing career. Yeah, I agree, and that's what I've been wanting to do. I think I could do the bridge, and pups, but I'm not sure about the nut. I checked out the Nashville, it might need a nut because the groove seems to be cut too deep on the low E, and it is a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T0MCAT Posted June 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 does it look like this? I love mine and would buy another one if i found it for $375 Yeah, that's it, but it has a maple fret board, which I had on two strats, and didn't like, but for the cash, WTF? I pick bare fingered, so the maple adds a bit of needed bite to the sound. The honey blonde it self isn't bad, I just don't care for the tortoise gaurd on it because it's too much earth tone. It was a fun guitar I must say, a lot of cool sounds--I want it! I'm going for the double shot NGD! TexMexTele/51:) Hey Zep, didn't Page have a chrome, or metal pick gaurd on his tele? That color could work for that Page look, and as a Page fan I'd dig that a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zepfan976 Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 heres a pic of page and his tele IIRC it was given to him by Jeff Beck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T0MCAT Posted June 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 Page never sounded so good as he did on that tele...very cool raw rock guitar work. Zep, you should throw a metalic, whatever, pick gaurd on yours and go for the Page vibe since you have the rosewood fret board--that would be slick looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted June 5, 2007 Members Share Posted June 5, 2007 The Fairfax GC had that same git several months ago. Is that where you saw it? It was cheap too 350 or 375. I shouda bought it. I had a black one and it was very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T0MCAT Posted June 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 5, 2007 The Fairfax GC had that same git several months ago. Is that where you saw it? It was cheap too 350 or 375. I shouda bought it. I had a black one and it was very nice. No, I don't even know where fairfax is. If it were were black, I probably may have already gotten it. I really like the tortoise on black look, it's tuff, yet classy. I'm thinking about that for the black 51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcinku Posted June 5, 2007 Members Share Posted June 5, 2007 I can vouch for a Nash tele, that's a damn fine guitar for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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