Members Pehlehl Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 ^awesome.what are the pickups and the switch? is that a tone bypass? The pups are 2 reds (in the bridge) and 1 blue Fender Lace Sensor. As for the toggle it is a 3 way switch for the dual red lace sensors front/both/rear. Pretty sweet sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woolyh Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 American special tele, cause I'm special Was wondering how the quality is on these? They look like the Highway 1 but without all the bad bits.Does the satin neck feel good like an American Standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 If I had the $$ I'd have 100 Teles!! But here's my 3: From left to right: Midnight wine MIM Standard - '52 AVRI - Oly White American Special With flash: Without flash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Strat87 Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Was wondering how the quality is on these? They look like the Highway 1 but without all the bad bits.Does the satin neck feel good like an American Standard? Build quality is on par with any nice fender I've played. Tight neck pocket, good frets, etc. I like it. The Texas specials sound great, and people go nutty for the 3 saddle brass bridge. The neck is a bit slimmer than I'm used to, but the strat in that pic has a baseball bat neck and that's what I'm used to. The satin finish is smooth and fast. Overall a decent bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Just finished this up a few days ago. It was a long time coming. I bought the neck over two years ago. Warmoth Fat Back (their biggest profile) birdseye maple neck, compound radius, SS frets. It was bleached white in appearance so I slathered it in brown shoe polish three times, then handled it with intentionally greasy hands a couple times... let that dry, wiped it down and hit it with five coats of Tru Oil. Agave Blue MIM body, mint green guard, Wilkinson bridge, vintage tuners, Lollar Charlie Christian, GFS 50s type bridge pickup. One of those brass Fat Head things that's supposed to increase sustain. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebuc Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 DIdn't go through the whole thread, so I'm not sure if'n I already posted or not, but here is my beloved '69 Thinline RI. Loaded with Dimarzios: Twang King in the neck/ True Velvet in the bridge wired with a 4-way switch. I've had since early 2007, and I don't think its going anywhere anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big_cat Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 It was bleached white in appearance so I slathered it in brown shoe polish three times, then handled it with intentionally greasy hands a couple times... let that dry, wiped it down and hit it with five coats of Tru Oil. The oiled maple looks fantastic, man. I hate that bleached look. Did you have to sand it before oiling? Or does the oil/polish just seep through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 You have no idea how much i'd love that. Especially with your pedal collection The oiled maple looks fantastic, man. I hate that bleached look. Did you have to sand it before oiling? Or does the oil/polish just seep through? Nope, this particular neck came completely unfinished. I have done another Warmoth neck in Tru Oil... I just scuffed up the factory finish until nothing was glossy, then do the Tru Oil thing. It already had nice a nice contrast/tint going on. And I have a Korean LTD Viper 400 that I converted to an SG Jr of sorts that the previous owner stripped the factory finish off the neck and Tru Oiled it. All three necks feel great. Here's a pic of the guitar where I scuffed up the factory finish. The fretboard is actually a little bit darker than the one that I used the shoe polish and grease on but the back of the neck certainly isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 i love teles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThunderHarp Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Here's my custom build. The neck pup gets great strat tones. Fralin pups and Gotoh bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'm kinda having a boner with these lately... who knew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 ^thanks, dave!if you guys could "like" us on FB, i'd really appreciate it!pretty wife facebook page Done, these songs sound good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SweetOblivion Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 if you guys could "like" us on FB, i'd really appreciate it! pretty wife facebook pageJust liked. I love your bands songs, would definitely buy an EP or album if you released oneHere's my DIY Aluminum tele. It's pretty much impossible to photograph well & it weighs close to 12 lbs but it does sound tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnstylepoet Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Classy! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Here's my DIY Aluminum tele. It's pretty much impossible to photograph well & it weighs close to 12 lbs but it does sound tasty. Does the aluminum body have any effect on how the guitar sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrNixon Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Just finished this up a few days ago. It was a long time coming. I bought the neck over two years ago. Warmoth Fat Back (their biggest profile) birdseye maple neck, compound radius, SS frets. It was bleached white in appearance so I slathered it in brown shoe polish three times, then handled it with intentionally greasy hands a couple times... let that dry, wiped it down and hit it with five coats of Tru Oil. Agave Blue MIM body, mint green guard, Wilkinson bridge, vintage tuners, Lollar Charlie Christian, GFS 50s type bridge pickup. One of those brass Fat Head things that's supposed to increase sustain. That's about it. This one is in my top 5 guitars in this thread. Whats the Lollar CC pickup like? always wanted to slap one of those in my own tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SweetOblivion Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Does the aluminum body have any effect on how the guitar sounds? It does seem to have a little more "clarity" but doesn't sound drastically different from a regular electric guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ultradust Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 ^thanks, dave! if you guys could "like" us on FB, i'd really appreciate it! pretty wife facebook page thanks again, back to teles (not mine but do want) Totally dig your tunes! Haha, that above image was taken about 4 years ago, well before I ripped off the TV Jones Classic and F-Stamp B5 and moved it to the green Televersary. The filtertron sounded so much better with the thinline alder body and flame maple top of the Televersary, but the remaining "Esquink" carcass was a great donor for a single-pickup screamer. Those two actually share a part or two now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You have no idea how much i'd love that. Especially with your pedal collection Well, I meant it - it wasn't just a throwaway comment. We come from a similar place musically I think... and I'd love to do some recording with you guys. What's your schedule look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Just finished this up a few days ago. It was a long time coming. I bought the neck over two years ago. Warmoth Fat Back (their biggest profile) birdseye maple neck, compound radius, SS frets. It was bleached white in appearance so I slathered it in brown shoe polish three times, then handled it with intentionally greasy hands a couple times... let that dry, wiped it down and hit it with five coats of Tru Oil. Agave Blue MIM body, mint green guard, Wilkinson bridge, vintage tuners, Lollar Charlie Christian, GFS 50s type bridge pickup. One of those brass Fat Head things that's supposed to increase sustain. That's about it. How close does the intonation get with those Wilkinson bridges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 How close does the intonation get with those Wilkinson bridges? You can get basically the same saddles for about a third the price: http://store.rsguitarworks.net/nBRSRSCOMPTL.html I have them on my Tele, as well as on my Duo Sonic. Intonation is very good - and I'm picky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 AWESOME. Thanks, Phil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 No problem. There was another company that was selling the same type of compensated brass saddles for that same price. I got my first set from them - Probably WD or AllParts. However, when I went back to get a second set, they were sold out, and they were for several months afterwards. That's when I searched for and found the RS Guitarworks saddles. Both sets appear to be identical. However, the first shop did have them available in aluminum and steel too... so for those who prefer the sound of one of those other metals, they're out there for $10-12 a set. I'll see if I can dig up a link... brb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Well, guess what? They're finally back in stock! Save yourself an additional buck or so - like I said, they're pretty much identical: http://www.wdmusic.com/compensated_tele_bridge_saddle_set_brass.html Want aluminum instead? Same price - Here you go: http://www.wdmusic.com/compensated_tele_bridge_saddle_set_aluminum.html Nickel plated steel is going to cost you an extra two bucks though... http://www.wdmusic.com/compensated_tele_bridge_saddle_set_steel_nickle_plate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 God damnit, O'Keefe, you're making this tele build all the more pleasurable. Good day, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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