Members Parah Salin Posted October 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 The more Tele's I play the more I prefer Strats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Lou-Dog Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 Nobody wanted those Duosonics back in the day now everyone and their grandmothers are trying to snag one.It was the same with Jazzmasters pre-Sonic Youth I might be able to pick up one of these over summer while i'm working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrweems Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 so how do you fix a fret out? its only on the 10' E string past the 12th fret. the nut? bridge height? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 Nobody wanted those Duosonics back in the day now everyone and their grandmothers are trying to snag one. same for most "vintage" guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WWW Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 so how do you fix a fret out? its only on the 10' E string past the 12th fret. the nut? bridge height? Could be fretwear. Could be a nut issue, the smaller strings cut into plastic easier. Could be bridge height. Could be a warped neck. Could be an improper adjustment on the truss. Could be the way you're playing with your left hand, could be the way you're playing it with your right hand. It could be anything really. I'd try raising the bridge on the high E side in 1/4 turn increments and see if it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrweems Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 Could be fretwear. Could be a nut issue, the smaller strings cut into plastic easier. Could be bridge height. Could be a warped neck. Could be an improper adjustment on the truss. Could be the way you're playing with your left hand, could be the way you're playing it with your right hand. It could be anything really. I'd try raising the bridge on the high E side in 1/4 turn increments and see if it gets better. this is what i was a assuming. when i got it. I had a guy install the pickups and electronics kit. He adjusted the truss rod a bit, and he said he set it up a little bit..Though when i first got it, the guitar sounded like ass. The bass notes were very flabby and gross. And just felt gross.After wards HUGE improvement. Though after a few shows and a string change i think, i noticed that the bottom E frets out and then I was all so i don't play it very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WWW Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 Did you put different gauge strings on it? Different strings sometimes require small adjustments in the truss nut and bridge areas, and maybe intonation too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrweems Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 Did you put different gauge strings on it?Different strings sometimes require small adjustments in the truss nut and bridge areas, and maybe intonation too. No. The tech asked me if i wanted it restrung. And i said yes. I said to put 10's on it. He did. And i can't remember but i might have restrung it once since then. Yes i have, b/c i strung it up before the show from the picture above. It really turned into a fine guitar after the adjustments. And the thing is, i don't recall it fretting out when i first got it back. Maybe i'll just play the ric and sheraton live after i can get this issue fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mistersuperfly Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 I fixed a fret out on a tele once that had a slightly raised fret by folding a towel, laying it on top of the fret and tapping it pretty hard with a hammer... worked like a charm. If it's fretting out because one fret isn't seated well then this could fix it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 I love mine (Tokai copy). They're great guitars. Feel damn good too.. I'll take that tone and a short scale neck any day over anything else.They probably lost some popularity in the 80s with all the crazy high-gain hair metal {censored}. They also weren't very big in 90s alternative (which was ironically prominent then) either. You're probably right, they are appearing more now than the last two decades.. like anything in style, it comes and goes. Maybe that was true in the US but semi-acoustics really powered back into fashion in the UK in the 90s. Bernard Butler led the way when Suede came into view with his ES-355 fetish and then you had Noel Gallagher and his Epiphone fixation. He also brought the Beatles along with him so the Casinos got some press as did Rickenbacker, partly because of Adam Devlin using a Rickenbacker with the Bluetones. I love my Epi Dot. I see this guitar underneath on virtually a daily basis when I go into town. It's very tempting to sell a couple of amps and guitars to be able to have this. http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Gibson/Semis/item/3862 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 this is the one that has spurned all of my 335 lust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefool Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 i feel 335s have always been pretty popular among all genres. lookin to get one myself. or a 335 copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnderMocs Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 I love my Sheraton. It needs some fret work and maybe some new pickups but it still sounds and plays great. I dream of having a 339 one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wjbratcher Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 I used to have a 333 (Gibson's stripped-down 335 with no pickguard, satin finish, and uncovered pickups). I would recommend them, but they cost more now used than they did brand new back in the day. I sold mine for $800 -- a big gear regret. They regularly sell for quite a bit more nowadays. They are way more versatile than I expected because the pickups are fairly aggressive, but, by using the tone controls, you get those smooth, jazzier sounds I believed were more typical of semi-hollows. The bottom line for me, however, is that these guitars sound mushy to me with the amps that I like to use. At the time, it was an ac30cc. Everyone loved my sound except for me. I like the more clear, bouncy sounds that single-coil solidbody guitars offer. I enjoyed my MIJ Tele more at the time. Playing on the ES felt effortless -- sometimes literally -- because the feedback and the shorter scale neck made it seem as though it were playing itself. I've also owned a few cheaper 335 wannabes . . .a mik dearmond and an epiphone "dot". These guitars had issues for me with the volume balance between the strings. The lower stings sounded muddy and indistinct and the smaller strings "zing"ed in comparison. Adjusting the pickups didn't do much, but this was back when I didn't know much about guitars. Is this a common complaint, or was I just dumb back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinnies Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 you are experiencing the thing where your dad got a new car, that you had never noticed before, but now that you pay attention, you see them everywhere.... great guitars, used by scores all the time except during the dark days of dayglo superstrats. (ps I still have an 86 pink rg550)i have a desert yellow rg550 it will never leave my hands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rossowj Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 does anyone have any experience with the old Univox 335 copies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 does anyone have any experience with the old Univox 335 copies? I was so close to buying one but ended up with a les paul copy instead. If it's the coily you speak of, I've heard nothing but good things about them, but remember, you're not buying something from the kalamazoo plant. It's still a knockoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rossowj Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 yeah thats the one, there were a couple on ebay a few weeks back, I almost pulled the trigger. they look really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 I feel like everyone is using them now. I know they've been around forever but their wide usage has never been this apparent to me. It seems to be the case now that there is a tele in every household. 335 and 330-style could be the next fashionable guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 If by "starting" you mean "they've been popular since the late 60's," I'll agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted October 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 What rock bands were well known for using 335's in the 70's or 80's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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