Members John_McEnroe Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 My boss has a fender custom shop relic tele with a huge C neck. I don't know what pickups it has but it sounds incredible. I like the feel of the american standards, but the sound is nowhere close. Can I just get some special pickups and drop them into an american standard to get a similar sound? Does fender make a C neck three saddle tele that is cheaper than the custom shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Nash Guitars http://worldmusicnashville.com/gear/electric-guitars?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=968&category_id=43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John_McEnroe Posted October 11, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Gotta be fender I'm a brand slut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NHLfan2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Gotta be fender I'm a brand slut. SLUT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Gotta be fender I'm a brand slut. Look up the history of Nash guitars. They are fenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John_McEnroe Posted October 11, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 If it doesn't say fender on the headstock it's no fender! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Regardless of brand, I have a feeling you're looking for something withy vintage pickups and a three saddled stamped steel bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 What pickups has he got in it. Most of the Fender CS pickups can be bought separately. Could be CS Nocasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Well, if it has to be a fender, save up, and overspend for the branding. Just as long as you enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Does fender make a C neck three saddle tele that is cheaper than the custom shop? Classic series '50's Telecaster. http://fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0131202303 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Classic series '50's Telecaster.http://fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0131202303 Slap in a set of CS pickups, change the saddles to 3-barrel compensated and you're 90% of the way there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 If you like the feel of the American Standard neck but don't like the soundm start by swapping pickups. American Standard pickups are wound on a plastic bobbin that puts a space between the magnets and the coil, and that makes a big change in the sound. The other big thing is the bridge plate. It's not even so much the saddles as it is the plate itself. The vintage Tele tone is based on a thin bridge plate made of stamped steel, not the big, thick plates that come on modern Teles. Since the screw pattern and string holes aren't the same as older Teles, you can't just slap on any old ashtray bridge. Glendale and/or Callaham make bridges that are direct fits on the American Standards but give you the old-style ashtray goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drunkinminer Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Buy a MIM and mod the {censored} out of it. Still won't cost you as much as a MIA or a CS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 $300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Nash Guitars http://worldmusicnashville.com/gear/electric-guitars?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=968&category_id=43 Nash guitars always look gorgeous to me, though I'd be more inclined to think seriously about one if they did more of them without relicing. I'm all for reliced guitars and if folks want to buy them, that's fine with me - a lot of them look really cool. I just prefer my own guitars to look shiny and new (one reason I prefer a good modern poly finish!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Nash guitars always look gorgeous to me, though I'd be more inclined to think seriously about one if they did more of them without relicing. I'm all for reliced guitars and if folks want to buy them, that's fine with me - a lot of them look really cool. I just prefer my own guitars to look shiny and new (one reason I prefer a good modern poly finish!).I'vve always fancied a Nash, but the UK mag reviews I have read all say the aging is very fake looking; and on a par with the "Vintage" icon guitars, which doesn't seem so good considering the huge price difference.Apparently he sort of paints this browny wash over the hardware that looks like {censored} up close.I think your choice of Tele and CS pickups seem like then way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 $300 What is that $300 Fender Tele I'm looking at? Is it yours, and you're selling it? Or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Yes it is mine. I built it. body is one piece from 1940s ash neck one piece from 1950s maple. Pickguard from 1950s Bakelite. Total Build cost was just under $300.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Nash guitars always look gorgeous to me, though I'd be more inclined to think seriously about one if they did more of them without relicing. I'm all for reliced guitars and if folks want to buy them, that's fine with me - a lot of them look really cool. I just prefer my own guitars to look shiny and new (one reason I prefer a good modern poly finish!). Well, finishing and distressing is all he does. The parts are all off the shelf, he doesn't manufacture parts, he just puts them together and relics them. So, if you were to buy a non-relic Nash, you would be paying $1000+ premium for him just assemble and setup a couple of hundred dollars of over-the-counter parts, most luthiers will do that for about $150. And I agree it's an unconvincing job. He's guitars seemed fairly priced 4 or 5 years ago when they were $700-800 each, but now that they cost twice that, they are just so many more convincing options out there that seem more competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Have you played a Roadworn? Darn nice feeling neck on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 Yes it is mine. I built it. body is one piece from 1940s ash neck one piece from 1950s maple. Pickguard from 1950s Bakelite. Total Build cost was just under $300.00 Very nice. I didn't know they built Teles of any type in the 40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 They didn't. But the ash wood he built the body from was from the '40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted October 11, 2010 Members Share Posted October 11, 2010 They didn't. But the ash wood he built the body from was from the '40s. That makes sense. That's a gorgeous Tele that he built from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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