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A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:38 pm
by JakeK
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:56 am
by collin
More like scream!
Strange that he keeps skipping between 1st & 3rd person in his description...eh, whatevs.
As for the guitar.....not so bad, nothing a new pickguard and some wire cutters wouldn't solve. It'd be a nice player for the money.
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:54 am
by JakeK
Those MIM and CIJ 60's Standard Tele's really move me...I've never played one, let alone seen one, but I'd love to. I could nail any tone I wanted to with it!
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:03 pm
by collin
JakeK wrote:Those MIM and CIJ 60's Standard Tele's really move me...I've never played one, let alone seen one, but I'd love to. I could nail any tone I wanted to with it!
I'd actually reccomend a mid 80's MIJ telecaster. This was during the period when the Japanese stuff was a higher quality than what they were making in the US. You can still pick them up for cheap, too (< $600 ).
My personal fave (which is also one of the best guitars I own)- the '62 double bound Reissues--made in 1984, I think:
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:07 pm
by scotty
Collin over the pond cousin.82 Jap issue
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:17 pm
by collin
Nice Scott!
Lovely guitars, eh? I used to have at least one guy a week trying to buy it when I used to gig. Great value-for-money.
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:29 pm
by JakeK
Collin -- can your Tele Custom nail the tone of "Substitute"? I heard Pete used a Tele on that track...
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:48 pm
by jch
I had one of those ,a sunburst 62 MIJ from 1988.
I put SD 48 Broadcaster pickups on it ,sounded brill! Sadly i sold it ,stupid mistake that!
My cousin just bought a Candy red one last year, he also has a sunburst,cool little guitars.
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:38 pm
by collin
JakeK wrote:Collin -- can your Tele Custom nail the tone of "Substitute"? I heard Pete used a Tele on that track...
hmm, I guess I could.....to be honest, I haven't really tried. There's more factors in there than just the guitar, though..
Who stuff goes on the Rose Morris....that's just the way it is.
Re: A Guitar that can talk!
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:41 pm
by collin
jch wrote:I had one of those ,a sunburst 62 MIJ from 1988.
I put SD 48 Broadcaster pickups on it ,sounded brill! Sadly i sold it ,stupid mistake that!
My cousin just bought a Candy red one last year, he also has a sunburst,cool little guitars.
I hear ya! I used to have a sunburst as well, matching to the same month as my black '62 RI. Regrettably sold it awhile back.
Plus, since many of these tele reissues are 20-25 years old, they already have real honest mojo/relic. Mine certainly have..