Talk about your instrument/gear!!! (blues, drum, bass, funk)

SATCHMO · 04-27-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Tis my new Thinline. Craftsmanship on this baby is incredible, I will no longer pre-judge any guitar coming out of the Mexico factory. Sounds great, looks great, and best of all the neck is extremely smooth and a perfect U shape like the '69 tele its modeled after. I am curious to try one of these guys made over in japan, and see if they have any differences in coil wind/tone. Im sure if you forked out a few thousand you could get a US one from the custom shop but personally I am no brand snob

Hell, Tom Morello's main tele is one of the cheaper mim models from the mid 90's and that thing sounds epic.

I'm extremely jealous. A Tele Thinline has been at the top of my wishlist for as long as I can remember. Add a Bigsby and I'm sure you won't be leaving your house for days at a time.

Dr_Rez · 05-03-2010, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

I'm extremely jealous. A Tele Thinline has been at the top of my wishlist for as long as I can remember. Add a Bigsby and I'm sure you won't be leaving your house for days at a time.

Yea I like it so much Im saving for the 72 reissue with the dual buckers. It looks amazing and has a strat style bridge. Im really liking these reissue Fenders with vintage specs.

I have played these and they sound much ballsier and definitely keep some of the twang. Granted I may replace the neck with another 69' neck because I enjoy playing on melting butter. I bet if looking you could find a cheap tremelo bridge on ebay as well.

~~Farfisa~~ · 05-03-2010, 02:33 AM

You're gonna have to change the pots in those teles with the Wide Range buckers as the tone of the pickups are very dark and muddy, well unless you like that kind of thing. Well anyway, 1 meg pots would do probably the trick.

Dr_Rez · 05-03-2010, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships

You're gonna have to change the pots in those teles with the Wide Range buckers as the tone of the pickups are very dark and muddy, well unless you like that kind of thing. Well anyway, 1 meg pots would do probably the trick.

I thought they came with 1 meg, at least my 69 RI does. And since I detune usually anyways Ill probly keep they if they are.

What kinda pickups do you use in your regular single coil tele's?

~~Farfisa~~ · 05-03-2010, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

I thought they came with 1 meg, at least my 69 RI does. And since I detune usually anyways Ill probly keep they if they are.

What kinda pickups do you use in your regular single coil tele's?

I have a tele custom (yes, just one tele) and it has a standard telecaster bridge pickup and a Wide Range humbucker in neck. I want to get a standard telecaster but, that's gonna have to wait after I get a few things.

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05-03-2010, 02:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	You're gonna have to change the pots in those teles with the Wide Range buckers as the tone of the pickups are very dark and muddy, well unless you like that kind of thing. Well anyway, 1 meg pots would do probably the trick.