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The Telecaster ~ Surf Guitar?
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805 
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Posted on Apr 22 2012 08:05 PM
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Joined: Mar 15, 2012 Posts: 105 San Antonio, Texas 
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Posted on Apr 22 2012 08:06 PM
Dude, that is one wicked tele... Bet it sounds amazing. —The Techtonics reverb nation page |
Joined: Dec 03, 2009 Posts: 859 Sandy Eggo 
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Posted on Apr 23 2012 01:47 AM
I'm trying to get use to the 13g flatwounds, feels monsterous. This guitar has only been alive for 48hrs. I didnt realize either just how much freakin http://www.thenocturnebrain.com |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Apr 30 2012 07:03 PM
Okay, sorry about that. This was a test and the format of the photograph can't be viewed or linked to. Sorry. I'd appreciate it if this post could be deleted. Thanks for your understanding. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: Apr 30, 2012 19:05:36 |
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Posted on Nov 18 2012 11:46 AM
jumping in late in the game, didn't read all the posts, but Bob Bain did it all on a tele....(cue Munsters theme...) |
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Joined: Aug 16, 2010 Posts: 5 Atlanta, Georgia
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Posted on Nov 18 2012 11:58 AM
so1om wrote:
True that - Me thinks it has LESS to do with equipment - more with the player... Teles are just simply GREAT guitars - same with Strats - but giving a brush to an inexperienced artist, as opposed to a GREAT artist will yield very different results - IOW, is it the Artist or the brush? |
Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2858 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Nov 18 2012 12:14 PM
I'm a huge Telecaster fan. I think the reason it wasn't used so much for surf was because it lacked the tremelo system of a Strat or a Jag/JM. Fitted with a Bigsby or similar system, it's GREAT for surf. Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
Joined: Jun 29, 2011 Posts: 186 Halden, Norway
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Posted on Nov 18 2012 12:17 PM
I`ve put a Bigsby on mine, and I always take it with me as my back-up guitar. Works great! Nils Tempo —Nils "If it hadn’t been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar." - Pete Townshend, The Who |
Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Nov 18 2012 12:40 PM
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Posted on Nov 18 2012 02:05 PM
Love my American Standard Tele. Great sound and one of the most versatile guitars in existence. The only reason I play my Strat more is because it's much more comfortable to play for long periods of time. I think the Tele is a beautiful instrument and I can't bring myself to putting a Bigsby on it! I don't want to affect it's appearance or tone. Maybe I'll get a Nashville Tele which gets some Strat quack and but a trem on that! GAS is back. —Either you surf, or you fight. |
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Posted on Nov 18 2012 02:55 PM
In the "Downloads" section, if you click on Gear Samples, our original "Midnight Surf" is played on a Tele (Esquire) with a Bigsby. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2012 Posts: 316 Mesa, AZ.
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Posted on Nov 19 2012 01:08 AM
I play surf (& everything else) on Teles 90% of the time. I really don't miss the trem all that much. Sometimes I kinda work around the lack of a trem with interesting string bends & pushing on the neck. I love Strats too, but that middle pickup always gets in my way. The Tele just fits me like a glove. —Otto & The Ottomans |
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Joined: Jun 29, 2011 Posts: 186 Halden, Norway
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Posted on Nov 19 2012 02:14 AM
fenderfan wrote:
Well, that`s a proof good as any that you can play surf on a Tele. Sounds great:) Nils Tempo —Nils "If it hadn’t been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar." - Pete Townshend, The Who |
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Joined: Dec 22, 2007 Posts: 216 Schenectady |
Posted on Dec 24 2012 03:24 PM
When I play Surf I go to my Phantom Guitar Work (Phantom) Lou D |
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Posted on Dec 26 2012 03:57 PM
Here's my Tele based surf setup;
It's missing my '61 tank in the photo. Tommy. |
Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas
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Posted on Dec 26 2012 04:26 PM
Nice rig. I use my dad's sunburst American tele for surf, and while it is unmodded, with no trem, it gets the job done. I've never used a trem much, and I've learned to bend in tune, and it works. Telecasters have a great twangy sound, and I love the great thick necks. I just with mine had a tummy cut and a powertron neck pickup. —IMO. |
Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC
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Posted on Jan 01 2013 09:12 PM
I've never been that hot for teles myself, but when I saw this w/p90s at Rondo, I couldn't resist giving it a try. It's on its way now...
If I like it, I may consider adding a new bridge and a bigsby in the future. —Mike Last edited: Jan 01, 2013 21:13:32 |
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Posted on Jan 01 2013 10:59 PM
Nice thinline Mike. http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
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Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC
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Posted on Jan 02 2013 12:52 PM
LeeVanCleef wrote:
What a beautiful looking guitar! Have you got a copy of the body template - in electronic format (by any remote possibility)? —He who dies with the most tubes... wins |
) and my Tele copy is the only one of my guitars that's ok for surf... at least until I can lay my hands on an affordable CIJ Jag or that Mascis signature Squier Jazz.
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