'Surf Tele'

Pihabeach82

Joined: Sep 29, 2015
Posts: 479

Posted on Dec 11 2015 08:16 PM

So, as luck would have it, a very very generous kiwi from our NZ site has GIVEN me this bear bones tele to desecrate...ah hem ....modify.
And it's allready sparkly!

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Samurai

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2230
Kiev, Ukraine
Ukraine

Posted on Dec 13 2015 09:07 AM

So no Guyatone lg-20 owners here?(

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tubeswell

Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
Antarctica

Posted on Dec 13 2015 06:18 PM

Pihabeach82 wrote:

So, as luck would have it, a very very generous kiwi from our NZ site has GIVEN me this bear bones tele to desecrate...ah hem ....modify.
And it's allready sparkly!

I vote for floating trem

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Pihabeach82

Joined: Sep 29, 2015
Posts: 479

Posted on Dec 13 2015 08:34 PM

Tubeswell, it's totally gonna have a mustang bridge. I have one in the lab....

Also, check out the 6g15 you helped build at bullkelpsurfers.co.nz

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tubeswell

Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
Antarctica

Posted on Dec 15 2015 08:25 AM

Pihabeach82 wrote:

Tubeswell, it's totally gonna have a mustang bridge. I have one in the lab....

Also, check out the 6g15 you helped build at bullkelpsurfers.co.nz

Yep seen it. Sounds awesome

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Sam_Bender

Joined: Jan 24, 2016
Posts: 3
Neath, Wales
United Kingdom

Posted on Jan 26 2016 04:25 PM

Hey, some great looking guitars here!
I'm thinking about adding a bigsby to a Tele with a vibramate and was wondering how people have found it?
I asked a guy in a guitar shop I was in today (trying out some guitars) about this and he gave me a look and replied in a tone that suggested he felt that putting a bigsby on a tele was the same as murdering his granny.

I just can't get away from Tele's though, tried a JM and a Jag and nether felt or sounded as good as a Tele to me. But I want a trem for surfing!

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tubeswell

Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
Antarctica

Posted on Jan 26 2016 05:40 PM

I love the bigsby on my surfboardcaster.

But for stay-in-tune smooth vibrato, I just don't think you can't beat a Jag/JM style floating trem that has been properly set up with no buzzes or rattles etc. So some combo of that with a tele would be suhweet methinks

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Chippertheripper

Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 819
Semass
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Posted on Jan 26 2016 07:47 PM

Sam_Bender wrote:

Hey, some great looking guitars here!
I'm thinking about adding a bigsby to a Tele with a vibramate and was wondering how people have found it?
I asked a guy in a guitar shop I was in today (trying out some guitars) about this and he gave me a look and replied in a tone that suggested he felt that putting a bigsby on a tele was the same as murdering his granny.

I just can't get away from Tele's though, tried a JM and a Jag and nether felt or sounded as good as a Tele to me. But I want a trem for surfing!

As far as I'm concerned, a bigsby belongs on a tele. Sg's get a pass too, but it had best be a b7.
The teleMaster is a sweet combo though. I'll always have a special spot for the rudimentary simplicity of a tele, but that offset wiggle stick is good.

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Bob_Kennedy

Joined: Feb 27, 2012
Posts: 316
Mesa, AZ.
United States

Posted on Jan 27 2016 09:01 AM

The Vibramate/Bigsby combo works well on Teles as long as you do 2 things. First, you must get the American made Bigsby B5 (the import B50 won't line up with the Vibramate). Second, you MUST shim the neck to achieve a proper setup.

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Sam_Bender

Joined: Jan 24, 2016
Posts: 3
Neath, Wales
United Kingdom

Posted on Feb 01 2016 02:31 PM

Thanks guys! Since I posted I have found out that there was a MIJ released about 6 years ago that has a bigsby from the factory... it's a beauty. (Google TL62B-bigs) it appears to have been extremely limited though, but comes lovely blue and green colours (as well as the mundane black, red and sunburst)
I want it. Now I just have to scour the earth looking for one! :/

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tubeswell

Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
Antarctica

Posted on Feb 01 2016 11:46 PM

Jap TL62B (and in OTM - below) with binding!

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Sam_Bender

Joined: Jan 24, 2016
Posts: 3
Neath, Wales
United Kingdom

Posted on Feb 02 2016 01:35 AM

That's the one!

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poisonmanu

Joined: May 13, 2011
Posts: 81
Belgium
Belgium

Posted on Feb 02 2016 01:42 AM

And the topic about this tele :

http://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/22137/?page=1

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Old_Tele_man

Joined: May 01, 2014
Posts: 75
Tucson, AZ
United States

Posted on Feb 04 2016 08:02 PM

...been posted (here) before, but here's MY "surf" (and jazz) Tele that I play through my '68 Super Reverb Amp w/factory JBL/D110F's:

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tubeswell

Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
Antarctica

Posted on Feb 06 2016 02:09 PM

Old_Tele_man wrote:

...been posted (here) before, but here's MY "surf" (and jazz) Tele that I play through my '68 Super Reverb Amp w/factory JBL/D110F's:

Hi OTM

Can you please leave me this in your will?

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tubeswell

Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
Antarctica

Posted on Feb 06 2016 02:15 PM

TL62B on ebay

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Old_Tele_man

Joined: May 01, 2014
Posts: 75
Tucson, AZ
United States

Posted on Feb 07 2016 09:33 PM

Howdy, TubesWell! You expecting that WITH or WITHOUT the amp too (wink,wink)?

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Pihabeach82

Joined: Sep 29, 2015
Posts: 479

Posted on Feb 08 2016 02:38 AM

Nice tele!

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Old_Tele_man

Joined: May 01, 2014
Posts: 75
Tucson, AZ
United States

Posted on Feb 11 2016 12:08 PM

Thanks!

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Pihabeach82 Joined: Sep 29, 2015 Posts: 479	Posted on Dec 11 2015 08:16 PM So, as luck would have it, a very very generous kiwi from our NZ site has GIVEN me this bear bones tele to desecrate...ah hem ....modify. And it's allready sparkly! Top
Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2230 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on Dec 13 2015 09:07 AM So no Guyatone lg-20 owners here?( — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Last edited: Dec 13, 2015 09:08:12 Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Dec 13 2015 06:18 PM Pihabeach82 wrote: So, as luck would have it, a very very generous kiwi from our NZ site has GIVEN me this bear bones tele to desecrate...ah hem ....modify. And it's allready sparkly! I vote for floating trem — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Top
Pihabeach82 Joined: Sep 29, 2015 Posts: 479	Posted on Dec 13 2015 08:34 PM Tubeswell, it's totally gonna have a mustang bridge. I have one in the lab.... Also, check out the 6g15 you helped build at bullkelpsurfers.co.nz Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Dec 15 2015 08:25 AM Pihabeach82 wrote: Tubeswell, it's totally gonna have a mustang bridge. I have one in the lab.... Also, check out the 6g15 you helped build at bullkelpsurfers.co.nz Yep seen it. Sounds awesome — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Top
Sam_Bender Joined: Jan 24, 2016 Posts: 3 Neath, Wales	Posted on Jan 26 2016 04:25 PM Hey, some great looking guitars here! I'm thinking about adding a bigsby to a Tele with a vibramate and was wondering how people have found it? I asked a guy in a guitar shop I was in today (trying out some guitars) about this and he gave me a look and replied in a tone that suggested he felt that putting a bigsby on a tele was the same as murdering his granny. I just can't get away from Tele's though, tried a JM and a Jag and nether felt or sounded as good as a Tele to me. But I want a trem for surfing! Last edited: Jan 26, 2016 16:26:00 Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Jan 26 2016 05:40 PM I love the bigsby on my surfboardcaster. But for stay-in-tune smooth vibrato, I just don't think you can't beat a Jag/JM style floating trem that has been properly set up with no buzzes or rattles etc. So some combo of that with a tele would be suhweet methinks — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Top
Chippertheripper Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass	Posted on Jan 26 2016 07:47 PM Sam_Bender wrote: Hey, some great looking guitars here! I'm thinking about adding a bigsby to a Tele with a vibramate and was wondering how people have found it? I asked a guy in a guitar shop I was in today (trying out some guitars) about this and he gave me a look and replied in a tone that suggested he felt that putting a bigsby on a tele was the same as murdering his granny. I just can't get away from Tele's though, tried a JM and a Jag and nether felt or sounded as good as a Tele to me. But I want a trem for surfing! As far as I'm concerned, a bigsby belongs on a tele. Sg's get a pass too, but it had best be a b7. The teleMaster is a sweet combo though. I'll always have a special spot for the rudimentary simplicity of a tele, but that offset wiggle stick is good. Top
Bob_Kennedy Joined: Feb 27, 2012 Posts: 316 Mesa, AZ.	Posted on Jan 27 2016 09:01 AM The Vibramate/Bigsby combo works well on Teles as long as you do 2 things. First, you must get the American made Bigsby B5 (the import B50 won't line up with the Vibramate). Second, you MUST shim the neck to achieve a proper setup. — Otto & The Ottomans Kennedy Custom Guitars Top
Sam_Bender Joined: Jan 24, 2016 Posts: 3 Neath, Wales	Posted on Feb 01 2016 02:31 PM Thanks guys! Since I posted I have found out that there was a MIJ released about 6 years ago that has a bigsby from the factory... it's a beauty. (Google TL62B-bigs) it appears to have been extremely limited though, but comes lovely blue and green colours (as well as the mundane black, red and sunburst) I want it. Now I just have to scour the earth looking for one! :/ Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Feb 01 2016 11:46 PM Jap TL62B (and in OTM - below) with binding! — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Last edited: Feb 01, 2016 23:48:41 Top
Sam_Bender Joined: Jan 24, 2016 Posts: 3 Neath, Wales	Posted on Feb 02 2016 01:35 AM That's the one! Top
poisonmanu Joined: May 13, 2011 Posts: 81 Belgium	Posted on Feb 02 2016 01:42 AM And the topic about this tele : http://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/22137/?page=1 — www.facebook.com/hello.tiki.1 www.facebook.com/SonicNightmare Top
Old_Tele_man Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ	Posted on Feb 04 2016 08:02 PM ...been posted (here) before, but here's MY "surf" (and jazz) Tele that I play through my '68 Super Reverb Amp w/factory JBL/D110F's: Last edited: Feb 04, 2016 20:16:28 Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Feb 06 2016 02:09 PM Old_Tele_man wrote: ...been posted (here) before, but here's MY "surf" (and jazz) Tele that I play through my '68 Super Reverb Amp w/factory JBL/D110F's: Hi OTM Can you please leave me this in your will? — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Feb 06 2016 02:15 PM TL62B on ebay — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Top
Old_Tele_man Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ	Posted on Feb 07 2016 09:33 PM Howdy, TubesWell! You expecting that WITH or WITHOUT the amp too (wink,wink)? Top
Pihabeach82 Joined: Sep 29, 2015 Posts: 479	Posted on Feb 08 2016 02:38 AM Nice tele! Top
Old_Tele_man Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ	Posted on Feb 11 2016 12:08 PM Thanks! Top

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