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Gilette Joined: May 04, 2014 Posts: 734	Posted on Jul 29 2016 03:01 PM arny wrote: It really sounds amazing! Just like I hope it would, somewhere between my Guild and Gretsch and with the middle pickup it has the typical Tele twang! Oh, that's just great Arny!... Now you got me wanting a Tele! Top
arny Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 611 Netherlands, Europe	Posted on Jul 30 2016 12:15 PM Gilette wrote: arny wrote: It really sounds amazing! Just like I hope it would, somewhere between my Guild and Gretsch and with the middle pickup it has the typical Tele twang! Oh, that's just great Arny!... Now you got me wanting a Tele! Only one? — www.alohasluts.com Aloha Sluts on BandCamp www.arnyzona.com (my photography) Aloha Fest on facebook Last edited: Jul 30, 2016 12:16:15 Top
Gilette Joined: May 04, 2014 Posts: 734	Posted on Jul 31 2016 11:58 AM arny wrote: Only one? I'm in advertising... Top
Old_Tele_man Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ	Posted on Aug 01 2016 12:45 PM "...Have TELE, will TWANG..." Top
james14000 Joined: Apr 14, 2015 Posts: 148	Posted on Aug 01 2016 04:21 PM Here is mine.A cheap but very good tele copy.It's a Jack and Danny and i got it for 115 euros plus a bigsby style vibrato for 25 euros... I use it for surf..It is not a Jaguar but it has another kind of surf tone and sound that I like a lot. — https://www.youtube.com/user/jamess1400 Last edited: Aug 03, 2016 08:31:51 Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Aug 01 2016 05:09 PM It twangs, zings, yowls and ploinks, but I wouldn't call it surf. — Squink Out! Last edited: Aug 01, 2016 17:10:48 Top
Old_Tele_man Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ	Posted on Aug 09 2016 01:37 PM JObeast wrote: It twangs, zings, yowls and ploinks, but I wouldn't call it surf. Then, obviously, you need more reverb and less cow-bell (wink,wink)! Top
Chippertheripper Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass	Posted on Aug 09 2016 01:59 PM Coming to a stage near...me...soon. After some minor surgery...which won't include a wiggle stick right away. Top
Old_Tele_man Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ	Posted on Aug 09 2016 02:58 PM Just in case you might want to keep it all-Fender, here's how I installed a Fender Jazzmaster 'wiggle-stick' on my Tele: Last edited: Aug 09, 2016 15:01:06 Top
Chippertheripper Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass	Posted on Aug 09 2016 06:17 PM My telemaster was set up like that, but that hunk of green junk isn't a true born to begin with. If anything, it'll get a bigsby of some sort down the line. Top
james14000 Joined: Apr 14, 2015 Posts: 148	Posted on Apr 20 2017 07:16 AM Oh yes..Tele can surf good! — https://www.youtube.com/user/jamess1400 Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Apr 20 2017 10:24 AM I just a Tele for myself and may be using it on a show here in Nashville on June 23rd with our friends The Mystery Men?. You bet it will Surf. Every time I build myself a guitar to keep I end up selling it. Not because of some kind of short attention span guitar affliction but because I build them for a living and and if someone wants to buy my guitar well.... This time though, this one's staying. Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
Gravitational_wave_rider Joined: Jul 30, 2016 Posts: 31 Mount Juliet, TN	Posted on Apr 20 2017 11:07 AM hey, Jeff...I live in Mt. Juliet and would like to make your gig with the MM...where's the venue? Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Apr 20 2017 11:11 AM Gravitational_wave_rider wrote: hey, Jeff...I live in Mt. Juliet and would like to make your gig with the MM...where's the venue? Fantastic! It will be great to meet in person. We will be playing at The Family Wash on Main Street in Nashville. So stoked to have the MM? up here again to play! Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
Agent71857 Joined: Apr 15, 2014 Posts: 164 Pittsburgh, Pa	Posted on Apr 20 2017 11:29 AM So... just my opinion, but I've always thought that teles are about the most versatile electric guitars out there. They definitely can surf! I've always felt that rigs work holistically. Guitar - amp - pedals or outboard gear (if any.) And most importantly... the player! As guitar players who are committed to a pretty focused style of music, I think we can all fall into the trap of listening with our eyes! All that really matters is whether the player is able to say what they wants to say through his or her instrument. I use about the most non-trad set up ever & am always jazzed by the tone! One last thought... Dick Dale doesn't use a whammy! Here is my favorite "play it everyday- every gig" guitar. Not a tele, but definitely tele-esque. — www.instagram.com/_the.outer.limits_ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX7iIpcAvL8In2HY9I7QoPw www.theouterlimits.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/vertigogo.surf Top
Gravitational_wave_rider Joined: Jul 30, 2016 Posts: 31 Mount Juliet, TN	Posted on Apr 20 2017 11:57 AM There are some awesome guitars on this thread. I just added a Tele to my collection. It has a 7.25 radius on the neck and I installed the Bigsby. At first, I didn't like how it sounded compared to my other guitars but after playing it for a while I have to say I am a convert. Now, all I need to do is keep that appointment down at the crossroads and cut a deal so I can master these babies! Top
MadScientist Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 2188 Atlanta, GA	Posted on Apr 20 2017 03:54 PM CrazyAces wrote: I just a Tele for myself and may be using it on a show here in Nashville on June 23rd with our friends The Mystery Men?. You bet it will Surf. Every time I build myself a guitar to keep I end up selling it. Not because of some kind of short attention span guitar affliction but because I build them for a living and and if someone wants to buy my guitar well.... This time though, this one's staying. I'm so stoked to hear it, Jeff!! We're so excited about getting up there again! — Jamie SSS Agent #181 Cartoons drenched in reverb! The Mystery Men? El Capitan & The Reluctant Sadists Top
Chippertheripper Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass	Posted on Apr 20 2017 05:17 PM Pix Jeff, pix! I slapped together another partscaster too, that's blown everything wide open. I'll keep the green one for the nebs, and the blue one (my first) to give to my daughter, but this is foreseeably the only electric I need. I don't much care for a relic, but I had to have that body for the price. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Apr 20 2017 06:36 PM Chippertheripper wrote: Pix Jeff, pix! Ha, I just stepped out of the spray booth, finishing some last coats. I had it together to test, review the neck shape but just dis-assmebled it this afternoon to spray a few more coats. If you don't like relics you won't like mine. It will look like an old, '70s, amateur refin that has since been played hard. Think Springsteen... I like old looking things and the "artwork" is fun. When it's done poorly though.....yuck, run! MadScientist wrote: I'm so stoked to hear it, Jeff!! We're so excited about getting up there again! Jamie, It will be the highlight of my summer, no kidding! Can't wait to see everyone and hear/watch you guys play again. Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
Chippertheripper Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass	Posted on Apr 20 2017 07:02 PM That's to say, I wouldn't go out of my way to source a relic. I happen to own two, because sometimes that's just what happens. I'm not gonna pass up a deal on a fine instrument just because somebody beat it up. I've yet to own a blackguard. It's on my list of things I think I'd enjoy, but that thinline is just sick. I look forward to growing old with it. Top

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