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previous: FredG Well, after 30 years of being stric... -- 9/11/1999 2:34 AM

Re: Q's from a Tele virgin (long) - Steve A. take note !

9/11/1999 5:48 PM
nic	Re: Q's from a Tele virgin (long) - Steve A. take note ! One thing I ran into was the "normal" stock jack plate comes lose in time. I replaced mine with an Electro-socket available from Stew-Mac. As far as pick ups go standard tele neck pu's have always been too dark sounding for me. However when mixed with the bridge pick up you can't beat the combo! Check out the e-switch megaswitch. It'll give you other options (including classic tele sounds) than the standard strat switch can. 1)bridge pu 2)Bridge middle 3)Neck-bridge 4)neck-middle 5)Neck pu. I also changed my bidge pick up to a Seymour duncan 1/4 pounder. It's a very hot pick up. At least the bridge is a six saddle bridge! My old bridge was 3 saddle. I changed it out for a Fishman power bridge, hated the idea of an onboard battery. Then I changed the bridge again to a brass bridge from stew-mac. I always thought slotted tuning keys were cool! The remind me of a bass. Plus you can't get poked with excess string. Unfortunately, they don't last long. I replaced mine with Sperzel trim locking tuners. I loved them although they change the appearance of your guitar from "vintage" to modern. Also, they misadvertise them as "perfect for guitars without a locking nut." Well, they'd be perfect for this if the rotation was lockable, they aren't. just some of my opinions... nic

9/11/1999 5:48 PM

nic

Re: Q's from a Tele virgin (long) - Steve A. take note !

One thing I ran into was the "normal" stock jack plate comes lose in time. I replaced mine with an Electro-socket available from Stew-Mac.

As far as pick ups go standard tele neck pu's have always been too dark sounding for me. However when mixed with the bridge pick up you can't beat the combo! Check out the e-switch megaswitch. It'll give you other options (including classic tele sounds) than the standard strat switch can. 1)bridge pu 2)Bridge middle 3)Neck-bridge 4)neck-middle 5)Neck pu. I also changed my bidge pick up to a Seymour duncan 1/4 pounder. It's a very hot pick up.

At least the bridge is a six saddle bridge! My old bridge was 3 saddle. I changed it out for a Fishman power bridge, hated the idea of an onboard battery. Then I changed the bridge again to a brass bridge from stew-mac.

I always thought slotted tuning keys were cool! The remind me of a bass. Plus you can't get poked with excess string. Unfortunately, they don't last long. I replaced mine with Sperzel trim locking tuners. I loved them although they change the appearance of your guitar from "vintage" to modern. Also, they misadvertise them as "perfect for guitars without a locking nut." Well, they'd be perfect for this if the rotation was lockable, they aren't.

just some of my opinions...

nic