zachg Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 what do you think of the tele '72 thinline(semi hollow w/ 2 humbuckers) remakes/reissues? also the newer '72 tele custom(w/ 2 humbuckers and 4 tone and volume knobs) remakes/reissues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Deja Vu i just posted this thread Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueZet Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I have one (see other thread, but I kind of got sidetracked and didn't talk about the sound, so...) I got this because it sounds like a Tele, but without the harshness you can have with 'normal' tele's, also, being semi hollow, you get this "woody" semi tone, no feedback, fender scale(important to me!) - it fits in just right in our band sound I can go from jazzy to cut-off-some-ears-treble with a flick of a switch and a turn of a knob, and have everything in between available in one solo - if I would want this - no effects needed to get this I did have to do some setting up: I have the pickups as low as possible (= half a turn back from loose) on the bass side and almost touching the strings on the treble side, this way I can turn don the tone knob without my tone getting muddy on the lower 3 strings and still have some chime on the top 3, then when I turn up the treble during a solo, my guitar really stands out, without having to resort to huge volume - btw I usually set up the amp sound with guitar volume halfway to 2/3 back which is rhythm setting, this way I cut through the mix playing rhythm and have some "spare volume" for solo (just make sure when there is a sound guy, he KNOWS about this --> let him hear BOTH, or aafter your first solo, nobody will EVER hear any of your fancy rhythm playing - when you turn up that guitar, things will go "RED" at his console, and he'll turn you down as F***ING FAST as he can (and forget about you) - due to recent cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been SWITCHED OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 My favorite custom Tele: http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/Images/Guitars/Product/Main/Stern.gif Mike Stern's Yamaha Pacifica Tele. Tried this about a month ago, and it's an excellent guitar that can do virtually any style. If you're a picky Tele purist, you might not like it, but everyone else will LOVE it! I know I did. sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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