Reece Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Hey, i'm interested in buying a Fender Telecaster Thinline '72 reisue. I already have a mexican strat and a Gibson Les Paul special. My plan is to sell the strat and get a thinline. But the '72 reisue has humbuckers so it kinda defeates the purpose of buying another guitar when i already have a gibson with great humbuckers, if you get my drift. So i'm thinking what type of music would you use a thinline for that a gibson can't do? Classical? Blues? Rock? What does the thinline do that the gibson can't? ☼Led Zeppelin Will Never Die☼ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueZet Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 The Thinline may have humbuckers, but it's NOT as heavy as a LP, also with the hollow body, the sound "breathes" more, somewhere in between a ES335-type and a solid body - another plus: it weighs WAY less than a LP AND it has Fender scale (well that's a plus for me anyway - one of the reasons I sold my epi Sheraton and replaced it with the Thinline)!!! You can have a listen at my Thinline '72RI at work at our demo and compare it to my Strat (on Street Lights and Dust my Broom) bad blues website or soundclick - 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...
Werewolf by Night Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Yeah, it's not gonna sound exactly like a Les Paul; with it's longer scale-length and different construction and materials, it'll be a bit brighter and twangier and stringier sounding. It'll also feel different, which may make you play somewhat diferently than you would on your Les Paul. I'd choose strings and set-up to accentuate their differences; personally, I'd go with DR "Pure Blues" elevens (.011"-.050") pure nickel-wrap round-core strings and a medium-low action with a little relief on the Les Paul, and a brighter string, like DR "Tite Fit" (round-core) or "High Beams" (hex-core) tens and a low action with very little or even no relief on the Tele. (Fender Strats and Teles seem to like arrow-straight necks with little or no relief; too much relief, and the neck begins to act like an acoustic "bow" and actually soak up some of the vibrations.) A very small amount of fret-buzz, enough to notice when unplugged but not as noticeable when amplified, is acceptable in a Tele's tone; it'll give you a little more classic Tele growl and twang, especially when you let the strings slap back against the frets. Strung and set-up so, your Les Paul will have a huge, fat, round tone, particularly adept at a "singing" sound; your Tele will have more bite and twang and really shoot sparks with the bridge pickup. So... where's Teahead, to espouse the Tele's merits? Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Personally, I'd try and find a thinline Tele with the traditional Tele single coil pickups. It'll be bright, with a good bit of sustain and more slice than the Ginsu knife factory! The Les Paul is a good guitar, but the Tele stands out in a crowd. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werewolf by Night Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Yeah, I agree with bluestrat there; I'd also prefer a Tele to have single-coils, or at least the single at the bridge and the humbucker at the neck deal. But it'll still sound like a Tele in most ways with those Fender humbuckers. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Originally posted by bluestrat: Personally, I'd try and find a thinline Tele with the traditional Tele single coil pickups. It'll be bright, with a good bit of sustain and more slice than the Ginsu knife factory! The Les Paul is a good guitar, but the Tele stands out in a crowd.ding ding ding we have a winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanfc Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 hi-can I butt in- does a thinline have more trouble with volume/feedback and medium/hard rock gain tones? although I notice the bridge isn't the standard plate type. Does that make a difference with feedback ? thanks Rivera + Fender Strat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueZet Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Originally posted by bluestrat: Personally, I'd try and find a thinline Tele with the traditional Tele single coil pickups. It'll be bright, with a good bit of sustain and more slice than the Ginsu knife factory! The Les Paul is a good guitar, but the Tele stands out in a crowd.I tried both the '69RI (single coils) and '72RI (humbuckers) before buying the '72RI. I went for this one because the '69 was WAY too bright for me, and I want a warmer tone. you might want to visit a musicstore where they have both and try them out (prefarably on the same kind of amp you have - you might even bring yours?) - 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...
mdog114 Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v35/mdog114/warmoth_tele_005.jpg I just assembled this Warmoth TL and I'm very happy with it. It has a Dimarzio Air Norton in the bridge and a Tone Zone in the bridge. The pots are push/pulls, I have both PUs wired series parallel swicthed by the push/pulls. The selector is a three-way. "Never back-up more than you have to" REAL MEN PLAY TELECASTERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 Thanks heaps guys, im going to take my guitar/amp up and compare it sounds with the Thinline '72 and Thinline '69 and see what i prefer. Thanks again! ☼Led Zeppelin Will Never Die☼ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueZet Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Originally posted by Reece: Thanks heaps guys, im going to take my guitar/amp up and compare it sounds with the Thinline '72 and Thinline '69 and see what i prefer. Thanks again!keep us posted Reece! - 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...
Guitar Geezer Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Originally posted by mdog114: http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v35/mdog114/warmoth_tele_005.jpg I just assembled this Warmoth TL and I'm very happy with it. You are SSOOOOOOOOOOOOO CRUEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLL {gas attack} Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 that's a gorgeous rig mdog!!!! i lust for that amp... one of my buddies has a matchless lightning 15 and it just screams! does the split single coil have the "twang"? what kind of saddles do you have on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdog114 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 FJ, It's a vintage Strat flat-mount bridge and the pickups are wired series/parallel. I prefer series/Parallel because they still cancel noise wired like that and do a good job of sounding like sc's. The pots are push/pulls and the up postion is parallel. Most clubs have shit grounding scemes and buzzy lighting systems. "Never back-up more than you have to" REAL MEN PLAY TELECASTERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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