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Post by Melodic Dreamer on May 15, 2015 4:19:07 GMT
I fell in love with Bill's Tele inspired guitar built by Rick Kelly.   I didn't have the money or the patience to wait two years for a Rick Kelly Tele, so I went looking for something to put a set of Charlie Christian pups in for fun. I ended Going with a company called Logan. He makes Tele's for a very affordable price, although if I had it to do over I wouldn't have got binding due to it having some flaws. Besides the few cosmetic details the guitar plays and sounds awesome. I love the CC Rider pickups in the guitar. She has a Cedar Core with a Rosewood top and a Mahogany back. She also has a Soft V shape Maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. It's your standard 9.5 radius guitar. Here is my Tele, now show me yours!   |
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Post by Rambler on May 15, 2015 18:59:42 GMT
Wow that looks cool, is that bridge pickup a Charlie Christian? I've seen a CC neck pickup, but not bridge before. What does it sound like?
I do have a Tele - an American Vintage 64...
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Post by Rambler on May 15, 2015 19:07:36 GMT
Sorry I dont have any decent pics of my Tele and it's currently at a friend's house. It's a Lake Placid Blue American Vintage 64 and its a gorgeous thing. I'm hoping to sell it and get something more modern though! I too love the look of that rosewood-necked snake-head tele Bill plays... I also love his painted tele with Jaguar neck (pictured at the top of the forum). I have several excellent artists in my family (my Dad is a painter) so I've considered having them do something similar for me. I think maybe a second hand Olympic White American Standard might be a good base for such a project. Attachments:
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Post by Melodic Dreamer on May 15, 2015 19:48:34 GMT
Yea, I wanted one in the bridge too. It's a really cool sounding guitar. The Bridge pickup has a nice bit of compression to it. Basically it has a fat single coil almost p90 sound. It's a little thicker and warmer than a single, but not as muddy in the mids as a p90.
Thats a nice looking guitar. What are you wanting when you say modern?
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Post by uburoibob on May 16, 2015 0:29:54 GMT
That Rick Kelly guitar is really cool. Love the neck on it.
I have a Tom Anderson Tele that I like very much, but have no photos of. It's a short scale (for Anderson - 24.75") and has 3 pups and a vibrato.
Bob
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Post by 19thcentsawmill on May 16, 2015 20:30:46 GMT
My favorite Bill tones include a Tele. He sounds like a Master (like he is) on every guitar he plays...but the Tele seems to suit him so well. I traded for this one....Kelly Bowery Pine, big DD fir neck, no truss rod, artwork burned by Cindy. Vibrates like an acoustic.  |
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Post by uburoibob on May 16, 2015 21:45:57 GMT
My favorite Bill tones include a Tele. He sounds like a Master (like he is) on every guitar he plays...but the Tele seems to suit him so well. I traded for this one....Kelly Bowery Pine, big DD fir neck, no truss rod, artwork burned by Cindy. Vibrates like an acoustic. That's a beauty! I've played one Rick Kelly and it did have a very big neck on it. I'd get used to it! Bob |
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Post by Rambler on May 17, 2015 5:09:17 GMT
When I say more modern I mean something I can whizz around on and bend on a bit more and with a trem and locking tuners.
Maybe a PRS S2 or a second hand Suhr. Then I'll look for a cheaper Tele to fill the void...
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Post by uburoibob on May 17, 2015 14:23:31 GMT
Rambler, check out an Anderson Tele. They are womderful, and you can get one with a vibrato. All have loving tuners.
Bob
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Post by Melodic Dreamer on May 18, 2015 0:06:28 GMT
I think my favorite Tele that I've ever played was by Danocaster. That thing felt amazing. I have a Suhr strat that I had custom made back in 2006. It feels great so I suspect their Tele's would be the same.
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Post by Rambler on Jan 24, 2016 22:09:47 GMT
this is me playing a Campilongo tune
this is just some bluesy soloing:
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Post by 19thcentsawmill on Jan 31, 2016 4:46:29 GMT
^Great looking Tele. Sounds great!
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Post by Melodic Dreamer on Feb 2, 2016 16:26:25 GMT
Good stuff. Enjoyed your playing. You have a nice touch and feel for the instrument.
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Post by Rambler on Feb 3, 2016 19:54:56 GMT
Thanks...I really liked that Tele. It's gone now though. I'd go for something with a flatter radius next time. I'm dead picky about guitars though - I think certain guitars have a special 'bloom' to the notes, and I really hate wolf notes! My USA Strat has a dead spot on the A...but then so do most Strats. I find with Teles it's usually B. Something to do with the mass of the body/neck.
Has anyone here played a Parker Fly? They are supposed to be very even across the neck due to the carbon fibre casing...
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Post by ConsiderMeMilesDavis on Jan 18, 2018 7:29:03 GMT
Tele? What's a Tele?  im Campilongo clone.  risell clone.  ane Carney clone. |
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