Looking for a new guitar (Gee-tar, Axe, whatevas)

[Blurillaz]

oops I thought that was yours your avatar...

I borrowed one, but I mean, you're paying like $700.00 extra just for a sparkly purple finish. the AVRI seems like a good choice... but the Tele w/ Bigsby would leave me more money for Dr. Scientist stuffins...

[01010111]

+1 to the tele with bigsby.

I just bought a squire custom tele two weeks ago and mounted a bigsby on it last weekend.
And I have to say I'm quite taken with it...

eeesh, never heard good things about tuning stability on those.

I would get a tele though. They are fucking battle axes.

It'd stay in tune pretty well if I didn't use the bigsby, but as it is if I bend down I should bend up equally to get it back in tune. I installed a tun-o-matic on it, but I should have installed one with rollers

[Blurillaz]

Any good Vox Phantom clones hanging around out there? I doubt I could buy an original if one knob costs this much.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1965-VOX-PHANTOM-KN ... 286.c0.m14

[tuffteef]

or better yet a tele with a jazzy trem!

stays in tune perfect

[Blurillaz]

My first thought is an MIM Telecaster which fits the three main descriptions. I wasn't too excited about my Tele when I first got it, but it slowly became my favorite guitar.

Sorry for bumping this old thread, but if I ought a Mexican Tele, I think I would be accused of copying you... I mean, We would both have M Teles, lotsa fuzz, and a band consisting of just us and a drummer...

[magiclawnchair]

pp is not the first one with a mim tele in a band with just a drummer

have you tried the squire classic vibes? they are real nice!!!

[deadbeatriot]

a few things if you get a tele with a bigsby (which i totally think you should) -

you can't dive on it. it's only anything like reliable when you're doing subtle shimmers and things like that.

it helps a lot if you get a graphite nut, but you can also rub pencil lead in the slots.


stringing guitars with bigsbys (bigsbies?) can be a pain too just because of the way the ball ends are anchored. it helps if you find a pen or something of similar diameter and pre-bend them before you slap em on there.

[Blurillaz]

Just tried a MIM Semi-Hollowbody Tele, and it was great! Well, aside from the strings not being stretched yet... With a little dirt, I actually got a Mudhoney-esque tone from it!

[aen]

I've got an extra tele, if you're interested.

[Blurillaz]

I've got an extra tele, if you're interested.

Details, details?

[smile_man]

or better yet a tele with a jazzy trem!

stays in tune perfect

How I want one...

I assuming you were the user that made one, right?

[Blurillaz]

or better yet a tele with a jazzy trem!

stays in tune perfect

PICSORZ?

[FuzzHugger]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZL3i74scLM[/youtube]

[Blurillaz]

Sounds nice, but I prefer the raw sound of single coils. Seems like a cool guitar, have you played it?

[FuzzHugger]

Sounds nice, but I prefer the raw sound of single coils. Seems like a cool guitar, have you played it?

I prefer singles too (I play a fender am. dlx. Stratosonic with p-90s).


The humbuckers on the Blade are coil-tappable at least.

I haven't gotten my hands on one yet!