The vintage-style single-coil pickups offer an authentic Telecaster sound, although they might produce more hum compared to higher-end models. While the hardware quality leaves something to be desired, with flimsy knobs and a wobbly jack, the guitar's overall build is decent with proper care. ...
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Telecaster single coil sets: Between $100 and $200 Stratocaster single coil sets: Between $125 and $225 Tips for Making Pickups Sound Better Whether you've added a new set of pickups to your guitar or you're just trying to improve the tone of your existing configuration, this section cover...
Telecaster ‘Ash Tray’ Bridge This design is a bit more complicated than the wraparound bridge. The string goes through the back of the body and protrudes at the top, through the bridge and passes the saddle itself. The saddle is that barrel shaped piece of brass. This design uses three...
The Telecaster is the most widely-used solid body guitar in jazz. Can you play jazz with a solid body guitar? Of course, but for some it may be a compromise too far. With the neck pickup selected and the tone control dialed down, a solid body guitar can produce a passable jazz tone...
Some artists, like Mick Barr of Orthrelm and Krallice, totally get this: shred patterns repeated to infinity, the sound file directly translatable into a binary grid of drums on the x axis and guitar on the y. It’s counterintuitive, but this mutating 2-bit virus of a style is the ...
I'm interested as I personally find the 700 the most beautiful looking guitar I've ever seen. That being said, I could understand people not liking the lack of pickups, but the overall shape of the guitar, including the shaped top is very similar to a PRS to me (oh yeah, I guess ...
Squier by Fender Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar Feature Hardware Sound Price For those looking to play basic old-style rock, country, blues, and similar styles, there’s not much choice in inexpensive guitars under three hundred dollars, but that changes with the Fender Squier Standard Te...
The tone that Pittman got from "Let It Go" was attributed to a pieced together Telecaster with an Esquire neck and a neck pickup from a '50s Kay. (Note: Guitar gearheads will want to have the physical CD in order to read the liner notes to find out about the various guitars used ...
The genius of John Lee Hooker was his simplicity and his rhythm. There’s not enough said for rhythm guitar. I was so pleased a few years ago thatKeith Richardsspoke up and said, “Look, the rhythm guitar is just as heavy as lead guitar.” It’s just that in the late ‘60s with[...