Show Those Tele's And T-Style Guitars

I only have one T-style up and running right now and it's the closest one to an actual Tele, but to my specs. My Warmoth Tele. Swamp ash body, short scale conversion Wenge neck with Ziricote fret board and 12" radius. Fender Pure Vintage '64 pickups that are amazing. I went thru many Tele pickups before I tried these and stopped looking because they were exactly what I was looking for, Tele sounding Tele pickups. The bridge has the twang and also handles gain very well for a single coil, but the it's the neck pickup I love most, it's amazing! I always wanted a Tele for the neck pickup sound, but was very disappointed in what I was getting until I bought these. It's clear and balanced, not too bassy or muddy, it sings...it's just what I was looking for and probably saved this guitar from the chopping block.

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Fender 60th Anniversary, baseball bat neck, lovely pickups. Didn't like the stock Strat type saddles, though, replaced them with the solid more modern type. Easier on the side of your hand for some stuff. Great sounding guitar:

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Player II series standard Tele. Backup for my #1 Blue MIM:

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My first Tele, named "Woody". Not a very inspiring guitar until I realized how to get it to "work"; tramlines. 12-54, wound G is typically what I have on there. The extra tension brings the wood to life and it starts to resonate nicely. I swapped the pickups for some custom ones. Basically 60's style with the bridge slightly overwound. Slapped on a Union Jack Facelift because... it was a bad day for Lake Placid Blue at the Fender facility in Mexico. Also wired in a push/pull tone knob which puts the two pickups in series when engaged in the middle position. Also my only rosewood neck Tele. It will not go out of tune. Ever.

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Finally, "Frank", my #1 guitar. I bought it without even plugging it in, I have a fair few guitars, but Frank is just perfect for me. A MIM standard Tele, everything stock except the black pickguard and I believe I replaced the volume pot at some point due to wear. I've never showed up to gigs/rehearsals/jams without it. I may bring another guitar, too, but Frank is there.

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PelliX said:
My first Tele, named "Woody". Not a very inspiring guitar until I realized how to get it to "work"; tramlines. 12-54, wound G is typically what I have on there. The extra tension brings the wood to life and it starts to resonate nicely.
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Interesting . I’ve never thought about tension affecting resonance. Nice Tele arsenal you got there.
 
syscokid said:
Interesting . I’ve never thought about tension affecting resonance.
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I stumbled across this sort of by accident. I was playing "fairly" heavy strings at the time and while playing some Quo rhythm sections in open tuning I would tune the bottom E up to G, matching the A string. I noticed that I got a nice resonance not just from having two strings in harmony but also the bottom string on its own. And so the idea was born, tramlines where purchased, the nut was filed and it works... I can take credit for that one, but it was pure chance, hehe.

syscokid said:
Nice Tele arsenal you got there.
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Thanks, there's still room for one more... still need one with a humbucker (which I have laying here, ready) in the neck position. Butterscotch blonde, black pickguard, maple neck...
 
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