This Tele has backbone

I think the audible difference is pretty obvious.

The “after” is a little more rounded and less twangy than the “before”. His playing does seem to be a little different after the mod, but those are the sound impressions I got.

Of course, we’re trusting there wasn’t some other manipulation going on. But, this is one of the few before/after mods that seemed to make any audible difference after going through YouTube.

Of course, I’ve been doing a LOT of tweaking on my Stratocaster lately, so maybe I’m just a little more sensitive to twang and quack now!
 
RVA said:
What do you all think if this?


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I gotta respond honestly....I doubt anything they are saying is true.

I built set neck Tele's that sustain as well as a bolt on neck Tele. No difference.

Like the String Butler....or locking tuners....I have 3 guitars with Green Keys and I took locking tuners off the Les Paul and went back to Green Keys with no change in tuning stability.

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This industry is designed to take your money....every new gadget and doo dad is designed and marketed for that purpose.

IMHO....
 
Robert Herndon said:
I gotta respond honestly....I doubt anything they are saying is true.
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What did you think of the difference in sound, though?

Usually with these YouTube before/after mod demos, I really don’t hear any difference. So, I was fairly skeptical here, too.

But, I did hear a before and after difference with this one. Now, as I said, we are trusting there is no additional manipulation, and his playing dynamics may have affected things, too.
 
Not a huge difference to me and the only way I would make any informed decision is hearing it live. I have
found very few sound test that are reliable through your PC no matter how good your speakers and I'm using
a Komplete Audio interface with Presonus Studio Monitors...
 
Well, as I said, I really wasn’t expecting a difference because so often weird mods just don’t produce any meaningful difference at all.

But, when he played the “after mod” segment I was a little surprised that I did hear a difference. I can only really describe it as a little more rounded, less twangy...

Of course, he also seemed to change his playing dynamics a bit, too.
 
fat head lol ---

I hear not much difference ---there is "A" difference but not enough for all the Hullabaloo...strings....compression/ pedals...amp setting can all achieve similar results.....
sounds to me like he LOST some Tele QUACK and gained some Lesterish sustain..... again ----a different pup-- or wood or-- eh ....

seems like a answer to a question no one asked.....

I mean Teles sound like teles --- you want lester tones and sustain --- its the PERFECT EXCUSE TO BUY A LESTER-----
you aint marrying the guitar -- -you can HAVE MORE THAN ONE :)


Or you can get a T-60 Peavey --- and a Gibson Les Paul recording and get ALL THE TONES KNOWN TO MAN in 2 guitars........(Dont tell Shannon though -- I still NEED the others.......for --- balance yeah thats it ...........)
 
I promise I'll watch the demo video later, but I've seen this contraption advertised in a couple guitar magazines already. Personally, just the looks of the Backbone told me to move on. A Tele is a Tele and should remain Tele-like. I'm sure that the Backbone will change the construction of the Tele's physics to have a different response. Why do this? Maybe your Tele was not built well enough? Or maybe... you're just not into the Tele vibe! To each his/her own... :osnap:
 
Now, you would never see me at one of these shows, but here's an example of why none of these gimmicks make any difference when you are playing in a band..

 
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