Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - My American Standard Tele has been revived!

91xlntS-3 · June 22nd, 2008, 04:52 PM

I posted a week or so ago about finally getting a set of CS NoCaster p-ups installed in my Am. Std. Tele. I didn't play her out because the p-ups sounded so thin.

Well, she is a totally different guitar now, with the NoCasters.

So today, I got her out for a string change and to make any adjustments that may be needed. I have always used 9-42 gauge strings on my guitars, 10's just seemed too stiff for me. So, my last trip to G.C., I bought a set of D'Addario EXL120+ strings (9.5-44 Gauge) because there are some folks here that really like them. After the string change, there was really very little adjustment to be made to action/neck/bridge etc. (very happy with that).

Also got my handy little ruler and made a few adjustments to the p-ups; I hadn't had the chance to really dial them in, so I figured this was just the time to do so. Got out my trusty Blues Jr. (gigging amp) and had at it.

Only a few minor tweaks/turns of the p-up adjustment screws and I was done. These have to be the easiest p-ups I've ever dialed in!

So I just sat there and played for a while; 2 hours later, I decided to give things a rest, figured my wife was tired of listening to all my "noodling".

I had almost given up on this guitar, just didn't want to play it, at all. My American Ash had been my #1 since I bought both of them last year (about this time). But so many folks here at TDPRI had so many good things to say about different p-ups, I thought I'd give it a try and see what happened.

New p-ups, different string gauge and this girl sounds INCREDIBLE! Just wanted to say "Thank You" to all who offered thier opinions on p-ups and I wouldn't have thought to try a different set of strings without the folks around here either.

June 22nd, 2008, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
91xlntS-3 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 729	My American Standard Tele has been revived! I posted a week or so ago about finally getting a set of CS NoCaster p-ups installed in my Am. Std. Tele. I didn't play her out because the p-ups sounded so thin. Well, she is a totally different guitar now, with the NoCasters. So today, I got her out for a string change and to make any adjustments that may be needed. I have always used 9-42 gauge strings on my guitars, 10's just seemed too stiff for me. So, my last trip to G.C., I bought a set of D'Addario EXL120+ strings (9.5-44 Gauge) because there are some folks here that really like them. After the string change, there was really very little adjustment to be made to action/neck/bridge etc. (very happy with that). Also got my handy little ruler and made a few adjustments to the p-ups; I hadn't had the chance to really dial them in, so I figured this was just the time to do so. Got out my trusty Blues Jr. (gigging amp) and had at it. Only a few minor tweaks/turns of the p-up adjustment screws and I was done. These have to be the easiest p-ups I've ever dialed in! So I just sat there and played for a while; 2 hours later, I decided to give things a rest, figured my wife was tired of listening to all my "noodling". I had almost given up on this guitar, just didn't want to play it, at all. My American Ash had been my #1 since I bought both of them last year (about this time). But so many folks here at TDPRI had so many good things to say about different p-ups, I thought I'd give it a try and see what happened. New p-ups, different string gauge and this girl sounds INCREDIBLE! Just wanted to say "Thank You" to all who offered thier opinions on p-ups and I wouldn't have thought to try a different set of strings without the folks around here either.