Just got back from 4+ hours of jambing

robt57 · May 11th, 2008, 02:21 AM

Looking in Craigs list today for a compressor, I called a guy local but the thing was sold. Got to talking with Mark, a bass player, and he invited me to his drummer's place 10 miles from my house to play. Now I have only played with others once since moving to Nashville an starting playing again, and that was in 05. I stopped playing in 1981 ish. Just diddle sporaticially really. ;)

We found four hours of material to tinker with, a few where some of my old originals which went over great. Hell I have had 25+ years to dial them in. ;)

Here is the surprise, I grabbed my Schecter with the Tele PUPs in it and a MIM Tele I traded from a TDPRI member a few weeks ago.

He sent it to me in 2 boxes and I did not get to putting it together until
this morning. Non base plated bridge PUP and the usual neck I guess.
I forgot the age, it was monkey poop green and Tony striped it an reranch 'Copper' painted it and it did not come out too great.

I pulled off the original bridge and put on a Fender vintage with RS-Guitar works saddles, Brass with an Aluminum A/E. I looked at the Fralins on the shelf and decided to leave the stock PUPs in to hear what they sound like.

I pulled it out at about hour 3 and plugged it in. I have never played a non base plated bridge Tele pup before this, and I like it. The guys flipped over the tone and so did I. I was using a spider 210
and was very surprised to say the least. Very Jimmy Page sounding with the Recto model with some drive and delay/reverb.

So apparently the poly striped off and Nitro painted on there and that bridge setup are doing good things I am thinking. WOW, is all I can say! I think I got a new fav folks. ;)

BTW, they want me to do it again soon. I told them that was all my material.

garytelecastor · May 11th, 2008, 02:23 AM

Good for you man.

woodman · May 11th, 2008, 10:56 AM

glad to hear you're back in the hunt! this kind of minor miracle is what makes life worth living, IMO.

robt57 · May 12th, 2008, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodman

glad to hear you're back in the hunt! this kind of minor miracle is what makes life worth living, IMO.

Woodman,

Question for you. The Schecter is the Strat I put the Tele Bridge and saddles in, not to mention Tele Pups, with the super 5 way. it also has a middle PUP that is on the blender pot only, not getting any switching.

So the guitar sound more Tele than anything, actually all Tele unless I blend in the ceramic MIM middle Strat PUP.

I used the 3 regular Tele positions out of the 5 pretty much exclusively. I could not find places in my playing I could get the 2 other tones to work for me.

Ok, here is the question: What do you find them useful for, what tones, songs, chordings, leads etc ??

May 11th, 2008, 02:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
robt57 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lost Yankee in Nashville Age: 51 Posts: 3,548 21 Photos	Just got back from 4+ hours of jambing Looking in Craigs list today for a compressor, I called a guy local but the thing was sold. Got to talking with Mark, a bass player, and he invited me to his drummer's place 10 miles from my house to play. Now I have only played with others once since moving to Nashville an starting playing again, and that was in 05. I stopped playing in 1981 ish. Just diddle sporaticially really. ;) We found four hours of material to tinker with, a few where some of my old originals which went over great. Hell I have had 25+ years to dial them in. ;) Here is the surprise, I grabbed my Schecter with the Tele PUPs in it and a MIM Tele I traded from a TDPRI member a few weeks ago. He sent it to me in 2 boxes and I did not get to putting it together until this morning. Non base plated bridge PUP and the usual neck I guess. I forgot the age, it was monkey poop green and Tony striped it an reranch 'Copper' painted it and it did not come out too great. I pulled off the original bridge and put on a Fender vintage with RS-Guitar works saddles, Brass with an Aluminum A/E. I looked at the Fralins on the shelf and decided to leave the stock PUPs in to hear what they sound like. I pulled it out at about hour 3 and plugged it in. I have never played a non base plated bridge Tele pup before this, and I like it. The guys flipped over the tone and so did I. I was using a spider 210 and was very surprised to say the least. Very Jimmy Page sounding with the Recto model with some drive and delay/reverb. So apparently the poly striped off and Nitro painted on there and that bridge setup are doing good things I am thinking. WOW, is all I can say! I think I got a new fav folks. ;) BTW, they want me to do it again soon. I told them that was all my material. __________________ Leo's Great, Leo's Good, let us thank him for our... Twang!

May 11th, 2008, 02:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,586 18 Photos	Good for you man. __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Would you mind holding this bag while we go through the custom shop????? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

May 11th, 2008, 10:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
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