Cole Clark telecaster

jmoore65 · May 18th, 2008, 11:48 PM

Telecaster-like guitar from Australian manufacturer Cole Clark:

("The Culprit")

http://www.coleclarkguitars.com/product_culprit.asp

Anyone played one of these?

Dacious · May 19th, 2008, 03:24 AM

Feels and sounds like a contemporary American or Standard Tele. I have a Cole Clark Fatlady FL1AC acoustic and it's a very nice, well made instrument with a unique pickup system that works very nicely. I think they are still small enough they'll build you anything you want. They used to make Tele and Stat clones called the 'Offender' and 'Defender' but Fender Aust made noises so they changed.

Richard Cole-Clark was Maton Guitar's factory manager and wanted to introduce some new models and methods. Maton didnt see the need and blew him off, so he left and set up Cole Clark with help from Ben Harper. Their acoustics are made in a quite revolutionary manner with CNC-machined tops that have 3mm embossed sections around the joins, and slots milled directly in for braces and the sides, with the sides being routed over once the glue has dried esposing the join. The neck is machined the same way to directly take the sides and top into a box, with no join. No purfling.

And his 'Face Brace' pickup with ribbon contacts over a brace running between the tail and neck of the guitar is very natural- sounding, blended with a saddle piezo.

The Mistress is very cool, if you like PRS-style flexi-switchers.

kreyzgym · May 19th, 2008, 03:32 AM

Cole Clark guitars are quality units. Some Billy Hyde's do stock them.

May 18th, 2008, 11:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
jmoore65 TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oz Age: 49 Posts: 87	Cole Clark telecaster Telecaster-like guitar from Australian manufacturer Cole Clark: ("The Culprit") http://www.coleclarkguitars.com/product_culprit.asp Anyone played one of these?

May 19th, 2008, 03:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dacious Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Godzone Posts: 2,612 35 Photos	Feels and sounds like a contemporary American or Standard Tele. I have a Cole Clark Fatlady FL1AC acoustic and it's a very nice, well made instrument with a unique pickup system that works very nicely. I think they are still small enough they'll build you anything you want. They used to make Tele and Stat clones called the 'Offender' and 'Defender' but Fender Aust made noises so they changed. Richard Cole-Clark was Maton Guitar's factory manager and wanted to introduce some new models and methods. Maton didnt see the need and blew him off, so he left and set up Cole Clark with help from Ben Harper. Their acoustics are made in a quite revolutionary manner with CNC-machined tops that have 3mm embossed sections around the joins, and slots milled directly in for braces and the sides, with the sides being routed over once the glue has dried esposing the join. The neck is machined the same way to directly take the sides and top into a box, with no join. No purfling. And his 'Face Brace' pickup with ribbon contacts over a brace running between the tail and neck of the guitar is very natural- sounding, blended with a saddle piezo. The Mistress is very cool, if you like PRS-style flexi-switchers. __________________ My other Telecaster is a Thinline The Tele Bible, Ch 1, v 10 Love thy Telecaster, covet not thy neighbour's Strat!

May 19th, 2008, 03:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
kreyzgym TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne Age: 19 Posts: 59	Cole Clark guitars are quality units. Some Billy Hyde's do stock them.