New Guy

JazzGuy · May 19th, 2008, 11:08 PM

Hi,

I'm 'JazzGuy' (my real name is Brian). A 73' Tele was my first electric -purchased for me by my Dad (in 74') after a sufficient season of labor in his wood-working business. I really, REALLY wish I still had that guitar!

I love all kinds of Tele music but,

I don't currently have a Tele, but do enjoy playing my Gibson 335 though a Carr Mercury.

I hope to build a "parts" Tele sometime in the year or so. Hence, I'm looking forward to learning more about Tele parts/mods folks here have experience with!

Peace and Twang,

Brian

mellecaster · May 19th, 2008, 11:56 PM

Welcome Brian...I bet that 74 met a lot because you worked hard for it too !..I remember some of those Summer jobs as a young sprout : )....Welcome to the forum, and feel free to pick our Collective knowledge any ole time.

garytelecastor · May 20th, 2008, 12:03 AM

Welcome to the forum, Brian.
Half the fun of being on this site is finding out about all of the options that you have open to you.

Robin Nahum · May 20th, 2008, 03:03 AM

Hi Brian,

Welcome. I hope you enjoy the Tele Page. I guess you play jazz. What kind?

shades · May 20th, 2008, 06:11 AM

Welcome Brian, we're glad that you're here.
Enjoy!

BAW4742 · May 20th, 2008, 07:23 AM

Hi Jazzguy Brian.

Welcome to the group. This is the place to learn.

tuuur · May 20th, 2008, 09:01 AM

Welcome Brian! Did they tell you already that building teles is highly addictive?

(666th post... arg!)

downeastboy · May 20th, 2008, 09:05 AM

Welcome, Brian! You'll love a Tele even more through that Carr (great amps!). Yeh, let us know the type of jazz you're into. Hang around this place much and you'll be picking up a Tele sooner than you thought ...

aunchaki · May 20th, 2008, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JazzGuy

I hope to build a "parts" Tele sometime in the year or so. Hence, I'm looking forward to learning more about Tele parts/mods folks here have experience with!

This is the place! Keep your eyes peeled for threads by partsbuilders. Lots of of piece together Teles, and love doing it. Some get all the pieces separately, other buy a basic Tele and swap out parts one by one. Either way it's a blast. Welcome aboard!!

Doug Ferguson · May 20th, 2008, 10:06 AM

Welcome, Brian. You'll get all the info you need here to build that partscaster. Or you could do like I did and get a lowly Squire Affinity (which are actually great guitars) and mod the heck out of it. Then you'd have a tele and your 335!

JazzGuy · May 20th, 2008, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robin Nahum

Hi Brian,

Welcome. I hope you enjoy the Tele Page. I guess you play jazz. What kind?

Well Robin,

I'm unfortunately one adult dude who suffers from a bit of distraction toward different styles of guitar music. I love many styles of guitar, but Jazz is certainly a mainstay.

I've played/studied more traditional Jazz Standards/forms on and off for about 33 years, but I also love great country playing (which can be pretty dern "jazzy"), Tele-rock styles, and certainly BLUES as well. I also studied Classical guitar formally for 6 years, but have pretty much abandoned that.

I've just come off a hiatus of not playing any Electric Guitar for about 5 years (did play some Bass though).

I love the playing of Danny Gatton and Brent Mason, two "Tele-terrors" who definitely can serve up some pretty nice jazz!

Brian

telex · May 20th, 2008, 07:05 PM

Hi new guy!

Welcome here Brian.

JazzGuy · May 20th, 2008, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by downeastboy

Welcome, Brian! You'll love a Tele even more through that Carr (great amps!). Yeh, let us know the type of jazz you're into. Hang around this place much and you'll be picking up a Tele sooner than you thought ...

Thanks downeastboy (BTW - I'm in Apex, NC). I'm mainly into really solid "traditional" Jazz (not "contemporary" elevator jazz stuff), but I definitely dig some of the "modern" expressions of it as played by folks like Larry Carlton, Mike Stern, etc.

My favorite Tele-Jazz player is definitely the Canadian Ed Bickert who was with Paul Desmond for many, many years. I believe Ed does use a humbucker in the neck position of his Tele. I want to stay with the traditional chrome-covered single coil in the one I plan to build (can always play my 335 if I need a humbucking sound).

I grew up mostly in Branson, MO (from age 10 on) where my extended family is originally from. This was before Branson became "trendy" like it is today.
My dad fixed up an old 55' Fender Pro for me to play with the Tele. After a couple of years I traded this rig for an Gibson 150 and some "boot $$" because I thought it made a better Jazz guitar.

Dad (may he rest in peace) would take me to hear Jerry Reed and other lesser known country pickers who definitely had some "funk" in their sound. But around the same time I got into early Larry Carlton (with the Crusaders, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell), etc. and wanted the more west coast fusion/blues tone that a fat Gibson could provide.

Two regrets from this:
1) that I let go of my Tele
2) that I did not take country playing more seriously

Brian

Colt W. Knight · May 20th, 2008, 07:35 PM

Welcome to the forum. Let's go over a few rules, if you acquire a new guitar it is mandatory to post pictures. I think we are collectively leaning towards making build threads mandatory too if you are creating a new tele from scratch. Just kidding of course, but we would like to see pictures of guitars and builds in progress. I think you will find this site is a plethora of knowledge on not only the telecaster, but other areas as well. We have several notable players and collectors on here, as well as, master luthiers that will be able to answer any and all build questions. Plus you don't have to wait forever for a reply. Generally, posts are responded to within a day. The demeanor of this forum is great, and you don't have to worry about people spouting off a lot of nonsense. If a post doens't make sense, one of the experts will jump right in and correct it.
Colt
P.S.
Do yourself a favor and don't listien to me, I am not one of the afore mentioned experts.

Buckocaster51 · May 20th, 2008, 07:58 PM

Welcome aboard.

Telecasters -> more than a guitar - an adventure!

JazzGuy · May 20th, 2008, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

Welcome to the forum. Let's go over a few rules, if you acquire a new guitar it is mandatory to post pictures. I think we are collectively leaning towards making build threads mandatory too if you are creating a new tele from scratch. Just kidding of course, but we would like to see pictures of guitars and builds in progress. I think you will find this site is a plethora of knowledge on not only the telecaster, but other areas as well. We have several notable players and collectors on here, as well as, master luthiers that will be able to answer any and all build questions. Plus you don't have to wait forever for a reply. Generally, posts are responded to within a day. The demeanor of this forum is great, and you don't have to worry about people spouting off a lot of nonsense. If a post doens't make sense, one of the experts will jump right in and correct it.
Colt
P.S.
Do yourself a favor and don't listien to me, I am not one of the afore mentioned experts.

Thanks Colt, you're very funny!

I'll probably get banned for posting this

pic of my 335/Carr Merc rig huh?

Seriously, as the Tele build commences/proceeds, I'll be sure to post questions, observations, and pics!

Ed Bickert · May 20th, 2008, 09:06 PM

Hiya Jazz! I have a deep love for jazz on a tele. My fave is (obviously) Ed Bickert and Ted Greene. It's amazing how, in spite of common sense, a tele is one of the best guitars for jazz there is. I had my 335 phase too. But I grew up playing rock and could never get the hang of a true jazzbox. I had an a couple L5s, then downgraded to a 335 to get to a small size, then to a Les Paul, and then ended up back at a Tele. I don't really know why, but a tele with a humbucker in the neck is really sweet for jazz. I actually just built my first tele from scratch. before I even began I had a tele for jazz in mind. All the hardware I bought was to give me the best jazz sound. It currently has Thomastik flatwound 14s on there.

Most of the people here are mainstream tele players (of course) but there is a small, but loyal bunch of jazz enthusiasts on here too.

I feel like a goober because I always dismissed country music as a sort of...well, I won't use the name. Suffice it to say, I thought country was crap. But I forced myself to watch the country music awards (last year, not this year) and saw Brad Paisley do a solo. I have since been hooked. Specifically on Brad's playing. And damn it all, the music is actually really cool too. And Brad has a couple very jazz-based tunes too. Needless to say, they're not his hits. But he abandon the twang and lay down a really sweet jazz sound when he wants.

Anyway, welcome to the board. There's TONS of people here that can help you build your guitar. There's a few luthiers on here too.

When I built my tele I had every single question I asked on this forum answered politely, quickly, professionally, and with enthusiam. It's a great bunch of people on this forum and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by all the help you receive regardless of what question you ask.

Welcome!

BAW4742 · May 21st, 2008, 07:43 AM

Nice 335 Jazzguy. Is it a Larry Carlton Sig model?

I guess 335s are supposed to be dot models but I really like the block inlays myself.

Dean Gray · May 21st, 2008, 08:27 AM

Hi Brian, welcome from another newish member!

This really is a great place, and a helpful bunch of people, as i'm sure you know by now. I love jazz too, and not just guitar, in fact some of my favourite jazz recordings don't have any guitar at all!(Shock! Horror!)

Although Grant Green has been on steady rotation in my truck lately...

Ted Greene has got to be my favourite tele/jazz guitarist right now, I just picked up his CD Solo Guitar. Amazing.

ehawley · May 21st, 2008, 08:40 AM

welcome Brian!

JKjr · May 21st, 2008, 09:00 AM

Greetings from Raleighwood. Welcome aboard.

downeastboy · May 21st, 2008, 09:44 AM

Great looking 335, Brian! You are brave ... :-)) I'd post a pic of my '59 CS dot 335 with a Swart, but ...

Seems to be several tdpri folks in our area - eventually we'll have to have a get-together like the tdpri Texans are doing ...

Southern ILL · May 21st, 2008, 09:46 AM

Welcome Brian...

Hang out and post up.

JazzGuy · May 21st, 2008, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAW4742

Nice 335 Jazzguy. Is it a Larry Carlton Sig model?

I guess 335s are supposed to be dot models but I really like the block inlays myself.

It is! I love the fat neck profile and the higher fingerboard radius. I "de-Carltonized" it a bit by replacing the "Mr. 335" TR cover with a plain Gibson one (there's not but one Mr. 335 and I'm NOT he :)). I also replaced the "amp style" knobs with Gibson "hat" models with gold inserts that have Volume/Tone written on them.

Other than that she's stock and running D'addario Chromes (flatwounds) .011-.050 with a wound G.

I like flats on the 335 but the Tele I plan to build will have rounds, probably .010-.048 (or thereabouts on the low end) with a plain G.

Steve G · May 21st, 2008, 06:58 PM

Hello Jazzguy.
I love to hear Jazz and occasionally play it, but Im from the Danny Gatton school (except with 0.5% of the talent and application) of it being blues with 'wrong' notes.
Good to have you here.
Steve

May 19th, 2008, 11:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
JazzGuy TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 34	New Guy Hi, I'm 'JazzGuy' (my real name is Brian). A 73' Tele was my first electric -purchased for me by my Dad (in 74') after a sufficient season of labor in his wood-working business. I really, REALLY wish I still had that guitar! I love all kinds of Tele music but, I don't currently have a Tele, but do enjoy playing my Gibson 335 though a Carr Mercury. I hope to build a "parts" Tele sometime in the year or so. Hence, I'm looking forward to learning more about Tele parts/mods folks here have experience with! Peace and Twang, Brian

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mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,766 17 Photos	Welcome Brian...I bet that 74 met a lot because you worked hard for it too !..I remember some of those Summer jobs as a young sprout : )....Welcome to the forum, and feel free to pick our Collective knowledge any ole time. __________________ I have never owned an Ipod or Blackberry..and doubt that I ever will......

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garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,638 18 Photos	Welcome to the forum, Brian. Half the fun of being on this site is finding out about all of the options that you have open to you. __________________ 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!!!

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Robin Nahum Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 57 Posts: 1,708 13 Photos	Hi Brian, Welcome. I hope you enjoy the Tele Page. I guess you play jazz. What kind? __________________ RN Last edited by Robin Nahum; May 20th, 2008 at 07:42 AM.

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shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,239 8 Photos	Welcome Brian, we're glad that you're here. Enjoy! __________________ A.S.N.F.

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BAW4742 Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Age: 51 Posts: 644	Hi Jazzguy Brian. Welcome to the group. This is the place to learn.

May 20th, 2008, 09:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 1,009 7 Photos	Welcome Brian! Did they tell you already that building teles is highly addictive? (666th post... arg!) __________________ If we all take the backseat, who's gonna drive? - Fred Cole http://www.myspace.com/tuuur http://www.myspace.com/daggermoon

May 20th, 2008, 09:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
downeastboy TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 56 Posts: 69	Welcome, Brian! You'll love a Tele even more through that Carr (great amps!). Yeh, let us know the type of jazz you're into. Hang around this place much and you'll be picking up a Tele sooner than you thought ...

May 20th, 2008, 10:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
Doug Ferguson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 55 Posts: 1,714	Welcome, Brian. You'll get all the info you need here to build that partscaster. Or you could do like I did and get a lowly Squire Affinity (which are actually great guitars) and mod the heck out of it. Then you'd have a tele and your 335! __________________ If you get hung up on just guitar players, you've missed something.... Don't ever get to a point where you just gotta be a guitar player. You hear something, go try to get that note and sound as much like that as you can.-Buddy Guy

May 20th, 2008, 07:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
telex Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Hampshire, USA Age: 39 Posts: 534	Hi new guy! Welcome here Brian.

May 20th, 2008, 07:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
Colt W. Knight Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Virginia Age: 24 Posts: 2,148	Welcome to the forum. Let's go over a few rules, if you acquire a new guitar it is mandatory to post pictures. I think we are collectively leaning towards making build threads mandatory too if you are creating a new tele from scratch. Just kidding of course, but we would like to see pictures of guitars and builds in progress. I think you will find this site is a plethora of knowledge on not only the telecaster, but other areas as well. We have several notable players and collectors on here, as well as, master luthiers that will be able to answer any and all build questions. Plus you don't have to wait forever for a reply. Generally, posts are responded to within a day. The demeanor of this forum is great, and you don't have to worry about people spouting off a lot of nonsense. If a post doens't make sense, one of the experts will jump right in and correct it. Colt P.S. Do yourself a favor and don't listien to me, I am not one of the afore mentioned experts.

May 20th, 2008, 07:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,571 1 Photos	Welcome aboard. Telecasters -> more than a guitar - an adventure! __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

May 20th, 2008, 09:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
Ed Bickert Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Age: 40 Posts: 946	Hiya Jazz! I have a deep love for jazz on a tele. My fave is (obviously) Ed Bickert and Ted Greene. It's amazing how, in spite of common sense, a tele is one of the best guitars for jazz there is. I had my 335 phase too. But I grew up playing rock and could never get the hang of a true jazzbox. I had an a couple L5s, then downgraded to a 335 to get to a small size, then to a Les Paul, and then ended up back at a Tele. I don't really know why, but a tele with a humbucker in the neck is really sweet for jazz. I actually just built my first tele from scratch. before I even began I had a tele for jazz in mind. All the hardware I bought was to give me the best jazz sound. It currently has Thomastik flatwound 14s on there. Most of the people here are mainstream tele players (of course) but there is a small, but loyal bunch of jazz enthusiasts on here too. I feel like a goober because I always dismissed country music as a sort of...well, I won't use the name. Suffice it to say, I thought country was crap. But I forced myself to watch the country music awards (last year, not this year) and saw Brad Paisley do a solo. I have since been hooked. Specifically on Brad's playing. And damn it all, the music is actually really cool too. And Brad has a couple very jazz-based tunes too. Needless to say, they're not his hits. But he abandon the twang and lay down a really sweet jazz sound when he wants. Anyway, welcome to the board. There's TONS of people here that can help you build your guitar. There's a few luthiers on here too. When I built my tele I had every single question I asked on this forum answered politely, quickly, professionally, and with enthusiam. It's a great bunch of people on this forum and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by all the help you receive regardless of what question you ask. Welcome! __________________ Sorry, not the real Ed Bickert. Just a fan.

May 21st, 2008, 07:43 AM	#18 (permalink)
BAW4742 Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Age: 51 Posts: 644	Nice 335 Jazzguy. Is it a Larry Carlton Sig model? I guess 335s are supposed to be dot models but I really like the block inlays myself.

May 21st, 2008, 08:27 AM	#19 (permalink)
Dean Gray Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 201	Hi Brian, welcome from another newish member! This really is a great place, and a helpful bunch of people, as i'm sure you know by now. I love jazz too, and not just guitar, in fact some of my favourite jazz recordings don't have any guitar at all!(Shock! Horror!) Although Grant Green has been on steady rotation in my truck lately... Ted Greene has got to be my favourite tele/jazz guitarist right now, I just picked up his CD Solo Guitar. Amazing. __________________ imagination is more important than knowledge...

May 21st, 2008, 08:40 AM	#20 (permalink)
ehawley Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Keyport, New Jersey Age: 55 Posts: 1,014 48 Photos	welcome Brian!

May 21st, 2008, 09:00 AM	#21 (permalink)
JKjr Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: raleigh nc Posts: 230	Greetings from Raleighwood. Welcome aboard.

May 21st, 2008, 09:44 AM	#22 (permalink)
downeastboy TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 56 Posts: 69	Great looking 335, Brian! You are brave ... :-)) I'd post a pic of my '59 CS dot 335 with a Swart, but ... Seems to be several tdpri folks in our area - eventually we'll have to have a get-together like the tdpri Texans are doing ...

May 21st, 2008, 09:46 AM	#23 (permalink)
Southern ILL Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 982	Welcome Brian... Hang out and post up.

May 21st, 2008, 06:58 PM	#25 (permalink)
Steve G Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: LeeK (England) Posts: 1,757 60 Photos	Hello Jazzguy. I love to hear Jazz and occasionally play it, but Im from the Danny Gatton school (except with 0.5% of the talent and application) of it being blues with 'wrong' notes. Good to have you here. Steve __________________ "He was a drinkin' man with a guitar problem..." http://www.myspace.com/stevegiddings http://www.myspace.com/hiandlonesome