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martinguy · July 6th, 2008, 06:01 PM

Hello to all. I am a new Telecaster owner,having been gifted one for Father's day by my guys(kids,g'kids).I am the proud owner of a spalted maple SE.I am getting used to the narrower fretboard and jumbo frets,causing me to clean up my technique a smidge.How much fun is this....explain the pups as pertains to the tone knob that lifts up....what exactly is going on? Oh yeah my first electric, martinguy up to now.Maybe not much longer.Dark LP sounding and then "makes my girl hot,jazzy sounds" too cool. Looking forward to learning about this puppy and playing it as well as it deserves. Thanks beforehand for your time and responses....

e-merlin · July 6th, 2008, 06:09 PM

Welcome! Be warned, pics of new guitars are required or you get hit with the banstick!

Not really.

If your guitar has humbuckers, I'd guess lifting the pot splits the pickups so you get a single coil tone.

ste993 · July 6th, 2008, 06:12 PM

Hello and welcome!

PIX PIX PIX!

numeric · July 6th, 2008, 06:13 PM

It's a coil tap, for cutting down the dual-coil humbuckers into single coils. It gives a greater variety of sounds.

boris bubbanov · July 6th, 2008, 06:24 PM

Welcome!

garytelecastor · July 6th, 2008, 06:39 PM

Welcome Martinguy.
What model of Martin do you have?

martinguy · July 6th, 2008, 06:53 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome.Pictures? PICTURES? I can't do no pictures...I'll work on it honest.I will describe...it is real purty...I have only up to now learned and played on a 1967 MartinD28(high school grad.gift)other guitars before that were pos and don't bear mentioning....oh yeah what does pot mean(as per a guitar) and the guitar has HH at the end of it's name what does that mean? So many question and so little......

Edutainment · July 6th, 2008, 07:00 PM

Pot is short for potentiometer... the technical name for a knob.

I'm gonna assume HH means it has two humbuckers (type of pickup). You'll learn the vocabulary soon enough. Welcome to the forum.

65flh5326 · July 6th, 2008, 08:47 PM

Welcome! I have one Martin. Its pretty small!
http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ecaster010.jpg

degsycaster · July 6th, 2008, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 65flh5326

Welcome! I have one Martin. Its pretty small!
http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ecaster010.jpg

But perfectly formed!

Welcome Martinguy

telecaster1987 · July 6th, 2008, 11:20 PM

Welcome!

The D28 is a fantastic guitar. I have a late 70s Alvarez D28 copy that I've played just about every type of music on. I someday hope to get an actual D28.

Yeah, HH means two Humbuckers, an HSS like my '85 Telecaster means (from the bridge to the neck) Humbucker and two single coil pickups. I guarantee you'll get a great amount of useful info from the posters in this forum. they're all good people!

Again, welcome!

mellecaster · July 6th, 2008, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 65flh5326

Welcome! I have one Martin. Its pretty small!
http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ecaster010.jpg

First the 65 Panhead...now the Little Martin...Now I'm Really Jealous !.....

Steffey · July 6th, 2008, 11:48 PM

Welcome MartinGuy! Be forewarned, though: you'll spend half your time with that beauty and the other half talking about it on here!

I'm a Martin guy, too: D-35. They're magical, just like Teles! Along with my Thinline '69 RI, my Martin completes the dream team...until such a time as new GAS hits.

CatfishStudios · July 7th, 2008, 12:05 AM

Welcome Martinguy! I too own a Martin..although it is a DX1... a mere shadow of your D28

beep.click · July 7th, 2008, 12:17 AM

Hey Martinguy, congratulations! And welcome to the forum!

What kind of amplifier are you using with that new Tele???

July 6th, 2008, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
martinguy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Age: 58 Posts: 2	Hello and Hello to all. I am a new Telecaster owner,having been gifted one for Father's day by my guys(kids,g'kids).I am the proud owner of a spalted maple SE.I am getting used to the narrower fretboard and jumbo frets,causing me to clean up my technique a smidge.How much fun is this....explain the pups as pertains to the tone knob that lifts up....what exactly is going on? Oh yeah my first electric, martinguy up to now.Maybe not much longer.Dark LP sounding and then "makes my girl hot,jazzy sounds" too cool. Looking forward to learning about this puppy and playing it as well as it deserves. Thanks beforehand for your time and responses....

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ste993 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland OR Age: 38 Posts: 144	Hello and welcome! PIX PIX PIX! __________________ --

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garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,639 18 Photos	Welcome Martinguy. What model of Martin do you have? __________________ 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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martinguy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Age: 58 Posts: 2	Hello and Thanks for the warm welcome.Pictures? PICTURES? I can't do no pictures...I'll work on it honest.I will describe...it is real purty...I have only up to now learned and played on a 1967 MartinD28(high school grad.gift)other guitars before that were pos and don't bear mentioning....oh yeah what does pot mean(as per a guitar) and the guitar has HH at the end of it's name what does that mean? So many question and so little...... Last edited by martinguy; July 6th, 2008 at 06:56 PM. Reason: addition

July 6th, 2008, 07:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
Edutainment Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 17 Posts: 118	Pot is short for potentiometer... the technical name for a knob. I'm gonna assume HH means it has two humbuckers (type of pickup). You'll learn the vocabulary soon enough. Welcome to the forum. __________________ "Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!" -B. B. King

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65flh5326 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: walla walla wa Posts: 202	Welcome! I have one Martin. Its pretty small! http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ecaster010.jpg

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telecaster1987 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 161	Welcome! The D28 is a fantastic guitar. I have a late 70s Alvarez D28 copy that I've played just about every type of music on. I someday hope to get an actual D28. Yeah, HH means two Humbuckers, an HSS like my '85 Telecaster means (from the bridge to the neck) Humbucker and two single coil pickups. I guarantee you'll get a great amount of useful info from the posters in this forum. they're all good people! Again, welcome! __________________ Sure, I work on electronics...It doesn't bother me... bother me... bother me... "We've got a blind date with Destiny... and it looks like she's ordered the lobster!" - The Shoveler Mystery Men Movie

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Steffey TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Shoreline, WA Age: 47 Posts: 27	Welcome MartinGuy! Be forewarned, though: you'll spend half your time with that beauty and the other half talking about it on here! I'm a Martin guy, too: D-35. They're magical, just like Teles! Along with my Thinline '69 RI, my Martin completes the dream team...until such a time as new GAS hits.

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CatfishStudios Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon , United States Age: 33 Posts: 727	Welcome Martinguy! I too own a Martin..although it is a DX1... a mere shadow of your D28

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beep.click Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 49 Posts: 1,966	Hey Martinguy, congratulations! And welcome to the forum! What kind of amplifier are you using with that new Tele??? __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."