it's probably asked to much but..

robrecht · February 25th, 2004, 10:13 AM

.. does someone has a record (sample) of a MIM standard tele on his computer? I really would like to hear one. Clean or distorted,whatever, but regarding all the very good reviews on the net, such bang for the buck?? I know I should go to a music store and play one, but I live in the middle of nowhere and the first shop is 35 miles away and I don't have a car, station is 20 miles away so.. :)
tnx anyway

tenstrings · February 25th, 2004, 05:06 PM

here you go. I'm not sure this is the best clip out there, but it's not the guitars fault...

http://www.musicianshop.com/tv/fende...ter_ba_mid.wmv

supah!

brian

lenny · February 25th, 2004, 06:22 PM

as far as sound goes the ones i have played sounded great, just like a tele should.
places where it lacked was stuff like fret ends, and the fit of the nut, controls had a tiny bit of slop.all minor stuff, easily fixed or even easy to just live with
but soundwise i think it should be right in the ballpark with most any tele
there are variations from tele to tele, so any one you order you sorta roll the dice on, havin not played it. some mim standards feel great and better than a more expensive model where it just didnt come out just right.
i think feel might have to do with weight and balance mostly, which is determined by the specific wood you get on the neck and body of yours. some just sit in your lap or on a strap just right.. and probably the resonance of the particular piece of body wood.
from a sound sample i think anyone would be hard pressed to tell a made in mexico from an american deluxe( hehe altho i wouldnt be surprised if someone around here claims they can:P), except for the lack of 60 cycle hum on the noiseless pickups
good luck
:)
p.s. i am watchin that video.. hehe at first when he started playin i cringed... but then i was like hmm... the tele does sound pretty ok. here is this inexperienced player playin thru some crappy amp, crappy recording, and it sounded pretty good!
:P
that's a made in mexico?
hard to tell from the video

robrecht · February 26th, 2004, 07:27 AM

okay thank you so much for the samples.
here's another one:
http://www.musicianshop.com/tv/fender_telecaster_mw.wmv
it sounds pretty good IMHO, but is it the player's fault that it (the song he plays) sounds kinda messy?
and further, don't you think this Commodore SG-type guitar sounds amazing for the price (and not only for the price..)?

http://www.musicianshop.com/tv/commodore_sg.wmv

http://www.musicianshop.com/mp3/com_s.mp3

c ya

skepticult · February 26th, 2004, 01:05 PM

Conspicuously avoiding any comments directed at the guy demoing the guitars:

More online guitar shops should do something like this. Not as good as try before you buy, but better than looking at a grainy stock photo that may or may not look anything like the guitar, and trying to figure out what it will sound like by deciphering 100 variations of the meaningless words "vintage" "toneful" and "really nails XXXX tone!!!!!"

February 25th, 2004, 10:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
robrecht Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: aarschot, belgium Posts: 206	it's probably asked to much but.. .. does someone has a record (sample) of a MIM standard tele on his computer? I really would like to hear one. Clean or distorted,whatever, but regarding all the very good reviews on the net, such bang for the buck?? I know I should go to a music store and play one, but I live in the middle of nowhere and the first shop is 35 miles away and I don't have a car, station is 20 miles away so.. :) tnx anyway

February 25th, 2004, 05:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
tenstrings Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 238 1 Photos	here you go. I'm not sure this is the best clip out there, but it's not the guitars fault... http://www.musicianshop.com/tv/fende...ter_ba_mid.wmv supah! brian __________________ "all that racket from wood and wire"

February 26th, 2004, 07:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
robrecht Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: aarschot, belgium Posts: 206	thanks okay thank you so much for the samples. here's another one: http://www.musicianshop.com/tv/fender_telecaster_mw.wmv it sounds pretty good IMHO, but is it the player's fault that it (the song he plays) sounds kinda messy? and further, don't you think this Commodore SG-type guitar sounds amazing for the price (and not only for the price..)? http://www.musicianshop.com/tv/commodore_sg.wmv http://www.musicianshop.com/mp3/com_s.mp3 c ya

February 25th, 2004, 06:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
lenny Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Haven, CT. USA Posts: 3,219	as far as sound goes the ones i have played sounded great, just like a tele should. places where it lacked was stuff like fret ends, and the fit of the nut, controls had a tiny bit of slop.all minor stuff, easily fixed or even easy to just live with but soundwise i think it should be right in the ballpark with most any tele there are variations from tele to tele, so any one you order you sorta roll the dice on, havin not played it. some mim standards feel great and better than a more expensive model where it just didnt come out just right. i think feel might have to do with weight and balance mostly, which is determined by the specific wood you get on the neck and body of yours. some just sit in your lap or on a strap just right.. and probably the resonance of the particular piece of body wood. from a sound sample i think anyone would be hard pressed to tell a made in mexico from an american deluxe( hehe altho i wouldnt be surprised if someone around here claims they can:P), except for the lack of 60 cycle hum on the noiseless pickups good luck :) p.s. i am watchin that video.. hehe at first when he started playin i cringed... but then i was like hmm... the tele does sound pretty ok. here is this inexperienced player playin thru some crappy amp, crappy recording, and it sounded pretty good! :P that's a made in mexico? hard to tell from the video

February 26th, 2004, 01:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
skepticult Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 405	Conspicuously avoiding any comments directed at the guy demoing the guitars: More online guitar shops should do something like this. Not as good as try before you buy, but better than looking at a grainy stock photo that may or may not look anything like the guitar, and trying to figure out what it will sound like by deciphering 100 variations of the meaningless words "vintage" "toneful" and "really nails XXXX tone!!!!!"