why are they called nashville?

dijos · June 9th, 2009, 03:42 PM

anyone?

Ronkirn · June 9th, 2009, 03:46 PM

'cause every other name was taken..... had to call it something... Imagine if you had to say, Hey, I just gotta new ..... (blank) see gotta have something to put in there.. and ham sandwich doesn't fit.

Ron Kirn

Tele Fan · June 9th, 2009, 03:53 PM

The strat pup in the middle got popular with studio musicians in Nashville who were tired of bringing a strat and a tele to a session. Or so the story goes.

3 Chord · June 9th, 2009, 05:19 PM

Just to add, to make it as a session player in Music City you have to be versatile. The Nash Tele gives a few more options with the flick of a switch.

RodeoTex · June 9th, 2009, 09:05 PM

I'd heard that it was Brent Mason who was first (or best known) user of a Strat pickup in the middle. Of course I think he was also using some type of Gibson mini hummer in the neck.
Appartently lots of Nashville session guys followed Brent's lead. A former luthier friend of mine told me that back in those days he butchered tons of classic Telecasters to do the 'Brent Mason' mod.

Shame that Fender couldn't work something out with Brent and it would have been a 'Brent Mason' model.

I'm sure that Blue Water Girl could fill in lots of details.

Geo · June 9th, 2009, 11:27 PM

Folks started using the middle Strat add on in mid-late '70s.
I had mine added in '74 and a local guy made me a 5 way switch
from a 3-way. There weren't any available over the counter then
and Fender did not have any until '76(?) on factory Strats.

I hadn't seen or heard anyone with it then other than the guy who did
mine. Main thing is it worked and sounded really good.
I got the used pickup at the Sho-Bud store on Lower Broad.
It was pretty old.

I actually wanted to add the 3rd pickup before I moved to
Nashville but just never got to it in finding someone to do it
proper. That and finding a loose Strat pickup then wasn't
easy. There wasn't any AM pickups available until later on.

bandeapart · June 9th, 2009, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronkirn

.. and ham sandwich doesn't fit.

Ron Kirn

Tell that to Mama Cass

(yes, I know that wasn't the actual cause of death)

iansmitchell · June 10th, 2009, 12:23 AM

Same way a lotta things are, nashville tuning, nashville star, nashville potatoes, nashville tele.

ajgus · June 10th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodeoTex

I'd heard that it was Brent Mason who was first (or best known) user of a Strat pickup in the middle. Of course I think he was also using some type of Gibson mini hummer in the neck.
Appartently lots of Nashville session guys followed Brent's lead. A former luthier friend of mine told me that back in those days he butchered tons of classic Telecasters to do the 'Brent Mason' mod.

Shame that Fender couldn't work something out with Brent and it would have been a 'Brent Mason' model.

I'm sure that Blue Water Girl could fill in lots of details.

I'm glad they made it in Ensenada & called it the Nashville. Cause if they called it a Brent Mason, I would have payed a LOT more then the $500 I paid a couple of years ago...no?

tjalla · June 10th, 2009, 01:11 AM

It may be a Squier, but I always thought these were pretty much due to Brent's configuration...

Geo · June 10th, 2009, 11:32 PM

Assimilation is not required.

joebonilla · June 11th, 2009, 01:15 AM

Do the 2 and 4 postitions give you the strat cluck tone?

GeorgiaBoy61 · June 13th, 2009, 04:05 AM

Was Brent Mason the first guy to do this mod? I believe I've seen pictures of guys like Reggie Young with modified three-pickup teles, and didn't Jerry Donohue plays one, or used to?

Well, maybe I'm daft, but to me, if someone is paying me double or triple scale, I'd be glad to lug both a Strat and a Tele around!

Heard all this talk about Brent Mason these days. Who else is on the "A" list for sessions in Nashville these days? I'd imagine Ray Flacke, and Johnny Hiland, but who else?

Guitarzan · June 13th, 2009, 03:48 PM

Do a search in the Bad Dog Cafe on that topic. Blue Water Girl discussed the A list with some other members not more than a month or 6 weeks ago.

emgcarra · June 13th, 2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodeoTex

I'd heard that it was Brent Mason who was first (or best known) user of a Strat pickup in the middle. Of course I think he was also using some type of Gibson mini hummer in the neck.
Appartently lots of Nashville session guys followed Brent's lead. A former luthier friend of mine told me that back in those days he butchered tons of classic Telecasters to do the 'Brent Mason' mod.

Shame that Fender couldn't work something out with Brent and it would have been a 'Brent Mason' model.

I'm sure that Blue Water Girl could fill in lots of details.

.....Mr Mason has a signature model with all the features in Valley Art Guitars,
and it is a beauty....!

RodeoTex · June 13th, 2009, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emgcarra

.....Mr Mason has a signature model with all the features in Valley Art Guitars,

Quote:

Originally Posted by emgcarra

and it is a beauty....!

Yes I've seen that one and can't get past the headstock - but that's just me.
I was only saying that it is a shame that Fender couldn't have worked something out with Brent.

woodman · June 13th, 2009, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgiaBoy61

Was Brent Mason the first guy to do this mod?

not unless he did it before 1973, which is when i did my first one! of course, he would've been about 14 then, so i ain't ruling it out.

Florida Sam · July 3rd, 2009, 11:56 PM

Mine was made in 1976.

tdowns · July 4th, 2009, 12:19 AM

I would suspect it was Joe Glaser that got that started for Nashville players. He was certainly responsible for Brent's guitar and I believe he made this one too. Here is Rick Skaggs with his.

I heard Joe had a box full of those flaming necks. I always wanted to build one like Ricky's purple Tele.

mellecaster · July 4th, 2009, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

I always wanted to build one like Ricky's purple Tele.

Ya oughtta Terry...you ain't gettin any younger !....

tdowns · July 4th, 2009, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellecaster

Ya oughtta Terry...you ain't gettin any younger !....

Yeah...tell me about !!!

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Ronkirn VENDOR Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 63 Posts: 3,884	'cause every other name was taken..... had to call it something... Imagine if you had to say, Hey, I just gotta new ..... (blank) see gotta have something to put in there.. and ham sandwich doesn't fit. Ron Kirn __________________ "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain." "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself ." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. www.ronkirn.com

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Tele Fan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville, Ky Age: 30 Posts: 2,933	The strat pup in the middle got popular with studio musicians in Nashville who were tired of bringing a strat and a tele to a session. Or so the story goes. __________________ Life is better when you just make it up as you go along.

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RodeoTex Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,838	I'd heard that it was Brent Mason who was first (or best known) user of a Strat pickup in the middle. Of course I think he was also using some type of Gibson mini hummer in the neck. Appartently lots of Nashville session guys followed Brent's lead. A former luthier friend of mine told me that back in those days he butchered tons of classic Telecasters to do the 'Brent Mason' mod. Shame that Fender couldn't work something out with Brent and it would have been a 'Brent Mason' model. I'm sure that Blue Water Girl could fill in lots of details. __________________ Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose.

June 9th, 2009, 11:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 60 Posts: 2,609 15 Photos	Folks started using the middle Strat add on in mid-late '70s. I had mine added in '74 and a local guy made me a 5 way switch from a 3-way. There weren't any available over the counter then and Fender did not have any until '76(?) on factory Strats. I hadn't seen or heard anyone with it then other than the guy who did mine. Main thing is it worked and sounded really good. I got the used pickup at the Sho-Bud store on Lower Broad. It was pretty old. I actually wanted to add the 3rd pickup before I moved to Nashville but just never got to it in finding someone to do it proper. That and finding a loose Strat pickup then wasn't easy. There wasn't any AM pickups available until later on. __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

June 9th, 2009, 05:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
3 Chord Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Billings MT Age: 43 Posts: 414	Just to add, to make it as a session player in Music City you have to be versatile. The Nash Tele gives a few more options with the flick of a switch.

June 10th, 2009, 12:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
iansmitchell Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 1,007	Same way a lotta things are, nashville tuning, nashville star, nashville potatoes, nashville tele. __________________ ... Please do not insinuate anything sexual from that.

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tjalla Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 2,457 7 Photos	It may be a Squier, but I always thought these were pretty much due to Brent's configuration...

June 10th, 2009, 11:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 60 Posts: 2,609 15 Photos	Assimilation is not required. __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

June 11th, 2009, 01:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
joebonilla TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hamilton Age: 21 Posts: 46	Do the 2 and 4 postitions give you the strat cluck tone?

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GeorgiaBoy61 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elk Grove Village, IL Age: 48 Posts: 6	Was Brent Mason the first guy to do this mod? I believe I've seen pictures of guys like Reggie Young with modified three-pickup teles, and didn't Jerry Donohue plays one, or used to? Well, maybe I'm daft, but to me, if someone is paying me double or triple scale, I'd be glad to lug both a Strat and a Tele around! Heard all this talk about Brent Mason these days. Who else is on the "A" list for sessions in Nashville these days? I'd imagine Ray Flacke, and Johnny Hiland, but who else?

June 13th, 2009, 03:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
Guitarzan Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hotlanta, GA Posts: 1,180	Do a search in the Bad Dog Cafe on that topic. Blue Water Girl discussed the A list with some other members not more than a month or 6 weeks ago. __________________ I got all my country learnin, milking and a churnin, pickin cotton, raisin hell, and bailin hay

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Florida Sam TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 17	Mine was made in 1976.

July 4th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#19 (permalink)
tdowns Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wylie, TX US Posts: 3,096	I would suspect it was Joe Glaser that got that started for Nashville players. He was certainly responsible for Brent's guitar and I believe he made this one too. Here is Rick Skaggs with his. I heard Joe had a box full of those flaming necks. I always wanted to build one like Ricky's purple Tele. __________________ Best regards, Terry Downs http://terrydownsmusic.com Equine quadrupeds may be coaxed to the reference of specific gravity but may not be compelled to imbibe thereof.

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