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gripper · June 12th, 2012, 10:27 PM

I am looking for a tele style guitar. I use a thumbpick and play a mixture of Atkins style,chicken picking and jazz. I am playing a 1960 es 330 now but would love to have a tele style guitar. On most of the tele style guitars i have played the strings are too close to the body for my style of playing. I did play a G&L tribute asat (the one with the G&L pickups that look like p-90s) that the strings are higher off the body (pretty sweet). I haven't found a JA 90 tele to try but it looks like the strings are higher off the body due to the bridge. Any suggestions. Is there a way to set up a standard style tele to get the strings higher off the body.

Twang Guitars · June 12th, 2012, 11:29 PM

I play same style, thumb pick all the time, and play several Tele's. I don't have a problem , BUT, you might try shimming the neck slightly, that will get the strings higher off the body, or thy a Tele with a fixed bridge(stoptail type), rather than ashtray style.
Jon

Stevie boy · June 13th, 2012, 11:33 AM

You might want to check out Wendler guitars...

fredman · June 13th, 2012, 12:46 PM

Quick search but couldn't find a website but I did run across this on a Wendler. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkPPPGT0jqw

fredman · June 13th, 2012, 12:48 PM

Just ran into his site; http://www.electrocoustic.com/

tpaul · June 13th, 2012, 12:59 PM

Raising the bridge saddles and shimming the neck will get the strings higher off the body on any Tele style guitar. Simple and commonly done.

Phelonious Ponk · June 13th, 2012, 01:34 PM

I think you already answered your own question: ASAT. And personally, I don't think you could do much better than a Special for jazz. That big MFD pickup in the neck position makes a huge, warm, articulate sound that is perfect for fingerstyle jazz.

P

RomanS · June 13th, 2012, 01:42 PM

Tele with a Bigsby B16 - that type of Bigsby requires a huge shim in the neck pocket, so the strings are as high above the body as on a hollowbody jazz-box.

jefrs · June 13th, 2012, 02:16 PM

I usually fingerpick but without the thumb pick.

I actually find the tele to be just about perfect spacing and not significantly narrower than the jazzbox or thin semi.

A ToM (jazzbox etc) usually has 52mm string spacing as are some teles but teles are mainly 54mm

JCW1024 · June 13th, 2012, 02:56 PM

Godin Acousticaster?

http://www.godinguitars.com/godinacousticaster.htm

June 12th, 2012, 10:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
gripper TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: alabama Age: 52 Posts: 6	Tele Style guitar for fingerpicking I am looking for a tele style guitar. I use a thumbpick and play a mixture of Atkins style,chicken picking and jazz. I am playing a 1960 es 330 now but would love to have a tele style guitar. On most of the tele style guitars i have played the strings are too close to the body for my style of playing. I did play a G&L tribute asat (the one with the G&L pickups that look like p-90s) that the strings are higher off the body (pretty sweet). I haven't found a JA 90 tele to try but it looks like the strings are higher off the body due to the bridge. Any suggestions. Is there a way to set up a standard style tele to get the strings higher off the body.

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tpaul Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vermont Age: 47 Posts: 4,416 7 Photos	Raising the bridge saddles and shimming the neck will get the strings higher off the body on any Tele style guitar. Simple and commonly done. __________________ No trees were killed in the posting of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

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RomanS Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 41 Posts: 6,085 22 Photos	Tele with a Bigsby B16 - that type of Bigsby requires a huge shim in the neck pocket, so the strings are as high above the body as on a hollowbody jazz-box. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/neatpickers

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jefrs Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newbury, England Age: 58 Posts: 11,225 5 Photos	I usually fingerpick but without the thumb pick. I actually find the tele to be just about perfect spacing and not significantly narrower than the jazzbox or thin semi. A ToM (jazzbox etc) usually has 52mm string spacing as are some teles but teles are mainly 54mm __________________ There's two kinds of people, those that hear the music and those that don't.

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June 12th, 2012, 11:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Twang Guitars Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Age: 51 Posts: 214	I play same style, thumb pick all the time, and play several Tele's. I don't have a problem , BUT, you might try shimming the neck slightly, that will get the strings higher off the body, or thy a Tele with a fixed bridge(stoptail type), rather than ashtray style. Jon

June 13th, 2012, 11:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Stevie boy TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rocklin, CA. Posts: 71	You might want to check out Wendler guitars...

June 13th, 2012, 12:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
fredman TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 5	Quick search but couldn't find a website but I did run across this on a Wendler. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkPPPGT0jqw

June 13th, 2012, 12:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
fredman TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 5	Just ran into his site; http://www.electrocoustic.com/

June 13th, 2012, 01:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Phelonious Ponk Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: charlotte, nc Age: 61 Posts: 1,107	I think you already answered your own question: ASAT. And personally, I don't think you could do much better than a Special for jazz. That big MFD pickup in the neck position makes a huge, warm, articulate sound that is perfect for fingerstyle jazz. P

June 13th, 2012, 02:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
JCW1024 TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Blacksburg, Virginia Posts: 58	Godin Acousticaster? http://www.godinguitars.com/godinacousticaster.htm

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