nashville itch

teletxo · January 15th, 2007, 11:33 AM

i m after a nash tele - although i never tried one. so i d like to hear opinions on them, i will be buying a mex one, just wanted to check if it s worthwhile. do you really get tele and start tones, or something in between? how are those tex mex pups they hve ?

thanks in advance, i m sure these are pretty generic questions, but as i said, i havent played any. i own a usa g&L bluesboy, and the agile tc1000.

Durtdog · January 15th, 2007, 11:51 AM

I think the pickups sound good, and the ones I've played have been quality guitars, but it's not my cup of tea. I'm really *way* over the strat quack, which seems to be the only thing this Tele offers that a regular Tele doesn't. Of course, lots of folks like that sound...to each his or her own.

teletxo · January 15th, 2007, 12:03 PM

yep - twang rocks, quack sucks ... no, really, i just think it d be cool to have both in a tele ... still need to find a decnt used on ebay that will ship to europe; new they go for 600 - 700 eur here - it s ridiculous

Bluesbob · January 15th, 2007, 03:58 PM

But by moving one wire you'll have one quack position, one Strat position and all 3 tele positions. And the more you mod, the more you'll want to mod some more! Which is why the Nashville is a great platform for modding (and learning).

Axis29 · January 15th, 2007, 04:54 PM

Just got one. While the quality of the paintjob is not so hot, and I had to fix the ground for the bridge... I absolutely love this damn guitar!

I will agree it is not 100% strat. It isn't as springy as a strat is (of course, there aren't any springs attached to these strings) so it play more straight forward. The middle pickup does sound very strat like. The middle and neck sound very strat like. The neck is so much cleaner (amybe that's not the right description, but that's the first word that popped into my head) than a strat and the bridge is just downright twangier than a strat. so it gives a bit of a hybrid in the bridge/middle position.

I had to do a good setup on it, changed strings to slinky bottom, heavy tops and adjusted the action so it's pretty damn low, then set the intonation and fixed the ground. After all that it plays as well as any guitar I've owned and sounds fantastic. It's a blast. I absolutley love it...oh, did I mention I like it a lot?

Although the toroise shell pickguard on metallic red is ugly. Gonna change that out pretty soon. soon as I get on of those nice aged gold pearl pickguards...

And the price was right!

Good luck,

teletxo · January 15th, 2007, 06:31 PM

cool, thanks for the review ... just waht i needed to hear ... gas is growing bigtime!

sudancat · January 15th, 2007, 06:45 PM

I bought one about 6 months ago,not for the strat/tele style,but because I wanted the Honey Blonde color tele. My intentions were to throw the middle pup out,change the pickguard and wire it like a 2 pup tele. Once I got it and played it for a few days and decided to leave it like it was. Being that I play in a band that plays mostly country music,we have to mix it up a little bit with some old rock,blues and beach,and yes you can do it with a 2 pup tele,but the middle pup gave me a different option at times. what I wound up doing is leaving it like it was,done away with the 5 way switch,installed a 4 way,wired it like a reg tele with the extra n/b in series,replaced the tone pot with a push pull pot to turn the middle pup on when prefered. Oh, i did change the pups to Seymour Duncans,the ones in it sounded fine,I just prefered the SD's. Everything else about the tele is great,mine has an excellent finish,neck feels good. One of the other band members just bought the HWY1 tele,my Nashville looks a lot better in Quality,he even said so hisself. I prefer American made stuff,but not always can you have a choice on some things. I will say the Nashvilles,50's and the Esquires that are MIM are just as good as the MIA ones and the standards that are MIM are not bad either.

guitarzan13 · January 17th, 2007, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluesbob

But by moving one wire you'll have one quack position, one Strat position and all 3 tele positions. And the more you mod, the more you'll want to mod some more! Which is why the Nashville is a great platform for modding (and learning).

Moving which wire where????

Big Mike Simpson · January 18th, 2007, 02:02 AM

I like mine... I have been playing it most of the time lately. I like the stock pickups... neck with the tone wide open, bridge with the treble rolled off a bit and I use the Bridge and middle pretty often. I never use the middle only or the neck and middle. I wish it had a neck and bridge position but I haven't done anything about that yet. All that said I really don't care for strats and I don't compare it to one.

maestrovert · January 18th, 2007, 03:33 AM

Here's mine, it's been my #2 for nigh onto a decade now....(#1's a '52Ri) & other than a couple of refrets, no issues, no problems.

January 15th, 2007, 11:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
teletxo TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: madrid Age: 36 Posts: 15	nashville itch i m after a nash tele - although i never tried one. so i d like to hear opinions on them, i will be buying a mex one, just wanted to check if it s worthwhile. do you really get tele and start tones, or something in between? how are those tex mex pups they hve ? thanks in advance, i m sure these are pretty generic questions, but as i said, i havent played any. i own a usa g&L bluesboy, and the agile tc1000.

January 15th, 2007, 03:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bluesbob Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East Suffolk L.I. Posts: 1,054 20 Photos	Forget the quack... But by moving one wire you'll have one quack position, one Strat position and all 3 tele positions. And the more you mod, the more you'll want to mod some more! Which is why the Nashville is a great platform for modding (and learning). __________________ What, me worry?

January 15th, 2007, 04:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Axis29 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 40 Posts: 1,065 1 Photos	Just got one. While the quality of the paintjob is not so hot, and I had to fix the ground for the bridge... I absolutely love this damn guitar! I will agree it is not 100% strat. It isn't as springy as a strat is (of course, there aren't any springs attached to these strings) so it play more straight forward. The middle pickup does sound very strat like. The middle and neck sound very strat like. The neck is so much cleaner (amybe that's not the right description, but that's the first word that popped into my head) than a strat and the bridge is just downright twangier than a strat. so it gives a bit of a hybrid in the bridge/middle position. I had to do a good setup on it, changed strings to slinky bottom, heavy tops and adjusted the action so it's pretty damn low, then set the intonation and fixed the ground. After all that it plays as well as any guitar I've owned and sounds fantastic. It's a blast. I absolutley love it...oh, did I mention I like it a lot? Although the toroise shell pickguard on metallic red is ugly. Gonna change that out pretty soon. soon as I get on of those nice aged gold pearl pickguards... And the price was right! Good luck, __________________ John F. TDPRI # 1764

January 18th, 2007, 02:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
Big Mike Simpson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ (PHX) Age: 52 Posts: 1,498 62 Photos	I like mine... I have been playing it most of the time lately. I like the stock pickups... neck with the tone wide open, bridge with the treble rolled off a bit and I use the Bridge and middle pretty often. I never use the middle only or the neck and middle. I wish it had a neck and bridge position but I haven't done anything about that yet. All that said I really don't care for strats and I don't compare it to one. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/bigmikesimpson

January 18th, 2007, 03:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Branch Mi. Posts: 6,531	Here's mine, it's been my #2 for nigh onto a decade now....(#1's a '52Ri) & other than a couple of refrets, no issues, no problems. __________________ Sing the Song Bro' Play on Drummer www.godonthe.net

January 15th, 2007, 11:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Durtdog Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,477	I think the pickups sound good, and the ones I've played have been quality guitars, but it's not my cup of tea. I'm really way over the strat quack, which seems to be the only thing this Tele offers that a regular Tele doesn't. Of course, lots of folks like that sound...to each his or her own.

January 15th, 2007, 12:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
teletxo TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: madrid Age: 36 Posts: 15	yep - twang rocks, quack sucks ... no, really, i just think it d be cool to have both in a tele ... still need to find a decnt used on ebay that will ship to europe; new they go for 600 - 700 eur here - it s ridiculous

January 15th, 2007, 06:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
teletxo TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: madrid Age: 36 Posts: 15	cool, thanks for the review ... just waht i needed to hear ... gas is growing bigtime!

January 15th, 2007, 06:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
sudancat Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 700 12 Photos	I bought one about 6 months ago,not for the strat/tele style,but because I wanted the Honey Blonde color tele. My intentions were to throw the middle pup out,change the pickguard and wire it like a 2 pup tele. Once I got it and played it for a few days and decided to leave it like it was. Being that I play in a band that plays mostly country music,we have to mix it up a little bit with some old rock,blues and beach,and yes you can do it with a 2 pup tele,but the middle pup gave me a different option at times. what I wound up doing is leaving it like it was,done away with the 5 way switch,installed a 4 way,wired it like a reg tele with the extra n/b in series,replaced the tone pot with a push pull pot to turn the middle pup on when prefered. Oh, i did change the pups to Seymour Duncans,the ones in it sounded fine,I just prefered the SD's. Everything else about the tele is great,mine has an excellent finish,neck feels good. One of the other band members just bought the HWY1 tele,my Nashville looks a lot better in Quality,he even said so hisself. I prefer American made stuff,but not always can you have a choice on some things. I will say the Nashvilles,50's and the Esquires that are MIM are just as good as the MIA ones and the standards that are MIM are not bad either.