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January 20th, 2007, 01:31 PM
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the truss rod's probably a "heel adjust".....look on the base of the neck just ahead of the neck P-up.
Glad yer happy with your Tele mate ! |
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January 20th, 2007, 01:31 PM
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Great stuff Mad, enjoy it. The truss rod adjusts from the other end of the neck - nothing to worry about. The egg shaped thing is a piece of wood that plugs the hole that the rod was pushed through in the factory.
Post some pics - I'd like to see it! |
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January 20th, 2007, 01:41 PM
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Ah, sounds good. :)
I'll put some pics up tomorrow, I'm off to a partay in 20 minutes, so not really enough time to go and get the camera out and stuff...I'm currently listening to Syd Barrett and all too :P... Got The Madcap Laughs today...Very much like it. But yea, I could do with a new amp methinks, once I get a Cube 15X (its on my list of things to get) it should sound a bit better than on my rubbishy 10 watt Squier... But yea, anyways, thanks for all the advice, people, pics will be up soooon! |
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January 20th, 2007, 01:41 PM
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January 20th, 2007, 01:57 PM
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I guess it looks a bit like this?
 No problem - as the others have said, the truss rod adjusts at the heel end of the neck. Quote:
I think it sounds like you've done pretty well on boths counts.....  Now.... looking forward to those pics!!!!............. 
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January 20th, 2007, 02:04 PM
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Yea, as I say, tomorrow :P I'll take a few shots of the scratches to show what I mean when I say its purely aesthetical, and as I say, I really like it, y'know, there's a mystique to used instruments...All manner of dramatic tales could be sung about its past, and wild "sX, drugs and rock'n'roll" tales of how it came to be in that shop and what not... Yea, I am happy :D.
Anyways, yea, I'm off now, see y'all tomorrow, and you'll get to see me with my tele :P x |
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January 20th, 2007, 02:57 PM
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January 20th, 2007, 03:05 PM
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Hey Man,
Congratulations on your new Tele. It sounds like you knew exactly what you were after - and went for it. Good on you mate. I hope it brings you years of happiness... Now... about them pictures...??? Cheers!! BBB.
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January 20th, 2007, 07:09 PM
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Its late so I can't take any now, but yea, tomorrow there will be many :P I've already started writing music on it...I like having a decent electric partly because I can write music (unplugged) and not annoy the parents :P... Hope to do some interesting recordings before long :D
Anyways, yea, I am happy with it, its a really nice instrument... It doesn't look old/used at a glance, its like when you look close you can see the "battle scars" if you will. Yea, I know I'm over-dramatizing the history/character thing, but yea :D. As for the ebay thing; aye, eBay, a rip off half the price of anywhere else! Everything's been used but in perfect condition (no matter how old) and grammar is a dirty word! *Sighs* Anyways, off to bed listening to Syd Barrett after writing out a little more tab-ness for a song I'm starting work on :P Nighty night! x |
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January 20th, 2007, 10:39 PM
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January 20th, 2007, 11:00 PM
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Yo Mad...its an 82
in one more year it is 25 years old...
bona fide vintage who's better off than you EDIT thought I read it was an 82 but maybe not, but the point is you never go wrong buying vintage |
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January 22nd, 2007, 11:02 AM
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Woop...Thanks for the praise, people! And, in all honesty I'd never really heard much Barrett before, just little bits and thought he was interesting, found The Madcap Laughs quite cheap at my favourite music store and figured it'd be worth a shot...I'm really liking it! I should probably listen to Pink Floyd a bit as well, but I've never gotten around to it...
As for the tele, I think I'm going to change the pick ups in a year or so, I would have anyway with a 50's probably and it looks like the bridge pick up's suffering a little oxidation (still sounds great at the moment though). As for the dating, online it says 84-87 for E Japanese teles... Aaaand, judging from the number (97xxxx) I'm guessing it'll be '86 or '87... Ah well, vintage in a few years... As if I'd actually sell it :P. Anyways, here are the pics! They're a bit massive though, sorry... On second thought, how do I upload pictures :s... Sorry folks lol |
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January 22nd, 2007, 06:10 PM
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