Has anyone installed this on their tele before?

lightice · March 7th, 2007, 12:30 PM

Specs here

Its a passive system that can be used to 'emulate' any guitar tone.

I wonder how a tele would look with 9 switches and 3 knobs.

woodman · March 7th, 2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lightice

[IMG]I wonder how a tele would look with 9 switches and 3 knobs.

like the control panel of the Starship Enterprise!

(actually i have three knobs on my Tele, but those switches are a little overwhelming.)

lightice · March 7th, 2007, 12:37 PM

3 knobs i've seen before on a few teles, but not 9 switches, like you said, it looks like from the control panel of starship enterprise.

Dan R · March 7th, 2007, 01:16 PM

How many weeks of flight training are required before you're qualified to use that thing?

Dan R

The Amazing Phil · March 7th, 2007, 01:22 PM

Yeah, I thought the same Enterprise thing myself. If that tele doesn't get me to Rigel VII I want my money back.

BrutherBill · March 7th, 2007, 03:03 PM

and I barely use my tone knob...

Cyrithicus · March 7th, 2007, 03:46 PM

I remember BB once said he had no idea what the controls on Lucille do.
He said "I just flip this or roll that until it sounds pretty."

byrdbrain · March 7th, 2007, 03:50 PM

Looks like a Phil Lesh sorta thing, complete with proton deflector.

mojocasterman · March 7th, 2007, 04:26 PM

I'd put that on a strat, but not on a tele. To me, the tele is all about simplicity in design and use...

SMPTE · March 7th, 2007, 04:46 PM

Just buy a Gretsch or a Jaguar.

doster · March 7th, 2007, 04:51 PM

I can barely keep up with two knobs and one switch at a gig.

13ontheB · March 7th, 2007, 04:55 PM

Just buy a VARIAX if you want simulated guitar sounds.
a TELE is a TELE is a TELE.!!

If that thing works,stick it on a cheapo guitar, and make it sound like a Fender, Gibson, or whatever.!!

wilkat1 · March 7th, 2007, 04:57 PM

I'm gonna put it in an Esquire

mojocasterman · March 7th, 2007, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wilkat1

I'm gonna put it in an Esquire

Funny

Geo · March 7th, 2007, 10:19 PM

It 's got to be a farton control setup. They landed on earth back
in the late '40s after WWII.

Rock on · March 7th, 2007, 10:22 PM

i wanna put one into a strat or a gibson

austintele · March 7th, 2007, 11:21 PM

It's the only way i can "play" a tele!

Tele56 · March 8th, 2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojocasterman

I'd put that on a strat, but not on a tele. To me, the tele is all about simplicity in design and use...

Although it is an interesting tone concept, I agree with mojocaster.

wilkat1 · March 8th, 2007, 12:32 PM

There is a fine line between playing a guitar and playing with a guitar. Anyone using this contraption stands firmly on one side of that line.

Five Finger Fender Fiend · March 8th, 2007, 12:55 PM

Oh no no no no no no....this is all wrong!!

dogcityrocker · March 8th, 2007, 01:12 PM

that thing has more switches and knobs than some of my amps!

If you had that setup and a Mesa Boogie amp, it could take you days to dial in before a gig!

March 7th, 2007, 12:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
lightice Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 462	Has anyone installed this on their tele before? Specs here Its a passive system that can be used to 'emulate' any guitar tone. I wonder how a tele would look with 9 switches and 3 knobs.

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BrutherBill Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 35 Posts: 194	and I barely use my tone knob... __________________ --BB 3 tele's and counting

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byrdbrain Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 1,416 4 Photos	Looks like a Phil Lesh sorta thing, complete with proton deflector. __________________ In vino securitas

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lightice Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 462	3 knobs i've seen before on a few teles, but not 9 switches, like you said, it looks like from the control panel of starship enterprise.

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The Amazing Phil Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Luton, England Age: 23 Posts: 558	Yeah, I thought the same Enterprise thing myself. If that tele doesn't get me to Rigel VII I want my money back.

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13ontheB Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bury UK Posts: 201	Just buy a VARIAX if you want simulated guitar sounds. a TELE is a TELE is a TELE.!! If that thing works,stick it on a cheapo guitar, and make it sound like a Fender, Gibson, or whatever.!! __________________ BB

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Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 59 Posts: 2,484 15 Photos	It 's got to be a farton control setup. They landed on earth back in the late '40s after WWII. __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

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wilkat1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: So. Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 1,554 20 Photos	There is a fine line between playing a guitar and playing with a guitar. Anyone using this contraption stands firmly on one side of that line. __________________ MySpace "That number don't mean nothing to me if the guitar don't sound right." - Buddy Guy on the year a guitar was manufactured.

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dogcityrocker Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 400	good lord that thing has more switches and knobs than some of my amps! If you had that setup and a Mesa Boogie amp, it could take you days to dial in before a gig!