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Five Finger Fender Fiend · September 20th, 2007, 08:15 PM

The other day i was offered a Tele with a FilterTron pickup in the neck position. I sounded pretty good in an un-Tele like way, but i only tried it in his house with the volume pretty low. My question is, has anyone got a Tele with this combination and how does it measure up at a gig? How did you like it? This guy wouldn't part with it, so i wasn't able to try it out in anger.

rhomco · September 21st, 2007, 09:58 AM

I have done this on a few guitars over the years. The tone in a Alder body/Maple Top is more like a fat Strat than a Tele tone. Very useable in a gig and sits in a different space than the Tele/Strat/LP. I like it a lot.
Rob

geddins · September 21st, 2007, 10:01 AM

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jwells393 · September 21st, 2007, 10:52 AM

Wow rhomco ...............you do some exceptionally nice guitars.

Five Finger Fender Fiend · September 21st, 2007, 02:08 PM

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Wow rhomco ...............you do some exceptionally nice guitars.

Yeah...DITTO on all counts. I am probably gonna go for it. It's pretty unusual and it's also a new toy to play around with. The combination looks like a grower too.

PS. rhomco...your guitar looks at lot better then the one i'm getting. This one is just a MIA S/B Standard.

September 20th, 2007, 08:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Five Finger Fender Fiend Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bron-Yr-Aur Posts: 674	Tele with a FilterTron The other day i was offered a Tele with a FilterTron pickup in the neck position. I sounded pretty good in an un-Tele like way, but i only tried it in his house with the volume pretty low. My question is, has anyone got a Tele with this combination and how does it measure up at a gig? How did you like it? This guy wouldn't part with it, so i wasn't able to try it out in anger. __________________ I'm on the road tonight with this old hillbilly band. We may not be good looking but we sure get outta hand. -Neil Young

September 21st, 2007, 09:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
rhomco Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Crowley, Texas Posts: 1,119	Filtertrons in a Tele I have done this on a few guitars over the years. The tone in a Alder body/Maple Top is more like a fat Strat than a Tele tone. Very useable in a gig and sits in a different space than the Tele/Strat/LP. I like it a lot. Rob __________________ If I won the Lotto.... I'd just build (OK, OK Assemble) guitars and sell them till the money ran out

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geddins Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Age: 47 Posts: 2,524	.. __________________ www.myspace.com/gregeddins

September 21st, 2007, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,282 101 Photos	Wow rhomco ...............you do some exceptionally nice guitars. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

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