Am i destroying the point of owning a telecaster - Page 2

Doug Ferguson · February 9th, 2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by neocaster

Tell Keef that Micawber (with a neck humbucker) isn't a Tele and he may hit you with it. Guy's got a killer backswing.

Indeed!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KyK0y02HvVc

Pete Galati · February 9th, 2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Shredfest2

I have 2 Telecasters and i just LOVE the feel of them, how they hang, how they feel, everything but the sound so i put humbuckers in both of mine and i know there are people out there who say that a telecaster is known for its sound and thats why people buy them and i agree with them being known for their sound but im just wondering if people think im butchering the point of owning a telecaster buy putting humbuckers in them.

Please let me know what you think

Thanks

I love humbucker Telecasters. This is a couple of the ones I've stuck together:

They're no substitute for a traditional Tele is situations that require one, but they're still some of my favorite guitars.

I think of humbucker Telecasters as being their own category. They're not really a Tele, and they're not a Les Paul. They tend to be custom creations, so they're usually rather unique.

Jeff Beck playing the first one I remember seeing:

This one's next up on the chopping block:

I have rather high hopes for that one.

65flh5326 · February 10th, 2008, 02:23 AM

Look what happens, I found this forum a short time ago and I buy another Tele, the first in 20yrs.
This thing was made from parts at one time and modified with a Humbucker in the neck!
From what I can tell, the neck seems to be from the 70s, the block TELECASTER letters were scraped off and heavy Grover tuners installed, the fret board was flattened like a Gibson, and fat frets installed.
The bridge plate is the same as my 68. It has a neck plate of 1964 vintage.
The body at one time was blonde, but appears to have been painted at least 3 other times, then it crudely but not completely scraped off and coated with some kind of clear with a brush. Also the body was broken from the cutaway though the control cavity and glued back together.
After all this, the guitar sounds and plays really good. I find the Humbucker is really nice! I plan on just leaving it as it is, its so awfull looking, it seems to have some charm.
This is a Telecaster on drugs!
http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ecaster009.jpg

sneakyjapan · February 10th, 2008, 02:59 AM

this is why I own more than one tele...I have em with 2 singls coils, I have em with one single and one bucker I have em with two humbuckers I have one with 3 lace sensors I have one with a lace sensor in the neck and piezos in the bridge...I have em with one tone and one volume knob, I have em with 2 tone and 2 volume knobs...I have em made of ash, I have em made of alder, I have em made of mahogany...I have bound and unbound, I have em with only the top bound...I have solid bodies and I have semi-hollows, I have em with maple necks I have em with rosewood fingerboards and ebony fingerboards...I have MIJs and I have MIAs...and I still don`t have enough.
varity, they say, is the spice of life.

ramblinmike · February 10th, 2008, 03:16 AM

Your guitar, do what you want! :)

That said, I think the whole Telecaster "sound" comes from that traditional bridge pickup. But if you just want the telecaster feel without that sound, then don't let anybody else tell you you're doing something wrong.

bendecaster · February 10th, 2008, 03:30 AM

Your Tele that you put a humbucker into is, and always will be a Telecaster! Unless of course, you destroy it or something. It won't be a traditional style Tele, but a Tele it still is. As people here have noted before, Fender has made many models of Teles that come from the factory with humbuckers.
Welcome to the TDPRI!

JohnnyCrash · February 10th, 2008, 03:58 AM

I got into Teles because of pretty much Joe Strummer and Muddy Waters - then Keith Richards in a big way. They didn't really stray too far from the traditional Tele for the most part...

But being young and into LOUD music, my first Tele went under the knife and got a butchered Strat DiMarzio Hotrails in the bridge spot (cut a plastic tele baseplate and superglued it on) within a few months.

I've since grown to really love the twangy midrange and snappy Treble of a classic, traditional Telecaster. You can actually use them in a good variety of music with the standard layout/format.

I've pulled the Hotrails and now have FIVE Telecasters (well, 3 and 2 Esquires). One has a Lil '59 humbucker in the bridge, a Strat in the middle, and a minihumbucker in the neck spot.

I also have three Gibsons and... yes, a pointy guitar - a Jackson Rhoads V. There's room for all kinds of guitars, pickups, and sounds.

Put humbuckers on it and enjoy the hell out of it... any Tele is a good Tele.

February 10th, 2008, 02:59 AM	#44 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,405 3 Photos	this is why I own more than one tele...I have em with 2 singls coils, I have em with one single and one bucker I have em with two humbuckers I have one with 3 lace sensors I have one with a lace sensor in the neck and piezos in the bridge...I have em with one tone and one volume knob, I have em with 2 tone and 2 volume knobs...I have em made of ash, I have em made of alder, I have em made of mahogany...I have bound and unbound, I have em with only the top bound...I have solid bodies and I have semi-hollows, I have em with maple necks I have em with rosewood fingerboards and ebony fingerboards...I have MIJs and I have MIAs...and I still don`t have enough. varity, they say, is the spice of life. __________________ quasi mojo

February 10th, 2008, 03:30 AM	#46 (permalink)
bendecaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: maine Posts: 891	Your Tele that you put a humbucker into is, and always will be a Telecaster! Unless of course, you destroy it or something. It won't be a traditional style Tele, but a Tele it still is. As people here have noted before, Fender has made many models of Teles that come from the factory with humbuckers. Welcome to the TDPRI! __________________ The Demented 7th

February 10th, 2008, 02:23 AM	#43 (permalink)
65flh5326 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: walla walla wa Posts: 187	Look what happens, I found this forum a short time ago and I buy another Tele, the first in 20yrs. This thing was made from parts at one time and modified with a Humbucker in the neck! From what I can tell, the neck seems to be from the 70s, the block TELECASTER letters were scraped off and heavy Grover tuners installed, the fret board was flattened like a Gibson, and fat frets installed. The bridge plate is the same as my 68. It has a neck plate of 1964 vintage. The body at one time was blonde, but appears to have been painted at least 3 other times, then it crudely but not completely scraped off and coated with some kind of clear with a brush. Also the body was broken from the cutaway though the control cavity and glued back together. After all this, the guitar sounds and plays really good. I find the Humbucker is really nice! I plan on just leaving it as it is, its so awfull looking, it seems to have some charm. This is a Telecaster on drugs! http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ecaster009.jpg

February 10th, 2008, 03:16 AM	#45 (permalink)
ramblinmike Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Long Island NY Age: 23 Posts: 924	Your guitar, do what you want! :) That said, I think the whole Telecaster "sound" comes from that traditional bridge pickup. But if you just want the telecaster feel without that sound, then don't let anybody else tell you you're doing something wrong.

February 10th, 2008, 03:58 AM	#47 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	I got into Teles because of pretty much Joe Strummer and Muddy Waters - then Keith Richards in a big way. They didn't really stray too far from the traditional Tele for the most part... But being young and into LOUD music, my first Tele went under the knife and got a butchered Strat DiMarzio Hotrails in the bridge spot (cut a plastic tele baseplate and superglued it on) within a few months. I've since grown to really love the twangy midrange and snappy Treble of a classic, traditional Telecaster. You can actually use them in a good variety of music with the standard layout/format. I've pulled the Hotrails and now have FIVE Telecasters (well, 3 and 2 Esquires). One has a Lil '59 humbucker in the bridge, a Strat in the middle, and a minihumbucker in the neck spot. I also have three Gibsons and... yes, a pointy guitar - a Jackson Rhoads V. There's room for all kinds of guitars, pickups, and sounds. Put humbuckers on it and enjoy the hell out of it... any Tele is a good Tele.