Recent content by Sax-son

Twanger! Before doing anything regarding the color, check out what is available on Guitar Fetish for their bound bodies. Of all their products, I have found that their painted bound bodies are the most consistent quality and easiest to work with. I have purchased a few of them and found them to...

We have all made those kinds of goofy mistakes from time to time. I had bought a few of those SX guitars over the years, and I thought they were really good for the money (around $99.00 at the time). However, I found them to be a "mod trap" as they had specs that were different from USA specs...

From my conversations with Bill Nash (a few years ago now) I found him to be a straight shooter and brutally honest. Anything that you get from him should be awesome. My guess are that those are probably Lollar P-90's, but I could be wrong as he may now be using some different winders now.

I have my own version. That video is a great shootout between what a Strat can do with single coil vs a Tele loaded with P-90's sounds like. Anson Funderburgh is no slouch either.

It boils down to whatever works best for you. We often get too hung up on a belief system that one size fits all. I try to think outside the box for better results, I Love all my vintage Teles, but I am open to any measurable improvements that will make you a better player.

Pretty straight forward 60's style tele with Lindy Frailin vintage Telecaster pickups and all Fender hardware. Mint green pickguard to be exact. 

Yes, he did! My point was not that other opinions aren't valid but to train his own ears as to make satisfactory decision on what he really wants. I could recommend several different sets, but he may end up thinking that none were what he was looking for. What would be the point? It's really...

From my perspective, if you have a brand or model of a pickup that you like, you should feel free to swap out to whatever you want. I have many guitars with all kinds of different winders of pickups. Some I like better than others, but they are all quality. If these Josefina's are not you cup of...

It's all I ever use on all my Tele builds.

Wishbone Ash played at the Hollywood Palladium on a number of occasions. I saw them when they opened up for Hot Tuna sometime in the early 1970s and they were really hot. I had their first 4 records back then and still have the Live/Dates album today.

You have to think of it in these terms, Fender Instruments in Fullerton, CA designed these guitars back in the 1950's and 1960s. The specs determine the instrument, and they can be built just about anywhere. As long as the quality control is up to Fender specifications, and the materials and...

First of all, that custom blue sparkle tele looks ugly to me. For $45K I can purchase a lot of cool stuff. I wouldn't touch that thing with a ten-foot pole.

I love it when folks try to bring back these old historical instruments back to life. Yes, it will need some TLC, but aside from remounting the bridge and some cleaning up, it looks like it could be back in no time. I love the coffin case that came with it.

There are a lot of good choices out there. However, one of my favorites in an Esquire is a Fender Custom Shop Texas Tele bridge pickup. Just enough amount of punch yet will still "twang".

I try to mix it up a bit. If I plan a new build, I want a different flavor. Otherwise, why bother. I like Fender, Lindy Frailin, Dimarzio, Seymour Duncan's, Cavaliers, Bootstraps. My next project (whenever that will be) will have Lollars because I don't have a guitar with a set of those yet...