electroman
Tele-Meister
The local guitar store in this neighbourhood, The 12th Fret, has finally reopened for people to come in and browse. The experience of just dropping in and playing whatever cool guitars happen to be on the racks was greatly missed during the pandemic. Lately, while visiting a few stores, I've been playing a cross section of Teles to see what feels right; so many variations now compared to the 1990s when a Tele was the main guitar for me. The short of it is, although I own two parts Teles, the move back from Gretsches has been a process, and the idea of a new, stock Tele, right off the rack is appealing.
Others might scoff, but here goes: The ones that felt the best were the lightest ones with necks on the slim side of the spectrum. Electronics, pickups, and hardware aside, best for me were the Squires, until today. The 12th Fret has a
There is some kind of coil phasing switching options, which are of no interest to me, but everything else, except for the colour, was it.
Now I'm curious about the current made in Japan 'Traditional 60s Telecaster'. The colour is right, still has a basswood body; very similar to the JV Modified 60s tele, but it has a U neck profile. I don't know what that is exactly, so I'll be keeping an eye out for one locdally, just so I can see how it feels by comparison. Now that I think of it, back in the early 1990s when I bought a Tele, the same process of playing all the Teles in local stores led me to a Japanese Fender Telecaster. This could be deja vu, all over again.
Others might scoff, but here goes: The ones that felt the best were the lightest ones with necks on the slim side of the spectrum. Electronics, pickups, and hardware aside, best for me were the Squires, until today. The 12th Fret has a
JV Modified '60s Custom Telecaster
made in Japan. The 'firemist gold' is not for me, but the neck felt great, with its 'soft V profile'. The body was basswood, so very light and VERY resonant. If it was a trad vintage white I would have walked out with it. Pickups sounded fine, trad bridge, and Kluson tuners, which is what god intended for Teles. There is some kind of coil phasing switching options, which are of no interest to me, but everything else, except for the colour, was it.Now I'm curious about the current made in Japan 'Traditional 60s Telecaster'. The colour is right, still has a basswood body; very similar to the JV Modified 60s tele, but it has a U neck profile. I don't know what that is exactly, so I'll be keeping an eye out for one locdally, just so I can see how it feels by comparison. Now that I think of it, back in the early 1990s when I bought a Tele, the same process of playing all the Teles in local stores led me to a Japanese Fender Telecaster. This could be deja vu, all over again.
