Talk me outta a Gold Foil Telecatser
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Don't do it.
I mean, who in their right mind would ever want one?
I mean, who in their right mind would ever want one?
2HBStrat
Friend of Leo's
Why talk you out of it? It's a cool guitar. Get one!
Tempting!
I would want to feel the neck first.
I would want to feel the neck first.
There is a hierarchy to the quote, gold foil“ old, pick ups, that everyone goes crazy for.
And the main thing is that the silver foil Dearmonds are better than any of the other ones.
$1100? $1200?
Go find an original harmony bobkat or Silvertone Silhouette. They are Same guitar. Waaaaaaay cheaper than $1200.
Who knows what Fender is putting in those telecasters and waving them in front of your nose to get you to respond.
Search around on YouTube under 501chorusecho - Tom Bukovac Does a demo of his silver tone Jupiter with the silver foil DeArmonds and he and I believe they’re in the top 10 of any pick up ever made.
Unless you’re just responding to how it looks in which case - crazy go nuts !
And the main thing is that the silver foil Dearmonds are better than any of the other ones.
$1100? $1200?
Go find an original harmony bobkat or Silvertone Silhouette. They are Same guitar. Waaaaaaay cheaper than $1200.
Who knows what Fender is putting in those telecasters and waving them in front of your nose to get you to respond.
Search around on YouTube under 501chorusecho - Tom Bukovac Does a demo of his silver tone Jupiter with the silver foil DeArmonds and he and I believe they’re in the top 10 of any pick up ever made.
Unless you’re just responding to how it looks in which case - crazy go nuts !
puddin
Tele-Afflicted
yummy..
Even if the pups aren't "real" gold foils, do you like them?
The main selling point for me is the ebony fretboard, but YMMV
The main selling point for me is the ebony fretboard, but YMMV
Wheelhouse
Tele-Holic
Is anybody on a Tele forum really going to suggest anyone not get a Tele of some new or interesting flavor? 
On their website Lollar describes the single coil Gold Foil Pickups as having an increased upper end complexity. Listen to guitarist Eli West's solo, especially the way notes rub up against each other. Yeah, there's a little vibrato but chime too in spades. I like it.
And Ry uses Gold Foils in the bridge position on his Coodercasters.
And Ry uses Gold Foils in the bridge position on his Coodercasters.
Timbresmith1
Friend of Leo's
No can do, brother.
Go for it. Looks nice.
Tricone
Friend of Leo's
Lollar makes some nice p/u. Bonus on having an ebony board. I can't do it, I can't talk you out of it. If all the bills are paid and nobody is going to go hungry, why would you not?
ReverendRevolver
Friend of Leo's
The pickups are just an asthetic here, but the board, body material, and painted headstock are the key features. Most cheap gold foils aren't anything but mesh over a pickup with nothing to do with gold foils. I feel like fender would make a bigger deal over composition and design of the pickups if they were similar to old gold foils, instead of just calling them that.
I don't need another regular scale tele, especially without a Bigsby or exceeding $1k
But if it speaks to you, go for it. They don't put out anything even slightly unusual all that often..
I don't need another regular scale tele, especially without a Bigsby or exceeding $1k
But if it speaks to you, go for it. They don't put out anything even slightly unusual all that often..
artdecade
Poster Extraordinaire
Nothing says hipster like a running a guitar that could have been purchased from an old Sears catalog.
2HBStrat
Friend of Leo's
Very true. I liked, and wanted, one of the new Noventa Tele's till I tried one in a store. I didn't like the neck at all. It sold, though, so somebody liked it.
sloppychops
Friend of Leo's
Don't do it. Those aren't real gold foils and the demos I saw of it...well, it sounded awful.
Scratch the gold foil itch with a Harmony Silhouette. They're not true to vintage gold foils either, but they sound more like them than the Fenders.
You could also order a loaded pickguard from Victory pickups. They make legit single coil gold foil style pickups. Pretty low risk venture doing this. If you put it in a Tele and don't like, just take it out and resell it.
Scratch the gold foil itch with a Harmony Silhouette. They're not true to vintage gold foils either, but they sound more like them than the Fenders.
You could also order a loaded pickguard from Victory pickups. They make legit single coil gold foil style pickups. Pretty low risk venture doing this. If you put it in a Tele and don't like, just take it out and resell it.
