Texas Setup

[deano48]

Can someone tell me what is a Texas setup on a Telecaster?

 

[corliss1]

I've personally never heard this term before. Fender makes a line of pickups called Texas Specials, but that's the closest I've got.

 

[RodeoTex]

Never heard of it, but we tend to get blamed anyway.

 

[Lou Tencodpees]

 

[Wrighty]

Many years ago playing in a country band on the American air bases a couple of guys put the ‘thin’ set of strings from a twelve string on their six string guitars to give it a ‘toppy’ tone for rhythm playing. That, I remember they called ‘Texas tuning’.

 

[deano48]

I did read something about unwiring the tone pot.

 

[JCL50]

Many years ago playing in a country band on the American air bases a couple of guys put the ‘thin’ set of strings from a twelve string on their six string guitars to give it a ‘toppy’ tone for rhythm playing. That, I remember they called ‘Texas tuning’.

That's Nashville tuning, D'addario sells electric or acoustic strings called this way.

 

[Wrighty]

That's Nashville tuning, D'addario sells electric or acoustic strings called this way.

You know, I believe you’re right, it was a long time ago, I’m old and……………….Thanks for the correction. In which case, no idea what Texas set up is!

 

[SixStringSlinger]

Do we know what is meant by "setup"? Is it a guitar set-up (action, relief etc.), a rig, a criminal defense...

 

[johnnylaw]

Twang AND drawl.

 

[brookdalebill]

I’ve been playing Telecasters here (Texas) since 1975.
I’ve never heard of such a thing.
I guess I oughta get out more.

 

[WireLine]

Ditto…

 

[Fiesta Red]

Many years ago playing in a country band on the American air bases a couple of guys put the ‘thin’ set of strings from a twelve string on their six string guitars to give it a ‘toppy’ tone for rhythm playing. That, I remember they called ‘Texas tuning’.

That's Nashville tuning, D'addario sells electric or acoustic strings called this way.

As @JCL50 said, that’s Nashville tuning…

One of the more interesting uses of this setup is the rhythm line to The Rolling Stones “Street Fighting Man”…Keef mic’d an acoustic with Nashville tuning into cassette player and pushed that signal onto the rhythm line of that recording.

Having said that, I don’t know what a “Texas Setup” is—as a lifelong Texan and a huge fan of Texas music of all types, I think I’d have at least heard of it.

 

[daddyplaysbass]

"Texas Setup" Band Name Alert !

 

[gitold]

I think it’s this??

 

[TunedupFlat]

Texas setup?
Wait.. no Albertan getup?

 

[SPUDCASTER]

The closer you live to Huntsville. Your top two strings will be barbed or razor wire.

 

[Wrighty]

I know what a Brazilian is………….

 

[Willy-son]

Don't want to break the Forum Rules, so I'll leave it right there.

 

[old soul]

N

Twang AND drawl.

No swagger? It is Texas style after all