yay i finally own a (silver sparkle) tele

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:00 am

Sean wrote:
mewithoutus wrote:???

scumbag silver tele???

awesome.
is that a p90 in there?

Aye, it looks like a Kent Armstrong humbucker size P90.

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:06 am

that, my friends, is a seymour duncan phat cat p90. excellent pickup.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:17 pm

that jagmaster is beautiful. another phat cat in the neck and it would be perfect (cosmetically at least)

I'd probably do a project like that (also add a maple neck) if i had the motivation and Â£Â£Â£.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Mon May 12, 2008 2:16 pm

i was thinking of getting a silver sparkle jagmaster too,
make a mirror scratchplate for it and put some silver p90's in, just make it look abit over the top and glam.
sweet.
itd look alot better if it had a matching headstock.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:15 pm

this thread makes me want to kill myself

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:30 pm

robroe wrote:this thread makes me want to kill myself

FRAK U. SPRALKE FOREVER. NEVERFORGET.

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:35 pm

sprackletwainz

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:58 pm

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:33 am

HOLY SHIT WOW

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:15 am

Sloan wrote:

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:20 am

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Sloan wrote:

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:21 am

mewithoutus wrote:
dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddave wrote:
Sloan wrote:

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:36 am

this thread is wut.

silver sparkle!!!

ACTION SHOTS

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:40 am

beauty dude

trully good taste

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:51 am

thanks!!!!

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:09 pm

the Alba tele just arrived!

I've opened the box and guess -its proper silver sparkle! the flakes are smaller than on the jagmaster, but it sparkles nontheless

Initial impressions, looks beautiful, few scratches but meh. off for a quick play.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:22 pm

first impressions - wow, why did i never own a tele before? both pickups sound great clean or distortioned via turbo rat. i cant believe how clear distorted chords sound!

the neck on this is massive though - like les paul massive. and the strings are completely dead - covered in dirt/smoke ash. need to re-string and set it up properly before playing it more.

what are the best strings for a tele? i'll probably stick on 10s.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:01 pm

ok managed to snag a new 6-saddle tele bridge off ebay for a bargain-ous Â£4 inc P&P. may have to drill holes in it though, as the tele is string through body design.

now thinking about replacing the neck - this one is just too huge and the headstock is oversized, which makes the guitar unbalanced. i guess any strat or tele neck will fit, but all the ones i see selling on ebay go for almost as much as i paid for the guitar (Â£33).

it actually works out cheaper to buy a squier strat or yamaha pacifica 012 than to buy a squier tele neck!

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:08 am

aphasiac wrote:ok managed to snag a new 6-saddle tele bridge off ebay for a bargain-ous Â£4 inc P&P.

what? why? the 3 saddle bridge is better. more tele sounding.

aphasiac wrote:may have to drill holes in it though, as the tele is string through body design.

I don't understand... oh wait, this guitar is not string through? oh, wierd... yeah, maybe you should fix that. you'll need the ferrules that go on the back though. also, it's kinda tricky getting the holes to go straight through if you don't have a drill press.

aphasiac wrote:now thinking about replacing the neck - this one is just too huge and the headstock is oversized, which makes the guitar unbalanced. i guess any strat or tele neck will fit, but all the ones i see selling on ebay go for almost as much as i paid for the guitar (Â£33).

hmmm, tele necks are supposed to be somewhat chunky, that's one of the good things about them. I think strat necks might fit but there will be a gap because they are curved at the bottom.

well, If I had this guitar I think I would leave it how it is except maybe changing out a pickup or two if it needed it.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:57 am

mage wrote: what? why? the 3 saddle bridge is better. more tele sounding.

Cant you really hear the difference between a 3 and 6 saddle bridge? i doubt it. but you will be able to hear strings that are out of tune - correct intonation is important to me.

mage wrote:I don't understand... oh wait, this guitar is not string through? oh, wierd... yeah, maybe you should fix that. you'll need the ferrules that go on the back though. also, it's kinda tricky getting the holes to go straight through if you don't have a drill press.

No, the guitar IS a string through, but the new bridge i bought hasnt got holes to accomodate the strings going into the body. i'll have to drill holes in the new bridge.

mage wrote: hmmm, tele necks are supposed to be somewhat chunky, that's one of the good things about them. I think strat necks might fit but there will be a gap because they are curved at the bottom.

well, If I had this guitar I think I would leave it how it is except maybe changing out a pickup or two if it needed it.

I quite like the chunky neck - Problem is thr guitar is really neck heavy. its difficult to play on a stap. i just need a lighter neck and smaller tele-style headstock.