NGD incoming...

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:09 pm

sold this:

and a bunch of other junk on eBay, and I just ordered this:

should arrive on Wednesday...

plaidbeer · Post by **plaidbeer** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:22 pm

Congrats on the new Tele. Is that a Blacktop?

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:31 pm

plaidbeer wrote:Congrats on the new Tele. Is that a Blacktop?

Looks it.

I can't fathom trading P-90s for Blacktop humbuckers, but the Blacktops seem to be nice enough guitars... looks better than the black on black on black of the Squire at least.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:44 pm

That squier didn't last you very long, but the new tele looks pretty swish.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:26 pm

mrperson wrote:That squier didn't last you very long, but the new tele looks pretty swish.

Decided I didnâ€™t like the custom ii. I didnâ€™t like the neck I played it at a gig and it just didnâ€™t feel right, felt a bit dead for want of a better description and The P90 pickups didnâ€™t do it for me either Iâ€™ve reached the conclusion Iâ€™m not that keen on P90â€™s I put a set (dream 90 / mean 90) in my Riviera a while back and ended up back with the original neck humbucker and a 59 in the bridge. The only thing Iâ€™m not sure about on the blacktop is the reversed control plate, so it might be getting flipped around kinda sharpish...

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:38 pm

Check the intonation when you get it. I had a nightmare with a customers... it was way out & afterwards some of the saddles were right back and was still not quite right.

In my head I was wondering if Fender had positioned the whole bridge correctly ? Also, I seem to remember the tone pot was acting up a little too on that one.

They're nice though, congrats !! The red is growing on me all the time !!!!

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:43 pm

Word of warning as an ex-blacktop owner. The fit and finish is NOT spot on. I've had better squires out of the box. My skunk stripe wasn't even set completely in.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:43 pm

nice....congrats...the blacktops are great gits after u gut the electronics and do a full set up

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:21 pm

I have a habit of liking guitars that take a bit of a slating on tâ€™internet... Highway 1 Tele, Gibson Melody maker and now this. Too each their own as the saying goes.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:07 pm

othomas2 wrote:Check the intonation when you get it. I had a nightmare with a customers... it was way out & afterwards some of the saddles were right back and was still not quite right.

In my head I was wondering if Fender had positioned the whole bridge correctly ?

I had a sweat on with the Esquire i built. The saddles are quite a way back but it intonated in the end. Of course, if you measure from the inside of the nut to the saddle centre's it should be 25.5", if that is'nt possible, Fender screwed up.
Are these string thru or top loader bridges?
A top loader would be easy to move back a little to solve the problem.

Boab · Post by **Boab** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:38 pm

Very nice. I've got no experience with Blacktops, but think they look pretty awesome, and are bound to be brilliant guitars once set up.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:19 pm

Fran wrote:
othomas2 wrote:Check the intonation when you get it. I had a nightmare with a customers... it was way out & afterwards some of the saddles were right back and was still not quite right.

In my head I was wondering if Fender had positioned the whole bridge correctly ?
I had a sweat on with the Esquire i built. The saddles are quite a way back but it intonated in the end. Of course, if you measure from the inside of the nut to the saddle centre's it should be 25.5", if that is'nt possible, Fender screwed up.
Are these string thru or top loader bridges?
A top loader would be easy to move back a little to solve the problem.

Aye, the saddle for the E + A strings on my highway 1 is about as far back as it can go...

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:32 pm

Good guitars but expect on changing the pickups .. They suck that bad IMO . Phatcats would be pretty sweet...

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:12 pm

Rox wrote:Good guitars but expect on changing the pickups .. They suck that bad IMO . Phatcats would be pretty sweet...

Yeah, that's my opinion. Even PGS Andy didn't make the Blacktop Tele sound appealing to me (pickup wise, I love a lot of the other features).

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SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:37 pm

Rox wrote: Phatcats would be pretty sweet...

did u not read that he just got off a P90 Tele cuz he did not like it, so he went for this?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:20 am

I played one of these through a Laney vc-15 (which is the amp I currently rock) in guitar guitar in Glasgow and liked the pickups. I like humbuckers to sound a bit dark over all however you could still dial in plenty of chime if needed, and sounded suitably different to my highway 1 which handles my need for teh ice pick...

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:18 pm

SGJarrod wrote:
Rox wrote: Phatcats would be pretty sweet...
did u not read that he just got off a P90 Tele cuz he did not like it, so he went for this?

Waaaaaaaay different , Bro..