very belated NGD: LTD (ESP) Tele Clone
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:30 pm
so after a long break i finally give you this.......
I am pretty much a solid tele player. the only guitar i play without fail at gigs is my baja tele. i was playing my best friends 30th party and just before we kicked off the gig, the baja stopped working. i had to resort to the strat, which had old strings on and kinda felt weird to play after being so used to my baja. after a week or so with the tech, it was finally the bridge pickup that had died, so needed replacing, as did the 4 way switch. whilst that was in the shop, i nipped into my local guitar shop and they had the LTD on the wall. tried it out and was really surprised by the sound and quality for the price. talked them down to £250 and it was mine. played it a hell of a lot recently, to the point that i've only just picked the baja up from repairs (been ready for about a month now). i feel that a bit of a setup tweak and maybe some hardware/pickup changes later on will make it even better.
I am pretty much a solid tele player. the only guitar i play without fail at gigs is my baja tele. i was playing my best friends 30th party and just before we kicked off the gig, the baja stopped working. i had to resort to the strat, which had old strings on and kinda felt weird to play after being so used to my baja. after a week or so with the tech, it was finally the bridge pickup that had died, so needed replacing, as did the 4 way switch. whilst that was in the shop, i nipped into my local guitar shop and they had the LTD on the wall. tried it out and was really surprised by the sound and quality for the price. talked them down to £250 and it was mine. played it a hell of a lot recently, to the point that i've only just picked the baja up from repairs (been ready for about a month now). i feel that a bit of a setup tweak and maybe some hardware/pickup changes later on will make it even better.
