All user reviews for the Fender Jim Adkins JA-90 Telecaster

Guitar made in Indonesia, the finishes are pretty clean.
- 22 frets
- Handle C bonded
- 2 P90 pickups (Seymour Duncan Vintage / Custom)
- Three-position switch: neck pickup, bridge pickup, both splitted
- 2 volumes: neck pickup / pickup
- 2 tone
- Mechanical are average, tuning undergoes little lives that last ..!
- The color Crimson Red Transparent really cosmetically

UTILIZATION

Side handle is quite nice, not too big nor end for my taste, it's not a shred stick it on! but it is very versatile.
Light through the open part of the body, it can play for several hours without standing back pain!
Access to treble is good, the 22nd fret is bend without difficulty.
The volume knobs tend to loosen a bit after several intensive applications, but a stroke of a key is all in order.

SOUNDS

Meanwhile, this is where you get a slap!
the neck pickup is round, thick, fat limit remaining accurate clear sound, it does not overflow either in distortion and maintains accuracy and warm enough.

When the two splits (intermediate position) there is a clean sound that is closer to a strat than a TV! crystal clear sound and light.

The bridge pickup is when his very catchy, incisive keeping heat, runny but not dirty (!) In distortion

Unplugged, the guitar sounds good already, and stronger than conventional power, due to its opening in the upper part of the body, which also gives it a very good sustain.

In short, level, this is really good! But this is not to cons by purists Télécastiens!
The versatility of this guitar sound is huge, Rock, Blues, Funk, Soul, Hardrock, it comes out in almost all areas.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 years and nothing has ever offended me in this guitar.
After more than 80 dates to his credit, I'll still take him soon to a luthier for a small neck adjustment.
The big favorite is the SOUND that comes out of this guitar for the price I was pretty amazed.

On a general point of view, if you like that look, we're looking for a versatile guitar (it still excels in the rock) and that is not necessarily a follower of pure slamming his telecaster, we can rush over closed eyes because in addition to the price / quality ratio is excellent.

I would do without this choice problem.

Made in Indonesia.
Semi hollow body.
Set neck, 22 frets, rosewood fingerboard.
Bridge Type Tune-o-matic.
Two Seymour Duncan P-90, swich three positions.
Volume and tone per pickup.

This is an extension of the TC-90, somehow disguised as a Les Paul Telecaster, beautiful and well finished, except that the buttons are pretty filthy knob, but I will return below.

UTILIZATION

The guitar is a feather, well balanced, easy to use little we have used the Les Paul type or Tele'72 configuration. The handle is glued junction is carved so as to allow access one can easier to acute.
Having large catches, I replaced the buttons knobs of cylindrical buttons Gibson, which give a better grip and are more aesthetic (for my taste) than the original.

SOUNDS

Configuration requires, the sound is more of a Les Paul as a Tele'52, we can calmly consider most registries.
The magic of P90 allows this guitar to go velvety sounds clear up assassins crunch, allowing calmly consider playing the palette ranging from blues to hard / punk bleeding through pop and rock ( least for the heavy duty metal with huge distortions, where large EMG will be more appropriate than P90).
Of course, purists will cry Fender heresy, but do not listen to these grumpy, play!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two years, I was looking for a nice little base and P90 in this price range model, the offer is not huge, the Godin LG has gone and Gibson must be done with models "faded", whose ugliness varnish is matched their fragility.
I had thought to take the black model, but greenish reflections in the light that I have finally decided the model in red.
If it again, yes, without hesitation, even though at this price, and given the type of construction, a hard case or at least a padded cover was not luxury.
Before that, I had two Telecaster which I separated a Classic 50's I exchanged, then American Deluxe, this one is good.

I dont know who Jim Adkins is but his Telecaster sure is cool. This Telecaster features an unusual but great comination of features that help make this guitar sound very unique for a Telecaster. The guitar is based on the classic Thinline Telecaster design. The Thinline Telecaster was introduced in the late 60s to help lower the weight of the guitar when Fenders supply of lightweight wood ran low. They gave the guitar a hollow compartment on the upper part of the body and gave it an F-hole for resonance. The Telecaster is a thinline semi-hollow body with a two piece swamp ash body. The neck is a maple set in neck with a rosewood fretboard. There are 22 medium jumbo frets on the rosewood fretboard. There is a Gibson style tune-o-matic and stop tail bridge on the guitar. There are dual Seymour Duncan p-90 pickups in the guitar and a 3 way Gibson style pickup selector. Each pickup has its own volume and tone control. This is like something they would have made in the early 70s.

UTILIZATION

This Fender thinks it is a Gibson and plays very well like one, much better than a normal vintage Tele. This guitar isnt a bolt on it is a set neck. The set in neck means there is less of a heel to get in your way when playing the upper frets of the guitar. With the set neck there is less adjustability but if you take care of your guitar it shouldnt be a problem. The fretboard is a little flatter than what you would normally find on a Telecaster and is closer to that of a Les Paul. I find the Gibson style bridge setup more comfortable than a normal Telecaster ashtray bridge setup but this is subjective.

SOUNDS

I am not a fan of the traditional Telecaster sound. All of my favorite Telecasters have humbuckers or P90s in them which is the type of tone I prefer. The semi-hollow thinline body matched with the swamp ash and p-90 pickups combine to provide a very mellow sound. The lack of a big ashtray bridge also helps tame the twang a little bit too. The Gibson style neck construction helps it get the mellow Gibson tones too. With the p-90 pickups this guitar is great for mellow stuff. You can get really jazz sound with some tone knob tweaking. The guitar is also great for blues. In the bridge position some of the tele twang comes out but it compliments the smooth sounds nicely. You can really feel the resonance of the thinline body whatever you play. I like the way P90s respond to gain. They have a great high end bite to them which lets you retain a lot of clarity even when laying on the gain thick.

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar is not for the Tele traditionalist. This P90 Thinline has buckets of tone and great playability to go along with it. You forget you are playing a Fender with this guitar. It is a great blend of Gibson and Fender style. This is a signature model but you would never know at first glance. The only signature on the guitar is on the back of the headstock and it looks like a 5 year old wrote it. If you are looking for a Telecaster with a unique tone all its own this signature model is a great creation.

Semi hollow body Telecaster (Part suprieure hollow, full and part infrieure) made in Indonesia in frne, mahogany neck rosewood fingerboard al, lacquer on the body and neck, 22 frets, 2 Seymour Duncan SP90: SP90 3 in 1 easel and SP90 in round, tune o matic type bridge, 3 position selector, two volume knobs and 2 tone.

No cover!

CHARACTERISTICS of original enough for a telecaster ...

UTILIZATION

A vrifier, but it seems to me that the handle is thinner than a standard telecaster. CHAC is very easy to acute. One of the big highlights of this guitar is its ergonomics, as a telecaster (I had a standard telecaster mexico before) it's really enjoyable to play trs even if there is no Cutting stomach. APRS year old playing with my telecaster, I did not used here were always in 4 days I feel totally comfortable with the JA 90. It may be important but not trs trs trs gutiare sounds very empty, and the branch is lorsuq'on s'aperoit first one has an Annual Full Sustain, the bridge pickup is supercharged and plump neck pickup trs.

SOUNDS

I play mostly metal with post rock and atmospheric passages and occasional touches of punk-hardcore. So I had to nag sounds but also clean and crunch sounds quite round. I play on a 6505 + (also sold 860) and a classic 30. The JA-90 is sharp in the bridge position trs trs and angry. In middle position you will enjoy playing stoner riffs with a small effect "twang" perceptible. In the neck position, change its compltement and we can play arpeggios trs hot with acute non-screaming midrange and deep bass.

OVERALL OPINION

I have red for 4 days, and kills! Super angry with the SP 90 3 clean and beautiful with a 90 sp. Perfect finish despite the "Made in Indonesia", and playing comfort IDAL (I sold a tele standard because too dsagrable level playing comfort).

Pros: rosewood (not systmatique on tele this price), set neck semi hollow body and that allow for a standard sustain, tune o matic type bridge (a rel advantage when you want to do full of palm mute as standard or modern tele bridges are not suitable for this trs) and vrifier but it seems to me that the handle can be an "end" than a t the standard ... microphones that can do as well as the bourrinage metalopunk blues or rock post. Personally I find also found over the "sound" telecaster (a lightweight twang) with JA-90 with a standard telecaster mexico ...

Ngatifs points: the only ngatif that I find so far is that it is a signature Jim Adkins Surra him but I will find other default within hours of the game because I am still under the excitement of novelty ...

Basically it's a Telecaster Thinline with 2 Seymour Duncan P90, a Franciscan and a gibson type set neck. For the rest everything is on the fender website.
fender that does not say is that this model is manufactured in Indonesia with a lousy care (neck twisted, crooked screws, selector "shaky", cut in pieces of hearing ...) Supplied without cover. For a guitar that is 619 euros foutage of the mouth. We really feel like a bad buy Squier

UTILIZATION

An electric guitar ... 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-position selector ....
The set neck is comfortable and provides a perfect access to acute. It is a Thinline hearing is therefore easily grabs in the feedback distortion.

SOUNDS

a lot of people ask me so I answer: NO this guitar has nothing to do with a standard telecaster! So if you made the country, funk and rockabilly telecaster this is really not good!.
In the clear:
seymour the crunch very quickly, extremely hard to have a real clear sound. It is also very dark and castling. knobs are useless because basically it's all or nothing. There are however a slight crack in an intermediate position fenderien but nothing do with a standard tele or stratum. We have a very clear sound trite and I do not find beautiful at all.
distortion in:
The Seymours fend sauce admittedly, it can quickly play metallica. But I think that was not a single sound or a sound double ... the sound is very compressed view stifled. the style of choice for this quitar is the pop / punk rock or US (Blink, Green Day, Paramore and of course Jimmy Eat World). A bit of metal but it is 80 years. mics accentuate the low register of the Thinline overdrive and thus obtained a slurry sound unusable.

OVERALL OPINION

I sold it after 2 weeks. At least not according to purchase .... A bad guitar or at least not at that price. In squier 200/300 euros to be yes but not in the fender 600. Also, I am not a supporter of the US made in the contrary I prefer mexico but on this Indonesian model quality is really zero! A shame!

Jim Adkins got together with Fender guitars to make his ideal Telecaster. This Telecaster features an unusual but great comination of features that help make this guitar sound very unique for a Telecaster. The guitar is based on the classic Thinline Telecaster design. The Thinline Telecaster was introduced in the late 60s to help lower the weight of the guitar when Fenders supply of lightweight wood ran low. They gave the guitar a hollow compartment on the upper part of the body and gave it an F-hole for resonance. The Telecaster is a thinline semi-hollow body with a two piece swamp ash body. The neck is a maple set in neck with a rosewood fretboard. There are 22 medium jumbo frets on the rosewood fretboard. There is a Gibson style tune-o-matic and stop tail bridge on the guitar. There are dual Seymour Duncan p-90 pickups in the guitar and a 3 way Gibson style pickup selector. Each pickup has its own volume and tone control.

UTILIZATION

This guitar plays better than most Telecasters because of the neck construction. The set in neck means there is less of a heel to get in your way when playing the upper frets of the guitar. The fretboard is a little flatter than what you would normally find on a Telecaster and is closer to that of a Les Paul. I find the Gibson style bridge setup more comfortable than a normal Telecaster ashtray bridge setup but this is subjective.

SOUNDS

This guitar does not really sound like a Telecaster to me which is good for me since I am not a big fan of the Telecaster sound. The semi-hollow thinline body matched with the swamp ash and p-90 pickups combine to provide a very mellow sound. The lack of a big ashtray bridge also helps tame the twang a little bit too. The Gibson style neck construction helps it get the mellow Gibson tones too. I wonder why Jim Adkins doesnt just play a Les Paul he has pretty much turned his Telecaster into one. With the p-90 pickups this guitar is great for mellow stuff. You can get really jazz sound with some tone knob tweaking. The guitar is also great for blues. In the bridge position some of the tele twang comes out but it compliments the smooth sounds nicely. You can really feel the resonance of the thinline body whatever you play.

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar is really nice but some Tele enthusiasts might be surprised when they plug it in. This guitar is like a Les Paul in a Tele costume. This is also a proper signature guitar. There are no silly logos anywhere. It is just a guitar with a little different setup than you could get a on a normal Telecaster. This is how signature guitars should be. If you are a Tele player and are looking for a mellower sound or you like mellow sounds and want a Tele this guitar is on of the few that can do it.

Made in: indonesia (mean making by Indonesian ...
Tune O Matic Chevale (ring the morning ... What's not funny? Ok)
Channel Colle, fine enough for a telecaster, but not mini either ... Let's say medium ^ ^
2 microphones with Seymour Duncan P90.
2 volume, 2 tone (quite ugly in fact I've changed (finally) now it's a wonder)
A 3-position selector.
I'm already happy with this time of testing, because I wanted a guitar with a good finish with P90 with a set neck (yes sometimes we ben in the whims ...) So I hesitated with a Gibson Jr. (twice the price) For the story I tested (the Gibson) for several hours on different small tube amp (I took the AC4TV passage ^ ^) It sounded not ... But really bad ... I do not know if it's me ... m'enfin brief ... Pssons following

UTILIZATION

The handle:
I have a Greg Bennett FB3 changed the neck is fine (I tested a gibson les paul 80s I think that had the same kind of handle) So it seemed to me more difficult to access at first . on the other hand access to treble, nikel! (I have big hands ...) I still feel it's not a shred stick, my hands are bent on making the big blues rock on this round ...
Weight:
Compared to my FB3, it must weigh half as much! Really nice to note that it is more enjoyable to play than sitting upright.
Sound:
I wanted a big vintage sound, it is not so vintage it, but something is going on is that play in my favorite bar I always hear my guitar howling. The sound is class, now go test it should not be big metalheads ...

SOUNDS

Pop, rock, blues, blues rock, rock, rock pissed at ease ...
The P90, ahhh I dreamed of making big sounds to the Black Keys, ... I did ... And I also play many air since haha.
I played on the cube for a while and the bar on a mix amp lamps / transistors (in view of the nose) Good with a high output gain I think. Since I'm on Vox ACTV8 with a blues driver or Fuzz ridden by a friend ... I'm still hard (I'm young, do not be jealous)
Even the light is nice ^ ^
Now with this config, it should be clear that I not play 10 000 styles either, but I opted for a good config in my style rather than an average high school.

Otherwise I have translucent black ... For those reluctant to take a guitar, you really go see it and test it ... It's something especially for the price ..

The settings are nice and the knobs respond well

OVERALL OPINION

I have since I've seen on the Internet within 6 months now, I had plenty of time to test it. A very good guitar, especially for its price.
I had a lot of guitar before, especially crusts I knew what I was looking for and I fell in love.
... Again: she is beautiful!
... Again: my god that knobs are ugly!

Value for money: unbeatable in its class (I found it at 500 € ... In Angletterre)
I would do this choice, I hesitated with a Gibson Les Paul Jr. I was disappointed in the test. (Price does not seem justified (almost 1000 € difference between the 2 ...))

I put 9, it meets all expectations of what kind of guitar ... Ah yes ... Who's Jim Adkins?