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Fender Classic '50s Telecaster

TLC-Shaped Guitar from Fender belonging to the Classic series

Philou37 Philou37
Published on 02/26/07 at 02:55
Everything has been said I think about this little Mexican.
I have white blonde model since 2000.

UTILIZATION

I love this handle typical tele U 50 '. It will not suit all hands. To try before you buy.
The weight is quite big. The body is ash, not ash swamps.
The violin is very correct.
The frets are thin and sharp. I play a lot, and the handle has already suffered a correction, and the frets are very worn, I'm good this year for a refrettage. It is true that I go very thick ropes, and I play a lot in Bend with a vibrato that does not help ...

SOUNDS

The original pickups are average ...
Given the quality of the violin, do not hesitate to change them.
They are not made for amateur use.

OVERALL OPINION

For me, one must be telecaster ash handle with Mapple. It's silly, but I love that sound twangy and very sharp medium.
Models alder and ebony or rosewood are a bit too muffled for me.

All that to say that it is difficult to find € 750 for a violin corect ash.
With a change of pickups (+ bridges in brass) you get a very good instrument that does not blush with the highway and see the same concurencer standard inquiry us ...
This choice I would do without hesitation, knowing that there is now a version already equipped with Miros worthy of the violin: the classic player 50 'tele ...