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MGR/JD Sieben « Fender Standard Telecaster »
Published on 09/19/04 at 15:00I'm very happy with guitar, it cost $500 CND and I bought it from L&M music here in Saskatoon Canada. The guitar its self is a good guitar, it takes a little breaking in.
when it comes to the sound, the bridge pickup is definetly the stronger sounding one, with alot of twang and punch, being played through a good amp such as a Vox it sounds awesome and sublime. The guitar feels lovely when playing the neck is perfectly shaped, it retains most of its width throughout the entire length. The Lower frets are a little wide, but it just takes adaptation.
The neck pickup is a different story, it has a more mellow sounding tone, that has less volume and in my opinion is weaker. The sustain is also a little lacking, older Telecasters had brass saddles, which probably give them more sustain, if it was just a little beefier and more loud with the neck pickup, it would warrant 5 stars.
The only other problem is the neck, the maple neck feels lovely on the hands and you can really make it play wonderfully. The only problem is that maple is a fairly soft wood, so the neck dents easily. Be careful with it.
The neck is solid maple with a rosewood skunk strip down the center of the back of the neck, the body is alder, and painted agave blue with a white pickguard. This guitar is a heavy thing, its body is very thick and it definetly has the appeal that the original telecasters had with its boxy feel and apperance. The construction is solid, and it definetly feels like a gun sometimes considering how heavy it is.
This is a good guitar and definetly worth the price. I think it depends on the music you play. I myself play stuff similar to the Smashing Pumpkins, June of 44, Sonic Youth, Big Black, and others. And while it can handle a fair number of their songs, it cant master many of them. Im personally up for changing my pickups when finances allow. But if you like to play blues, classic rock, punk or country, this guitar is for you.
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when it comes to the sound, the bridge pickup is definetly the stronger sounding one, with alot of twang and punch, being played through a good amp such as a Vox it sounds awesome and sublime. The guitar feels lovely when playing the neck is perfectly shaped, it retains most of its width throughout the entire length. The Lower frets are a little wide, but it just takes adaptation.
The neck pickup is a different story, it has a more mellow sounding tone, that has less volume and in my opinion is weaker. The sustain is also a little lacking, older Telecasters had brass saddles, which probably give them more sustain, if it was just a little beefier and more loud with the neck pickup, it would warrant 5 stars.
The only other problem is the neck, the maple neck feels lovely on the hands and you can really make it play wonderfully. The only problem is that maple is a fairly soft wood, so the neck dents easily. Be careful with it.
The neck is solid maple with a rosewood skunk strip down the center of the back of the neck, the body is alder, and painted agave blue with a white pickguard. This guitar is a heavy thing, its body is very thick and it definetly has the appeal that the original telecasters had with its boxy feel and apperance. The construction is solid, and it definetly feels like a gun sometimes considering how heavy it is.
This is a good guitar and definetly worth the price. I think it depends on the music you play. I myself play stuff similar to the Smashing Pumpkins, June of 44, Sonic Youth, Big Black, and others. And while it can handle a fair number of their songs, it cant master many of them. Im personally up for changing my pickups when finances allow. But if you like to play blues, classic rock, punk or country, this guitar is for you.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com