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Published on 02/24/04 at 15:00I got this guitar from musiciansfriend.com. I paid about $600 for it and it came with a deluxe gig bag. I got it because i've always liked fender guitars and i liked the sound the tele made over the strat.
I definately like the tone of this guitar. It really can create a wide range of sounds and alll sorts of textures using just your amp and volume and tone controls. I also liked the simplicity of the controls and the sound from having just two pickups. the action was set up great right out of the box , but the intonation was a little off. This guitar cn get any sound but it is rather diffcult to get really muddy blues sounds or bass heavy hard rock sound like it is with all single coil guitars. The price was also a big plus getting an american fender tele for only $600.
The bridge has only three saddles so it is not as customizable as a six saddle version. The finish (mine is a three tone sunburst) is very easy to scratch. The thin lacquer coating lets the guitar get great tone and lowers the cost, but gets scratched by my belt buckle during plain and just from the pick during heavy strumming. The tele also doesn't have a tremelo unit, but that is part of the character of the guitar, also it is not nearly as comfortable to play standing as a strat but I think the tone more than compansates for that.
The quality for the most part was excellent. The frets were finished well and the volume and tone pots have a steady impact through the whole spin. The neck pick up on mine squeled very bad, but when i called the musiciansfriend customer service they helped me get the problem solved with no problem. other than that the only other issue is that part of the rear pick up hole is exposed, but that is only noticable from about two inches away.
If you want the real american tele sound for only $600 then buy this guitar. If you have any oroblems the customer service is great. However if you like styles like heavy metal or a more bass heavy bluesy sound you probably shouldn't be klooking at fender guitars in the first place. An excellent guitar for the money and an excellent first "good" guitar. Give it a four because nothing is perfect.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I definately like the tone of this guitar. It really can create a wide range of sounds and alll sorts of textures using just your amp and volume and tone controls. I also liked the simplicity of the controls and the sound from having just two pickups. the action was set up great right out of the box , but the intonation was a little off. This guitar cn get any sound but it is rather diffcult to get really muddy blues sounds or bass heavy hard rock sound like it is with all single coil guitars. The price was also a big plus getting an american fender tele for only $600.
The bridge has only three saddles so it is not as customizable as a six saddle version. The finish (mine is a three tone sunburst) is very easy to scratch. The thin lacquer coating lets the guitar get great tone and lowers the cost, but gets scratched by my belt buckle during plain and just from the pick during heavy strumming. The tele also doesn't have a tremelo unit, but that is part of the character of the guitar, also it is not nearly as comfortable to play standing as a strat but I think the tone more than compansates for that.
The quality for the most part was excellent. The frets were finished well and the volume and tone pots have a steady impact through the whole spin. The neck pick up on mine squeled very bad, but when i called the musiciansfriend customer service they helped me get the problem solved with no problem. other than that the only other issue is that part of the rear pick up hole is exposed, but that is only noticable from about two inches away.
If you want the real american tele sound for only $600 then buy this guitar. If you have any oroblems the customer service is great. However if you like styles like heavy metal or a more bass heavy bluesy sound you probably shouldn't be klooking at fender guitars in the first place. An excellent guitar for the money and an excellent first "good" guitar. Give it a four because nothing is perfect.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com