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Fender Standard Telecaster [2009-2018]
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«  Good Tele - very playable! »

Published on 08/13/13 at 05:58
Guitar made in Mexico and purchased in stores in Germany.
Standard features for a modern Tele:
-21 Fretes
Alder-corp
-2 Single coil pickups
-Maple neck
-Radius of 9.5
Easel 6 bridges with string through
Standard-mechanical oil bath

UTILIZATION

About ergonomics, it is a Telecaster, one of the first electric guitars and guitar first invented by Leo so it is very ... Basic but it works very well because the guitar is balanced and not too heavy, it is much less tiring than a Les Paul for example. Access to acute is not the very best, so forget the plans shredder on the latest cases, this is not the guitar you need for it (especially the medium jumbo frets the single coils and the radius of 9.5 will eventually stop you in your flew from soloists metaleux).
For all the stick and just great (as many Fender :) and this is my strong point of this guitar because it is a near perfect mix of vintage and modern due to the radius of 9.5, the fretes medium jumbo and not too thick C profile that allows both to the rhythmic ringing just without tiring but also be comfortable on solos. Arpeggios, scales, pull-of/hammer everything goes perfectly, the neck is smooth and fast enough, it makes you want to play, it is inspiring and not fatigue.
For the rest of the guitar is well finished and the build quality really does not have to be ashamed of compared to my Strat.

SOUNDS

To install the table, I play rock ranging from Red Hot to Pink Floyd via Pearl Jam or Down but the Blues (Popa Chubby, SRV ..) and I'm slowly trying to improv jazz / fusion. I play a Deluxe Reverb and a Marshall Valvestate with in TS9 effects shredmaster Marshall, Phase 45 plus sometimes some effects of Zoom G3. Level guitar I currently have a U.S. Strat Squier Strat and a Les Paul C77.

Overall this is a cut for rock and blues guitar (or country for fans :) All plans except metal or hard rock big going well. The acute micro has a fairly high level of output that can go solo carefree and power chord riffs in as you do not put too much gain on the distortion. The neck pickup it is velvety and fatter, what is expected of the neck position of a Tele but it lacks definition / of acute (and charm can be ..). The middle position is very interesting (I love blues with distortion on planes / jazz). It sounds wonderfully clear or TS9 with the Deluxe Reverb.

OVERALL OPINION

In my microphones and even globally guitar has less personality than the Classic Vibe Tele Custom that I had for a few months. It twang least, the modern bridge does not sound like a vintage bridge and makes it more neutral sound is thus added to the microphones that are less typed ... but so far I prefer the Standard MIM because most versatile and clean. To go further in the comparison Tele MIM Standard / Classic Vibe I think in a vintage spirit CV is fine. on the other hand, if you are looking for a Tele - a little - more modern, more versatile (although more bland), with a nice rack (no ledges, bridges lowlights, cleaner sound) then the standard will suit you. Oh also, the handle of my CV did not convince me because frets seemed oddly lacking material as though it had been rescheduled several times (note that this might be my own fault that I bought on the net, compare / check in-store then). More varnish the handle quite sticky on CV perplexing.

I've had three weeks and although I often change guitars I know I will long as this guitar has a violin carefree, seamless gameplay (very important point for me) and sounds good. It is a good base amount and a change of microphones allow me probably go further in the sounds and the choices abound Texas Special, Di Marzio Twang King .. but that's for later. To prevent against by looking for a vintage Tele typed. I just wish the price high hair.