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Published on 05/15/13 at 07:03Made in the USA, the Empress Telecaster born the 60th anniversary of Fender is a jewel manufacturing. Available in Europe only 200 copies, it is there in our hands, a guitar that exudes the application and knowledge of Fender. Certainly, it was not made by a single master luthier and it remains the industry, but believe me, when you hold it in your hands, you are doing no difference so its brightness makes them happy.
Purchased from Guitar Legend, service hair. It's worth putting in a little more expensive than buying them on the internet and be surprised to have a guitar that does not sound like they had tried in stores. A guitar sounds never really the same way a guitar to another, yet the same model.
UTILIZATION
Light thanks to its wooden body imperial tree (paulownia), according to Chinese tradition symbolized by the phoenix, the Fender Tele Empress is made more enjoyable to play. Hand runs along the 22 frets with ease and maple neck as "modern C" is perfect. The key is also maple.
The bridge is Vintage Style Tele Bridge 3 - Special Saddles, fixed with through-picking at the back of the guitar strings.
SOUNDS
On microphones, they did debate on the canvas at the output of the guitar. Highway One seemed indeed offer the same microphone for much cheaper. Since it was confirmed that micro-type single coil Alnico 3 Fender Telecaster ® was specially made to mark the 60th anniversary of Fender Tele for the Empress, "New update:
the guy from the music store called Expired me and Told me he phoned with Fender And They
Told him That The pickups are special Alnico III pups made for the Empress Tele That thesis and are not the standard Highway One pups.
So it looks like it's wrong That a lot of music stores (eg Thomann) show Highway One pups for the Empress Tele On Their Site. "
Ref:
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/323283-empress-telecaster.html # post4101916
http://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?p=924377&sid=6e77599921fcec5534f23b48efc016a7 # p924377
It seems that micro alnico 3 have actually been supercharged to give them more pep as can be seen in the following description of the merchants;
http://www.valleyblues.fr/fr/guitare-% C3% A9lectrique/tele-bration-empress-telecaster
Personally I've tested version of the Highway One store in Paris, along with the version Empress. This is the day and night. Sound to a clean her character on the empress, more punch, more definition, more medium, alot more sustain ... Concerning the handling of the machine, Highway one is on the street. I did not hesitate to take the Empress rather than the Highway one, it was not comparable.
To continue on the Fender Telecaster pickups Empress, they are switchable 3-position, bridge, middle and neck.
The neck pickup is the one that impresses me the most. It has an incredible character. I love it for its funky, bluesy side, but I also use it to play songs from "muse" in distortion, it is to tell you! This is a very powerful single-coil microphone, with a sustain that literally blew me away.
Trestle found a little less character for my taste. But it also has more bass on this side, and it's nice to play with finger picking. It also allows you to play more rounded than other positions.
In middle position I love! When you just can not find the sound we are looking for in the other two positions, one enters middle and magic, it works! A little bit of tone control and hit a perfect blend of the bridge and roundness accuracy and character of the race.
The first time I tried this guitar in a quiet home after buying it, I really, and this is not a joke, put a good 5 minutes to realize what was happening to me. I was captivated by the sound of this guitar! And that sustain ... !
Side tone knob, it is on the Greasebucket. That is a high-pass and low-pass at a time. Conventionally, the tone knobs pull treble (low-pass). Here the circuit is a delicate balance between high-cut and low cut, which has the effect of raising the middle area in which the empress Tele excels. In time, Fender had already released a very similar circuit with the "TBX tone control." Personally I love.
The volume knob is also not neglected! We are here in a potentiometer that perfectly sound control that is desired. The volume falls or rises barely touched the knob.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it every day for the past 4 months. I spent a lot of time scouring music stores to try side fender and gibson guitars. I tried above my means in 2500-3000, below my means, and at my means. I am very satisfied with this purchase. It was a favorite both sound, and visual. I would do the purchase again if I do not own.
Purchased from Guitar Legend, service hair. It's worth putting in a little more expensive than buying them on the internet and be surprised to have a guitar that does not sound like they had tried in stores. A guitar sounds never really the same way a guitar to another, yet the same model.
UTILIZATION
Light thanks to its wooden body imperial tree (paulownia), according to Chinese tradition symbolized by the phoenix, the Fender Tele Empress is made more enjoyable to play. Hand runs along the 22 frets with ease and maple neck as "modern C" is perfect. The key is also maple.
The bridge is Vintage Style Tele Bridge 3 - Special Saddles, fixed with through-picking at the back of the guitar strings.
SOUNDS
On microphones, they did debate on the canvas at the output of the guitar. Highway One seemed indeed offer the same microphone for much cheaper. Since it was confirmed that micro-type single coil Alnico 3 Fender Telecaster ® was specially made to mark the 60th anniversary of Fender Tele for the Empress, "New update:
the guy from the music store called Expired me and Told me he phoned with Fender And They
Told him That The pickups are special Alnico III pups made for the Empress Tele That thesis and are not the standard Highway One pups.
So it looks like it's wrong That a lot of music stores (eg Thomann) show Highway One pups for the Empress Tele On Their Site. "
Ref:
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/323283-empress-telecaster.html # post4101916
http://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?p=924377&sid=6e77599921fcec5534f23b48efc016a7 # p924377
It seems that micro alnico 3 have actually been supercharged to give them more pep as can be seen in the following description of the merchants;
http://www.valleyblues.fr/fr/guitare-% C3% A9lectrique/tele-bration-empress-telecaster
Personally I've tested version of the Highway One store in Paris, along with the version Empress. This is the day and night. Sound to a clean her character on the empress, more punch, more definition, more medium, alot more sustain ... Concerning the handling of the machine, Highway one is on the street. I did not hesitate to take the Empress rather than the Highway one, it was not comparable.
To continue on the Fender Telecaster pickups Empress, they are switchable 3-position, bridge, middle and neck.
The neck pickup is the one that impresses me the most. It has an incredible character. I love it for its funky, bluesy side, but I also use it to play songs from "muse" in distortion, it is to tell you! This is a very powerful single-coil microphone, with a sustain that literally blew me away.
Trestle found a little less character for my taste. But it also has more bass on this side, and it's nice to play with finger picking. It also allows you to play more rounded than other positions.
In middle position I love! When you just can not find the sound we are looking for in the other two positions, one enters middle and magic, it works! A little bit of tone control and hit a perfect blend of the bridge and roundness accuracy and character of the race.
The first time I tried this guitar in a quiet home after buying it, I really, and this is not a joke, put a good 5 minutes to realize what was happening to me. I was captivated by the sound of this guitar! And that sustain ... !
Side tone knob, it is on the Greasebucket. That is a high-pass and low-pass at a time. Conventionally, the tone knobs pull treble (low-pass). Here the circuit is a delicate balance between high-cut and low cut, which has the effect of raising the middle area in which the empress Tele excels. In time, Fender had already released a very similar circuit with the "TBX tone control." Personally I love.
The volume knob is also not neglected! We are here in a potentiometer that perfectly sound control that is desired. The volume falls or rises barely touched the knob.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it every day for the past 4 months. I spent a lot of time scouring music stores to try side fender and gibson guitars. I tried above my means in 2500-3000, below my means, and at my means. I am very satisfied with this purchase. It was a favorite both sound, and visual. I would do the purchase again if I do not own.