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Re: The Guitar Topic - B
boneykingofnowhere:
--- Quote from: jeph on 09 Jun 2009, 12:24 ---
--- Quote from: boneykingofnowhere on 09 Jun 2009, 08:51 ---I'm toying with the Idea of swapping out the bridge on my tele. Its a mexican standard and its only a year or two old ( I bought it new last summer, never checked the manufacturing date), so its got the "modern" style bridge with six saddles. Would buying a wilkinson compensated bridge and using it as a top-laoder make that big of a difference in tone and/or sustain, and if not, would buying a six-saddle "vintage" style make a difference?
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If anything, the Wilkinson should IMPROVE the tone, but unless you're planning on putting a different kind of pickup in the bridge, why bother changing it? Tele bridges are made to house Tele pickups.
If you want to improve the tone of your guitar, swap out the shitty mexican pickups for some decent Seymour Duncans before you go messing about with the bridge.
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First thing I did with the thing was put Lace Sensors in it. One step ahead of you.
Tehz:
--- Quote from: BlahBlah on 09 Jun 2009, 13:10 ---Guitar experts: Should I sell my US Strat and buy a Jazzmaster? And, if I do, which one do I go for? There only seems to be two types available easily in the UK, both around about the same price, but it depends which one the shops here actually sell. Or if they even stock any.
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What two kinds?
BlahBlah:
The Classic Player: http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/79098 and the '62 reissue: http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-jazz-master-62/8219
Tehz:
Honestly, both are pretty quality instruments. When it comes right down to it though, you should play them and see if you prefer them to your Strat; Jazzmasters seem to be an acquired taste for a lot of people.
If you do play and like them though, I heartily recommend it. Jazzmasters are my favorite guitar and I love mine to death.
jeph:
--- Quote from: doombilly on 09 Jun 2009, 12:47 ---The bridge on my '95 Mexi Tele is made out of sh*t that was eaten and then sh*t out again by the same pack of diseased chihuahuas at a chihuahua canine mental health facility. Which is pretty much what started me on the path of researching good replacements. Those sh&tty pickups are going too. And the neck. So basically I'll keep the body. Which is red. So I am actually contemplating going black with all the hardware, black sperzels, pickups, and pickguard. And an ebony fretboard. With just the white side markers dots. But then I should probably get the headstock painted either red or black...or not do anything.
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If you're making that many replacements, you might wanna tally up the cost and see if it'd be cheaper just to buy a new, better Telecaster.
--- Quote from: BlahBlah on 09 Jun 2009, 13:10 ---Guitar experts: Should I sell my US Strat and buy a Jazzmaster? And, if I do, which one do I go for? There only seems to be two types available easily in the UK, both around about the same price, but it depends which one the shops here actually sell. Or if they even stock any.
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Absolutely play the Jazzmaster(s) before you sell the Strat. The "classic player" model is a little better built in that they fixed some of the problems endemic to vintage-spec Jazzmasters, but it's really up to you. Personally I think they have a little more personality and a lot more oomph than Strats, although they don't tend to be as tuning-stable. But whatever- if it's good enough for J. Mascis and My Bloody Valentine it's good enough for me.
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