NGD: Fender FSR MIJ Hybrid Telecaster
Jun 19, 2020 17:38:16 GMT
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Post by grayn on Jun 19, 2020 17:38:16 GMT
I'd tried this Tele out, just over a year ago. At the time, it was just pipped by an Original Series 50s American Tele.
It was the classic, blackguard looks and mega beefy neck that tipped it to the US Tele.
But that guitar had problems with the nitro finish on the neck.
I'd more or less sorted it with regular neck wiping but the whole experience put me off that guitar.
So it was moved on and I've been Tele-less for while.
Eventually decided to put that right and remembered this indigo gem, from Japan.
Last week, with shops re-opening, I'd nipped into a friends shop and tried a couple of other Teles.
A 90s, Japanese Tele, with a sunburst, bound body and maple fingerboard and a white American Performer.
Both were nice guitars but didn't impress me enough, to pull the trigger.
So it was over to Sound Affects (now re-open) and on with this FSR Fender.
And yes, it was just as good as I remember, with the American Vintage '58 Single-Coil pickups sounding just how a Tele should.
The U shaped neck, with it's satin finish, plays really well and the whole guitar is built and finished just right.
All that plus locking tuners and a 4-way switch, giving series and parallel choices, with both pickups make this Tele a serious bargain, IMO.
I guess the thing that may put folk off is the indigo body, with maple fingerboard and white pearloid scratchplate.
I like it's look. Not classic but kinda classy.
I did think of putting a red scratchplate on it, if only I could track down a 5-screw red Tele plate.
Played through my Roland Blues Cube Hot, it really sounds gutsy, even better than the tone I coaxed out of the Fender Hot Rod, in the shop.
Not only did I get it at a great price, SFX even threw in a hard foam case, to sweeten the deal. Happy man.
It was the classic, blackguard looks and mega beefy neck that tipped it to the US Tele.
But that guitar had problems with the nitro finish on the neck.
I'd more or less sorted it with regular neck wiping but the whole experience put me off that guitar.
So it was moved on and I've been Tele-less for while.
Eventually decided to put that right and remembered this indigo gem, from Japan.
Last week, with shops re-opening, I'd nipped into a friends shop and tried a couple of other Teles.
A 90s, Japanese Tele, with a sunburst, bound body and maple fingerboard and a white American Performer.
Both were nice guitars but didn't impress me enough, to pull the trigger.
So it was over to Sound Affects (now re-open) and on with this FSR Fender.
And yes, it was just as good as I remember, with the American Vintage '58 Single-Coil pickups sounding just how a Tele should.
The U shaped neck, with it's satin finish, plays really well and the whole guitar is built and finished just right.
All that plus locking tuners and a 4-way switch, giving series and parallel choices, with both pickups make this Tele a serious bargain, IMO.
I guess the thing that may put folk off is the indigo body, with maple fingerboard and white pearloid scratchplate.
I like it's look. Not classic but kinda classy.
I did think of putting a red scratchplate on it, if only I could track down a 5-screw red Tele plate.
Played through my Roland Blues Cube Hot, it really sounds gutsy, even better than the tone I coaxed out of the Fender Hot Rod, in the shop.
Not only did I get it at a great price, SFX even threw in a hard foam case, to sweeten the deal. Happy man.
Jo whoever he is.
