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after playing for several years, i've decided that the look/size/weight of a telecaster is really what i'm shooting for (i'm going to be ditching my gibson explorer ('90 model-any inquiries welcome) for something that is less unwieldy and very fittable in a gig-bag, and i like the layout of the tele. i have lots of questions that don't seem to be adequately answered upon searching-here goes:
are there any quality tele clones that anyone considers comparable to/preferable to the real thing? (anything not fender-looking into G&L, but my budget is somewhat tight)
does anyone have a preference as far as tuners on these things? the new standard tele i played went out of tune way too easily (i am a guitar-beater, and my strat had the same issues-though the whammy bar was an issue there). i'm thinking that high-geared and/or locking tuners will solve my problems, but i don't want to buy without knowing what i'm getting into.
any suggestions as to pickups for good tone? i'm thinking something pretty hot for that bridge pickup (i play a lot of metal/etc type music), perhaps a strong hot rails-type tone, but i like the lipstick pickup in the neck position. may dig up a vintage for the lipstick, and something hotter for the brige. not really into cobbling extra crap into it. i like the stock look/setup.
in the end, i'm wondering what tele folks consider the ultimate setup. i dig the tone on the standard teles, but am willing to consider anything within the selling value of my explorer (thinking 800-1k pricerange, negotiable depending on trades, etc). any input here would be greatly appreciated.
my main issues are having a hot bridge pickup, a sweet neck pickup, and tuners that DO NOT GO OUT OF TUNE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY. anyone with insight in this area, please give me some input here. thanks, guys!
are there any quality tele clones that anyone considers comparable to/preferable to the real thing? (anything not fender-looking into G&L, but my budget is somewhat tight)
does anyone have a preference as far as tuners on these things? the new standard tele i played went out of tune way too easily (i am a guitar-beater, and my strat had the same issues-though the whammy bar was an issue there). i'm thinking that high-geared and/or locking tuners will solve my problems, but i don't want to buy without knowing what i'm getting into.
any suggestions as to pickups for good tone? i'm thinking something pretty hot for that bridge pickup (i play a lot of metal/etc type music), perhaps a strong hot rails-type tone, but i like the lipstick pickup in the neck position. may dig up a vintage for the lipstick, and something hotter for the brige. not really into cobbling extra crap into it. i like the stock look/setup.
in the end, i'm wondering what tele folks consider the ultimate setup. i dig the tone on the standard teles, but am willing to consider anything within the selling value of my explorer (thinking 800-1k pricerange, negotiable depending on trades, etc). any input here would be greatly appreciated.
my main issues are having a hot bridge pickup, a sweet neck pickup, and tuners that DO NOT GO OUT OF TUNE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY. anyone with insight in this area, please give me some input here. thanks, guys!