My first (and only Telecaster) happened to be a Thinline, which may not get the chime of a solidbody, but it can certainly chirp. When I got mine in 2010, the neck was coated in an almost candied level of polyurethane like that black bass up above. The neck felt more plastic than it did wood. On a crazy level of artistic imagination, my Thinline Telecaster originally gave me a feeling of an airplane for some reason with the 'f' hole which I'm a huge fan of aesthetically, and with that super shiny glossy finish coating I kept thinking of myself as Randy Rhoads on a Tele. I know that's not a good combination in retrospect (if u know his story), but I eventually replaced the neck with a Warmoth neck just a tad bit wider, and certainly heavier, and the guitar lost the feeling of an airplane and took on a more regal battle axe quality.
Going back to that trebly chirp (from the wide range pickups), I once owned an Epiphone acoustic guitar which set up my ears to hone in on that sound. Thin body. My friend got it from some homeless guy (who pounded nails into the finger board, and much of the binding on the neck has fallen off, the guitar was a beater) and was going to get it fixed up and never did so he gave it to me. It sat around my basement (dad's basement) until I finally decided to get it fixed up for novelty value. Well, you never know what guitar is going to start calling you, and lately what I've found out is that guitars reserved as "beaters" can certainly see a lot of action either casual or professionally, and this one started seeing more rounds in the rotation.
I don't know WHAT kind of electronics they put in there...L.R. Baggs, Dare I say Fish-? Nah.
Anyways, no matter what I did this guitar ALWAYS with the PIERCING TREBLE!!! Holy cow! Even acoustic it had an articulate tone great for single note leads! I've got some recordings.
Anyways, here's a recording of me and one of my favorite musicians back in 2008. GUESS WHO'S GOT THE BITING TREBLE TONE? Ha ha! Yeah that's right, yours truly!
My buddy Justin who played most of the rhythm (and a few leads) was playing his Cort acoustic with an external/detachable acoustic pickup (mine, got it for like $59, I forget, it might be Seymours, sounds great!)
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OMG that treble! It probably doesn't help that a family member recorded with a handheld digital recorder (intended for voice, one of those office ones you see at staples),
Ahhh, meeeeemoriiiiiiies
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Justin lives in Washington state btw. He's knowledgeable, skilled, and a great friend btw if you want to hire him :icon_thumright:
