BraylonJennings
It's all blues
A friend opened a new guitar shop locally, so I did some looking at telecasters. I have the raptorcaster, but it's basically a Les Paul in telecaster clothing, so I'm thinking about adding the real deal to my collection. Some of the guitars I tried out are:
G&L tribute- it's a thin line style with a neck HB. Good feeling neck, beautiful sunburst with rosewood board. I'm leaning towards a standard two single coil version. Chinese made.
Fender Performer series- US made, light, plays well. Yosemite pickups, jumbo frets. Fine guitar.
Fender Professional II- US made, plays great. Tall thin fretwire. Slightly thicker neck with rolled edges. Upgraded single coils. Better contoured neck heel.
Reverend Eastsider- an Ohio company but built overseas then set up in US, like a PRS SE. Really plays and sounds great, but about same $$ as the Performer. I'm down to one American made electric, will probably make it two, all other stuff being equal.
Reverend Gristlecaster- the Greg Koch sig model. Great electronics and pickups. I didn't care for the playing feel of the one I tried. Koch is 6ft 7inches, guitar is built 10% bigger. Even weight relieved, this is a big instrument.
Various Squires- didn't really find one I bonded with, but they are mostly acceptable guitars. Nothing wrong with Squires, but I'll probably go with California built for better frets and hardware if I go Fender
G&L Placentia tele- the only truly awful guitar I picked up. A level below the Tribute, I suppose, it had such poor fretwork I might injure myself if I played it much. Owner says all Placentias are like this. Beware, I remember someone discussing these on the forum.
I'm generally a rosewood or ebony fretboard kind of guy, but I could make an exception for a Telecaster as maple is part of the tele experience. I didn't plug in anything but the Reverends. I'm leaning towards one of the California Telecasters and will run them through an amp next time. Decision will be based on playing feel, pickup sounds, and weight.
Any suggestions or things to watch for will be appreciated.
G&L tribute- it's a thin line style with a neck HB. Good feeling neck, beautiful sunburst with rosewood board. I'm leaning towards a standard two single coil version. Chinese made.
Fender Performer series- US made, light, plays well. Yosemite pickups, jumbo frets. Fine guitar.
Fender Professional II- US made, plays great. Tall thin fretwire. Slightly thicker neck with rolled edges. Upgraded single coils. Better contoured neck heel.
Reverend Eastsider- an Ohio company but built overseas then set up in US, like a PRS SE. Really plays and sounds great, but about same $$ as the Performer. I'm down to one American made electric, will probably make it two, all other stuff being equal.
Reverend Gristlecaster- the Greg Koch sig model. Great electronics and pickups. I didn't care for the playing feel of the one I tried. Koch is 6ft 7inches, guitar is built 10% bigger. Even weight relieved, this is a big instrument.
Various Squires- didn't really find one I bonded with, but they are mostly acceptable guitars. Nothing wrong with Squires, but I'll probably go with California built for better frets and hardware if I go Fender
G&L Placentia tele- the only truly awful guitar I picked up. A level below the Tribute, I suppose, it had such poor fretwork I might injure myself if I played it much. Owner says all Placentias are like this. Beware, I remember someone discussing these on the forum.
I'm generally a rosewood or ebony fretboard kind of guy, but I could make an exception for a Telecaster as maple is part of the tele experience. I didn't plug in anything but the Reverends. I'm leaning towards one of the California Telecasters and will run them through an amp next time. Decision will be based on playing feel, pickup sounds, and weight.
Any suggestions or things to watch for will be appreciated.
Only change I’ve made to it was locking tuners.
