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Post by manxdave on Dec 20, 2016 23:17:50 GMT
Hello, I plan to buy a HB telecaster, but what one? I cannot get to the factory to try & so I have to rely on advice. The TE-90 FLT VW, the TE-80 NT Deluxe, the TE-70 Deluxe & the TE-52 NA Vintage all seem impressive, but which one to go for - my main genre are blues & rock, and I want something that will give an authentic telecaster sound. The TE-70 sounds a little bright for my liking, but I'd really appreciate some advice, please.
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Post by DerAlex on Dec 21, 2016 7:12:49 GMT
I´ve been at Thomann recently and I was really impressed with the TE-52. Lots of Twang. The one I tested sounded best from TE-52, TE-80 and TE-30. YMMV.
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Post by mototech on Dec 21, 2016 9:58:43 GMT
I had a T-30, fantastic guitar for the money, body & neck were great, but the electrics & hardware were just OK. I recently replaced it with a TE-52, much better, sounds & feels like a "real" Tele.
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Post by marit on Dec 21, 2016 17:15:21 GMT
TE-52 is definitely a recommendation!
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Post by john on Dec 21, 2016 18:17:03 GMT
The TE-90 FLT does not do authentic Telecaster sounds.  |
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Post by manxdave on Dec 21, 2016 19:30:17 GMT
Thanks Guys, looks like the TE-52 gets the nod!
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Post by lockhardt on Jan 1, 2017 21:31:30 GMT
Hey guys  since I´m basically in the same boat as manxdave, I figured I´d just ask this here  I´ve been thinking about a "classical"/twangy sounding tele recently. What do you guys think about the TE70 (Rosewood or Black Paisley, I like both^^) compared to the TE-52? Edit: I first looked at the TE90s, but the QM doesn´t sound like a tele at all (even though I really dig the blue one´s looks) and the FLT/Cabronita is not really my thing. |
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Post by ddcaster on Jan 1, 2017 23:39:15 GMT
I' m probably biased but I quote an older comment I made a Coupe ofvweeks ago: I own the Te 70 and I love it. It definitely looks and feels great. I am not sure if mine has got the normal pickups Thomann is using at the moment. They changed the specs of the Pickups two or three times. Here is a video with me and my Band from our last gig. My guitar amp is in the room next door and we play InEar Monitors. I have never done that before but I like it. The video also gives you a rough idea of the sound...as far as I remember I used the middle and the bridge position. The guitar has the classical mellow, jazzy neck sound, the more biting middle pickup sound and the twangy bridge pickupsound... My guitar ist the old toploader version, the newer ones should have a string-through bridge..[/quote]
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Post by lockhardt on Jan 1, 2017 23:48:04 GMT
i´ve probably watched that video several times already XD you guys are awesome^^ nicht schlecht, herr specht what amp/cab are you using btw? great twang sound, i really wonder how that would sound dirty  EDIT: a bit off topic, but is that an HB35 to the left of you? Because that is probably the 2nd guitar I´m gonna order with the tele XD |
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Post by ddcaster on Jan 1, 2017 23:57:48 GMT
I use a Laney Cub single channel tube amp 10 together with a Hughes and Kettner cabinet (vintage 30). The Laney ist small , light and has a loud clean sound for such a tiny amp especially if used with an external speaker. In my pedal board I had an HB American Sound Pedal, an Ibanez tube screamer and a modded VOX wah wah
Yeah it is the older model E 35 which looked much more like a Gibson 335. I play Wilkinson WVCN and WVCB alnico pickups in it.
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Post by lockhardt on Jan 2, 2017 0:47:03 GMT
Both guitars sound really great through your rig. At first i thought you played a Vox AV amp until i realized that the clip is from 2014 where they weren´t released yet ^^ Seems like I´ll get the TE70 only question is which of they 2. According to the website they feature different pickups - the RW features MWTC Vintage Single Coils while the BP seems to have WVTN / WVTB Vintage SCs ... |
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Post by ddcaster on Jan 2, 2017 8:23:50 GMT
My guitar has got the original alnico WVTN and WVtB Pickups. But I had to ask Thomann to send me the advertised alnico ones seperately, because my guitar first came with ceramic pickups. Judging from the latest pictures and videos I know I would say that both guitars do not feature the original WVTN / B pickups anymore... The original ones do have raised polepieces (bridge), the ones in the new Te 70s do not. So you can't really say by the specs and the pics on the web page. But if you don't like the sound you can send it back.Good luck!
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Post by daveb on Jan 2, 2017 11:18:13 GMT
Another happy TE-70 owner here. I retrofitted a cheap Bigsby to mine, and now you couldn't prize this guitar from my cold dead fingers:  My guitar is 2 years old and came with ceramic pickups. There was a big fuss a while ago about Thomann misadvertising them as alnicos, and some peope (like ddcaster) got replacements. Personally, I love the sound of the ceramics and kept them. But it does raise the point that since Thoman guitar components seem to change over time, you can't really trust older reviews. I will say this - I had decided to treat myself to a nice Squier Classic Vibe Thinline this Christmas. So, I went into the shop and tried one out. I honestly couldn't hear or feel £300 difference, so I came back home, happy that the TE-70 is as much Telecaster as I'll ever need. (Edit: The Squier was much better in one respect - setup & frets were perfect. MY TE-70 needed some work in that area) |
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Post by daveb on Jan 2, 2017 11:58:02 GMT
Here's a quick clip of my TE-70 (with ceramic pickups). Recorded direct from a Yamaha THR10 into Logic Pro, no post processing. First clip is the bridge pickup, second clip is both pickups. Hopefully you can hear from the second clip that this guitar has plenty of twang! (Excuse the rough editing, I knocked this out in a couple of minutes)
https%3A//soundcloud.com/user-327744714/harley-benton-te-70-rough-clip
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Post by ddcaster on Jan 2, 2017 12:55:12 GMT
Another happy TE-70 owner here. I retrofitted a cheap Bigsby to mine, and now you couldn't prize this guitar from my cold dead fingers: My guitar is 2 years old and came with ceramic pickups. There was a big fuss a while ago about Thomann misadvertising them as alnicos, and some peope (like ddcaster) got replacements. Personally, I love the sound of the ceramics and kept them. But it does raise the point that since Thoman guitar components seem to change over time, you can't really trust older reviews. I will say this - I had decided to treat myself to a nice Squier Classic Vibe Thinline this Christmas. So, I went into the shop and tried one out. I honestly couldn't hear or feel £300 difference, so I came back home, happy that the TE-70 is as much Telecaster as I'll ever need. (Edit: The Squier was much better in one respect - setup & frets were perfect. MY TE-70 needed some work in that area) I totally agree, my TE 70 needed some work too (Frets, neck adjustment), but nothing really serious. A telecaster is as basic as you can get in guitar technology ;-) |
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