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Post by bettsaj on Jul 9, 2019 15:21:24 GMT
I play in a Floyd tribute, and currently play a Gilmour Strat, along with a Yamaha 6 string electro/acoustic and a 1978 vintage Ovation Pacemaker 12 string.... All great guitars.
Last year i purchased a Harley Benton Slider 2 lapsteel which i'm really happy with, so it's got me thinking. I'm looking for a couple of telecasters to use during performances for different songs as I need some guitars where I can use alternate tunings etc. (Run Like Hell is a drop D, and the song Dogs is all strings tuned down a whole step) I don't want to start retuning during the break so I'm thinking Harley Benton.
I'm thinking of the TE-20 SB Standard Series as I really like the old 59 custom telecaster Gilmour used during the 77 Animals tour and the TE-20 SB is a close copy of that. Also for Run Like Hell I'm thinking along the lines of a TE-52 NA Vintage Series... Looks just like Gilmours blonde telecaster.
What are peoples opinions of these 2... Specifically the TE-30 which I really like the look of. I've seen a few You Tube videos on the strat type guitars that HB do, and the necks tend to be baseball bat size, are the teles the same?
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Post by DefJef on Jul 9, 2019 17:50:27 GMT
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Post by salteedog on Jul 9, 2019 19:46:27 GMT
TE20 has a modern C fairly thin neck with small frets. TE52 has a thick neck with medium jumbo frets. The 52 is a heavy beast too.
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Post by oghkhood on Jul 9, 2019 20:32:47 GMT
Some YT vids from another French tribute group, in Mauritius. The guitarist plays almost only HB :
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Post by bettsaj on Jul 10, 2019 7:11:30 GMT
Now, that's interesting...... Good band as well. You see, I'm trying to keep the visual aesthetic of Gilmours 59 custom as in this photo And also the 52 he has/had until he sold it... Both these guitars will only get used sparingly.... The sunburst on 1 song (Dogs), and the blonde on 2 songs (Run Like Hell & Fearless)
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Post by LeoThunder on Jul 10, 2019 10:01:28 GMT
I used to like the Pink Floyd of A Saucerful Of Secrets. I had no idea which of the sounds were made by the guitar. I saw the Pompei film decades later. Maybe I'll watch it again…
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Post by easyrider on Jul 10, 2019 19:27:27 GMT
Great band from Mauritius!
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Post by bettsaj on Jul 11, 2019 7:53:04 GMT
My son has told me in no uncertain terms NOT to buy a telecaster.... It's a long story, but I think my son and wife are getting together to get me a squire telecaster custom for Christmas this year as a thank you for what I've done over the last year or so.... Things have been really difficult financially for us over the last year to 18 months but I've still managed to squirrel the money away for us to have a holiday in Turkey this year, which I've paid for on my own for all three of us. I think it's their way of saying thank you.
That said, I'll still need to 2 telecasters and I've told my son I need 2, so he's just told me not to buy 2... just buy 1. So i think i'll be getting the HB TE-52. What I'll do is buy it when I get back from Turkey, which we go to in 3 weeks. I need to put as much money to one side for the holiday as possible... but when I get back I'll order the TE-52.
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Post by MartinB on Jul 11, 2019 17:05:50 GMT
Enjoy Turkey! I’m going there myself in December.
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