Which would you choose?

[ttmax]

Given that I already have 3 telecaster Guitars, hb te-52, sx vtg 50, fender '60s telecaster so sound It could be different for my next choice.
I agree that the squier's pickguard is horrible, but beautiful color, in fact I would like the
Squier cv tele custom but price is to high (489€)
Probably go with esp found it a (340 €) Let's see if there is confirmation but accept tip !

[LeoThunder]

I find that Comanche G&L very tempting too but it's probably expensive and I have three Strat's already.
Of course I ought to have the latest state of evolution.
Here's one. It's more money than my three Strat's together 

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Try popping your pickups in a vice and bending them to G&L proportions . Wouldn't that work?

[LeoThunder]

If I had an expensive Fender, I would sell it to buy a G&L. Really. I formally refuse the "vintage" argument. The man knew what he was doing when he improved things. Anyway, nostalgia's not what it used to be

[ttmax]

Do you know this?
Seem be a great cheap telecaster (from slick guitarist)

Chitarra elettrica Slick SL 51 SG


Colore: Surf Green

Tipo di costruzione: Solid Body

Corpo: Chitarre T

Numero corde: 6 corde

Costruzione manico: manico avvitato

Numero tasti: 22

Lunghezza scala: 25,5" (64,77 cm)

Corpo: swamp ash

Manico: acero

Intarsi tastiera: dot inlays

Pickups: S-S, 2 singlecoil

Pick-up del manico: SLP121 Fullerton Neck

Pick-up del ponte: SL119 Fullerton Lead

Commutatore pick-up: commutatore 3 vie

Regolatore: 1x volume, 1x tone

Bridge / tremolo: ponte tele-style

Hardware: Aged Chrome

Nazione di produzione: Made in China

The only thing dislike is vintage remake i prefer normal new aspect.

There is a non aged version?
While a like old telecaster sound and tuners see video.



Price sl 51 319 euro sl 50 289 euro

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There's a thread on these here ttmax . We all seemed to be reasonably impressed. I like the thin finishes and the hardware. They seem pretty good for the price.

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I did a little read about those Wide Range pickups in my Guitar Source Book. Seems they are less like the G&L ones than I had thought. I was muddling those with Leo's Precision pups that do a similar thing to the G&L ones.

According to me book these were designed by Seth Lover - the PAF man - who had jumped ship from Gibson to Fender. Underneath that cover there are two full length coils each with three plain magnet slugs as well as the three screw ones that are visible through the cover. As MartinB pointed out CuNiFe was used for the magnets as it is the only magnet material that was readily available and soft enough to take a thread for the screw.

Which begs the question, what do those guys do who try to convert their PAF type humbuckers into Wide Range ones? Glue their magnetic slugs in?

[LeoThunder]

I did some searching too and found a few comparison videos. I like the idea of a clearer humbucker, but I suppose we got there through other ways in the meantime and I still insist on coil split or parallel switching anyway.

This left me wondering if I would actually like the old, original Wide Range pick-ups (on the black guitar):

But I know I would have to hear them for myself.

[LeoThunder]

And here's a comparison of the original with two modern, non-Fender alternatives.
I like the look of these Telecasters. They all sound good to me, better than that other video..

[ttmax]

After see any video where slick guitar have problem some freets (low control check) to no have the same problems that i have with h.b. come back to initial choice question.
And to have Something different from my other telecasters probably sling me on the ltd ... I have a few days to think about it as the shops close, hoping that I won't change my mind again!

[LeoThunder]

Here's one in red and black with three lizards on it. I have no idea what people were thinking…

[LeoThunder]

This one has interesting plates:

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Pity that control plate doesn't fit the scratchplate cutout but it's a nice look. Actually, is it the scratchplate that's wrong? It doesn't seem to fit the lower horn either. Those knob tops are fancy and look, even the saddles are etched or engraved.

[LeoThunder]

Apr 20, 2019 11:12:03 GMT @defjef said:

Pity that control plate doesn't fit the scratchplate cutout but it's a nice look. Actually, is it the scratchplate that's wrong? It doesn't seem to fit the lower horn either. Those knob tops are fancy and look, even the saddles are etched or engraved.

Yes, it's quite nice. I think that black thing is all wrong. And too black. Worth replacing.
And the headstock is special too:

[salteedog]

I love the bridge and control plates on that.