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Musicians

Duncanpup

(14,776 posts) Sat Oct 23, 2021, 07:19 AM Oct 2021

Just a thought telecasters are just so pure [View all]

A friend of our sons came over last night to jam, and he was playing a Michael Kelly 50’s model loaded with fralin pickup steel pole 42’s. Nice guitar kid got it last year used off Craig’s list $250 used made in Indonesia awesome player beautiful tone as is the guitar, Leo fender kept it simple two single coils then tone volume knobs and well with this Kelly it has four different tones with the switch.

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Just a thought telecasters are just so pure [View all] Duncanpup Oct 2021 OP

Had a G&L multigraincracker Oct 2021 #1

Most definitely on G&L great guitars. Duncanpup Oct 2021 #2

I thought, at the time that G&L multigraincracker Oct 2021 #6

Saw some clones of strats Duncanpup Oct 2021 #9

I have an mik strat that I love RainCaster Oct 2021 #3

I've been avid collector of mij guitars Duncanpup Oct 2021 #4

I bought a nice, made in Indonesian acoustic multigraincracker Oct 2021 #11

I do same Duncanpup Oct 2021 #12

I swapped out the original buckers, didn't like the sound RainCaster Oct 2021 #20

Cool rain caster Duncanpup Oct 2021 #21

My only complaint w Gibson pups is the spacing RainCaster Oct 2021 #22

Like f space Duncanpup Oct 2021 #23

Teles are tanks. IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #5

Terrible they stole those guitars Duncanpup Oct 2021 #7

I've never gone wrong with MIJ! IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #8

? Was the reissue tele nitro finish Duncanpup Oct 2021 #10

Yes. IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #13

Probably not on tone with pickup Duncanpup Oct 2021 #14

Yup. IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #15

Of course you meant Les Pauls. But Telecasters'll do in a pinch. marble falls Oct 2021 #16

Then again, that old bar magnet pickup Dan Electro I had was pretty sweet. No one ... marble falls Oct 2021 #17

Was talking on here with raincaster Duncanpup Oct 2021 #18

I also enjoy shooting the poop with you! There's just no way to beat a strat's mellow ... marble falls Oct 2021 #24

? Did you Duncanpup Oct 2021 #19

I butchered it. Ruined a perfectly good guitar. Every once in a while I see one in a junk ... marble falls Oct 2021 #25

I've owned a few Teles in my day....... JTele Oct 2021 #26

Awesome jtele Duncanpup Oct 2021 #27

If I had one with a 12" radius....... JTele Oct 2021 #29

One of those Teles looks very familiar..... Heartstrings Oct 2021 #28

Ya think? JTele Oct 2021 #30

On closer inspection I stand corrected.... Heartstrings Oct 2021 #31

Truth is..... JTele Oct 2021 #32

Every Guitar Player Worth His/Her Salt... ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #33