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I wasn't mad on the Black Label pickups so I swapped them for EMGs. The original EMG J pickups were modelled after 1960s jazz pickups without any hum so they are not high output metal things. I did put an EMG preamp in as well as I like to be able to tweak when I'm miles away from my amp. As it happens I've just got my first set of Elixirs to try on it. I installed them last night. I expect I'll need a little truss rod adjustment today as it's settled in but they sound good and feel very nice under the fingers.

Paulownia body. Norwegian maple neck (lighter than Canadian) Lightweight aluminium tuners and bridge. Mine is a 1st gen SL so it's a Cedar body and weighs about 6.7lb. My Lional Shortscale SL is 5.7lb! Zero neck dive on either of them.

This question comes up on the Facebook Telecaster Owners Group all the time. It seems to be a rough split between those who think it has to be a Fender and can only have 2 single coils and those who are not stuck in the 1950s. Some go as far as saying that a Fender not made in the USA is not a real tele. Their complaints are usually swamped by people posting the partscasters they have put together, often using far better quality parts for a fraction of the price of a US Fender. I am generally against putting Fender decals on non-Fenders but for the sole purpose of annoying some of the cretins in that group there is nothing more effective than a Fender decal on a parts guitar made from the cheapest bits Chinese ebay can offer, and then clearly assembled by someone who doesn't have opposable thumbs. The rage is quite a joy to behold.

Just in case, here is a handy link.... https://uk.fender.com/collections/electric-guitars-telecaster

Lovely! I love mine. Long gigs are much easier with that low weight.

I'd like to do a guitar course like that. Would be very handy.

The cheaper the neck the more work it is likely to need so sometimes that £50 ebay neck might need £150 worth of fretwork to get it playing right. Mind you, sometimes a real Fender neck will need that as well.

When I was doing the educational music trust thing kids would get promoted up into the next difficulty ensemble and many would be very nervous. Sometimes it was quite a jump even when there was a 4th part for their instrument. Always told them to start just playing the root on beat 1 of each bar. Do that for 2 or 3 rehearsals. Then play whatever the right note was for beat 2 and so on Building their confidence until they filled the gaps. Didn't matter if it took a couple of weeks or even a term. They were counting right and adding in the notes as they got confident. They got to feel like they were joining in properly even if they were only playing 1 note in a bar. Funny how quick progress is when they are having fun and not feeling like they are making mistakes.

A good telecaster is a thing of beauty. As it happens swapping instruments for a bit has got me writing again and I haven't done that for ages. I still have my favourite bass kit, but at the moment I'm looking at it as part of composing rather than being a bassist. I might even record some of it if I ever get a week off work.

I put one together - a no-name P body from the classifieds and bought a real Fender Jazz neck (Mexican). I had tuners and a pickup already but I needed a pickguard.

Just make sure you don't end up like I did. I quit my band after 12 years... Now I have a Telecaster and a guitar amp. I feel dirty.

Thank you. I will flip a coin as to which to try first then!

I'm interested in those Nordy J shaped 51s as well. I love the EMGs in my Sandberg but I also fancy a change, just for no reason at all!

This thread is interesting to me. I think I'd like to try some coated strings on my Pingray. I usually have a problem with nickel skin reaction, but this would let me have more choice. I'm thinking about Elixir's but open to others. Is this a reaction to DR's coating material? I want something smooth feeling as well. I've got flats on other basses so I want rounds on this bass but I do like to minimise string noise. What coated strings have the lowest finger noise?

Have you got a L6 or L6H? Your link points to the H, but you say the non-H. They are different.

My Sandberg's a factory plek'd and I like them a great deal. I have a bitsa with a Fender Mex Jazz neck that could do with a bit of a go over - not a surprise for a modestly priced part but I'm thinking of a plek this time rather than a human! Anyone had it? I'd be picking Charlie Chandler's place for the work as I've only ever heard good things from there. ta

Whichever one I'm playing, apparently.

I like that. A lot. Purchased on iTunes. Streaming services can suck it.

I had been doing them with a very janky sort of approach that was made very annoying by iOS refusing to mix my interface together properly. My woes are here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/509698-ios-video-app-audio-stupidity-work-round/ I solved it with far more cables than I ever wanted to use! Sounded ok though: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGI_tSFswQC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== I've since got a Line 6 HX Stomp which solves all the problems with far fewer cables - apart from a mains cable. I was using a powered board in that vid but I really wanted something more portable that I could go direct with just a battery powered compressor pedal. Then I could sit in the garden with my headphones and play along too. So this new Roland unit seems to be a great idea for a battery powered option. I then trimmed the video using the free version of Capcut. It's pretty good!

Has that one been discontinued? I can't find it anywhere.

I've got the Energy 2x10 and use it mostly with a MB AG1000 head. I love it. It's plenty loud enough, goes deep enough, and it sounds like the tone in my head. Very happy with it.

Would they fit with a Hipshot tuner? My A string could do with some help!

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