Fender Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster: Mick’s New Guitar [Sounds, Setup, Mods & More]
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Mick takes us through the first couple of weeks with his new Telecaster. Yep, a Telecaster!
Please note: I sold this guitar to a lovely chap named Charlie in April 2022, to help fund the purchase of my dream guitar, an old Strat. It's gone to a great home - enjoy it Charlie!
Life too short for long UA-cam videos? Please see the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below.
Welcome to the show! I’m flying solo in this episode as Dan finishes up moving house and all that it entails. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up on progress with a new guitar acquisition, the Fender Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster.
As I explain in the video, I’ve always loved Teles but it’s become ‘Dan’s guitar’ as far as TPS is concerned so I rarely play one these days. But when Fender announced this, I didn’t hesitate.
It’s a long video with a lot of detail. The usual thing from us, ha!
For more on Jason, please go here: www.jasonisbell.com/
Please enjoy the episode!
Disclosure info: I purchased this guitar personally (ie That Pedal Show did not buy it) from Andertons, with a trade/staff discount. Fender have neither asked nor paid me to make this video.
Pedals & stuff in this episode…
Signal order for the board:
Tweedy, OD9, D&M Drive, split…
Harmonious Monk, then Vent, both to Deluxe Reverb only
Delay and reverb stereo to both amps
(All the drive pedals hit both amps)
TheGigRig G3 Atom takes care of all signal routing, splits wet/dry/parallel and stereo
Tweedy is outside of G3, before loop 1. TS808 is loop 1, D&M Drive is loop 2, Monk in 3, Vent in 4, delay in 5, reverb in 6. Switch numbers are +1. Confusing huh?!
• Schmidt Array SA525 pedalboard
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• Boss TU-3S Tuner
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• Dan Drive Tweedy 5E8-A
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• Maxon OD9 Analgman Mod with Bad Bob Boost
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• Keeley D&M Drive
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• JAM Pedals Harmonious Monk
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• Neo Instruments Mini Vent II
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USA Sweetwater: imp.i114863.net/WD46ZA
• Free The Tone Future Factory FF-1Y RF Phase Modulated Delay
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• Chase Bliss Audio CXM 1978
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• TheGigRig G3 Atom
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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
0:00 Where’s Dan? And intro…
1:17 New Guitar Day!
2:23 An unboxing, really?!
4:20 Mick and Teles, Dan’s guitar?
8:25 Why choose the Isbell Tele?
10:09 Initial impressions and ‘moans’
14:29 PLAYING - plug in for the first time
21:58 Comparison with Dan’s Red
24:35 Saddles, intonation, grumbles
29:39 Fret polish & fingerboard oil
33:30 Nut slot attention
38:00 The case for new saddles
41:00 Fitting the new saddles & bridge
45:00 The screws don’t fit!
46:35 Setting the action and intonation
49:03 Intonation better now?
50:03 PLAYING - full rig schwang
56:57 Closing thoughts
Guitars in this episode:
• Fender Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster
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• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster
Amps in this episode
• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb 1x12 combo
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• Victory VC35 The Copper and VC212 cab
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• Supro Black Magick 1x12 combo
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Rosie cam:
1:30 Rosie gets to eat a biscuit
2:09 Rosie receives a package
39:43 Rosie is terribly excited about the new saddles
Thanks for the "highlights package" 😂
Bloody brilliant, innit?!
Sounds superb!
Congrats on the band getting more exposure btw. You've got some fans in the US.
Who knew Mickalus was a specialist at relic’ing? 😄
As a Canadian, "bloody brilliant, innit" would be exactly what I'd say if I wanted to sound stereotypically British :)
Saint Mickalus, patron saint of dropping screwdrivers on guitars.
I started playing guitar last year (discovering amazing channels like this in the process) and I’d always wanted a les Paul but when trying one out at GuitarGuitar, I saw a polar white tele and fell in love. For my birthday this year my wife bought me a beautiful butterscotch blonde tele and it’s my pride n joy.
I had to look away during the "extra relicing". You've gotta give us a chance to look away in the future!!! 🤣🤣
Me too, made me wince😂😂
Mick, the chat is always a treat, further enhanced by the presence of Rosie at the start, the little beauty. My Tele history: bought two, sold two. I've tried, my word I've tried. Dan would be horrified, but my butterscotch USA first attempt was a 2001, lovely weight, great shape MN, but I just couldn't get on with the thing and it was swapped out. Waited 12 years and bought a Custom Shop, which stayed with me 9 years because I *thought* I loved it. I did, but it was always a bit of a fight which, in a J Mascis style, could be proper fun at times. Then I finally bought a Strat and, for me and the humble Fender workhorse, that was the end of that. Lesters with chunky necks and 62 profile Strat RW board necks are just the bees' knees. But lordy I appreciate seeing a Tele in the right hands. What a noise. As usual, bravo! Happy Friday :)
Very interesting, as I had a similar experience, but the other way around. Had an unbelievable Strat (both aesthetically and sonically) I ended up trading, as I did not connect with it because it didn't fight me. Teles and LP for me :)
9 years is a long time to pretend to love a thing. I think you just forgot that you truly loved it. People change.
TPS has a bad habit of making you want every piece of equipment they use…and I love it! I enjoyed your playing as always Mick, and just realised you and I have identical twin dogs.
Awesome! Nice one Matthew!
I've been a huge fan of Isbell all the way back to his time in DBT, glad to see he has fans across the pond.
Englishman here. Isbell is the greatest lyricist since Dylan. So much love for that dude!
Will be seeing me fifth London Isbell show November next year. Just about my favourite artist.
I love these vlogs so much! I like hearing first impressions, Mick’s thought process for improvements, the process and finally the product! Thoroughly entertained- great work!
I’ve always felt an affinity with Mick… I always assumed it was the love of guitars, great guitar players and tasty tone but no… I saw Rosie and then I realised ‘aha! He’s a Spaniel person!!!’ 😀👍🐶
Ha! Awesome! All hail the crazy spaniel!
I can so relate to this. My main guitar has been a strat for nearly 25 years. I bought a MiM tele around 2002, but I never really bonded with it. However, after having a watched a couple of years of TPS, with Dan getting amazing sounds out of his tele, I ordered a set of Twisted Tele Fender Custom Shop pick-ups late last year. It's like a different guitar, and now I play it and love it every bit as much as my strat. The journey never ends. Great stuff, Mick. Thanks.
I like strat for clean and slightly dirty and tele for rock and country
Mick, you do these videos extraordinarily well. Thank you for taking us on this journey with you.
This was a treat. Fun to "hang out". Couldn't agree more on letting the guitar take you where it wants to go. Some place new? Congrats on a new magic carpet. -G
As a player of 30 years, I have found your channel to be inspiring in terms of focusing on the musicality of sound and playing. You guys truly inspire me in ways I never realized. Cheers from the States!! 😀
Mick - this vlog is perfect in so many ways. Two non-Tele scenes that really connected with me were the delivery anticipation (that’s exactly the way I am on delivery day) and the 5 second scene of you and Rosie walking together, side by side, to the other building. A man and his dog. Just a wonderful visual! Cheers from Long Island!
Thank you Mick, I enjoyed this episode very much, while recovering from a bad cold. Always a pleasure to hear a distinctive "Tele Twang". It keeps the spirit high. I love the brutal honesty of these machines. I really hope you enjoy your new purchase and that we will see you play it a lot. Cheers!
Fabulous. Loved the closing remarks about different guitars taking you to different places / head spaces. So true! 👍🏼🎸🌈
Brilliant video. For those who don’t prefer the talking part - you’re missing out folks!! Amazing insights.
Thanks Danny!
Great great video. Mick, you are the most forthright presenter in all of guitar UA-camdom. The encouragement to just foot for a guitar you like and don't be afraid to get in and have a go at tweaking it up to taste is fantastic. Bravo
Excellent review, Mick. Lots of buzz here in the States about this guitar. Enjoying watching the set up mods, etc. Your playing sections were (as usual) fantastic. Bravo!
I adore these long form videos from you. Be it a pickup rabbit hole on blue or a new guitar breaking in, they make my day. Positive vibes to you man.
This is the gold of TPS Mick, that human touch.
Yes, you can kick a pedal, but without the feel of strings, wood, various bits of metal and magnets...
Top job my man. We all appreciate it 🙂
Thank you Martyn!
@@ThatPedalShow You're very welcome, and my pleasure.
Maybe a rename is in order? "That Human Show (with some talk about electronics and shit)"
Maybe not easy on the algorithms however.
I'm 46, and I just got my first Tele : an American Standard from 92 !
Sounds great, looks great, and you wear it well, sir! Congratulations on your new acquisition.
Fantastic vlog! Real useable gems of info in here for anyone wanting to get the best out or their instrument. I was also obsessed with southeastern, what a master piece album! Awesome job👌👍
The best bit of this is you remembering the beginning. That feeling of being free of everything (except the odd exam) was so utterly liberating. It's what I crave still when I climb back up on stage at 44. That little pub gig, in my case in Godalming, near Guildford, having generally bought a new set of strings at Anderton's a few hours before. As you say so often Mick - Happy Days!
YES! That’s what it’s all about!
Mick alone with ** adjusts spectacles ** a Tele?! Okay I'm in! Mick in his element (i.e. trying different things and journeying to the next "better question") is my spirit animal. Glad to hear Dan is just moving house and hasn't been sacked though lol ;-)
I learn so much about the mechanics of guitars when you do these vids. I have got a MIM Strat with rough fret ends - look forward to you tackling such an issue sometime.
Great episode, brilliant playing as always! Thanks mick 🙂
Great show, thanks Mick. That Jerry Donahue clip. I still clearly remember how he totally stole the show in that documentary and his wonderful humble smile at the end of the brilliant string bending section. I was fortunate enough to have a quick chat with him at Music Live, or whatever it was called, at the NEC, when he was demonstrating his Peavey signature guitar. I particularly thanked him for his memorable contribution to that documentary. What a player, what a great bloke!!!
Mick, this was amazing: amazing guitar, amazing pup, amazing tones and playing! Dan: rest up, mate. We miss you!
Thanks!
I could watch this all day long. Take notes, Netflix! What a beautiful guitar, even straight out of the box, but your mods and fixes will bring it closer to how you want it and that's all that matters. I'm glad you found a Tele that can speak to you and make you want to play it. Congratulations on your new acquisition! New Guitar Day is the very best day. Cheers, Aaron
Sounds great! Now I want one. Jason Isbell truly is an outstanding singer-songwriter, musician, artist...Great playing!
I LOVE when i open UA-cam an there is a Mick’s vlog, every time it feels like i got a treat. Love to see you on a Tele mate! Beautiful guitar and content as always. Looking forward for more!
Thank you!
@@ThatPedalShow Also! When rewatching the ATB episode I realized that the custom Tele you guys played had a skunk stripe in the neck! Good news in regards to the accuracy of the Jason Isbell Tele :)
I unboxed my Jason Isbell telecaster yesterday! Actually, I'm now playing it while watching this video. My first telecaster and wow: what a sound, what a feel and what a look! After just one day, I'm not saying it's my favorite guitar, but...it's one of my favorite guitars :-)
Congrats! Hope you dig it as much as I do!
@@ThatPedalShow I think it's one of my best guitars: so easy to play (I leave the bridge and saddles stock), those notes ring out majestically like only a tele can and I enjoy it a lot. It sort of wants to be played, and not be put down in a corner. I had some guitars over the years so I think I can be a good judge ;-)
Living vicariously through your video and your cool new guitar. Thanks for sharing. Love your channel, by the way! Keep up the great work. 😎👍🏼
This was one of the best episodes for my personal taste. This is cool insight into a setup the Mick way (where you see some of the treatment he does to get the weathered look, the intonation with the tele bridge saddles etc.
You need to get a micro mesh kit. The most perfect way I’ve ever polished frets! Compound and a Dremel does a worse job.
Also, the Gotoh compensated brass saddles are my favorite. They intonate perfectly and they’re not crooked like so many others.
I had a good laugh at the “ Relic-ing” portion of the show. Great vid, Mick.
That is a great addition to the collection.
Thanks for the awesome start tot the weekend!
Mick, many thanks for taking us on that journey. It took me a few goes, but I made it all the way through. Your comments about different guitars taking you to different head spaces resonated with me, as I reflected on why I love my '63CS Tele, and my 60th Anniversary Strat, but gravitate toward my '62 Gretsch Tennessean. Comparing your Isbell T to Dan's Red, I found yours sounded more 'in the room' (as apposed to 'in the room next door'), a preference of mine. That struck me as weird, as I have traditionally loved Dan's Tele, and saw no need for 'improvement'. Congratulations on your refinements to this great guitar, I look forward to hearing you make music on your new addition.
First time I ever saw someone playing a Tele, and recognized it for the guitar it is, it was being played by Roy Buchanan - which is probably why I've always thought two things about it:
1. It's for seriously good guitar players ("put that down, son, you're not ready for that")
2. Teles should be Butterscotch Blonde with a maple board.
That said, this is a beautiful guitar, and you've earned it, Mick. Enjoy!
Thanks Phil! Yep, it’s a grown-up’s guitar for certain. Cheers!
Killer sounds. Like the look of the Chrissie Hynde Tele too (which has the truss rod adjustment at the right end and the right ashtray! - but the saddles would need swapping out!!).
Might be a crazy thing to say, but I wish I wasn't so bonded with my poly finish Tele I only bought about a year ago. It's an '88 MIJ '62 reissue, I suspect the same as the one you had! Had to have it re-fretted as it'd been played to death (maintaining vintage frets and radius, much to the surprise of the tech). The bridge pup was warped like a banana so I fit some House of Tone Texas Tea T-types. Absolutely fantastic guitar now, 7.4lbs... if only it had a nitro finish!!!
The MIM Roadworn stuff is excellent. I have a 2014 60's roadworn Jazzmaster and it looks to have the same neck relicing treatment the Isbell has - the dull body finish looks way better after a bit of buffing, but it's actually starting to check a bit now, and will no doubt look even better when I've dropped more tools on it!!!
This was so much fun to watch... I had another tab open wanting to buy this guitar and just do the same thing! but didn't...hesitantly. thanks again, awesome stuff, love your work
I can’t wait to see this Video in full!
Every time Mick deliberately nicks the guitar I feel like Frodo watching Gimli try to break the One Ring.
That moment at 43:16 is a hate crime.
@@PhilAlbinus I almost vommed
Mick, do you know what the rating or spec is for the capacitors on your new Tele and on Red? Brilliant fascinating captivating vlog as always. Your playing always gives me goosebumps and tears (now there's an album title...) 👌🏻
@@paultwiselton1996 For what it’s worth I have a CS Tele with Texas Specials that I always thought was a little too forward (upper mids) sounding for my taste. One day I was with it at my local store and I thought while I’m here… We found it was loaded with a dirt cheap ceramic CAP 0.022u. Swapped it for a PIO Vitamin Q 0.047u which I have previously used on a brash sounding CS LP that was also loaded with a cheap ceramic 0.022u CAP. It worked a treat on both the LP and the Tele. That’s a $15 part and 3 minutes work to swap. In my experience it’s not just about changing how the tone POT performs when rolling off the tone control. For me each time I change a CAP, I do it with overall tonal presentation in mind. If I want a smoother/warmer character from a guitar I swap to PIO 0.047u. If I want a more lively/open/forward character I go for PIO 0.022u. It’s all personal preference, but I have found this to be one of the cheapest and most effective mods to adjust the overall tonal presentation of a guitar. Cheers
@@PhilAlbinus love-crime
Fun aside, I've got two MiM road worn guitars, one of those Andertons FSR purple Teles from 2018 and a Strat from 2019. I also own a 61 CS Strat, which was 4 times the price. If I'm truthfully honest to myself and the world, there's not much difference between USA CS and MiM roadworn! I added new pickups to the RW and polished the frets and then it's CS level imho! Sure, the relicing/aging they do on the MiM roadworns is always the same, I guess they apply it from a template. But who cares? The only reason the CS Strat has become my major guitar is the 20% of mojo you get for 80% of more money.
I just got the purple RW tele as well and I was tempted to start changing things around straight away. It has now been over a week and I think I really like the way it sounds stock. The frets seem to be a consistent issue with these, mine need polishing. The pickups are just right, twangy but not ice picky at all. Love the fat neck (nice flame on mine!) and have been "burnishing" the back a bit with a leather strop. A worn soft leather belt would work too, it didnt take long and made it smooth as silk. I think the custom shop works with graphite powder as I have noticed blackened hands after playing a few new ones? Anyway, need a RW board tele now, lots of options w C necks but Id like something bigger? The Squier J Mascus Jazzmaster neck profile would be perfect on a tele if you are listening Fender!
Just got a 2021 vintera road worn 50s LPB tele, what pickups did you swap for the “custom shop” sound? This one comes with 50s vintage hot pickups.
@@SergioFigaroa I've tried a bunch of different ones over the years. First simply Fender custom shop 69s. Which, after all the trying out were actually one of my favourites, especially in the neck position. Low output, very chimy. Then I've tried Kloppmann 65s and 67s. Kloppmann imho offers the most variety of era correct pickups. I liked the 65s more than the 67s. I ended up with Monty's Retro Wind. Love these so much! Before them, I also tried his 62s, they were too middy/muddy for me. What this try-out haul taught me tho is that I prefer underwound pickups with very low output. That might even be the essential conclusion: Even if you listen to all the sound samples and specs, at the end of the day, you will probably have to try a couple of different ones and simply choose the ones you like the most. I know it sounds stupid, but to be brutaly honest, there's no voodoo magic when it comes to pickups imho. It's magnets surrounded by a certain type of copper wire with a certain amount of windings. So there are your three variables: magnets, wire, windings.
Love it, Mick, really enjoy the ‘personal journey’ type of content as well as the regular stuff.
Thanks for that! Recovering from COVID and watching this gave me a nice warm feeling. Also made me miss my Classic Vibe Tele I sold in Dec!
2:25 "Hi this is Chef John with... Fender Telecaster!"
Coincidentally, I bought my first tele this week after playing an 80’s American standard strat for decades.
I’m enjoying it. The show has certainly helped me get my head around the differences and how to spank them in their own particular way.
Just watching this now whilst waiting for my Belgian Tripel to mash. I love Fridays!
Oooh, that’s a beer!
This guitar thankfully made me aware of Isbell. Best and most in depth review of this guitar yet. Thank you!
Excellent vlog Mick! Also, I particularly liked your Donahue-esque playing👍🏽I remember that excellent doc with the great man himself and was lucky enough to see him in a small Surrey pub once😀
Great guitar, Mick. Stew-Mac sells a set of "Fret Erasers" that polish frets brilliantly. For action setting I usually set it down to just buzzing, raise it to not buzzing, and then raise it just a bit more for clear string resonance, bending clearance, etc.
Given the highly imprecise nature of guitar playing, to begin with, the stretching of the strings during normal play, and all, I don't obsess over intonation too much. Close is always good enough.
You know, I had a thought when you first started to play into that DR with no pedals. I thought that everything that any guitarist needed to make great music with it already was there, similar to a good piano. Think of, say, a Steinway grand just sitting in a room. It's ready to do whatever a player can do on it, from chopsticks to Paganini's La Campanella. It wants nothing else. Oh, sure reverbs, delays, etc. add nice things to guitar sound and there's nothing wrong with that. But with regard to music itself, that Tele, or any good guitar into a good amp, plain and simple is all a musician requires to make great music.
Maybe it's nothing very profound, but that's what I was thinking and I wanted to share it with you.
Cheers, mate.
I totally get you on this one. I've owned several Teles over the years and have never felt at home on any of them. I've always been able to bond with Strats and Jags (and moreso lately with Gibsons and acoustics)... but, as much as I love the sound, Teles and I have never gotten along.
I suspect though that I'll never understand relicing!
Ha! Relic’ing is two things for me. 1. Completely takes the fear away from the guitar - HIT IT! And 2) I just love the look. But I fully understand it’s a polarising feature!
I’d love to have been there in the room..I have learned a lot with you dude in the past years here through UA-cam! Keep on doing it..you’re definely not alone 🎸
Man, Mick, that Tele sounds great, and I really enjoyed your process modding too... I have played even a few expensive Custom Shops that had intonation issues, so what you did there is definitely worth the effort IMO.
I just noticed something odd about that ... single-cut guitar of yours, Mick. It's missing the middle pickup, a trem and a pot. Also, the headstock looks like it's not a strat. I think they fooled you at Andertons. :D
Hahahahaa!!!
Are you sure its not missing two humbuckers and a neck repair
I feel like my whole joy in buying used is being able to fix things up the way that I like. I got a used Tele a decade ago and on the first day dinged the headstock and a friend gasped and I thought "It's only going to get worse from here..."
Watched the whole thing. Love that type of content from you guys. Especially that I am very interested in this new Tele. Great work as always, and thanks Mick 👍
Thank you Rafal!
Lovely job, Mick. Thank you for defying sleep deprivation (nipped to some tinpot studio the other day didn't you?) and prioritising the TPS family rather than your to-do list in getting this episode out - much appreciated.
Very interested to hear your closing thoughts on how the guitar will influence you going forward. Wonder if there's enough in that seam to mine an episode on how different guitars bring different musical and emotional things out of both you and the other bloke who turns up every week?
Thanks again - great playing, great insight, great sound, great self-sacrifice giving the rest of us our Friday fix. Good on you.
“Take the opportunity for a bit of extra relicing” LOL
Rosie! We need more Rosie on the show.
What? You want a whole lotta Rosie?
@@markhamstra1083 Boom tish 🥁 I see what you did there 😊👍🏻⚡️
Yep. Less guitar, more fluffy pooch.
Sounds great. Nice to hear you let it loose, great playing
Very pleased to see this episode. I just picked up a Tele (again) and am starting the 'moving in' process doing the same steps as you. As you say, 'Happy Days'.
Detailed and insightful as always. Keep rocking Mick.
I do have to say, that is an extremely beautiful Telecaster
Excellent video - lovely guitar. Looking forward to hearing what Dan thinks of it too!
Quo is why I play guitar. My first ever proper gig I saw, age 12, lost count of how many times Ive seen them since. Such an inspiration. Love it!
After playing Strats for 30 years I finally found a Tele that ‘worked’ for me last year. Maybe there should a disclaimer somewhere: Telecasters are for the over 45’s only?
As a final step to smooth out the fret slots, try "flossing" the slots with the actual string or even a string that is a tiny bit thicker.
I save the bits of new wound string snipped off during restringing for exactly this. Works great!
Thanks for the tip 👍🏻
Love the extra-relic procedures of yours!
Another fantastic video!! I’m just starting my Tele journey (a lockdown purchased 2008 USA standard in natural) which I’ve had professionally set up - it inspires but still exploring what it can do
Travelling alone, What a track
that ukelele russian doll joke was pretty good mick, well done
My Friday needed this, thank you Mick!
Mick, you're a fabulous human being. I fell in love with the picture of the Isbell Tele back in January when Fender released the news. No demo videos or reviews at this stage. I jumped in an ordered one after a couple of Friday night beers and then spent the next 4 months worrying whether I'd made a daft decision in buying a guitar completely blind, even before they had shipped one out of the factory.
I got mine delivered a month ago and love it (no mods made yet!) and it is great to see a review like this to confirm I'd made a wise choice!!
Really useful to see the set up tips and sounds you can get out of the actual guitar I own. Gold dust!
Thanks Mick.
Hey Mick, congrats on the new Tele :)
As per saddles, I personally found the Gotoh SW-3 adjustable saddles to be my personal preference, I believe Suhr is also mounting them in their Alt-T's. A thing I also do often on new guitars is to seat the neck, which can sometimes give you some frequencies back. Have fun with your new Tele! :)
Interesting. How do you “seat the neck”?
@@goswo you loosen the neck screws a little, while the gitar is strung up and under tension. This will pull the neck into the neck pocket. If it was loose, you will hear it click into place. Then re-tighten the neck screws.
@@tomaszbaran ohh great advice. Thanks :-)
I love the look of a double bound Tele
So want one of the Candy Apple red double bound with a Bigsby Tele’s!
Think they look insane!
Hey Mick, that was an awesome review of an equally as awesome guitar!!
Thanks so much for your's (and Dan's) unreal videos!!
Cheers mate,
Rob
Thanks Rob!
Sounds absolutely brill that does. A particularly stratty neck pickup. Delicious. Congrats Mick.
Dan's red telecaster changed the way I look at these guitars. I can't imagine not having a telecaster in my life at this point. Congratulations on a beautiful instrument!
Me too! Long live the Telecaster!
Sounds better than Dan's red to me. And by that I mean more "3D". Could be the strings but over all I prefer the Isbell verson and sound ...
Maybe on phone speakers...
Huge props to the comparison editing. The sonic nuances between different guitars has never been more clearly distinguishable. Cheers, Mick! 🍻
Thank you Jared!
Always a pleasure to hear Mick play. I've just bought a RW strat from Andertons with the American PU's. I've always messed around with my guitars setups but I'm worried to touch my new RW as it plays nice as is...
Imagine being that guitar and when you see light breaking through your box you see Mick’s smiling face. Every guitar’s dream come true!
Hahahah!!! Hilarious!
Always said, even people who "aren't in to Tele's" just haven't played or found the right Tele. There really is a Tele for everyone.
Yes, one with 6 saddles, chamfered body, 3 pickups (including humbuckers), lightweight and rounded neck joint
I have just started getting into the Strat, after decades of hardtail-only, and light strings too, but I think that I want a custom Strat body with no relief contouring. Radiused like a Tele. 🤔por quoi?
Hahaha!!!
I never liked them.
Then I found “the one.” I’ll sell my foot instead of that Tele
@@hoboroadie4623 sounds like you want an Ibanez RG550 then
Love love loved this video. Great way of putting it at the end about letting your guitars take you where they want to go
Bravo Mick. Here for all the tele love. My LSL has changed my life. Great work as ever.
did you get a T bone? what model woods?
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Makes me feel like I should be less precious about my guitars! Nice instrument Mick.
Totally! Soooo many people don’t get Relics. But to me it’s all about not being afraid of it and giving it some welly.
I love the lack of f's given about the finish. The only scar that ever bothered my is when my capo melted the headstock face of my LP JR DC.
Great episode! Makes me want to look into getting a Tele (currnently exclusively 335 and Strat), but as you pointed out, the real reason it is important to have a variety of guitars is precisely because they evoke different music from the player!
Sounds great, very nice build, great concept and price point, brilliant job Mick!
The unboxing music is in my head forever linked to RedLetterMedia. I expected something really goofy to happen. ;-)
Love RedLetterMedia especially when they are talking about Star Trek of course.
Tool: (Exists)
Mick: Time for a little bit of extra relicing
Woo hoo! Everyone’s getting new teles! I picked my Squier Contemporary up from Andertons last weekend.
Enjoyed the vid! Great to see a pro go through these choices. Nice work
No 😭 so I’ve only played tele’s… I bought a fender vintera 50’a road worn start and I love it.. but now I’m getting tele fever again 😂
Loving the SQ anecdote! People love to make a joke of Rossi & Parfitt - imo both severely under appreciated players. Pretty certain Parfitt did the 56 Wound E on before SRV ;) Respect the Quo!
Always respect the Quo!
@Halli Day - Rossi can't stop making jokes!
@Halli Day - Francis Rossi, songwriter, guitarist and singer of Status Quo is frequently making jokes in interviews - often quite self deprecating ones. Or Rick-deprecating ones!
Beautiful playing Mick, my heart melted
Ah man, thanks!
Congrats, Mick - well earned!