My first USA - NGD NDC - NEW PICS

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

I almost bought a 35th Anniversary Z #38-150 but I've had this GAS for way too long..

My first tele Very Happy

Feels so gooooood

Joined: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 2471 Location: Ontario, Canada

Looks awesome, congrats! I love Tele's and have wanted one for a while now as we'll.

How about some more pics?

Joined: 23 Jun 2010 Posts: 1135 Location: Rochester NY

Wow that is nice! Congrats on the NGD

Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 1413 Location: Dallas, TX

Tele's are real nice playing guitars and that one looks nice....congrats man. I'd like to have one just to play around on once and a while.

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

Thanks!!
No other pics till Christmas. I didn't even FB it yet lol but I had to share it and I know you guys can keep a secret.
She is SO flipping nice... Plays like butta

Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 973 Location: Rock Hill,SC

that.is.not.a.V.

=P HNGD Nick!

Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 4250 Location: Derry, N Ireland

Hell Yeah!!

That USA looks amazing man!! I got a Mexi Tele standard a few weeks ago and the rest of my guitars have been rather neglected since!!

Enjoy her Razz

Joined: 28 Apr 2011 Posts: 1737 Location: in the past

Maple board teles rule!!

congrats man

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 4705 Location: Dayton, OH

Congrats, I had one almost just like it, just a different color. They are great players.

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 10202 Location: New Jersey USA

Nice score. That is a nice Tele.

Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 2503 Location: Houston, TX

Yeshir! Congrats! More pics por favor!

Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 6291 Location: Jacksonville, TX.

Nice Tele. Congrats Sir. Cool

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 14461

warmonger wrote:

Maple board teles rule

What he said.
Congrats.

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

Oh the twang, Learning that chicken picken ain't easy

Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 1487 Location: Atlanta, GA

HNGD I love my tele. Does rock quite convincingly, especially 80s stuff. So you found an Am Std for less than 800?

Joined: 26 Oct 2012 Posts: 34 Location: London UK

gotta love the teles! happy ngd mate.

Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 4913 Location: Brooklyn, NY

Awesome score Nick!

Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 12284 Location: Twin Cities

Nice one dude - congrats!

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

RenegadeDave wrote:

HNGD I love my tele. Does rock quite convincingly, especially 80s stuff. So you found an Am Std for less than 800?

I should edit that... It was 850 with the case before taxes
Meh, close enough Rolling Eyes

Thanks All,

Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 4140 Location: southern ohio

Nice score!!

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:09 am

Nice grab! Stock pups?

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

Exit13 wrote:

Nice grab! Stock pups?

yeah, they sounded good on the old peavey mace tube amp. I need a twin reverb now..

Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 5763 Location: Joisey

Damn, that's a beaut! Looks sick, dude! Congrats!

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 2:17 am

HNTD!!! Enjoy. Cool

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

Thanks guys!! Sure is a nice guitar.
I'm going to stick with the stock pups for now but interested in what you guys would do for pups?

Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 1487 Location: Atlanta, GA

I have a set of non-custom shop Texas Specials in my American Special tele (the stockers). I see no reason to change them. They do cleans well, they are hot enough to have fun with. If anything I'd just rewire the pots to get rid of the whatever they call it special feature that's supposed to make the earth's rotation reverse when the tone knob is turned down. It doesn't work quite as advertised.

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 10202 Location: New Jersey USA

My Custom Shop Deluxe has the "Vintage Noiseless" set installed from the factory. A lot of people say those lack the punch and twang of the noisey versions, but I like them just fine. I have zero inclination to change them. They have all the vintage Tele tone I need, plus they are dead quiet with any level of gain. I love them. They kick ass over those Samarium Cobalt pickups that came out a year after I got that Tele.

I have a set of stock standard (import I assume) Tele pickups in my first relic part-o-caster Tele, and they sound meh. Not a fan of them. They will eventually get replaced

My newest butterscotch part-o-caster Tele has some stock Squier Tele pickups in there. They sound quite excellent actually. Very much like a vintage tele tone. Lots of snap and twang, just like they outta be. I just threw them in there initially to see how the build came out, as I had them on hand. But they are quite tasty.

However, I have a set of GFS "Hot Lead" Lil Puncher pickups I just got in for that guitar. They are similar to a hot rails design in a tele configuration, but with goobs of high output. The bridge pickup is like 14k. The demos I have heard of them sound most excellent, and I am very excited to hear them once I get a chance to slap them into my tele.

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:51 am

Vman wrote:

Exit13 wrote:

Nice grab! Stock pups?

yeah, they sounded good on the old peavey mace tube amp. I need a twin reverb now..

I bet they do! The mace is a beast. If you have a chance try the Tele out through a Peavey Classic 50. Not the new ones with that lip on the top of the cabinet. Both the 50 with a 15" in it or the 50 with the 10's.

The vintage noiseless are pretty cool. They seem to fit well with Teles-at least to me.

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

Exit13 wrote:

Vman wrote:

Exit13 wrote:

Nice grab! Stock pups?

yeah, they sounded good on the old peavey mace tube amp. I need a twin reverb now..

I bet they do! The mace is a beast. If you have a chance try the Tele out through a Peavey Classic 50. Not the new ones with that lip on the top of the cabinet. Both the 50 with a 15" in it or the 50 with the 10's.

The vintage noiseless are pretty cool. They seem to fit well with Teles-at least to me.

160 all tube watts kicks some major ass. I don't know what it has for tubes but it sounds really good.

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 3:02 am

Vman wrote:

Exit13 wrote:

Vman wrote:

Exit13 wrote:

Nice grab! Stock pups?

yeah, they sounded good on the old peavey mace tube amp. I need a twin reverb now..

I bet they do! The mace is a beast. If you have a chance try the Tele out through a Peavey Classic 50. Not the new ones with that lip on the top of the cabinet. Both the 50 with a 15" in it or the 50 with the 10's.

The vintage noiseless are pretty cool. They seem to fit well with Teles-at least to me.

160 all tube watts kicks some major ass. I don't know what it has for tubes but it sounds really good.

It's funny you mention that about the tubes. I had a mace for years and not once did I even check what it was running for tubes. Gotta love how they aptly named it. That thing was a mace to your face of goodness. Loud is an understatement lol.

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:02 am

Wow Nick, that's cool. So are you saying the USA Tele was cheaper than the Asian 35 anni Z?

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

ML Tib wrote:

Wow Nick, that's cool. So are you saying the USA Tele was cheaper than the Asian 35 anni Z?

The Dean was a little over 800 the tele was 999 I used a coupon for 150 off.. but I could have used the coupon on the dean but the USA had me all gitty like a school girl

so no it wasn't cheaper it was just a better deal in my eyes

heres a few pics I uploaded to FB

The case is AWESOME!! TSA flight ready and it came with all the case candy a player could ask for.

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6625 Location: Minnesota

Looks Fantastic V-Man!

The Deli of Venneli has got the spank to make the ham shank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

Im absolutely in love with this guitar and I've had a good amount of play time so I have to say this is my new go-to guitar. I'm restring it tonight with some super slinkys but I was wondering if I oil the maple fretboard like I would rosewood? It doesn't look dry and seems to have some kind of clear maybe? I don't know.. I just know it has no fret buzzes, no extra pickup noise, and great tuning stability. The neck feels great and the frets ends are nicely done. The only thing that bugs me is the output jack only will take a straight cable end, the 90 doesn't allow it to fully plug in. I like to tuck my cable behind the strap when standing and when couch playing a straight jack doesn't really work out.
I'd like to install a wireless system into the control cavity so I can have the "look ma no cables" look. It would really work out good for when I'm in my wheelchair, I've run over and ruined too many cables thru the years.
I'm already looking at the matching strat for next year. Cool

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:13 am

HNGD looks awesome enjoy

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

revolutionman wrote:

HNGD looks awesome enjoy

Thanks Rev, it is quite awesome.

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:16 am

Looks awesome, man!

I'd sacrifice my left and maybe right nut to go back in time and not sell the tele that I used to have.

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:51 am

I can't remember where I saw them but they do have the aftermarket jack that you can use with a 90 degree cable. I'm going to ask my bud about it because I think he did the same thing you are looking to do.