My Frankenstein Telecaster Plus

Creed_Clicks

Hi all,

Would like to share some pics of a telecaster plus I recently acquired.

It was a Mexican telecaster, and I got a new solid ash body, bridge, pickups, and jack input. So, bar the neck, it's almost like Trigger's brush.

It's darn heavy, and the one thing that is obvious is the plate on the back is a little angled, as in it looks from behind that the neck is at an angle, but it's not, it's the way the wood was cut from what I can see.

A young feller in Ireland put it together for me, a guy called Conor Cogan who sells bodies etc in his spare time.

Intonation needs a little tweak, but the Lace Sensors sound great, and it sustains really well.

Push/Pull pot to split the humbucker too and stainless steel frets which were on the Mex tele when I bought it.

I am tempted to throw it on the market to see what the interest might be.

As I'm in Ireland, and it's so heavy, it might cost a pretty penny to post overseas.

This isn't a classified ad, just looking for feedback on what people think of it.

I might move it over to classifieds in a month or so.

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horse

Looks like it's ready for some riffs

Creed_Clicks

It is. It's fresh off the assembly line. I'm trying to get used to the weight of it. I'm used to lighter guitars.

DeeTee

I like that. I'm not wild about Lace Sensors though.

Dave_Mc

nice

Creed_Clicks

I'm a gonna swap this for a modded strat methinks.

I must say, I do like the lace sensor pickups, or at least the idea of them.

Any tips for high output pickups for a strat? I was thinking of the Lace Sensor Plus Pack (Blue, Silver, Red)

Lixarto

Creed_Clicks said:

Any tips for high output pickups for a strat?

Yes. They are superfluous.

mrkb

Is the grass strimmer for a more extreme take on the Mr Big drill riffing?!?

Jalapeno

Creed_Clicks said:

Any tips for high output pickups for a strat? I was thinking of the Lace Sensor Plus Pack (Blue, Silver, Red)

That's a mid 90s Strat Plus Deluxe - I know 'cos I has one !

kelvinburn

@Creed_Clicks are those the johnny greenwood combination of lace sensors?

Creed_Clicks

mrkb said:

Is the grass strimmer for a more extreme take on the Mr Big drill riffing?!?

You didn't notice the stuffed snowman then?

Creed_Clicks

kelvinburn said:

@Creed_Clicks are those the johnny greenwood combination of lace sensors?

They are indeed. The humbucker can be split, but I didn't get a kill switch installed at all.

Creed_Clicks

Jalapeno said:

Creed_Clicks said:

Any tips for high output pickups for a strat? I was thinking of the Lace Sensor Plus Pack (Blue, Silver, Red)

That's a mid 90s Strat Plus Deluxe - I know 'cos I has one !

That be the one! I like the sound of the Lace Sensors in the tele, but have the opportunity of swapping for an upgraded Jimmy Vaughan strat with a new neck, American bridge, and upgraded pickups, which I might go for. It will be lighter at least!

Richardj

The Blue, Silver and Red combo works really well, although the Blue is a fair bit darker (as I'm sure you know from the Tele).

I have a set hooked up with Clapton electronics and the mid-boost and TBX tone control makes it really versatile.