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Feedback : https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/58125/
https://i.imgur.com/39oAnLo.jpg
FWIW, the specs are:
Guitar build Alder body
NW Guitars neck
IronGear Dirty Torque/Blues Engine pickups
Crimson Guitars stain & oil finish
Harness- done myself with CTS parts
It's a great rock guitar & as you'd expect nails that Foo Fighters sound.
It has more snap & less "warmth" than the Edwards LP it replaced. I think this may be due to a combination of scale length & body material (mine is 2 piece Alder).
To my ears it's closest to an SG rather than LP in tone, especially clean.
it's become one of my favourite general purpose guitars.
So if I undersatnd correctly this replaced a LP. for you.
Would there be any reason (other than blatant GAS) to own both of them -or do they do basically the same thing, but in a slightly different way?
Mr Shiflett himself often plays both these hot rodded tele's and Les Pauls. But then I suppose he is a rich and famous rock star.
Personally (and each to his own and all that) i prefer the look of the Shiflett version.
Money no object I would be looking at these. But money is a big object.
I've seen Chris play the same song on a LP and his Tele at different gigs with no appreciable difference to my ears.
I built mine as I like building Partscasters, love Teles and don't seem to get on with LPs- I find them uncomfortable (& usually heavy).
Is there any BETTER reason for a new guitar than "I want it & can afford it"?
They did feel very different but hearing them, eyes closed, playing the same stuff through the same set up, there was really naff all difference.
For what it’s worth, I love teles but I didn’t bond with the Shiflett at all.
https://reverb.com/au/item/3243507-squier-master-series-chambered-telecaster-black - the listing has ended but good example of the guitar and price.
Bonus for these is that they have all the LP accompaniments including the set neck, tun'o'matic style bridge and stop tail and the 24.75" scale length. Much cleaner without the pickguard too!
Only downside is that are as rare as finding hen's teeth in rocking horse poop. Only ever seen a couple come up for sale which is a shame as I would love to try one.
Its funny how black, no pickguard and anodized knobs looks better than the troublemaker tele, which IMO looks a bit too much like a Tele pretending to to be Les Paul...
All of this is successfullly curing my GAS for a Gold Top Les Paul though. I don't really need it after all.
Need = no
Want = yes
Can afford = no
Two 'no's' mean no Les Paul for me :-(
Those Master Series Teles also came in thinline hollowbody guise with a more standard Fender style hardtail.