I have always had a thing for Teles but it seems they don't make too many Teles to my liking. The one you see above is something I fancy & it was featured here prior to some make-over: The TL71.
The default string retainer was done away with. In place now is the American Standard version featuring rounded parts to reduce string snapping.
The Gotoh tilt-friendly saddles are superb in keeping things vintage-looking with a contemporary twist. I didn't know such things exist in the first place until I did some window shopping. The objective here was to keep the tone single coil but I can use something a little hotter. So the pickups on board:
- Neck: Duncan Quarter Pound
- Bridge: Hot Stack
I hear lots of angry distortion coming from both pickups & they don't sound rounded at the top end unlike some other manufacturers' manifestations. All this while keeping the true single coil tones in tact & that's the reason I fancy Seymour Duncan single coils above others.
Wishing everyone a good February :-)
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