Green T

My Tele itch continues. Took this one out to play - Fender American Standard Telecaster, the final year of production.

Actually, it's more than just taking it out to play; dead pot + selector. If you look closely, the selector is Mexican. The volume pot is a brass shaft CTS which means nothing when it comes to durability. I have lesser maintenance issues with Japanese pots.

Glad that the string retainer is this rounded version by default. 

A quick re-string & trying something different this time; a set of Thomastik Infeld 9 - 42.

No idea if you can see this clearly at your end but the strings are brass coated. Not cheap, USD18.99 a set so it's really not worth the trouble if no free shipping is offered. I bought this one last Easter when international shipping was free. If you like bright, very defined single note definition, do give them a try. Not for the heavy metal, riff inclined among us as things are generally bright-sounding. When everyone else is too pre-occupied with synthetic/ organic coating for their durable offerings, Thomastik Infeld did theirs with a metal coating so feel-wise, these hold their own. Will get back to you folks on matters pertaining to durability. I had these done last weekend so about a week of playing & sweating over them, everything's good I must say.