Are my eyeballs giving out, or is the bridge too far south on this? I know the traditional Tele bridge takes up a lot more visual space, but the actual saddle contact point just doesn't seem like it could work. Also the drywall screws on the Bigsby are... something.
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Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
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CaptainCrunch
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HarlowTheFish
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Re: Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
Just eyeballed it compared to a proper Fender, and considering the 22nd fret is a bit higher (probably a 22-no-overhang neck) that actually looks pretty legit. The bridge is a tiny bit higher up, but so is the neck.
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Re: Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
The bridge and bridge pickup look wonky to me, but hard to say for sure from the pics. The bridge itself looks too far forward on the treble side, and I don't understand why it would be angled if you are using a TOM.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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DrQuasar
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Re: Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
I don't think you can tell for sure from this picture. If I were getting this I would hope that there is enough travel in either direction to intonate but I wouldn't be surprised if I had to move that bridge.
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Telliot
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Re: Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
I'd be willing to bet it's a mess under that huge pickguard.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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Sonichris
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Re: Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
I think the asking price tells you everything you need to know.
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Re: Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
Nope.
"I don't know why we asked him to join the band 'cause the rest of us don't like country music all that much; we just like Graham Lee."
David McComb, 1987.
David McComb, 1987.
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Re: Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
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It really looks weird but the control plate is about in the right spot, the bridge relative to the volume knob is about right.
More of a visual distortion problem than anything with the huge pickguard and no bridge plate in there fighting against the cramped Bigsby.
Headstock looks like either Harley Benton, Glarry, or Walmart Sawtooth.
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It really looks weird but the control plate is about in the right spot, the bridge relative to the volume knob is about right.
More of a visual distortion problem than anything with the huge pickguard and no bridge plate in there fighting against the cramped Bigsby.
Headstock looks like either Harley Benton, Glarry, or Walmart Sawtooth.
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CaptainCrunch
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Re: Local CL Tele..... can this be right?
It's one of those "If this guitar had ONE piece worth a shit, I'd buy it" CL guitars, but I really don't think it does. I'm sure under the Fiona-Apple-Video 70's basement paneling pickguard is some completely predictable grossness.
Just always surprising how much really lousy crap is on local CL. 3rd biggest city. 30th best Craigslist.
Just always surprising how much really lousy crap is on local CL. 3rd biggest city. 30th best Craigslist.