empty71 said:
Unveiling the very 1st NosNuma Tele.
Lightweight Swamp Ash body, mild V neck .880" at 1st fret and .950" at 12th fret. 6105 stainless steel fretwire, Budz Purebred pickups, Glendale bridge and saddles, Electrosocket, vintage bone nut, original Fender 3-way switch, CTS pots, Mallory and SBE Orange Drop caps
The bridge tone is thick but articulate with just the right amount of bite and snarl. Not ice picky at all and very musical. The neck tone is warm, fat and woody. The "perfect" Tele IMHO
The subject guitar is a commissioned order and awaiting pickup from her excited owner
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And the guitar was so good, I had to post this here.
I had the privilege to drop by Malcolm's today, this afternoon, and saw the tele there. I'm not a tele person. I laugh at Teles because they seem to be backward/over-traditionalistic and un-inspiring - the bane of every guitarist.
However.
This tele is the BEST guitar I've ever played.
Action was low - a Malcolm standard - and perfect for me. No fretbuzz.
.10s on it but it felt like .09s - bending and vibrato, no problems.
The pickups were exceptionally quiet, even when stacking to high gain levels with classic fuzz circuits. Exceptionally quiet.
The whole fit of the guitar was spot on!
The neck was perfect. My hands fit around it - perfectly comfortable.
Upper fret access, no issues.
The elbow contour isn't "historically" correct, and John Suhr says it affects tone too, but whatever it is, it works and makes playing more comfortable. Makes the Tele look less o-biang or or-bit.
Its ridiculously light but well-balanced.
Now for the tone.
The bridge pickup was all I needed... its got so much tone in it!
With the vol & tone controls, I was getting quacks, warm thick lead lines, articulate chordwork, pseudo wah-work, heavy sludge chug, splendid cleans... heck, I was SHREDDING on a tele. You guys should have seen the look on Malcolm's face when I started ripping it up. I mean... its a TELE for crying out loud... yet it was effortless to go nutty and just rip!
I don't need to start on the dynamics and articulate character of the pickups.
You older, more experienced players out there - you know how it feels when a guitar just melds with you... when you feel your whole self flowing into the instrument and you just seem to breath thru the guitar. Its such a personal thing. And this guitar connected. Simply breath-taking.
Would I get a tele? Now. I don't know. I've been shaken.
