Playing around in GarageBand over the weekend experimenting with parts for Consider Me - from Nashville Season 1. (written by Ashley Monroe and Brendan Benson).
In this cover I have used the online vocal by the excellent Ciara Salloum. All other instruments recorded live into GarageBand.
This guitar started life as a USA Standard Strat and is an example
of a less-is-more approach to modification – making mild ‘improvements’ rather
than a full relic approach.
Originally shipped with a modern maple neck, this has been
replaced with a 7.25” vintage rosewood neck and tuners (WD) which is a strong
preference of mine.
The neck pickup has been upgraded to a Klein S-5 – a scooped mid
pickup (think John Mayer) which provides a superb clean tone.
The standard white pickguard and knobs have been replaced with
those from a much older guitar, which have naturally darkened.
Overall just a great looking and very playable guitar.
Much as I LOVE this guitar, it really does need to go to a good home. So I present a stunning and all original Fender
Crafted in Japan Telecaster Custom - a real rock-n-roll
machine with a broken-in feel and a gnarly tone.
A humbucker in the neck position gives
you fat rhythm sounds you might not expect from a Telecaster, and the bridge
pickup keeps those classic, searing tones intact.
Individual volume and tone
knobs for each pickup further enhance the tonal range of the 72 Tele Custom.
Playability is superb, the Tele is fitted with a 184R / 7.25" radius maple fretboard, 21 Narrow Jumbo
frets, perfect for chord work or big bends.
The red tortoishell pick guard adds a twist to the
black ash body is a rare factory fited option.
As
with all Japanese Fenders, the guitar is extremely well built, plays like a dream and
are becoming increasingly rare.
There's nothing better than kicking back with an old Telecaster, and I have been using these jam tracks to get in a little practice over the last few weeks.
I'd love to see some video responses in the style of...
A bit of a diversion to making my own great guitars, I came across this and had to add it to the collection.
Built on a standard 1967 specification, Alder body, hand wound pickups and large C shape neck, the twist is the addition of 4-way switching and a 10" radius on the fingerboard.
