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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: tomjackson on November 16, 2009, 03:10:30 PM

Title: New Guitar Day (even though it's not mine.....)
Post by: tomjackson on November 16, 2009, 03:10:30 PM

Lot's of expensive custom builds going on around here so I thought I'd bring us all down to earth with this lovely £130 blue collar tele.  My father in law plays mainly acoustic so I sugessted buying him a cheap electric for xmas.  I tried to wangle a classic vibe tele but this is the most we could really spend.  Vintage have an okay name so I though what's the worst that could happen.

Got it this morning, opened the box.  Not too heavy, not loo light - good start.  Tuned up by ear quickly and stayed in tune.  No sharp frets, well seated an polished okay (not like mirrors but didn't expect that).  Thick but nice poly finish showing the grain.  Nice ring when played acoustically.  Plugged it in....nice,  has a really springy squaky tele kinda feel.

For the money I'm astonished, it's a great guitar...in fact I had to have a quick play of my £800 Allparts/Callaham/glendale/BKP Tele just to make sure it was actually better.  And it is, the tone is a little depper and it feels better but then again it should....

I'd happily gig this guitar and it will sound even better with some decent 11's on it.....




Title: Re: New Guitar Day (even though it's not mine.....)
Post by: FernandoDuarte on November 16, 2009, 03:55:51 PM
Nice!!!
Title: Re: New Guitar Day (even though it's not mine.....)
Post by: Philly Q on November 16, 2009, 04:06:44 PM
Nice guitar!  I see it even has compensated saddles and a very decent looking bridge.  Trev Wilkinson really knows his stuff.  :)

The truth is there are very few really bad guitars out there.  We're paying lots more money for really quite small improvements in tone and playability (which isn't to say it's not worth it!  :wink: )
Title: Re: New Guitar Day (even though it's not mine.....)
Post by: blue on November 16, 2009, 04:57:39 PM
yep, very nice.  i put those same saddles onto the classic vibe tele i liberated from twinfan just last week :)  they're a good job, proper thick brass.  the guitar was already very close intonation wise, these just gave it that last little sweetening!  and as a bonus, the sharp top of the low E height adjustment screw is now gone

hope your father in law likes it
Title: Re: New Guitar Day (even though it's not mine.....)
Post by: dave_mc on November 16, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
sweet :)
Title: Re: New Guitar Day (even though it's not mine.....)
Post by: 38thBeatle on November 16, 2009, 10:23:02 PM
Looking good. They seem to have a great reputation.
Title: Re: New Guitar Day (even though it's not mine.....)
Post by: Johnny Mac on November 16, 2009, 10:43:05 PM
Looks good for that price. I've tried a few of Vintages guitars and they really good. A few pimps here and there and they would be even better!
Title: Re: New Guitar Day (even though it's not mine.....)
Post by: gingataff on November 17, 2009, 02:23:28 AM
The quality of those looks so much better than my first 'leccy.