NTD, good classic vibrations inside

[Will]

Sansamp PSA

[Philly Q]

Philly, don't panic - I don't think the CV I tried was better than my Baja, just different. When I played the CV it felt more "ladylike", like you ought to be playing polite stuff on it... where as the Baja feels like an honest workman's tool, a weapon almost :lol:

The neck finish/frets is far better. While the Baja is playable, the CV is just dreamy in that department. But, I seem to remember that the chunky V profile was one of the things that you like on the Baja - in that case, there's no contest for you, the CV's a little bit to genteel in that area :D

That's a relief! 

Yeah, I do like the big neck on the Baja, even though it's not the slickest player - weapon is about right.  It really makes me wish I could play that Roy B stuff!

[Twinfan]

Andy's right Phil - it's just different to a Baja.  I bought the Squier because it was cheap, pre-routed for a neck humbucker, played nice and had a flamed maple neck.  It's a bit heavier than your Baja too, so that and the neck profile would rule it out for you.  I can live with both those things.

[Philly Q]

OK, I'm being slowly convinced... good job you mentioned the weight... 

[FernandoDuarte]

I'm quite interested in Andy's, it seems to be growing rapidly after joining the forum.

Anyway, a modeller I am thinking of buying has a tele simulator :lol: just if I do need that sound but don't want to look at one ;)

but I don't think it comes with a flame maple neck simulator :(

I'm sure you can have something near Tele tone putting a Tele bridge pickup in a Strat... Solve your problem with the look and might sound better than that simulator...

[Plexi Ken]

I'd be all over the CV Tele if it weren't for the thin neck. I already have a strat that get little play because it has a modern thin 'C' profile. It's a shame they don't offer an alternative 'regular' neck option.

[tomjackson]

Did you play the Sand coloured Baja, Tom?  That felt like a nice weight.  Didn't play it though.

I played the Classic Vibe Tele though the Artisan 15 and they are a nice amp.  Even Martin from Martamp was quite impressed.  Said he could build a better one though  ;)

Yeah, it was the sand Baja I played through the Artisan, it felt really good. I didn't try the CV through the amp but I did notice that nice flame.  I think at the price they will end up a classic, just like the Baja appears to be

I think the Artisan 15 would be my ideal amp if it had reverb, but whatever I get I'll certainly be giving Martin a call first, just waiting to sell my Nord Electro KB and I'll be away  :D

[Philly Q]

I'd be all over the CV Tele if it weren't for the thin neck. I already have a strat that get little play because it has a modern thin 'C' profile. It's a shame they don't offer an alternative 'regular' neck option.

Yeah, that's one thing missing from the Fender range - they should offer a choice of neck shapes, at least for the basic, meat-and-potatoes models like the American Standards.  Maybe a "C" and a "soft V".

There are lots of different shapes, but only if you get a completely different (and often more expensive) model.  That was one of the reasons I got the Robert Cray Strat, for the big round neck.

Having said that, I'm reasonably comfortable with the current "modern C" shape - I'm just glad it isn't any thinner.

[Gizmo]

I tried one of these today. They had to unpack them out of the boxes for me to try but right out of the box it played really well!

The guy in the shop played it to make sure it was in tune and was so impressed by the sound produced.


I was playing it on a cornford carerra. Its such a good amp. Sounded so good. Woud have bought the tele but am saving for something atm. Will def go back at some point this year.

Prior to playing it I had plans on turning it into my first project and changing the pups and the parts and trying to do a relic like they did in Guitar magazine with "Blackie"replica demo but leaving it the same colour. However im not sure if it need mods. It was pretty heavy, which i'd read about. Def worth checking out if anyones interested in a cheap tele.

[Ratrod]

Remember I said the pickups lacked power and needed effort to play? Well, thanks to my wonderfull amp (Engl Classic) I found a solution.

I simply turned the gain up a notch or two, then I disabled the bright switch and turned the treble a notch down to make it less bright. It sounds great. I also tried it on a Fender Deluxe Reverb and it sounded great on that too.

I'm still planning to change the pickups and electronics but there's no need to rush it. The pickups are just as good as the better MIM pickups, only different in character.

[Sifu Ben]

There is however an established market for Fender replacement necks (the big advantage of a bolt on). For a little extra outlay (and you can recoup a chunk of that by putting your original neck on ebay) you could have whatever you wanted.

[headtheball]

Gave the full range a scutch today down the local guitar shoppe.

The Tele is quite nice, and I prefered the "sixties" strat to the "fifties" one. What did really surprise me was the Duo-Sonic, which was a proper wee beast of a thing, and roared like a good 'un. Definitely on the list...

[Ted 'N' Leo]

What did really surprise me was the Duo-Sonic, which was a proper wee beast of a thing, and roared like a good 'un. Definitely on the list...

I saw one in a shop and was actually surprised at how good i thought it looked, very vintagey. Nice to hear that it sounds as good.

[headtheball]

It weighs about 4 pounds as well. I'd nearly be worried about gigging it, but only nearly.

[Kilby]

I  Prices the same thing in Matchetts, the tele was real heavy, stray was OK and the Duosonic weighed nothing (and pretty too)

Mind their curent Baja on display is about twice the weight of the last one (that I nearly bought)