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[Philly Q]

I think the Tele bridge sound is at least 50% the bridge itself.

I even think it matters how it's mounted, springs are better than the tubing if you want some microphonics for the classic Tele sound.

Yeah, there's the thickness of the plate, whether it's ferrous or non-ferrous, magnetic or non-magnetic, the type and number of saddles.... I suppose you could do the same with other guitars, but there seems to be a whole industry around fine-tuning Tele tone.

[HTH AMPS]

I put a Fender USA steel plate with brass saddles on my Tele soon as I got it - really fattened it up.

[MisterMuncher]

I mind reading the Article about the JD Strat in Guitarist many moons ago. To the best of my recollection, they knocked a couple of plys out of the underside of the pickguard it order to fit in the top half of a tele bridgeplate. Apparently this was the very last element in the mix after messing with everything else.

[gwEm]

here it is in action - doesn't look too bad, might play strats more often:

[gwEm]

in the first image i was using a marshall vintage modern combo - sounded like heaven plugged direct in with a curly lead. irish tour nice and bright, as i like my live neck pickups to be - cleaned up a treat with the volume knob too. boss was trashy in a good way for punk and chordal solos, but was still punchy and defined for metal riffs and wonderfully cutting for solos.

[Afghan Dave]

How the F**k do you always look so cool in your pictures?

I hope you only post the rare good ones or we can no longer be friends...  :lol:

[Will]

I think its the contrast of white and black.

And gwEm always looks like he's enjoying playing

[FernandoDuarte]

How the F**k do you always look so cool in your pictures?

I hope you only post the rare good ones or we can no longer be friends...  :lol:

Getting the guitar low is half of the job, the other half is talent :lol:

[PhilKing]

How the F**k do you always look so cool in your pictures?

I hope you only post the rare good ones or we can no longer be friends...  :lol:

Getting the guitar low is half of the job, the other half is talent :lol:

also helped by the fact that gwEm's about 6ft 5 and skinny as a rake!!

[Afghan Dave]

How the F**k do you always look so cool in your pictures?

I hope you only post the rare good ones or we can no longer be friends...  :lol:

Getting the guitar low is half of the job, the other half is talent :lol:

also helped by the fact that gwEm's about 6ft 5 and skinny as a rake!!

Yeah, too true... the lucky b'stard..  :P