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Post by zdogma on Feb 3, 2006 18:59:21 GMT -7
Installed first callaham tele product today (new bridge assembly). Very easy. Great quality, and noticable increase in sustain with slightly less twang. I'm so happy Thanks for the great suggestion.
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Post by rcrecelius on Feb 5, 2006 1:03:44 GMT -7
Calaham makes some nice stuff
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Post by bks on Feb 8, 2006 23:06:39 GMT -7
More sustain and less twang? Hmm...I made the same switch on my Tele and kinda thought the opposite. Weird...your original bridge was the six stainless saddles variety? Strange...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2006 1:18:39 GMT -7
Hope this works, these are my two guitars, a 1969 fender telecaster and a 69 custom shop strat. Both have lollar pickups and complete callaham bridge assemblys. They are such a great improvement over anything stock at the custom shop, and they were huge improvement over the 69 teles worn out bridge.
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Post by zdogma on Feb 10, 2006 6:28:01 GMT -7
Aruntang - I love lollar pickups, I had imperial humbuckers in my old SG, and I have one of his tele pickups in the neck position too. Nice guy, too.
What gear are you going to buy with your oil and gas rebate check, lucky Albertan?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2006 14:28:32 GMT -7
Hi Zdogma, those lollars have some serious mojo. I will be receiving my Koll superglide with lollar imperials later this month. I blew my rebate check on the RXES. ;D I know I not the most responsible. When have musicians ever considered to be responsible anyway?
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Post by bks on Feb 10, 2006 20:57:42 GMT -7
That '69 looks like a beauty. Quite jealous. I got a good friend in Calgary who I believe just turned his rebate into a Maz Jr....
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Post by bluzsteel on Feb 11, 2006 8:30:34 GMT -7
I have one on my Nocaster , 3 brass compensated with the cutaway on the treble side
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2006 14:26:02 GMT -7
A nocaster....now I'm jealous. There is one at Avenue Guitars here in Edmonton. Light as a feather and just rips. You just can't beat old wood sometimes.
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Post by jzguitar on Feb 12, 2006 20:37:25 GMT -7
You just can't beat old wood sometimes. They make pills for that now. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2006 20:45:34 GMT -7
Dirty, dirty dawg
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Post by hatstrat on Feb 20, 2006 10:14:56 GMT -7
I just picked up a used Nocaster this weekend and played it with the band as well. What more can I say then this thing rocks! Now this is my first custom shop piece, should I alter it and put in the callaham bridge? Should I put in a Fralin pick-up in it as well? I kind of want to leave it as is since I just got it, but if the new bridge from Callahm and Fralin is worth it then it is worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2006 12:00:48 GMT -7
Hi Hatstrat, I think the Callaham bridges rock. They made my tele sustain and sing more. As far as the pickups go if you like the inherent sound of them, then I would not change a thing. The callaham bridge on the other hand, you can't go wrong with. Better intonation, better clarity, better twang, just better. Try it and see if you'll like it. I posted a bigger pic of my tele in 'pics of my main axes post', you should throw some pics up of your tele! ;D
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Post by billyguitar on Feb 20, 2006 13:54:39 GMT -7
After I got a'52 reissue Tele a few years ago I replaced the stock pickups with Kinman Avn 48s. Except for being noiseless they didn't sound much different. At the time I was playing a club with lots of dimmers on the lights and the buzz was wearing me out. I think now i would have left the stock pickups in it. I understand they are the same pickups as in the Nocaster.
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Post by zdogma on Feb 20, 2006 20:36:17 GMT -7
Jason Lollar makes great tele pickups. The fralins are good too. I know a lot of guys like rio grande's but they aren't my cup of tea. There are a lot of tele guys here.
I'd try the bridge assembly first though, because it has a noticable effect on tone.
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Post by hatstrat on Feb 21, 2006 8:40:56 GMT -7
zdog; what was required to install the callaham bridge? I mean I installed graphite saddles in my Strat because I always broke strings on the thing, but a bridge assembly sounds a tad more complicated.
Has anyone who owns a Nocaster relic installed the callaham bridge (bluzsteel?)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2006 9:24:00 GMT -7
Hatstrat, you will need no modification to install the callaham bridge. You do have some options however, check out his site. You can get the old slotted stye screws like on the early 50's fender guitars. www.callahamguitars.com/partstel.htmHope this helps.
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Post by zdogma on Feb 21, 2006 11:03:01 GMT -7
Yep no mods required, and 100% reversible if it isn't to your taste. The hardest part was stringing up the guitar afterward, and resetting the string height and intonation. You may have to work with it a bit to get the spacing right (like any 3 saddle bridge).
On mine I had to use the original fender bridge plate mounting screws, the ones that came with the callaham didn't have enough grab for my taste.
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