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Post by deltone on Apr 12, 2007 20:12:53 GMT -7
I've been considering getting a tele. What's the difference in tone between a thinline body and a solid body? Thanks in advance.
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Post by Curt on Apr 12, 2007 20:25:38 GMT -7
Never had a Thinline...but I sure likes me some regular Tele's................
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Post by deltone on Apr 15, 2007 17:18:33 GMT -7
Seems to be a few tele players on here and I thought maybe some of you had played a thinline before. I guess that's not a real popular tele guitar. I guess solid body rules, huh?Anybody?
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Post by Hohn on Apr 16, 2007 1:07:53 GMT -7
My Tele is "thinline" in that the upper part is hollow. It's a Zion, so it's not a real Tele, but it quacks like a duck.... I haven't spent that much time with solid Teles, but based on my recollection and the sounds you'll hear on this forum: The tone to me has more air to it. I wish I could describe it for you. Honestly, to me it's very tele-LIKE, but it's NOT the Tele sound you hear in your head and on hundred of recordings. Picture the middle pickup position and imagine moving that tone the slightest amount away from Tele and into a 335, and you have it, to me. The Thinline is not as nasal as a real Tele tone, hence it won't cluck and sting like a solid body will. Then again, I don't really have my guitar set up for country tone-- I have the action high, pickups FAR away from the strings, and I use 11s. You can hear my Zion "Tele" at my YouTube profile: www.youtube.com/dieselgeek02 There are clips of my Tele with the pickup selection in the title. Justin
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Post by deltone on Apr 16, 2007 6:46:53 GMT -7
Thanks, Justin! Your description was what I was guessing might be the difference in tone between the two. I listened/watched your clips and, man, that Zion sounds awesome at every p'up selection. That's one killer geetar you got there. That thing is really versatile...I heard both strat and tele sounds coming from it. Thanks for your response and for sharing those clips. BTW, if you don't mind me asking, how do you have your TS set? It sounds great. I've got a modded TS (analogman) and have yet to find "the" sound.
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Post by Hohn on Apr 16, 2007 10:35:16 GMT -7
It's a stock TS9 RI-- believe it or not! I run it at different settings, but that one was: gain, 1:00; tone, noon; and volume at unity.
justin
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Post by Joey Beverages on Apr 16, 2007 14:45:02 GMT -7
I've been considering getting a tele. What's the difference in tone between a thinline body and a solid body? Thanks in advance. well, I've had a bunch of Teles and Tele style guitars .... have had my 52 ri for the last 4 years and also got a 69 mim thinline a short while after (g.a.s. always strikes in pairs for me .... and yes, I realize that opens up lots of jokes way too easy ) difference in tone? call me crazy (and yes, everyone usually does sooner or later) but the the thinline has more air to the tone while the solid has more bite .... I prefer the solid body. that said, the two are very different in terms of wood, neck size, weight, and a few other things. if I was out giggin' on a regular basis, I would probably re-wire (and router) my thinline with a nice 'bucker in the neck position and put a stacked single in the bridge .... 'course I've been trying to decide whether to re-wire it or just ship it out for something else altogether ...
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Post by Hohn on Apr 17, 2007 13:49:20 GMT -7
With my recent change back to 11s (I had tried 10s) on my Tele, I adjusted the pickups quite a bit closer and the tone is better, imo.
The Bardens can be pretty close to the strings without any perceptible loss of sustain. They do get pretty bright, though. I had to turn the Cut on my Stang down to 9:00 from 10:30 or so.
I've never really been a Tele kinda guy. I bought this Zion years ago off Ebay because I'd always wanted a Zion and the price was too cheap. But the more I play it the more I love it. This is one of those "lifer" guitars.
I'd also never played Joe Barden pickups before my Zion. Still, this guitar is my ONLY experience with his pickups.
I'm more pleased with this setup all-around with each passing day. It really is incredibly versatile. This is the first guitar I've owned that's had me actually USE the volume and tone controls. Usually, i just had them both wide open. But now I can see why they are there. I've never really had a guitar open itself up to me like that.
These Zions aren't a Crook or Lentz or Callaham or anything like that. But if people had a chance to play one knowing how much I paid, I think they'd agree I should probably be in jail for theft!
Justin
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Post by billyguitar on Apr 17, 2007 14:32:41 GMT -7
I think the Zions are comparable to any other maker. Maybe I don't look close enough! I played a couple of them with the Bardens and those guitars were brighter than an Anderson. I guess that's what the tone controls are for! I read once that the first ones he made had a single blade and are supposed to sound even better. Those would be impossible to find.
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Post by Hohn on Apr 17, 2007 17:04:03 GMT -7
If I was smart, I woulda sold off the Bardens a couple years ago when he wasn't in business. Like a "dumble" pickup, I coulda capitalized, I suppose.
But I had no idea he wasn't in business at the time. I was just enjoying the guitar.
I'd like to try a set of Kinmans in here, but I suspect it would be a pain to install. This Zion has the front pups mounted directly to the wood--- no pickguard. Are all Teles like that? Anyway, it gives me the impression that this guitar is set up for the Bardens and would take a little re-working to install something else.
I don't feel a need to try other pickups. I'm quite happy with the guitar in present form.
jmo
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Post by skydog958 on Apr 17, 2007 18:45:49 GMT -7
I can speak for Zions...good guitars. Mine's wicked bright too, but thats' because it's and ash body with a maple top and a maple on maple neck. It really likes my KT45!
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