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That shows in your first photo. It was very well done.

thanks mate!

I always struggle to compose my pictures well, especially with guitars.

Here's some of my gear, Gretsch Electromatic G5126, Epiphone 100H DSP Head & 4x12 Cab, and an el-cheapo AK-47 Machine gun shaped, no-name guitar. I picked up the Epiphone Head & cab, as a package for only AUD$700, brand new. Playing the Gretsch through it, takes me back to the old SUN Studio recording days, sounds magnificent !

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Gear: Gretsch Electromatic G5126, Epiphone Triggerman 100H DSP Head & Triggerman 4x12 Cab.

Love your Gretsch!

My pedalboard has changed, adding a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah, deleting the Fulldrive 2 (it went in the mail today) which is being replaced by a Lovetone 200 lbs. of Tone and leaving space for a delay or reverb. Thankfully there will be no more space on the board and I can stop this purchasing madness!

ok, finally had some time and space on the floor to take some more photos ... but dammit, I forgot to wipe off the fingerprints!

dunno what that weird yellow reflection is on the top horn:


to fit the whole guitar in the frame, I had to hold the camera against the cieling and just guess the aim! this was the closest I could get out of about 30 shots:


the evil 6-saddle bridge. I like it!

Cool. That middle photo almost makes the finish look like Fender's classic "Burgundy Mist," although I think your guitar is actually darker than that...

For someone who grew up a metal head, I've really come to appreciate the simplistic beauty of the Tele -- and it's great tones. I'm sure that guitar will give you many years of great service.

cheers mate. she sounds beautiful, even unplugged. I originally had all these thoughts about new pickups and a three-saddle bridge, but when I actually plugged it in, I was happy with what I got!

Great pictures, Matty. How are you liking the Tele twang on the bridge pickup?

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I'm loving it!

It's making me think a lot more about what I'm playing when playing with the church band. Rather than just strumming rhythm chords like I'm bashing away on an acoustic, I'm starting to play less, and more picky notes. I'm loving it!

I'm sure it's an amp thing, my laney is pretty dark sounding, but if you've ever heard 'hope' by Jack Johnson, he's got what I'd call a 'papery' tone ... here's a live studio thing they made: YouTube - Jack Johnson - "Hope" (Music Video) - that's a tone I really want!

Thanks for putting in the link to that video -- that's a cool song.

That tone definitely sounds like it's coming from the neck pickup of a guitar with single-coil pickups. In fact, the guitar I have that gets closest to that "papery" tone is my jaguar, cuz you get the throatiness of a neck pickup combined with the trebly bite of those jaguar pickups. I thought for sure he was using a jaguar or a strat, but then in the video you catch a glimpse of a big semi-hollowbody with humbuckers -- either an ES-335 or the Epiphone version of that guitar.

It's possible a guitar like that could create the tone you're talking about -- or that a different guitar was used in the studio.

Your tele neck pickup won't quite get there (I've tried on my tele) but I think you're right in suggesting the Laney amp may also be a contributing factor. On my VOX modeling amp I can really nail that papery tone when I use the Fender deluxe reverb model. Those fender amps are known for creating an almost piano-sounding ring to single notes.

I read an article in Vintage Guitar magazine that talked about how an amp is just as much of an instrument as the guitar that's plugged into it...and I believe that is the truth.

Next time you're at a guitar shop grab a strat or a jaguar, plug into a Fender amp, select the neck pickup and experiment. With the jag, you can also play with the slider switches on the guitar to further refine that paper tone you're looking for. Yes, I know it will make you want to buy another guitar, but what the heck? It will still be fun. (I hope you don't have to play a righty guitar upside down when you're doing that!)