Played a Fender road worn Tele through a Hot Rod Deluxe...

[Meathead]

What great combination!
The gain channel on the Hot Rod Deluxe was really fun to play on with a tele, nice and thick...it has that nice touch sensitive, syrupy, shreddable mid gain. On the gain channel you have to dime the mid and treble and turn the bass right off and dial the presence up to about 2:00...awesome!

Why am I broke right now?

Worst thing is...I had some big bills pop up and I had to scrap getting Mike Fortin's cali mod done to my Marshall.

 

[gbsmusic]

What great combination!
The gain channel on the Hot Rod Deluxe was really fun to play on with a tele, nice and thick...it has that nice touch sensitive, syrupy, shreddable mid gain. On the gain channel you have to dime the mid and treble and turn the bass right off and dial the presence up to about 2:00...awesome!

Why am I broke right now?

Worst thing is...I had some big bills pop up and I had to scrap getting Mike Fortin's cali mod done to my Marshall.

I have a friend that had a 76 Tele and he brought it over and we cranked my Twin Reverb I had at the time and the tone was just incredible. That was the 1st time I ever liked a Tele and Ive loved them since. A lot of sounds can come out of those guitars

 

[MisterBulbous]

i really like the '72 deluxe road worn. Been thinking about getting one.

 

[TeleBlaster]

Almost love 'em... Got this inbound, I will change a coupla things...

 

[MisterBulbous]

Almost love 'em... Got this inbound, I will change a coupla things...

are you saying you bought the body only?

 

[TeleBlaster]

Yup.

 

[MisterBulbous]

Yup.

What changes? I want one, but pretty much think the bridge would have to go (for intonation/tuning issues). Other than that, I'd like to keep it stock.

 

[TeleBlaster]

For now, I just received a Warmoth hardtail, humbucker spacing (2-1/8").
The stock import bridge is "vintage", 2-7/32". The wider spacing on the Road Worns causes the high E string to line up right on the very edge of the neck.
The Warmoth bridge mounts perfectly to the existing screw holes, just gotta open up the through holes a little.
Ordered a neck from USA Custom Guitars, 22 fret, 14" R, 6100 SS. Gotta have that 22nd fret!
Glendale Guitars Extreme Fat four bolt neck plate.
Electrosocket jack.
Strap locks.
The fake-o WRHB reissue humbuckers are being sent to Tim at Bare Knuckle for rewind, into Nailbombs.

That will about do it. May or may not rout it for a Floyd a little later.

 

[Meathead]

I have a friend that had a 76 Tele and he brought it over and we cranked my Twin Reverb I had at the time and the tone was just incredible. That was the 1st time I ever liked a Tele and Ive loved them since. A lot of sounds can come out of those guitars

Oh ya...a Fender amp and a tele...it's great combination, everything from the Eagles to harder rock. I was actually getting a cool old Van Halen type tone believe it or not. It sounded great with the Hot Rod's gain channel, I was just hanging on notes forever, sounded really sweet. That was my first time trying a Hot Rod Deluxe, I like that amp...once I figured out how to dial it in.

I see a tele in my future for sure...have to get out of the red with money right now.

 

[Rev]

A lot of talk about Tele's lately, so I picked mine back up and remember the good tones this thing can do. A lot of fun that baby can have.

 

[gbsmusic]

I have a friend that had a 76 Tele and he brought it over and we cranked my Twin Reverb I had at the time and the tone was just incredible. That was the 1st time I ever liked a Tele and Ive loved them since. A lot of sounds can come out of those guitars

Oh ya...a Fender amp and a tele...it's great combination, everything from the Eagles to harder rock. I was actually getting a cool old Van Halen type tone believe it or not. It sounded great with the Hot Rod's gain channel, I was just hanging on notes forever, sounded really sweet. That was my first time trying a Hot Rod Deluxe, I like that amp...once I figured out how to dial it in.

I see a tele in my future for sure...have to get out of the red with money right now.

Your right on 2 things. Fender amp and a Tele & getting out of the red!!!!!!!

 

[blackba]

I have a friend that had a 76 Tele and he brought it over and we cranked my Twin Reverb I had at the time and the tone was just incredible. That was the 1st time I ever liked a Tele and Ive loved them since. A lot of sounds can come out of those guitars

Oh ya...a Fender amp and a tele...it's great combination, everything from the Eagles to harder rock. I was actually getting a cool old Van Halen type tone believe it or not. It sounded great with the Hot Rod's gain channel, I was just hanging on notes forever, sounded really sweet. That was my first time trying a Hot Rod Deluxe, I like that amp...once I figured out how to dial it in.

I see a tele in my future for sure...have to get out of the red with money right now.

WOW, you got a HRD to sound good on the gain channel, that is saying something. Never liked the gain channel on my HRDeville or my friends HRD, pedals into the clean channel always sounded better.

Those road worn strats and teles seem pretty cool. A good tele is the one guitar I am missing in my line up, but getting one would mean selling one of my strats....

 

[Meathead]

I have a friend that had a 76 Tele and he brought it over and we cranked my Twin Reverb I had at the time and the tone was just incredible. That was the 1st time I ever liked a Tele and Ive loved them since. A lot of sounds can come out of those guitars

Oh ya...a Fender amp and a tele...it's great combination, everything from the Eagles to harder rock. I was actually getting a cool old Van Halen type tone believe it or not. It sounded great with the Hot Rod's gain channel, I was just hanging on notes forever, sounded really sweet. That was my first time trying a Hot Rod Deluxe, I like that amp...once I figured out how to dial it in.

I see a tele in my future for sure...have to get out of the red with money right now.

WOW, you got a HRD to sound good on the gain channel, that is saying something. Never liked the gain channel on my HRDeville or my friends HRD, pedals into the clean channel always sounded better.

Those road worn strats and teles seem pretty cool. A good tele is the one guitar I am missing in my line up, but getting one would mean selling one of my strats....

The Hot Rod sounded really cool to me...I could easily use that amp on a gig with nothing but the channel changing footswitch.
How do dial in the gain channel?

 

[blackba]

The Hot Rod sounded really cool to me...I could easily use that amp on a gig with nothing but the channel changing footswitch.
How do dial in the gain channel?

I can't remember, its been about 10 years since I played through either a Deville or Deluxe. I did not spend that much time on the gain channel. Most HRD former owners seem to slag the gain channel, maybe we just needed to spend more time with it.

I have heard some good tones from a friends Blues Deluxe Reissue gain channel....

 

[Meathead]

The Hot Rod sounded really cool to me...I could easily use that amp on a gig with nothing but the channel changing footswitch.
How do dial in the gain channel?

I can't remember, its been about 10 years since I played through either a Deville or Deluxe. I did not spend that much time on the gain channel. Most HRD former owners seem to slag the gain channel, maybe we just needed to spend more time with it.

I have heard some good tones from a friends Blues Deluxe Reissue gain channel....

If you see one in a store try the gain channel with the treble and mid cranked, bass almost off, presence around 10:00...plug a good tele into it (preferable one with alnico pickups) it's nice and it doesn't need to be cranked.

 

[Meathead]

Well I played at least eight different tele's back to back through the same amp (Hot Rod Deluxe) yesterday. They were cheapies to expensive. The road worn tele worn in tone a playability. Could just be this is a really good one or that they all sound pretty nice don't know.

Now to get money....I put a small deposit down to hold it.

 

[MikeT]

Lots of praise for the roadworn teles overall - especially the 50's blonde. Seems like the general concensus is that they are great feeling worn in resonant guitars. I believe it has a lot t do with a light body wood, thin nitro body with about 25 percent of the neck has thin poly finish - they breathe.

I bought my first tele (50's roadworn) a year ago and it's been my go-to guitar since.

Mike

 

[Meathead]

Lots of praise for the roadworn teles overall - especially the 50's blonde. Seems like the general concensus is that they are great feeling worn in resonant guitars. I believe it has a lot t do with a light body wood, thin nitro body with about 25 percent of the neck has thin poly finish - they breathe.

I bought my first tele (50's roadworn) a year ago and it's been my go-to guitar since.

Mike

I think you are bang on.

The store let me take it for the weekend to gig with.
I used it last night and it is light, resonant, the neck feels perfect in my hand, it just was a great guitar to play.

 

[Meathead]

Took a few pics...she's not beautiful, but she feels real nice.

 

[TeleBlaster]

That's one of the few I've seen where the vintage-spaced bridge is aligned a little towards the bass side of the neck so the high E is not landing on the fall away spot of the frets above 15.
I love the way they feel, but the first ones out had a little problem IMO.
I hope Fender fixed it and they all look as nicely put together as yours is!