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i've never had a problem with the jack on any teles i've had, but i am very careful with all of my guitars.
try all the teles you can find and play them thru one amp so you can tell the difference. the blues jr. amp uses el84 tubes that fender used in only one or two amps so it is not considered the fender sound. that would be with the amps using 6v6 and 6l6 tubes. play music!
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You're talking about both amps and guitars in this thread...
The choice of guitar and amp should be considered together. If you get a low headroom amp that breaks up early you might not be happy with a Telecaster that has hot pickups. The Ceramic ones that come on Mexican Teles are quite hot compared to many traditional Telecaster pickups. The problem will be not being able to get a really clean tone. This is pretty hard to fix AFAICT. (I got in this situation when I bought my Tele.) If you get an amp that stays really clean you won't have as much of an issue with ceramic pickups. Likewise if you got an amp with tons of headroom and paired it to a set of really low output vintage style pickups you might be disappointed if you're looking for breakup. That can be solved with a drive/distortion pedal but might be hard if you're trying to keep volume reasonable. I haven't had any trouble with the pressed in part of the jack on my Telecaster but I did replace the electrical contact/spring portion of the jack with a switchcraft replacement.. the feel/firmness of pushing the cable in is much better. It's a lot more solid. I was able to use the original cup. |
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FYI, the new MIM Player Telecaster (the replacement for the MIM Standard) has alnico 5 pickups, not the ceramics that were on the Standard.
I've had a Standard Tele for several years now, and one of the first things I did after I bought it was to replace the somewhat harsh and noisy pickups with some good aftermarket pickups - Bill Lawrence Wilde Keystones. I don't know if they are still being made since he died a few years ago, but they were an incredible improvement in the tone of the guitar for under $100. The jack is a non-issue, unless it becomes one, and then it's an inexpensive fix. |
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I adore my Baja Tele. The pickups (Broadcaster bridge and Twisted Tele neck) are famtastic. The 4th position gives you a more humbucker-ish tone that is killer. I play through a Bassbreaker 15 and it is a great combo. The Tele was around $500 used in excellent condition and is a ton of guitar for the money. I also love the butterscotch blond with maple board look.
Ok now I need to go play! Oh and I did have to tighten my output jack but the guitar is several years old. Otherwise all is great.
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I've been through a bunch of Tele's over the years and you don't need to pay much to get a good one. They were designed to be relatively inexpensive straight ahead guitars for working musicians. The CV's are fantastic values IMO. The only negative if there is one is that the necks are somewhat slim compared to some of the Fender offerings. I agree that the Classic series are great bang for the buck with very nice neck profiles and vintage appointments. Whether it is made in the USA, Mexico, Japan or China makes no difference for me. A tele is a tele is a tele. I own 3 right now and non of them cost more than $350 used. I've owned Esquires, MIM Classics, USA Std and Squier CV's. My favorite is a beat up old MIM that I have maybe $250 max into with tuners, pickups and bridge swapped out. It's as good as any I've played or owned. Yes, I'd love a Nocaster, but I doubt it would sound any better than my $250 old dog. My buddy just bought a Squier CV Custom used for $150, put some Fender CS pickups and a new wiring harness and it sounds like a million bucks, although the stock pickups (Tonerider) are fabulous any way. He's got $300 into it.
P.S a nice Fender amp is the key to getting the most out of a Tele. A Fender guitar into a Fender is amp is it for me. Get yourself a PR or DR and a decent Tele and that's all you'll ever need.
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You do not need to spend $2,000.00 , but it sure is convenient to have the option . Try every possible guitar that you can and then decide . Just imagine what you can do with modding a less expensive platform by using some of the left over funds . Happy hunting .
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