NGD

[codedog]

10-46 elixirs and a clean is all I did to this one

Blimey! Those are expensive strings! I've always used either EB or D'Addario, they do just fine for me. Those Elixirs are twice the price.

[null_pointer]

10-46 elixirs and a clean is all I did to this one

Blimey! Those are expensive strings! I've always used either EB or D'Addario, they do just fine for me. Those Elixirs are twice the price.

My Tele has an oiled neck so along with the slickness of Elixirs it feels awesome (IMHO). Plus MP have them cheap

[StratMatt]

And last about 3 times as long Happy new guitar day.

[Polar Bear]

I get at least 6 months out f a set of elixirs, often more. 1-3 weeks on EB or other uncoated.

[KNNZ]

congrats! you'll need to post your pic in the telecasters thread
http://nzguitars.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... &start=255

[StrummersOfThunder]

11s man. I never go lighter than that. Nothing worse than floppy strings when you're on The train to twang town. Choo chooooo

[vintage52]

My 52 reissue teles pickups have served me well for 16 years.

Dude I used to play with was bloody awesome in that he could shred on it - I'm a plodding strummer and Gilmourish slow soloer!

The guitar stands up well whether low, medium or high gain.

And yes, noise is there but that's part of the "historical" connection.

I'm not a purist but I love my 52 just the way it is.

[calling card]

Cool. Congrats. Don't rush to sanitise it. Standard pickups can sound great.

The standard pickups actually sound really nice clean, especially with generous reverb. I'm just a little apprehensive about tweaking that gain.

Gain is an abomination!

Nah, you ought to ride one with a P90 in the bridge

[Bg]

Can't abide noise, would rather go without than have all that nasty hum while I'm jamming to iron maiden on the tele

[null_pointer]

I wonder at people's Tele setups - I don't get all this noise y'all are going on about. Must be an excessive gain thing, cause at low to med I don't notice any particular hum I'd term annoying. And on the Suhr of course you get zero (SSC is a beautiful thing). Or are we deeming ANY noise at all unsatisfactory (despite its total lack of notice once a note is played)?

[Bg]

Wouldn't know, I'm so ocd about it that I bang noiseless pickups in anything single coiled :p

[codedog]

Wouldn't know, I'm so ocd about it that I bang noiseless pickups in anything single coiled :p

I also have a goodly amount of CDO but I suspect you playing at paint-peeling/clothing-stripping volumes may contribute to the noise level? I'm a quiet doodler and willing to try and overcome my pickiness.

[null_pointer]

I like a bit of cod from time to time with a splash of vinegar...or are we talking about something else?

[Bg]

as long as its malt vinegar....

I like to play at all volumes

[codedog]

Sigh... trying to work with the new toy under my desk... 'tis always a challenge...