Anyone who knows about Fender Guitars?
Posted by on 13th December 2008 in Other - Music
dfs.smith asked:
Which one will give me a nicer ‘vintage’ rock sound and is basically the better guitar-Fender Lite Ash Telecaster made in Korea, or Fender Telecaster Standard made in Mexico. I know they’re not American so wont be TOTR but cant afford the American =[
Any help would be much appreciated.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:20 am
The mexican. The Ash body fenders were prominent in the 70s which was not a good time for fender. Get the mexico one and maybe consider buying some better pic ups for it. Rio Grande makes good pickups cheap.
October 16th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
It depends which “vintage” rock sound you want. Regardless of where their made, it’s more about the wood. I would say the light ash would probably be the best bet if you want something stringy, high end, early AC/DC stuff. The Tele standard.. wood not specified, if it’s made out of maple or mahogany it will be deeper on the low end, but also depends what kind of pick ups are installed. Hard to say
October 17th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
For any “vintage rock” sound you don’t want a Fender at all.
You want a Hagstrom Viking or Gibson/Epiphone ES.
That’s the instrument used by the original rockers like Elvis and the Beatles.
October 18th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
I have a Mexi-Tele and the quality is good. The way you play will determine the sound you get. Also you can change the stock pick-ups to get a hotter sound.
October 19th, 2009 at 5:55 am
mexican usa is only over the border and as far as im aware same gear shipped to mexico cheaper because you dont pay as much tax on it check with your local music shop they could know