Squier release John5 Telecaster
Now this is awesome. The man who makes me love chicken pickin'... no not Satriani, but John 5, has just released a new Squier version of his awesome Telecaster range. It's called the Squier J5 - original isn't it!!!
The video above is the bog standard Squier with just a string change. Otherwise it is straight out of the box. A quick search online has also show that the people with these already are going ga-ga over the quality and wormanship. That is great news to here from a "budget" guitar.
I sure wouldn't mind one of these. The only electric Fenders I tend to like are the Telecasters.
John 5 is a self-described “Fender® fanatic” with a jaw-dropping collection of his favorite instrument, the Telecaster® (“the greatest guitars ever built, by far,” in his words). His Squier signature model, the J5 Telecaster, is a double-bound beauty based on his oft-modded workhorse Telecaster, which was pieced together at the Fender Custom Shop.
Features include John 5’s distinctive black-and- chrome look—a double-bound alder body with a gloss black polyester finish, a polished stainless steel pickguard and chrome hardware. The one-piece maple neck has a modern C shape, a matching black Telecaster headstock and a 12”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets.
The custom-designed humbucking pickups use a special dual-volume setup with the bridge pickup control in the front position and the neck pickup control in the back position (5 prefers this setup because he spends much time giving the bridge pickup a workout). Rapid toggling the upper-bout three-way pickup switch gives you 5’s signature “kill” effect by turning off the neck pickup volume and leaving the bridge control full up.
Perfect Combinations
October 20, 2008 by Chris
Filed under Thoughts From Backstage
First, I apologise for the delay between posts. I'm still very busy, and will post as much as I can while I keep working on my professional projects before I fly overseas to Cambodia for two weeks. Cambodia is not know for their internet capabilities so posting while over there will be a little scarce. I'll see what I can do.
Anyway, onto my post today. I came across this video today, and this post the other day that really got me thinking about tone.
When I think of standard tones that I love, I always think of an amp/guitar combo. Some guitars just sound better when they are matched with the right amp. And a lot of people seem to know this, and it is the basis of many a "standard" tone for guitar music.
But the main reason I think these combinations become standards is not because of the one sound. But becasue of their versatility. The Telecatser / Blues Deville combo in the video above can be used for almost any type of music. It can provide such a wide scope of musical tones, it's a verative swiss army knife.
And so is a Les Paul into a Marshall JCM.
This is my tonal mecca. But as nice as these combinations are, the fact is they sound better in the mix, with other instruments around them. I guess you could say they play nice with others. They don't overpower, but then they don't get drowned out. The just slide on and do their job.
Are there any other classic combinations you can think of that have the same classic appeal and versatility?
