A super lightweight maple cap is a dream of mine👍🏻🤘🏻
@braddietzmusic24294 жыл бұрын
I made the mistake of watching this later at night, and now all I want to do is just get out of bed and crank up the Deluxe Reverb and run one of my Teles right into it. Dang!
@mikemph77796 ай бұрын
Wake up the neighbors 😂
@producerman100304 жыл бұрын
My first nice guitar was a 1967 Maple cap tele, I did install a humbucker in the neck position, it didn't have modern wiring though, it had the blackguard wiring which I had changed. It was purchased new in 1967 but perhaps it was an older guitar. I had it from when I was 15 until I got a '55 tele in the 70s. It was very microphonic.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy, Please give me a heads up on this stuff before you make the video. Now the prices on these are going to jump, :). Kidding, I'm a kidder. I'm not buying guitars, but I'm not immune to the sound of a great one like yours brother.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Brother Keith.
@matekerek10394 жыл бұрын
I REALLY like this channel. Calm,informative,no hassle and forced doofus jokery, no BS. Oh and great music too! Keep up the good work!
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@TeleCaster66 Жыл бұрын
Plus those heavy eyelids give him an all-day stoned look which is good hahaha. As a bonus, if you play Zac at 75% speed he also sounds pretty drunk.
@mjt55764 жыл бұрын
Thanks for dropping a lot of knowledge about maple cap necks. I learned a lot. I read that one of Hendrix' favorite Strats had a maple cap neck. The maple cap definitely has a thing.
@robertquinn94904 жыл бұрын
Hi Zac Stumbled onto you some weeks back. I'm 50 years into guitar. Started electric..mostly thumb style acoustic now. Love Tele's though...got one in my closet. I'm really enjoying all the history. All the names and the stories around county players and these guitars. Thanks!
@spartan83904 жыл бұрын
As a fellow Telecaster guy; HIGHLY recomend checking out the 2018 Limited Tele Deluxe with a solid rosewood neck and Shawbuckers. I replaced the pickups with Lollar Regal pickups and it is unreal. I think the 100 Oaks Guitar Center still has one. Worth checking out.
@markclout3124 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying your episodes Zac. Thanks for putting the time in.
@ParaBellum20244 жыл бұрын
I agree with your comment about rigidity. If you get a couple of 2 x 4's, rip one of them lengthwise and re-glue it, you'll find that it won't bend as much as the other one. I think the same applies with the maple cap, making the neck much stiffer.
@Jeffcatbuckeye2 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t say stiffer, but more so more dimensionally stable to resist bending, warping, etc as you have 2 grain varieties intertwined with each other via glue.
@tristensmithguitar4 жыл бұрын
That “doinky” tone sounds so much like Pete Anderson. Love it!
@thefraish26604 жыл бұрын
I have a maple cap '66. It had been routed for humbuckers, unfortunately. If not, though, I wouldn't have been able to afford it. That, and the fact that a good friend gave me an amazing deal on it! I've got a Van Zandt in the bridge, and a Lollar in the neck. I love it! Great video!!
@williamkiss85174 жыл бұрын
This has quickly become my new favourite youtube channel! Thanks for all the great content :)
@briankehew5795 ай бұрын
I learned about these from my treasured 68 Tele. I find it softens the 'ping' at the front while brightening the remainder of the tone...
@ColinStuart4 жыл бұрын
I believe my 1967 Telecaster Custom, was a special order model. Maple fingerboard, full binding, in an almost pink sunburst! Of course , broke and homeless, I sold it. When I had bought it, it was just looked at as an old, refinished guitar. Long before the "vintage" aspect came into being. I had paid $175 for it, and used it onstage and in the studio, throughout the '80's!
@thehobbytimefarm40494 жыл бұрын
Hey Zac, one more thing about maple cap necks, most of them had thicker headstocks that I believe contributes to the tone and sustain . I love the maple cap Tele's from 67-68 I own several . Great channel keep it up Zac !
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
You are right! I failed to mention that. They are thicker.
@gimmeagig2 жыл бұрын
I have a maple cap neck Tele too. It's a Chinese Indio "Classic". I paid 89.- for it including a bag and shipping. LOL I am pretty good at turning something unplayable into a pretty good instrument. I changed absolutely everything on this Tele. That was a fun project. Fretwork , reshaped and refinished the neck, new hardware, new pickups and I love my "Tele". I'm mainly a bass player and my guitar skills leave a lot to be desired, so for me this is perfect. I love your videos, a good way to start the day.They are so calming and informative and I can always pick out a few things that you play that are doable for me. So thank you:)
@Jeffcatbuckeye2 ай бұрын
I got my brother one of the custom shop Don Rich ‘64 silver sparkle custom Teles with the 63 pickups and maple cap neck. It’s a boss.
@xob-h8s5 ай бұрын
came here to hear the guitar but stayed for the history lesson. cheers
@GuitarOverdrive4 жыл бұрын
This video made me go on Reverb and look up vintage Teles. My personal main is a 1989 MIA, but that's a far cry from one of these babies (still love it, though). Thanks for sharing!
@markhighfill4 жыл бұрын
Great playing and tone, that guitar suits you. My 1st electric was just like that but with the transition logo. Bought it from a guy for $125, no case. Sold it back to him to go buy a brand new '73 Strat. I was stuck with that dog for 10 years. I recently contacted him to try and find it. He has no idea what happened to it. I'd buy it back if I could find it. It was missing a chunk of wood out of the body (probably related to the case being missing).
@WillyKidd4 жыл бұрын
These blonde/maple cap/black logo CBS Teles are very close to my heart because that was the guitar I saw in the movie Crossroads at age 4 that made me want an electric guitar.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
You are RIGHT. That is what Ralph used
@GratefulBamboo3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. Trying to learn all i can about telecasters, this helped me a lot.
@howardskinner4916 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! Now I appreciate my '68 Maple Cap Neck even more. It's always sounded and felt great.
@BillMcGirr4 жыл бұрын
I bought ‘94 reissue of of a ‘69 thinline tele... made in Japan. Brand new. It has the maple cap neck. Great guitar, great feel and fantastic sound. It was my go to guitar even during my grunge/metal distortion days. Still own it... it’s a bit beat up and worse for the wear... But I’ll never get rid of it. Good stuff... enjoyed the video immensely.👍🎸💪
@COLDMKULTRA Жыл бұрын
I only have a 1971 Tele with maple neck which I bought from a gigging musician friend in 1980. It had been messed around with (Dimarzio humbucker at the neck, 5 way switch etc) ... I put it back to "normal" ... and it has been totally my favourite since then (it looks wrecked from years of gigging) ... but I would never get rid of it though ... just feels so good.
@AskZac Жыл бұрын
Great year.
@leewarren4 жыл бұрын
I have one of these from 1965, in factory original black finish. Fantastic guitar.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Spaghetti logo? Dream guitar
@leewarren4 жыл бұрын
Yup silver spaghetti logo.
@stevesuv4 жыл бұрын
Great Zac. When guys play way down by the bridge like you did,I call it "going to Bakersfield". Makes me think of Don Rich. Im off to Bakersfield.
@ColinStuart3 жыл бұрын
I've been playing maple capped necks for 55 years, so yes I'm one of the "holdouts" My standout one was my 1967 Telecaster Custom. When I bought it in early 1980, it was just an old guitar, refinished...in other words retail dog meat, that I bought for $175! I'm a classic rock rhythm player! Having had 5 strokes, has left me unable to throw in my filler bits.
@AskZac3 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the strokes. I bet its a great Tele
@whiterose70554 жыл бұрын
I own a gold '66 maple cap Strat that I purchased when I was in High School. The neck and custom paint was 15% extra and I had to wait about 4 months for Fender to make it. I never understood why my guitar special, just that it was. Just about everyone who ever played it wanted to buy it from me.
@JAugust4 жыл бұрын
Hi Zac, it appears that you are posting episodes more frequently this week. Thank you!! I look forward to each episode and they provide great viewing material when many of us have more time on our hands suddenly. I've also become a big fan of your interviews on the Truetone Lounge. You are an excellent interviewer and you obviously put a lot of effort into researching your guests. Really professional quality stuff!
@dobster58194 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful history lesson for the telecaster, great quality thank you very much.
@PeterDad603 жыл бұрын
"So...yea", I use the same expression. These two words when used together convey an entire paragraph of talk! Also they make a firm and final statement. So, yea.
@50gary4 жыл бұрын
Why not just call it what it is, a maple neck with a Maple fretboard. I've always like them, noticed back in the later 1970s when one came in for service. I also think it's a good idea from a structural/stability standpoint. Not to mention the cool factor. If you look at the heel of the neck you will notice the fretboard cap as you call it) is not flat on the bottom it curced radiused if you will. When glued together this offers a more rigid neck, the geometry is now three dimentioniial. If I had one I'd also add a true bolt-on neck, with metal inserts in the neck and machine screws instead of wood screws. I have this on my Squire Strat and it's very strong and the neck can be removed as many times as you want without fear of wearing out the holes.
@badkatrising39184 жыл бұрын
50gary that’s a good idea
@2500BC8 ай бұрын
strat guy here I wanted Ritchie Blackmore’s sound w his black 1968 strat. It took me YEARS to understand that it was a maple cap neck. 90’s era custom shop 69 strats got me that sound. A radiused / curved cap on top of a radiused neck is very strong - even a piece of paper is strong in certain directions if curved and it has a “sound”. 3mm thickness is my preference compared to a thick slab board. One piece maple is good but the cap give me something i like.
@valleywoodstudio7345 Жыл бұрын
David Gilmour's 'Workmate' that he's used since the late 70's is a 50's maple capped sunburst Esquire with a strat pickup in the neck. After he sold all his guitars, it's interesting to note that he kept that one. Must be pretty special.
@guitarkirby4 жыл бұрын
New word in my vocabulary as of the viewing of this video... "doinky"! 11:09
@AmpStak4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, Zac. Informative, well-presented, and always interesting.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@danross146 Жыл бұрын
Again, more things I knew nothing about! You're turning me into a tele nerd and I am enjoying it, Zac!
@AskZac Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@aaronboothe2834 жыл бұрын
So last week I bought La Brea pickups due to your suggestion. Now I’m looking into how to have Mjt spec out a tele to a 68.
@michaelhartz99364 жыл бұрын
Bought a 68 maple cap neck Tele in 1990 at a vintage guitar show for $650. Body needed refinished and neck refretted but that guitar is my baby. I feels like a small neck at the nut, thinner width wise than any other tele I ever played. I also have had no adustments to the neck since it was refretted in 1991. The wood in this neck just doesn’t move. Even thru the extreme humidity changes in northern Iowa all these years that neck just stays solid. Everyone who has ever played it remarks “where did you get this guitar?” Thanks for the video, I always knew there was something special about maple cap necks.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
AGREED
@roberthdahlquist4 жыл бұрын
I’m learning - thanks Zac!
@kyrandell32904 жыл бұрын
Another great show Zac, That tele sounds sweet! Next stop is your Fender Deluxe Reverb show - see you there!
@gilsanderson32753 жыл бұрын
Very informative, Zac....and may explain something I'd long wondered about. My first "Tele" was not a Tele at all.....it was a Samick Telecaster-style guitar that I bought in the early 1990's in a pawn shop for (I believe) about $150. It looked very "White Guard-ish", with the Maple cap fretboard. (no skunkstripe) That was a great sounding instrument, and was more "Tele sounding" than many Teles I've played since. Now I wonder if at least part of that was due to the two piece neck, as you mention. It was also the first Maple-necked guitar I ever owned, always being partial (and still am) to Rosewood. Sadly, that guitar was stolen in 1994. With the passing of time, I may remember it as better than it really was.....but I definitely miss it. Thanks for "sparking" those memories, Zac.
@AskZac3 жыл бұрын
Welcome, Gil
@jaymichaels51874 жыл бұрын
Bobby Fuller had some early 1960s maple cap Strats...so did Steve Winwood , in 1965 he ordered a white Strat and a white Tele with maple cap necks. In 1984 I had an opportunity to buy a stock 1966 Tele with maple cap for $550.00 at our local music store but turned it down as the price was not much different than a new Tele... if I only had a crystal ball.
@mathiasmoermans57604 жыл бұрын
Daaaamn that's a nice tele! Was thinking of modeling my custom tele after this model.
@ebeep4 жыл бұрын
Mine's a '66. I was holding out for a '65 spaghetti logo as I was obsessed with Jimmy Bryant's Imperial era and you can clearly see him in the studio with his on the back of his 1966 Bryant's Back in Town LP. On our October 2000 honeymoon in NYC, my wife talked me into getting the '66. It was there in front of me and I could inspect it first-hand rather than rolling the dice through Vintage Guitar Magazine, which was still a driving market force at that time, though GBase was gaining ground. I still wish I would have held out for a '65, but mine is a fantastic example with all pre-CBS appointments including nitro neck and body, recessed ferrels, threaded saddles, double-line Klusons (a must), mud cap (disabled of course), and transition logo. 1-piece maple necks are my personal favorite though. Maple cap necks have the same/similar string tension of rosewood veneer necks and seem even more rigid as rosewood is comparatively soft. I agree that they have strong attack rooted in the fundamental. Uncompressed in a sense. 1-piece maple necks seem to have significantly lower string tension, are more twangy/quacky which I personally love (like early Shadows quack, some people refer to this as rubber band tone and hate it, but to each their own), are harmonically rich, chord tones seem to gel together naturally, and have a very musical give that is far more expressive than a neck-long glue seam can provide (at least imho) yet are rock solid in setup in that they don't ever seem to need adjusting.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
I have that same Bryant album, and wanted a spag logo one too!
@laddlll3 жыл бұрын
another great show, amazed by your range of knowledge, music and gear. thanks
@AskZac3 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated!
@johnkelley75433 жыл бұрын
Just picked up a '68 Maple Cap. This video did cause the values to jump a bit, I think. Finally got one for a "decent" price.
@rodneykroetsch29243 жыл бұрын
Great episode. 👍 you schooled me on maple cap Teles today...thanks!
@AskZac3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@kjatexas36794 жыл бұрын
Prices are crazy now, for '66-68, originals, checked reverb today. Had an original '57 Tele that I sold years ago :-P . Who knew that the prices of those old guitars would escalate. to the levels that we are seeing today. Bought it used for $175.
@halhawkins76414 жыл бұрын
One of these days we need to get your Tele together with my 68. It was originally owned by a guy in Eddie Rabbit's band.
@halhawkins76414 жыл бұрын
My favorite episode so far....
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@waynerobertson75504 жыл бұрын
That's one Hella sweet Tele. Love the tones. No blizzard of nails!
@jonathanjohnson86564 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video. I think this is my favorite one that you have made.
@golds042 жыл бұрын
On photo-66 maple cap. Will stay in the family forever. Magic in that neck. Great very informative. Inexpensive ? 12-15k up to 20k. now unless mangled. Yes. 66 was Very good year too. The klusons are a great touch.
@VintageWoodWorkshop4 жыл бұрын
Very cool, I never knew that they existed! yours sure sounds amazingly clear and articulate!
@guitarman110002 жыл бұрын
I'm getting a woody- this is my dream guitar. 😍
@TwangThang57 Жыл бұрын
Tasty tones form that Tele/Deluxe combo!
@davidkaiser8104 жыл бұрын
Hi Zac, I am a recent subscriber and I am really enjoying your videos. I want to throw this idea out to you. How about doing a video about equipment synergy. Guitars that work really well with certain amps, speakers that work well in certain amps etc.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Great topic! I am a believer.
@ronniecrecelius60334 жыл бұрын
What about the thickness of the headstock on these maple capped necks? I was fortunate enough to own one for a while and just looking at it, it appeared to be thicker than all my other teles...can you confirm/debunk this?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
That is true. They are thicker.
@scottherzog9359 Жыл бұрын
Awesome & informitive. Thank you Zac
@johncat83474 ай бұрын
I'm a 70-year-old session guitar player one of the other reasons why people like Maple necks is because they showed up when they were wearing black looked good on TV
@valentino31914 жыл бұрын
Great tone you get from that one. I play Stratocasters, but I really enjoy your channel.
@PeterDad603 жыл бұрын
Get yourself the least expensive Squire Telecaster for around $179 and occasionally they are priced down to $129 like a demo or B stock or return. I say this because once you have a Telecaster in your house, your own telecaster you will play it. I was a Strat man until I purchased an Squire Affinity String through body with the skunk stripe on the back of the neck. Now I am really into Telecaster electric guitars. They are simple, reliable and I can dial in the tone that fits my mood without fiddling with a lot of knobs. I recently purchased a G&L Bluesboy which is similar to a Fender or Squire Thinline Tele. It is 6.2 lbs being a two chambered semi hollow body with an f-hole and now I can play all day long every day with no back and neck pain. They do not make semi hollow body Strats so you will never find a 6.2 lb. Strat. Light weight makes a huge difference. The Tele Twang grows on you, or you can dial it out. I get great blues and jazz tones which is what I was looking for. Who knew?
@valentino31913 жыл бұрын
@@PeterDad60 I use Peavey T-60's to get my Telecaster sounds. But I appreciate the insight. Thanks.
@jimparker77784 жыл бұрын
Zac is the man! Love your videos my new friend!
@reverbdeluxe4 жыл бұрын
That version of mystery train would make Setzer proud!
@pchong3123 ай бұрын
I hear alot of acoustic percussiveness on this Telecaster that I’m assuming is attributed to the maple cap. Ive been searching for that tele tone for a while after playing one with this attribute many 5 years ago. Would you say percussive finger styles and chicken picking comes through better on this guitar?
@tomburkhardt8113 жыл бұрын
Zac, very impressive picking. Man, I love your style and your sound! Keep bringing it buddy.
@AskZac3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@simonsmith25794 ай бұрын
Do you have a certain mm of pickup height you use in this one? The pickups are a bit hotter than previously I believe, am looking to set my heights, but can't find a lot of help
@jakemitchell16714 жыл бұрын
Hey Zac...is there a video of you getting angry? I can't even imagine what that situation might look like! You are so laid back doctors should prescribe your videos for anxiety.
@rsaathoff4 жыл бұрын
I'd like a 67 like yours. For the year I was born.
@briannacery99396 ай бұрын
My 64 Tele is a maple capped neck. I was told it was the least favored neck when I bought it but times have changed!
@AskZac6 ай бұрын
They are wonderful guitars. You have a very early maplecap
@davemassie37264 жыл бұрын
Awesome Tele info! Looks & Sounds Great! Thanks for sharing the Truth. Good Tele + Tube Amp = Sonic Heaven!
@scottmacphee354 жыл бұрын
That's a great "doinky" face at 11:22. :-)
@alanniederlitz86302 жыл бұрын
I just got a Vintera tele in sonic blue. It is a vintage 50s type. It is real nice. Sounds great with my hot rod deluxe l.e. blue. The Vintera is a one piece maple neck. It looks just like the one you have in this video.
@AskZac2 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@alanniederlitz86302 жыл бұрын
@@AskZac for 1300$ it better be. My only complaint is the fret ends a little rough. But i will fix that. A lil sanding block light touch,should be good to go. Now i need to learn how to play em. My american pro2 strat is awesome as well. The vintera made in mexico
@alexs.2221 Жыл бұрын
Awesome knowledge of the subject
@AskZac Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
@jimmyc54984 жыл бұрын
That neck pu difference is huge.
@jp_guitar4 жыл бұрын
Great tone and as always, thanks for the very informative video! Can we get a peak at your pedalboard in a future video please? Also, I'm curious to know what pick you use? Thanks!
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Straight to the amp in this video. I use an Ernie Ball medium pick, just like a Fender medium, and I use the rounded end, not the point.
@roscoenyc4 жыл бұрын
Great story Zac. These are my favorite era Telecasters. I have a '66 and a '68.There's one little detail that you left out of your story and that's the thickness of the headstock. It's the thickest measurement front to back of any era telecaster. I think that's a factor too in the excellent sound. That's also why you see a lot of '66-68's with 2 and sometimes even 3 string trees on 'em. Stonetree Custom Guitars made a clone of my '66 and along with the maple cap he also duplicated that thick headstock. All of his guitars have the thick headstock. Thanks again for the great videos and the subtle playing. Eric Ambel.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
You are correct, and I forgot that! I think you are right, the thicker headstock helps the tone.
@roscoenyc4 жыл бұрын
@@AskZac Thanks again for the videos. I subscribed! ;)
@randyvanvliet2264 жыл бұрын
Very clear, clean, punchy sounding guitar when you dig that pick in hard at 10:50 into the lower register. What strings are you playing on that guitar?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
D'Addario 9.5-44 xl120+
@chrislestermusic4 жыл бұрын
Great sounding guitar Zac!
@TeleCaster66 Жыл бұрын
Well, I should have a maple capped neck made by Musickraft in a couple of weeks, never had one and I'm unhappy with the sound of my current neck so I hope I like the new one.
@thomaspower81972 жыл бұрын
Maple is where its at!
@mikeault Жыл бұрын
What speaker are you running in the Deluxe reverb? Great show as always! thank you
@AskZac Жыл бұрын
Celestion V30
@mikeault Жыл бұрын
@@AskZac which warehouse speaker was Brent running in his?
@tenniswilliam4 жыл бұрын
I have a Fender Telecaster MIK with the skunk stripe and a bird's eye maple cap. Have you tried this model and how does it rate?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Have not, but we live in the golden age of great and inexpensive guitars. I have an Indonesian Bass VI that is fantastic
@artprince9163 Жыл бұрын
Probably that is the Lite Ash Tele. MIK in early 2000s.
@mellecaster4 жыл бұрын
Zac, I pretty much agree w/ every point in that most excellent clip....but personally just never was a Fan of the F stamped tuners....the Originals or the newer repros, but that's just Me. ;)
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
I agree, the klusons are better. I could not afford an earlier one.
@JBurtonTenor4 жыл бұрын
This is a great video thank you so much. I have a question though. Why is a two piece neck more rigid than a one piece?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Because the grain does not match up on the 2, so it has less give.
@timnewman11723 жыл бұрын
What I find interesting is that I bought a brand-new Fender Am. Standard P-bass in 2010 that has a maple-capped neck... I've never understood why Fender has never offered them on production guitars, especially when they have Rosewood board necks are made basically the same way!
@AskZac3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@mitchmason83864 жыл бұрын
Wow! Sounds great
@earlyraybonneville17624 жыл бұрын
Zac... I have the 67 maple cap...I can feel the harmonic vibrations through my body when I play it...not sure if this is unusual but the only guitar out of 40 I own that does this. A question: how do you feel about flat wound strings on a 67 Tele maple cap and what gauge would you recommend and would you drop the the tuning a half step?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
I prefer round wound, but try flats. I would get the lightest they offer, and get an unwound G string. www.daddario.com/products/guitar/electric-guitar/xl-chromes/ecg24-chromes-flat-wound-jazz-light-11-50/ then get a plain 18 to use as a G string
@juanamigo4 жыл бұрын
Hey Zac? Slight subject change: What would you think about a Tele made entirely of mahogany? There’s some copies in Japan like this. It would certainly sound different, un-Tele like maybe, but might it still sound good?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
Would have to play it. I know guys with mahogany Tele bodies that like them
@ParaBellum20244 жыл бұрын
I have a Squier Jim Root tele, with a mahogany (or similar) body. The neck is maple/rosewood and when I play, it just sounds like me. I also have a maple bodied Epiphone 339 (mahogany/rosewood neck). Doesn't matter what the guitar's made from, they always sound like me.
@JoelWetzel4 жыл бұрын
I'm cursed with the combination of gear acquisition syndrome and no money so got a Harley Benton TE-52 and it weights a full ten pounds, which keeps me from picking it up as often as I would otherwise. How much does your beauty weigh? I love your videos and have the Deluxe Reverb on my short list; thank you.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
7.5 pounds
@rebelwoclue85784 жыл бұрын
Scotty Anderson too. (and me) ;)
@voxpathfinder15r4 жыл бұрын
Funny there is a squire affinity Stratocaster with a maple capped neck at my local music store. Should I grab it?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
If you can't live without it, yes
@voxpathfinder15r4 жыл бұрын
Ask Zac do you think it will have similar attributes of a maple capped neck made in ‘68?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
@@voxpathfinder15r Possibly. You have to play it, and see for yourself.
@BlairNeis4 жыл бұрын
what are your thoughts on 1.65 nut width vs 1 11/16th? i know it has more to do with how it feels in your hands but i'd like you thoughts on it for fender guitars.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
I'll admit to liking the wider nut. I went too wide with 1.75 years ago
@aaronboothe2834 жыл бұрын
What made you choose steel saddles vs brass?
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
That is what was originally on the guitar and liked it. Tried brass, and it became really dull.
@rioace39533 жыл бұрын
Hi Zac, since you've done the Tele pickups, tone wood, and hardware, are you thinking of doing a comparison of neck profiles and thickness between the first generations until early 70s? Thank you
@AskZac3 жыл бұрын
Great idea
@rioace39533 жыл бұрын
@@AskZac kindly please, Thank you very much
@dallastoto31893 жыл бұрын
Bills builds two piece necks as well.
@pansud-on3024 жыл бұрын
Hi Zac I would like your opinion here I have 68 tele(with factory bigsby) but I want a blackguard so bad I'm looking at Danocaster I might have to sell 68 tele to get it. Could you tell me how would you compare them? and would it be worth to trade 68 for Dano. I'm not a collector Thank you in advance.
@AskZac4 жыл бұрын
I would never advocate selling vintage for new. I love my Danocaster though.
@pansud-on3024 жыл бұрын
@@AskZac Thanks Zac I really wish I could afford having both.
@That52TeleGuy3 жыл бұрын
Time to lobby Fender for a non custom shop (affordable) version of a 1967 Vintage reissue, ala AVRI quality instrument. They did a 1971 JV model that wasn’t bad after an electronic rework. I have a 1977 ash Tele, original pickups long gone, probably never get to a 60’s original.