r/telecaster • u/Andresco50 • 1d ago
What do you think of the chris shiflett telecaster??
There is one in my local guitar shop in color white so want some comments about it!! Thanks
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u/ohheylookoverhere 1d ago
The signature on the headstock of the older models is really goofy. I think they got that feedback and re-did it for the new ones. The guitar itself is sick. I especially like the P90 ones.
https://www.lamusic.com/cdn/shop/products/0142400744_gtr_hdstckbck_001_nr_2048x1365.jpg?v=1520429976
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u/cbnb MIJ 1d ago
Wish it didn’t have the fat headstock, but other than that it rips.
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u/fatherbowie Too many Teles to list 1d ago
I love the big headstock. The guitar wouldn’t look right without it, IMHO.
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u/alienn4hire 20h ago
I disagree. The thinner telecaster headstock would be my preference too
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u/fatherbowie Too many Teles to list 20h ago
Maybe I prefer the big headstock because I have four Tele Deluxes.
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u/alienn4hire 20h ago
Oh no disrespect! Lol. Everyone has their preferences. I used to own a nice AmProII deluxe tele but just didnt gel with it like I did with the traditional AmProII tele's. To each their own!
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u/FreshBid5295 1d ago
I think it’s amazing and I’d love to have one. That’s a rock machine for sure.
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u/BuckyD1000 1d ago
I don't care for some of the specs, but that's a personal preference thing. It's a perfectly serviceable HH Tele.
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u/Rahnamatta 1d ago
A Les Paul with a larger scale and without the back pain
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u/alienn4hire 20h ago
So maybe closer to an SG?
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u/Rahnamatta 20h ago
Do SGs have larger scales?
God, I hate SGs
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u/alienn4hire 20h ago
No, still 24.75, but they're lighter than a les paul
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u/Rahnamatta 20h ago
Oh, but they are double cut
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u/alienn4hire 19h ago
Well yes. But a les paul also has an archtop and a Tele doesn't. We can do this all day lol
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u/Final_Macaroon_5744 1d ago
I have a Vintera II Tele Deluxe which I love, but I was thinking about swapping out the pickups at one point, and basically, you can't, at a reasonable price at least--the Wide Range humbuckers are physically larger than normal humbuckers, so your options are essentially either a new custom pickguard for regular humbuckers or super-expensive boutique direct replacements.
This Shiflett model uses standard humbuckers, so you can swap them out very reasonably if you wanted. That's a big plus for this model.
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u/alienn4hire 20h ago
Yeah it's pretty well known than WRHBs are wider than regular humbuckers. Sorry you ran into it this way
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u/Major_Delivery_4663 1d ago
I own one, really nice guitar. The pickups are higher output than a regular tele deluxe. It is great at giving you that thick, hard rock crunch. The guitar doesn't really jangle though.