tele_jas
Well-known member
As some of you know, I recently got a Fender Telecaster (again) and I was playing around with it the other night with my RK and my old Fender Deluxe...... I flipped the RK over to the Tweed setting on channel 1 (I don't really like the tweed setting with a dual humbucker guitar) and I was floored by what I heard!! I know a couple months ago I said that the RK and my G&L ASAT were a great combination for coutry music, but I didn't actually sit and compare and do any recording with it, but this time with the tele it isn't just a good or great combination, it's THE combination!!! I ended up turning off my Deluxe and recording with my RK for the parts I wanted, throw a Tubescreamer in the mix and it's even more perfect.
The sound I heard was snappy, twangy but still meaty in the bridge like a boogie should sound. The middle position (3 way switch) sounded chimey, hollow and round and the neck position was fat, less presence and bluesy sounding. I popped a Seymour Duncan Pickup booster in front of the RK and it gave it more bite and when cranked a little hotter and with the Humbucker switch it was able to hang with my Wolfgang for the hard stuff.
I'll try to post some clips sometime soon, but if you have a RK and a tele and like country music I advise you to try the RK in the Tweed mode and you'll be impressed.
I love my RK, I should have given it a Valentine's Day card or a dozen roses on Tuesday. :wink:
PS.. I guess I should mention what my idea of "the perfect country tone" is. I'm not talking about the old and older stuff from 20+ years ago, I'm talking about Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Brent Mason, ect... type of tones. Just for fun, I tried some surf stuff too and it sounds pretty cool for that too (needs more reverb though).
The sound I heard was snappy, twangy but still meaty in the bridge like a boogie should sound. The middle position (3 way switch) sounded chimey, hollow and round and the neck position was fat, less presence and bluesy sounding. I popped a Seymour Duncan Pickup booster in front of the RK and it gave it more bite and when cranked a little hotter and with the Humbucker switch it was able to hang with my Wolfgang for the hard stuff.
I'll try to post some clips sometime soon, but if you have a RK and a tele and like country music I advise you to try the RK in the Tweed mode and you'll be impressed.
I love my RK, I should have given it a Valentine's Day card or a dozen roses on Tuesday. :wink:
PS.. I guess I should mention what my idea of "the perfect country tone" is. I'm not talking about the old and older stuff from 20+ years ago, I'm talking about Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Brent Mason, ect... type of tones. Just for fun, I tried some surf stuff too and it sounds pretty cool for that too (needs more reverb though).
