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In reply to dave99ag • 9:03p, 11/13/24
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dave99ag said:
I think those are Danny Gatton designed pickups. Going price is about right though.

https://cartervintage.com/shop/fender-920d-custom-shop-fender-deluxe-nashville-jbe-gatton-honey-blonde-telecaster/2o4lk5p61zMMWgwgEyrlXgQr0it?srsltid=AfmBOopA3swpsh5XAa1xBuniZxtG1OYcfMKKI9AJ0dtOuXG6dDQZ0ILb


Hi Dave, thanks, this is the guitar I am looking at. Yes they are Gatton pickups. They are plenty loud.
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In reply to ravingfans • 8:04a, 11/14/24
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Found this on reverb and this seems more likely story. I'm wondering if the "920D Custom Shop" took a Made in Mexico Fender Tele, and modified it with their kit.

Not sure then if the pickups are Gattons or the DiMarzio DP186 Cruiser Pickup, DiMarzio DP384 Chopper T Pickup called out in this ad:

https://reverb.com/item/5149475-fender-920d-custom-shop-telecaster-2013

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Made in Mexico, Modified in the USA by 920D Custom Shop

This 920D Custom Shop Fender modified telecaster features DiMarzio DP186 Cruiser Pickup, DiMarzio DP384 Chopper T Pickup, Vintage tinted 9.5' Radius neck with medium jumbo frets, 250k Push Pull Tone - Coil Split and Babicz bridge
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In reply to ravingfans • 8:52a, 11/14/24
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Correct. It looks to be some guys that take a Fender guitar, swap out some electronics, tuners, and the backplate, then call it a "Custom Shop" guitar. It's just a modded Telecaster.

The one you linked is a Mexican Fender Tele.
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In reply to ravingfans • 9:07a, 11/14/24
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Ran the serial number on Fender's SN lookup site. It's a Fender Deluxe Nashville Tele model. You can look it up here: https://serialnumberlookup.fender.com/lookup/

SN is MX15142268

You can find these used on Reverb for $650-$750.

Basically, it comes down to whether you really like those pickups that are in it. If you were to buy a used Deluxe Nashville for around $600-$650, you could then have $350-$400 for a 3rd party harness and set of pickups you really like.

You can buy a 3-way Tele wiring harness from Emerson for $110. That is the gold standard in wiring kits, imo.

Pickups are completely subjective. You like what you like.
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1:57p, 11/14/24
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I bought picks with my dog's face emblazoned on them from Picks of Destiny because….,

Well, just because, lol.
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In reply to slaughtr • 2:57p, 11/14/24
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Surprised you didn't go with this one....



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In reply to jvd2002 • 3:02p, 11/14/24
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In reply to Lathspell • 4:46p, 11/14/24
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Lathspell said:
Ran the serial number on Fender's SN lookup site. It's a Fender Deluxe Nashville Tele model. You can look it up here: https://serialnumberlookup.fender.com/lookup/

SN is MX15142268

You can find these used on Reverb for $650-$750.

Basically, it comes down to whether you really like those pickups that are in it. If you were to buy a used Deluxe Nashville for around $600-$650, you could then have $350-$400 for a 3rd party harness and set of pickups you really like.

You can buy a 3-way Tele wiring harness from Emerson for $110. That is the gold standard in wiring kits, imo.

Pickups are completely subjective. You like what you like.


Very helpful--thank you Lath!
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In reply to ravingfans • 5:05p, 11/14/24
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np. Bookmark that site. If I'm interested in a Fender, and running the serial number doesn't come up on that site, then I would call Fender to verify it is a legit guitar. I've seen some that don't show up there, but it's not super common.
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In reply to slaughtr • 5:25p, 11/14/24
I didn't know I could picks with my dog's face. This is good news.
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3:19p, 11/15/24
If you want some GHS Boomers, these are the same price as the Gilmour Boomers they had last week or week before.

I've got a couple of boxes of D'Addario so I don't need these but man it's a good price.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/ghs-light-electric-guitar-boomers-12-pack-box/l99304000001000
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7:51p, 11/15/24
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Finally got around to swapping out the pickups in my Novo.

The guy I bought it from had swapped out the original Fralin pickups for a Ron Ellis P90 and 50/60 tele bridge. While those sounded fine, I was never the biggest fan of them.

Purchased a Seymour Duncan antiquity P90 for the neck and the antiquity 50's tele bridge. I'm liking these so much better than the Ron Ellis. Looking online at the cost of these Ron Ellis pickups, they are around $375 each new, which is insane. We'll see if I can get around $300 for each of them.
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8:45p, 11/16/24
You guys have any recs in the BCS or Houston areas for guitar repairs? I have two guitars that have varying degrees of not working when plugged in.

I'm not the guy to do this type of stuff. Looking for people who take their time and know their stuff. TIA!
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In reply to Cartographer • 9:04p, 11/16/24
Cartographer said:
You guys have any recs in the BCS or Houston areas for guitar repairs? I have two guitars that have varying degrees of not working when plugged in.

I'm not the guy to do this type of stuff. Looking for people who take their time and know their stuff. TIA!


Thorne Music in College Station has been good to me. They have a repair shop.

In Houston I have used Rockin' Robin and been happy. I'm sure Fullers probably has a repair shop.
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In reply to Cartographer • 9:22p, 11/16/24
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Yano, at Fullers, and Neil Sargent are the two I've used in Houston for various guitar work I didn't want to do. However, they are both usually booked out a week or two.

I know it's not for some, but I recommend everyone learn how to handle basic guitar issues. It's not a complicated machine. If you plug it in and there's no noise, it's probably a bad contact or frayed wire, somewhere.
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2:54p, 11/17/24
Just got back from Nashville, a few take aways:
- Music City Vintage Guitars is way cool- not as big as I thought but had some really sweet stuff. The guys were super cool and very tolerant of a hobbyist and his curiosities.
- the musical talent in the town is insane. Walking by Kid Rocks and hearing an almost note for note cover of Thunderstruck. Bourbon St Blues Bar had a two man acoustic/electric duo that could tell stories, jam, sing- total audience engagement; then followed up by Big Monty who pretty much nailed any SRV or Hendrix cover you could think of. It was amazing and depressing at the same time: my wife keeps reminding me that I have a job and this is their job, and they're way more talented.
- bring a whole bunch of $10s for tipping bands.
-seemed like everything else costs $60 there, breakfast, lunch, bar tabs- $60.
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In reply to rononeill • 3:05p, 11/17/24
I want to go and do all of that.
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3:21p, 11/17/24
So all the Broadway bars are no cover and it's mostly country cover bands, but they play 3hr sets! What ends up happening is you walk in, listen for the rest of the set, then the break down, new band sets up- that's 30mins- but at that point you're pot committed and a little anxious the wait will have been worth it- so you have to give them 4 or 5 songs... then you go a few doors down and you see the same singer w the drummer from 3 bars ago and the bass player from yesterday.

Oh- and Timberlakes 1230 club was super cool- they had this dude that hosts Friday nights there- he was everywhere from Incubus to Willy Nelson with Jet in the middle. Was talking to the bass player at the bar afterwards - we had commonality bc we both had bracelets our daughters made us- he's like, yea, just met these guys tonight. Wicked wicked talent in that town.
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In reply to rononeill • 12:49p, 11/18/24
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Yea I grew up in Austin and lived for a time in Nashville. I know Austin likes to tout the moniker 'Live Music Capital of the World', but I find that to be somewhat false if you're comparing week in and week out music (e.g. ignoring festivals) between the 2 cities.
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In reply to Cartographer • 1:18p, 11/18/24
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Cartographer said:
You guys have any recs in the BCS or Houston areas for guitar repairs? I have two guitars that have varying degrees of not working when plugged in.

I'm not the guy to do this type of stuff. Looking for people who take their time and know their stuff. TIA!
Heights Guitar Tech in Houston.
Eddy has worked on all my gear for the past 5 years.
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7:16p, 11/19/24
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Went over to a buddy's to watch the Aggie game this weekend. He had friends in town. One of them is Valerie Bertinelli's cousin. Apparently they're somewhat close, enough that they have been to see many shows as guests of the band. I showed her my phone case which has the Frankenstrat graphic on it, and she pulled a couple of Mamouth guitar picks out of her purse and gave one to me. Pretty pathetic topic for a brag, I know, but the pick came directly from Wolfie, so it's a teensy tiny bit cool, imo!
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In reply to TX AG 88 • 10:46a, 11/21/24
thats definitely awesome. rock on.
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4:05p, 11/22/24
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The guitar store where I bought my first and last guitars put a picture up on their Facebook page of this guitar, and it looks pretty cool to me. I need to go in and play it to really check it out, but has anyone played one of these Dean's before?
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In reply to StoutAg • 4:50p, 11/22/24
Didn't Nancy Wilson play one for awhile?
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8:35a, 11/23/24
If you play Elixir 12's on your acoustic, the 3-pack is $20 off today.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/elixir-elixir-light-nanoweb-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings/j41127000000000
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5:19p, 11/25/24
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I recently went down a rabbit hole of "travel guitars" and I've looked at a lot of options. I feel like sitting in my room playing guitar would be a lot better for me than going down and drinking in hotel bars when I'm on the road for work.

I found a Stewart guitar for $750 that has a neck you can take off. But it got me thinking - what if I took one of my cheap strats and just took the neck off and packed it into my suitcase when I travel? I know I'd have to re-string it after getting to my room, but that probably wouldn't be a big deal.

Does anyone take a guitar with them when they travel? Part of the "in the suitcase" thing would be so people don't see me carrying a guitar...I try not to stick out in crowds when traveling, so I'm pretty generically clothed.
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In reply to StoutAg • 6:32p, 11/25/24
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StoutAg said:


Does anyone take a guitar with them when they travel? Part of the "in the suitcase" thing would be so people don't see me carrying a guitar...I try not to stick out in crowds when traveling, so I'm pretty generically clothed.
you mean you don't travel with your headless guitar while wearing hiking boots, basketball shorts, wool socks, a knee brace and a tommy bahama shirt???

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In reply to StoutAg • 7:05p, 11/25/24


Someone will be upset I shared this.
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In reply to StoutAg • 7:10p, 11/25/24
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StoutAg said:
I recently went down a rabbit hole of "travel guitars" and I've looked at a lot of options. I feel like sitting in my room playing guitar would be a lot better for me than going down and drinking in hotel bars when I'm on the road for work.

I found a Stewart guitar for $750 that has a neck you can take off. But it got me thinking - what if I took one of my cheap strats and just took the neck off and packed it into my suitcase when I travel? I know I'd have to re-string it after getting to my room, but that probably wouldn't be a big deal.

Does anyone take a guitar with them when they travel? Part of the "in the suitcase" thing would be so people don't see me carrying a guitar...I try not to stick out in crowds when traveling, so I'm pretty generically clothed.


I have a Furch Little Jane. Goes into a backpack.
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7:13p, 11/25/24
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The parts for my Warmoth build are in. There is a defect in the front of the body, but no biggie, I'm coving it with a Pale Moon Ebony laminate.



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In reply to slaughtr • 8:42p, 11/25/24
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That looks awesome. I'd still contact them and see if they'll refund some money.
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In reply to slaughtr • 9:34p, 11/25/24
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That's not a defect. That's for the grounding wire to contact the pickup ashtray.
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In reply to Lathspell • 10:26p, 11/25/24
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Lathspell said:
That's not a defect. That's for the grounding wire to contact the pickup ashtray.

Ah, I guess you're right. I know it's gonna be under the bridge, but they could do a better job. Looks like they dug it out with a 9 iron.
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4:00a, 11/26/24
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Best/easiest way to get different drum backing tracks?
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12:01p, 11/26/24
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Hello I'm AGinHI and I just bought my first electric bass.
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Precision Limited-Edition Sonic Blue



Was a drummer/percussionist from childhood until I moved out at 18. Over 30 years later and I'm watching Sing 2 with my 9-year-old daughter thinking to myself how much I miss playing music, and so I picked up an acoustic bass back in January and walked into a music school for lessons amongst aspiring children and their waiting parents (in addition to use of YouTube).

So, I just bought the above and thought I would introduce myself here figuring y'all would be of much help if I ever have any questions.

Thank you.
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