Re: (TV) Just wood and wire: amp advice

["Rex Broome" <rexbroome@lycos.com>]

> It's kind of an unusual 
> tele. I am actually not certain it's a deluxe after all. The body is 
> sunburst with a faux mother of peal pick-guard. It's definitely not 
> stock as the pickups, whatever they were originally, consist of two 
> coil-type ( lead and mid-range) and then a stock  front end pick up ( a 
> total of three pickups) . No humbuckers here. 

Yeah, these things get confusing.  You got a faux f-hole on that bad boy?  And where's the switch?

The thing about mine is that it's definitely identified as a Tele Deluxe on the headstock, but it most resembles the version that's best known as the Tele Custom... the Custom has the same oversized pickguard, four knobs, and switch in a Les Paul-like configuration, but it has 1 coil and one humbucker and a standard Tele headstock.  Mine has 2 humbuckers and a large Strat-like headstock.  You see them around from time to time but the Customs are more common (Keef R. has one).

> What is most unusual about 
> this guitar though is that it came with a b-bender installed. If you are 
> not familiar with the b-bender - it's a little invention  by Gene 
> Parson's (and Clarence White ) that mechanically bends the b string to 
> emulate the sound of a pedal steel guitar. It's pretty cool though I 
> have no idea how to use it so I haven't. 

I've always been curious how the hell that works!  Am I correct in thinking it operates from some little switch or knob close to where the strap button is?

> I happened to download some of your group's music by the way and 
> really enjoyed it !

Thanks!  That version of the "band" was more of a studio thing which has now been superceded by the almost-club-ready 4-piece... a little less Pink Floyd, a little more Television (again, in my dreams), but the tunes are still in place.

Cheers...
Rex 
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