Leaderboard

Very nice. If I was going with one of those F type offsets, that's what I'd want - two p90s, simple set-up. I wonder did Fender ever see these, given their 2021 Noventa Series?

The P90s do give it a different sound. I don't play it much these days, but every time I do I find it a very pleasant alternative to the somewhat generic humbucker sound it used to have - actually quite unlike any of my other guitars and worth doing for that reason alone. Or at least it would if the bridge pickup didn't keep cutting out when you least expect it. Unfortunately the electrics is one of those areas where costs seem to have been trimmed (I was with the nephew when he bought it in Denmark Street for a whisker under £400 if memory serves). Once the dust settles I'll take it to a tech to get it properly sorted. The wiring is all correct, but something's clearly not quite right. In the interest of full disclosure, I should add that the '84 Custom was one of the best sounding guitars I ever owned; absolutely classic Les Paul tones. Unfortunately it wasn't enough to cover the other issues, so with some reluctance it had to go. On the upside I sold it on to a Canadian guy for a small uptick over what I paid for it. ETA: I love Teles. Always have. I used to have a black mij '72RI with a maple neck. Fantastic little guitar, so much so that it was my main teaching instrument for years despite the somewhat iffy tuning courtesy of the triple bridge saddle arrangement. Sold it and later regretted it. I don't think the owner is a member of GC, but if he is and is reading this I'll happily buy it back from him...