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Hi trogly, me and my dad have been subbed for almost three years and love your content, thanks so much for the helpful info on everything. Hope you have a great life (after 2020 of course cuz thus year kinda sucked for everyone) and thank you again
What a Tenor Telecaster. It's played like a Tenor Banjo but sounds like a Telecaster. The reason a Tenor Guitar is a hybrid is because it came from (& is played like) a Tenor Banjo. Tenor Guitars were used as an add on for the Tenor Banjo in Dixieland Jazz because they sound special.
Hey Austin... If you really wanted to have fun with that Tenor Tele, I bet if you took the top 4 bass strings from a set of Ernie Ball Mammoth Slinkies, and put them on there, and tuned to Drop-C you could make some badass sounds! I'd love to see a video where someone did that. It would also be cool to have a custom set of hot pickups made for it, maybe a custom No-Caster style neck (with the cover, like you mentioned), and a custom humbucker like a SD Invader, and humbucker bridge plate for it. 🤘🏻
He's made a few videos going over his process. Definitely is a grind for sure. Pays off well tho combining it with his Reverb shop. He's bought and traded at least $100,000 in guitars this year alone. Probably more tbh. Makes me kinda jealous 😂😂🤣🤣
I'ma be honest man, I think you found your calling.. You need to be a full time tenor guitarist! Some of the vibes your playing was giving off really sounded great. You definitely need to keep this one.
I just recently got a Risa Electric Tenor Scale Ukulele, similar concept (It's in a tele style too! Gorgeous seafoam green body with a white pearl pick guard) Honestly I wish fender would jump on the electric Uke market full time, instead of those electro-acoustic fullerton Ukes they make that sound less than great.
I started as a mandolin player so I don't own any 6-string guitars, only 4-string tenor guitars tuned GDAE. That way I don't have to start over from scratch whenever I want to play guitar-sounding music
Use the four middle strings out of a pack of mediums of your choice. Mine is an acoustic, so I use Martin Mediums. Tune it to DADF# (Low to High) with that low D at 1 full step below the normal low 6-string E. Man, you can wail on that thing and get some great full low end for chords and some pretty decent high end for lead on that high F# string. Super fun and easy to play, plus you can get some really amazing, unexpected tone stacks out it. Enjoy!
Amanda Shires (Mrs. Jason Isbell) plays a Gibson LP Special tenor. Her main instrument is fiddle/violin so I assume she tunes to match the 4 strings of the violin.
I’ve been playing in a band with 2 keyboards, 2 guitars, a bass and drum with my Fender Sixty-six lately. And because of that we keep getting in the way of each other. I’ve tried playing in a baritone tuning and there’re already the bass player and one of the keyboards in that range. Playing in the normal guitar range and... BAMM! Smashed into the other guitar and the other keys. So, I was forced to go up to a higher range, which means I don’t really need the low strings. Maybe this guitar could be the answer, due to the tuning flexibility and it’s range.
I don't usually watch the whole playing demo but I did for this one. You sounded good and your riffs were interesting. I hope you spend some more time playing this thing.
Because I play Mandolin, I'd actually convert it into an 8 String Tenor Tele w/ 4 pairs of Strings to get a brighter sound. Now take the DGBE tuning and drop it down a whole step to CFAD which is the same as the top 4 strings of a Guitar in D Standard which might make it easier to sing the higher notes w/o hurting yourself (if you can also sing), plus it's the same tuning as a Bouzouki. If you tune the Tenor Tele CFAD (Chicago Tuning down a step) you can be the next Manolis Chitois & you can now play greek music plus you can add a bit of Rock n Roll to the mix and sound like Jimmy Hendrix too.
High strung guitars kind of have a similar thing going on where you can't rely on the low strings. It's an easy way to add a chorus effect in the studio or just have something to break habits.
Welcome back trogoglolidites to a guitar u have never heard or will ever seen in your life lets jump in But love ur vids i love seeing new things ive never have before
Having not been familiar with you and your show I might've balked at that tenor tele but I decided to give it a listen. You sure played a rang of styles on it. Starting with what could've been considered hippie music to what sounded like 50s or 40s style pop to what sounded like alternative. I'm sold . Don't know if I'll ever own a tenor but who knows. That's why I like to watch your show. You can teach old dogs new tricks.
Ha! it's like my RISA tele ukulele, but with a giraffe neck. And a single coil above the bridge. I wonder how much that changes the sound from a humbucker there.
Quick tip for adjusting the noobs use a business card or a few sheets of paper loosen the noob slid it the paper then let the noob rest on the paper and tighten it up. Gets you really close to the body without hitting anything. Not sure if I'm about 4 strings but could be fun to have around.
Sometimes even with an actual bass string as the lowest one! The tuning for 'Rock Lobster' for example is C-F-x-x-FF, and in some other songs he used 5 strings because "the G string would be in the way" :-)
Lake Placid Blue is a really nice color... I can see why they’re hard to find. I’d like to see them trying this on other models, Tenor Duo-Sonic? If they can shrink the trem, Tenor Jaguar?
If you want to play around with pickups for this type of guitar, you could always check out CBGitty or some other place that works with Cigar Box Guitar parts. Most of those are 4-string instruments, and there's many makers doing all sorts of pickups in the perfect size for Tenor instruments!
Well you can expand the catalogue with 5 & 6 String versions. With a 5 String Fretted CBG now you're playing just like Keith Richards on a Cigar Box Guitar.
I have the fiesta red version. I love it so much to. Sounds incredible good and plays like a dream. I'm so happy that you found the tenor to! Looking forward to see some videos of eastwood tenors! Give it a try, eastwood also making very good tenors. They are kind of diffrent in compare with the fender tenor Tele.
What is the scale length. Gibsons were twenty two and five eights and Vega was twenty three and one eigths. What did Fender make this one? Scale length is a very important feature of any string instrument.
I love how it sounds when you get a trio one with a tenor one with a standard then one with a 12 string there is a lot of fun things you can do with just those three guitars
Started on uke back right after the dinosaurs died, this could be lots of fun! If the fret nubs are too sharp, try covering the edges of the neck with masking tape over the nubs. The sand the edge of the neck with sand paper, the nubs will come off and you won't hurt the neck finish. Peal off the tape and away you go! Thanks Trogman!
Hey it's like a mini Keef 5 with another tooth* missing. I think Trogly just boosted the market on these things. Nice playing dude! * ( or, " wif anoffer toof " ? )
This Tenor Guitar was developed in the "Transition Period from Banjo to Guitar" so imagine how much fun Violin players could have Shredding on this thing.
speaking of eastwood and tenors, itd be awesome if you could check out the warren ellis signature tenor or the 'mandostang'. i know youve got your hands full with 6 string variants, but these oddities and unconventional instruments were always really interesting to me
Hi Trogly, could you feature the Great Guitar Build Off guitars on a WYRON episode? I have followed the builds and am very curious what an expert like yourself thinks of the guitars, especially those made by Matt & Chris from Texas Toast and by Ben from Crimson Guitars. (I think that both made not guitars, but works of art...) There are now five Great Guitar Build Off guitars listed on ebay, the other three should also be listed soon (although one of them made a bass instead of a guitar...). So please feature them? 🙏🏻
GCEA ukulele tuning... I wonder what string gauges did you use? Thank you, greetings from Serbia and keep up the great work. Btw, since today, I am a proud owner of this beauty. Butterscotch blonde.
I see it in your future. Next year Fender is going to produce a signature Tenor Tele maybe even a strat too. Complete with all the specs you think it should have with pickups wired out of phase. Itll be called Trogley's Tenor Tele.
I wish I could have snagged one of these. I'm primarily a tenor player, tuned GDAE. My main instrument is an Eastwood Warren Ellis tenor and it's fantastic, but I'd love a Fender tenor tele because I love telecasters.
Interesting fact, Gibson offered a custom tenor build of all their models up until 1974. The tenor banjos and guitars were originally built for mandolin family instrument players. In the late 1800's and early 1900's mandolin orchestras were one of the most popular types of performing groups, having mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos and even bass madolin instuments. There were a lot of community based mando orchestras. Guitars were very hard to find, only Spanish type music players mostly. The fact that guitars couldn't cut through on early mechanical recordings didn't help their popularity. Orville Gibson's archtop design helped project the sound and later resophonic instruments helped. Banjos and mandolins could really cut through the mix on mechanical recordings and since there were so many mando players, there was a lot of interest in tenor banjos and guitars. Louis Armstrong is credited with the first guitar recording in his Dixieland Band.
I was thinking the same idea, if you are only using the lower four string, removed the top two to reduce unwanted noise , Ricky Wilson from the B52 use to remove the two middle strings, no one is really sure how he had the other four tuned
Tuning these things in EADG with thick gauge strings will turn any kid into an instant powerchord chugging punkrocker. I'd prefer a chunkier neck though. It's so tiny and thin Maybe it's just my love for 4 string instruments like ukuleles and basses. But I'd really like a tenor guitar with a wider neck that I can wrap my giant hand around. More string spacing. Something shortscale that djents. So you can't have a neck and bridge that can't support the tension I wouldn't tune this down too far. But it could be fun. It just looks so delicate and vulnerable
Seems to me the guitar has some cost cutting measures to counteract the specialist parts like the pickups and bridge, wouldn't personally expect one of those import switches on a guitar that cost over £500/$500... The poor QC on other ones also shows this imo.
I tuned mine CGDA , but I have noticed that the A string ' .009 gauge ' does not ring like the other strings and the other strings are louder . It seems it is more streched than the other strings . The scale is not made for CGDA tuning for CGDA 21" scale seems much better !! Any suggestions pls ?
What a fun, goofy guitar! I would definitely suggest any serious musician have a tenor guitar in their arsenal.
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Hi trogly, me and my dad have been subbed for almost three years and love your content, thanks so much for the helpful info on everything. Hope you have a great life (after 2020 of course cuz thus year kinda sucked for everyone) and thank you again
The Trogly's Guitar Show great review and thank you.
Yeah, I think it wise that you keep this one.
but does it cause cancer?
What a Tenor Telecaster. It's played like a Tenor Banjo but sounds like a Telecaster. The reason a Tenor Guitar is a hybrid is because it came from (& is played like) a Tenor Banjo. Tenor Guitars were used as an add on for the Tenor Banjo in Dixieland Jazz because they sound special.
Hey Austin... If you really wanted to have fun with that Tenor Tele, I bet if you took the top 4 bass strings from a set of Ernie Ball Mammoth Slinkies, and put them on there, and tuned to Drop-C you could make some badass sounds! I'd love to see a video where someone did that. It would also be cool to have a custom set of hot pickups made for it, maybe a custom No-Caster style neck (with the cover, like you mentioned), and a custom humbucker like a SD Invader, and humbucker bridge plate for it. 🤘🏻
I don’t think people recognize how hard he works
He uploads a video about 6 days a week, so that’s filming time+editing
Keep it up, man!
He's made a few videos going over his process. Definitely is a grind for sure. Pays off well tho combining it with his Reverb shop. He's bought and traded at least $100,000 in guitars this year alone. Probably more tbh. Makes me kinda jealous 😂😂🤣🤣
He is a very hard working man, on top of all of that, there's the time he spends reaserching
He is probably one of the RUclipsrs with the best work ethic I have ever seen.
dont forget he really improves his playing recently. he must be praticing the rest of the day
I will love to see Samurai Guitarist playing this
Since he can 'fake' mandolin, he could play a tenor too.
Dude just described 4 strings as _"Beginner."_
I'm mad and I'm not even a bassist.
I’m a bassist and I can also say I’m mad
@@gooseman7522 lol
Dude I'm a metal player, that thing scares me
I’m a tenor player and I’m mad
@@rapscallionrobby Relax everyone, not everybody has to start on this instrument. Electric Guitars are easier to play than Acoustic Guitars physically
As a bass player, I can see myself buying this little freak of nature.
As a bass player of thirty five years, a guitarist for forty, and the owner of a tenor guitar for six years, I highly recommend it!
I'ma be honest man, I think you found your calling.. You need to be a full time tenor guitarist! Some of the vibes your playing was giving off really sounded great. You definitely need to keep this one.
Man I agree Trogly, I can tell there's a unique connection with your playing and this instrument
agree. sometimes in the mix we fight the bass and guitar frequencies, but keeping the guitar just on the higher register, eliminates that problem!
Hope you find your calling!!!
These overdriven tones were actually pretty sick.
I was kinda sceptical about tenor guitars before, but your review made me reconsider that:)
I just recently got a Risa Electric Tenor Scale Ukulele, similar concept (It's in a tele style too! Gorgeous seafoam green body with a white pearl pick guard) Honestly I wish fender would jump on the electric Uke market full time, instead of those electro-acoustic fullerton Ukes they make that sound less than great.
Tenor ukulele is a seventeen inch scale where baratone uke is closer to a tenor banjo or guitar but not quite at twenty inches.
@@davestambaugh7282 It's spelled baritone, not "baratone."
@@sonijam But you were still able to figure it out any way. RIGHT?
you should upload a quick video! id love to see it!
@@stkeeley I might do that soon
Congrats on the 150k subs, Trogly!
I’ve waited 2 days for this thank you trogly
3:05 not only an SG tenor
But it has the vibrola!
This was probably your best playing demo ever, Trogly! This guitar suits you! KEEP IT!
Man I would love to see Fender make a tenor Stratocaster... damn that would be cool
I'll raise you, a Tenor Jaguar or Jazzmaster
Tenor jaguar with all the chrome fixings
Now you’re making me think of what if they made the original Starcaster as a tenor
GoAmerica offsets are ugly
Or a tenor jazz bass
Cigar box guitars are also set up this way, I’ve built dozens of them.
I've played a Gibson ETG-150. Comes with a 4 pole P90. Total BEAST of a guitar. Nothing sounds bad on it. I suggest a future review of one.
I started as a mandolin player so I don't own any 6-string guitars, only 4-string tenor guitars tuned GDAE. That way I don't have to start over from scratch whenever I want to play guitar-sounding music
When I heard you talk about the viola tuning my face lit up lol
As an old banjo player I love tenor guitars! I wish they were more popular.
Use the four middle strings out of a pack of mediums of your choice. Mine is an acoustic, so I use Martin Mediums. Tune it to DADF# (Low to High) with that low D at 1 full step below the normal low 6-string E. Man, you can wail on that thing and get some great full low end for chords and some pretty decent high end for lead on that high F# string. Super fun and easy to play, plus you can get some really amazing, unexpected tone stacks out it. Enjoy!
Amanda Shires (Mrs. Jason Isbell) plays a Gibson LP Special tenor. Her main instrument is fiddle/violin so I assume she tunes to match the 4 strings of the violin.
An octave lower but yeah she can now add a bit of rock n roll to the mix.
I have nerve damage in my index finger and upper part of my palm and so playing a tenor guitar is my favorite and I love it!
I’ve been playing in a band with 2 keyboards, 2 guitars, a bass and drum with my Fender Sixty-six lately. And because of that we keep getting in the way of each other. I’ve tried playing in a baritone tuning and there’re already the bass player and one of the keyboards in that range. Playing in the normal guitar range and... BAMM! Smashed into the other guitar and the other keys. So, I was forced to go up to a higher range, which means I don’t really need the low strings. Maybe this guitar could be the answer, due to the tuning flexibility and it’s range.
Try DiMarzio EXL150H strings maybe? High strung set will make 2 guitars sound like a 12 string.
Natchpong Banduwong watch Willy Tea Taylor play his 4 string.
so many strings in that band, have you thought of playing extra percussion to add to the drums?
Tenor tuned to GDAE or CGDA would probably work for ya. This and Eastwood guitars have great reputations for dependability
I don't usually watch the whole playing demo but I did for this one. You sounded good and your riffs were interesting. I hope you spend some more time playing this thing.
Because I play Mandolin, I'd actually convert it into an 8 String Tenor Tele w/ 4 pairs of Strings to get a brighter sound. Now take the DGBE tuning and drop it down a whole step to CFAD which is the same as the top 4 strings of a Guitar in D Standard which might make it easier to sing the higher notes w/o hurting yourself (if you can also sing), plus it's the same tuning as a Bouzouki. If you tune the Tenor Tele CFAD (Chicago Tuning down a step) you can be the next Manolis Chitois & you can now play greek music plus you can add a bit of Rock n Roll to the mix and sound like Jimmy Hendrix too.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on one back in February and I have not stopped playing it ever since !!!
High strung guitars kind of have a similar thing going on where you can't rely on the low strings. It's an easy way to add a chorus effect in the studio or just have something to break habits.
Welcome back trogoglolidites to a guitar u have never heard or will ever seen in your life lets jump in
But love ur vids i love seeing new things ive never have before
I like how much fun it looked like he was having definitely adds to the impression
this is your best playing demo man
Very cool, the possibilities are endless. And it sounds good!
That turned out way cooler than I thought! You can get some really cool sounds out of that instrument with clean or distorted sounds.
Yes got the lake placid blue a couple of weeks ago, tuned it to GDAE and having so much fun re-learning how to play a guitar!
That buckethead looks crazy!
I just finished Zep 2 and I have to say, I hear a little "Page" on you. Nice work.
Having not been familiar with you and your show I might've balked at that tenor tele but I decided to give it a listen. You sure played a rang of styles on it. Starting with what could've been considered hippie music to what sounded like 50s or 40s style pop to what sounded like alternative. I'm sold . Don't know if I'll ever own a tenor but who knows. That's why I like to watch your show. You can teach old dogs new tricks.
Congratulations on passing the 150,000 subscribers Austin! Great job keep on truckin’. 😀😁😃👍
Really enjoyed that Mid-eastern style of playing you did!
This is the best demo you've ever made.. So fucking good! I wish you added drums and bass to some of your demos =)
Somewhere online, I saw an advertisement for a Tenor Gretsch Jet from the 1950s.
Ha! it's like my RISA tele ukulele, but with a giraffe neck. And a single coil above the bridge. I wonder how much that changes the sound from a humbucker there.
You have it in Baritone ukulele DGBE (same as guitar) tuning. Note you are allowed to keep some to add to your collection.
Quick tip for adjusting the noobs use a business card or a few sheets of paper loosen the noob slid it the paper then let the noob rest on the paper and tighten it up. Gets you really close to the body without hitting anything. Not sure if I'm about 4 strings but could be fun to have around.
I don't get their use of the word tenor as tenor is lower, next to bass not high like a soprano
For what it's worth, Ricky Wilson of The B52s played a 6 string with only 4 strings on purpose.
Sometimes even with an actual bass string as the lowest one! The tuning for 'Rock Lobster' for example is C-F-x-x-FF, and in some other songs he used 5 strings because "the G string would be in the way" :-)
@@mightyV444 There are a couple videos here of a guy playing a few B52s songs and he's spot on.
@@briangregory6303 Yes, I think you mean Slacker. He is amazing.
@@ημύτητουγκόγκολ His name is Luca Frappola.
@@mightyV444 Rock Lobster can be played on the Baritone Guitar at C Standard.
This looks like a good tool for teaching guitar to kids. I will build one as a cigar box guitar.
Ooh that sounds fun
The middle position was out of phase. perhaps the people who replaced the pickup had wired it wrong.
Lake Placid Blue is a really nice color... I can see why they’re hard to find. I’d like to see them trying this on other models, Tenor Duo-Sonic? If they can shrink the trem, Tenor Jaguar?
Eastwood does Tenor Mustangs. I might have to pick one up
Holy mumford and sons batman... i love it. Great review of an oddball guitar.
These are skyrocketing in price. 1800-2400??
You sound really good on that thing
Hey Trogly. I am surprised you didn't have your sister rock it with the ukulele tuning!
I hope this bring this back, or make a mustang/duo sonic version.
anyone else sorta dig these pups? also i like how you snuck good day in to your demo. lmao.
That is a weird looking bass.
@Carter Buske nah fam it's just piccolo strings
It is beyond redemption....
J Beatty please shut up
Slap now
If you want to play around with pickups for this type of guitar, you could always check out CBGitty or some other place that works with Cigar Box Guitar parts. Most of those are 4-string instruments, and there's many makers doing all sorts of pickups in the perfect size for Tenor instruments!
Well you can expand the catalogue with 5 & 6 String versions. With a 5 String Fretted CBG now you're playing just like Keith Richards on a Cigar Box Guitar.
I have the fiesta red version. I love it so much to. Sounds incredible good and plays like a dream. I'm so happy that you found the tenor to! Looking forward to see some videos of eastwood tenors! Give it a try, eastwood also making very good tenors. They are kind of diffrent in compare with the fender tenor Tele.
12:20 What song is that?
Oh crap now I need to consider buying a tenor guitar!
IWasPaidToFlyWithYouBatman DO IT! I have an Eastwood Warren Ellis and it's my favorite instrument.
As a mandolin/mandola and irish tenor player, I highly recommend! Tune it CGDA and it sounds GREAT for Irish music and jazz!
Because it's fun! I'd rock it!
That thing is amazing!! I'm curious how this thing would sound if you tried to get some bass strings on this thing.
I have four Eastwood Astrojet guitars. Two are in "Arkansas" tuning (G D A E) and two are in "Chicago" tuning. (E B G D ) They're a lot of fun.
What is the scale length. Gibsons were twenty two and five eights and Vega was twenty three and one eigths. What did Fender make this one? Scale length is a very important feature of any string instrument.
I love how it sounds when you get a trio one with a tenor one with a standard then one with a 12 string there is a lot of fun things you can do with just those three guitars
Started on uke back right after the dinosaurs died, this could be lots of fun! If the fret nubs are too sharp, try covering the edges of the neck with masking tape over the nubs. The sand the edge of the neck with sand paper, the nubs will come off and you won't hurt the neck finish. Peal off the tape and away you go! Thanks Trogman!
You could always string it with high E/A/D/G and fit it with a graphtec piezo ghost system with the 13 pin Roland GK socket to do bass synthesis
The distorted demo had some cool mastodon vibes
By the way, baritone ukuleles usually *are* tuned D-G-B-E, too! The distorted demo sounds *rad* ! :-)
Hey it's like a mini Keef 5 with another tooth* missing.
I think Trogly just boosted the market on these things.
Nice playing dude!
* ( or, " wif anoffer toof " ? )
This really an electric baritone ukelele for two reasons: the original setup is DGBE and the marker dot is on the 9th fret not the 10th.
Also if you liked the Fender tenor tele would love to see you check out an Eastwood Tenorcaster or Eastwood Classic
This Tenor Guitar was developed in the "Transition Period from Banjo to Guitar" so imagine how much fun Violin players could have Shredding on this thing.
Imagine how much fun Banjo players would have with this instrument.
And yes, those tuners aren't bad; I had the same ones on my MIA 'Highway One' Strat :-)
The tenor guitar is seriously underrated
speaking of eastwood and tenors, itd be awesome if you could check out the warren ellis signature tenor or the 'mandostang'. i know youve got your hands full with 6 string variants, but these oddities and unconventional instruments were always really interesting to me
Hi Trogly, could you feature the Great Guitar Build Off guitars on a WYRON episode? I have followed the builds and am very curious what an expert like yourself thinks of the guitars, especially those made by Matt & Chris from Texas Toast and by Ben from Crimson Guitars. (I think that both made not guitars, but works of art...) There are now five Great Guitar Build Off guitars listed on ebay, the other three should also be listed soon (although one of them made a bass instead of a guitar...). So please feature them? 🙏🏻
GCEA ukulele tuning... I wonder what string gauges did you use? Thank you, greetings from Serbia and keep up the great work.
Btw, since today, I am a proud owner of this beauty. Butterscotch blonde.
I see it in your future. Next year Fender is going to produce a signature Tenor Tele maybe even a strat too. Complete with all the specs you think it should have with pickups wired out of phase. Itll be called Trogley's Tenor Tele.
Could you do a video on the Gibson SG tenor guitar if possible?
Gibson sg tenor is very cool
GREAT! Now I want one.
I wish I could have snagged one of these. I'm primarily a tenor player, tuned GDAE. My main instrument is an Eastwood Warren Ellis tenor and it's fantastic, but I'd love a Fender tenor tele because I love telecasters.
Love it!❤️
Interesting fact, Gibson offered a custom tenor build of all their models up until 1974.
The tenor banjos and guitars were originally built for mandolin family instrument players. In the late 1800's and early 1900's mandolin orchestras were one of the most popular types of performing groups, having mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos and even bass madolin instuments. There were a lot of community based mando orchestras.
Guitars were very hard to find, only Spanish type music players mostly. The fact that guitars couldn't cut through on early mechanical recordings didn't help their popularity. Orville Gibson's archtop design helped project the sound and later resophonic instruments helped.
Banjos and mandolins could really cut through the mix on mechanical recordings and since there were so many mando players, there was a lot of interest in tenor banjos and guitars. Louis Armstrong is credited with the first guitar recording in his Dixieland Band.
“ Louis Armstrong is credited with the first guitar recording in his Dixieland Band.”
This is not true at all.
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
I was thinking the same idea, if you are only using the lower four string, removed the top two to reduce unwanted noise , Ricky Wilson from the B52 use to remove the two middle strings, no one is really sure how he had the other four tuned
A band called Idaho was playing four string teles made by carruthers back in the 90s.
Bare knuckle might do custom tenor pickups. I suspect they’re just half a bass pickup
Wow, what a dope falcetto bass
Tuning these things in EADG with thick gauge strings will turn any kid into an instant powerchord chugging punkrocker. I'd prefer a chunkier neck though. It's so tiny and thin
Maybe it's just my love for 4 string instruments like ukuleles and basses. But I'd really like a tenor guitar with a wider neck that I can wrap my giant hand around. More string spacing. Something shortscale that djents. So you can't have a neck and bridge that can't support the tension
I wouldn't tune this down too far. But it could be fun. It just looks so delicate and vulnerable
I’ve been hoping to get one in Canada, but I’ve not seen one come here that I’ve been able to find. I love my Gibson 1963 tenor acoustic
Don't know where in Canada you are but one just came up on Kajiji in Hamilton for $600. FYI
Fantastic review mines on order England UK
Keep it Austin! It likes you :)
Seems to me the guitar has some cost cutting measures to counteract the specialist parts like the pickups and bridge, wouldn't personally expect one of those import switches on a guitar that cost over £500/$500... The poor QC on other ones also shows this imo.
You know, In the renaissance period, guitars were smaller 4 string instruments tuned to GCEA? Did you arrange the strings B, D, G, e?
Please do a dual single coil pu melody maker. Not the p90-esque. I have seen and enjoyed those few you reviewed
what if you put bass strings on it and redo the nut
Can you do a video on electric solid or semi hollow baritone ukuleles compared to this model?
I tuned mine CGDA , but I have noticed that the A string ' .009 gauge ' does not ring like the other strings and the other strings are louder . It seems it is more streched than the other strings . The scale is not made for CGDA tuning for CGDA 21" scale seems much better !! Any suggestions pls ?
wonder why they left out the neck pickup cover?
Baritone tuning on a Uke (Baritone Uke) is the same as the top four on a guitar...or as it is known in tenor banjo circles "Chicago Tuning".
I wonder if the discrepancy between the output of the pickups is due solely to the replacement not being matched?