Ed Bickert - '60s Tele : radius-fretbaoard
blackcat
playing '60s Teles (?) that they routinely worked with 7.5" ( as
opposed to flatter, more modern specs ) fretboards?
Blackcat
Phil T
Joey Goldstein
I believe that you are correct.
The fret wire is also thinner on those necks compared to modern Tele necks.
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blackcat
Joey,
Any implications for/clues to his playing style therefore?
Blackcat
Joey Goldstein
I don't follow the question.
For clues to his playing style go buy some of his records and figure out
what he played.
Tim McNamara
Joey Goldstein <nos...@nowhere.net> wrote:
> blackcat wrote:
> > On Dec 24, 6:51 pm, Joey Goldstein <nos...@nowhere.net> wrote:
> >> blackcat wrote:
> >>> Do we assume that since Ed Bickert and maybe ( eg ) Ted Greene
> >>> were playing '60s Teles (?) that they routinely worked with 7.5"
> >>> ( as opposed to flatter, more modern specs ) fretboards? Blackcat
> >> I believe that you are correct. The fret wire is also thinner on
> >> those necks compared to modern Tele necks.
> >>
> > Joey,
> >
> > Any implications for/clues to his playing style therefore?
> >
> > Blackcat
>
> I don't follow the question.
I think the implication was that the feel of the neck due to the radius
and frets would somehow impact what Ed played. I'm not sure why.
> For clues to his playing style go buy some of his records and figure
> out what he played.
Back to fundamentals.
There are some transcriptions of Ed's playing out on the interwebs, too,
but I never get anywhere near as much from that sort of thing as just
listening to the records and hearing what's happening (to the best of my
limited abilities, anyway).
drthoma...@gmail.com
> In article <a965$4b350165$adceee72$4...@PRIMUS.CA>,
> Joey Goldstein <nos...@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > blackcat wrote:
> > > On Dec 24, 6:51 pm, Joey Goldstein <nos...@nowhere.net> wrote:
> > >> blackcat wrote:
> > >>> Do we assume that since Ed Bickert and maybe ( eg ) Ted Greene
> > >>> were playing '60s Teles (?) that they routinely worked with 7.5"
> > >>> ( as opposed to flatter, more modern specs ) fretboards? Blackcat
> > >> I believe that you are correct. The fret wire is also thinner on
> > >> those necks compared to modern Tele necks.
>
> > > Joey,
>
> > > Any implications for/clues to his playing style therefore?
>
> > > Blackcat
>
> > I don't follow the question.
>
> I think the implication was that the feel of the neck due to the radius
> and frets would somehow impact what Ed played. I'm not > sure why.
Ed could bang two rocks together and make beautiful music.
> > For clues to his playing style go buy some of his records and figure
> > out what he played.
>
> Back to fundamentals.
>
> There are some transcriptions of Ed's playing out on the interwebs, too,
> but I never get anywhere near as much from that sort of thing as just
> listening to the records and hearing what's happening (to the best of my
> limited abilities, anyway).
Me too. It's easier to take it in by ear than to read it, for me
anyway. Especially chordal stuff.
Jim Soloway
In the case of Ted Green, I spoke to him about that exact topic
several years ago and the answer is a very definite yes. His Tele had
a vintage radius and he considered that curve essential to his left
hand comfort.
blackcat
That is what I was trying to get at - sorry if I was a little
ambiguous!
Blackcat
7/4
There's a list of his guitars in the new Ted Greene bio.
Teles listed:
'54 Esquire.
'76, '53, '51, '52 Teles.
Russ
Remember, a lot of the time, during a refret many will do a little
planing of the fingerboard to flatten the radius somewhat. You can
also achieve a similar effect when leveling the frets, as long as you
have enough material to work with.
Tim McNamara
<35cbf55f-f6d5-49bf...@h2g2000vbd.googlegroups.com>,
"7/4" <microto...@gmail.com> wrote:
When Fender did the '52 reissue, they reportedly consulted with Ted
about it and used his guitar as one of the models for the design.
Max Smith
>
> Remember, a lot of the time, during a refret many will do a little
> planing of the fingerboard to flatten the radius somewhat. You can
> also achieve a similar effect when leveling the frets, as long as you
> have enough material to work with.
If you're not doing a lot of bending (like Bickert and most other
straight-ahead jazzers) the curved radius is very comfortable as it
conforms more to the natural curve of the fingers.
Max S.