Up front, I have to say I've been a bit intimidated by the playing skills of some of the other forum members who've put up videos. Then I asked myself "Hey, did I ever let a lack of skills prevent me from accepting payment from a producer who didn't care, as long as the punters were happy"? Hell no! So, here I am, warts and all, putting the Yellow Peril through its paces.
This is a TL-1 kit finished in Wudtone Goldenrod. Under the bonnet it's stock, apart from a tone fidelity circuit, a Sprague Orange Drop replacing the tone capacitor, and full copper shielding of the cavities. I've got a set of Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings on (9, 11, 16, 26, 36, 46), which I find to be a nice balance between comfy and robust where it counts. The amp is a Squier Champ 15. All through this demo the volume is at a conservative "3", all other settings (treble, mid, bass and presence) are at 10. The room is all hard surfaces, so there's a bit of natural reverb in the sound to camera. When gain is used on the amp in the demo, it's a minimal 1.5. I do crank the gain up for a bit of metal sometimes, but I haven't demonstrated that here.
The pickup selection is noted in captions in the video. Please enjoy.
Oh, and also, for those who don't think their playing's up to much, just put it up. We want to hear the guitar, not judge your playing.
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Finally, my shirt says "browncoat".
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. Great Tele, great job.
