). These Baja Telecasters are nice guitars. Neck Pickup (Standard Tele) There are several versions and designs for string pulls or benders available. Fender was selling the MIM (Made in Mexico) FSR (Factory Special Run) Baja Telecaster in what they call Vegas Gold Sparkle. Players like Albert Lee, John Beland (guitarist for Linda Ronstadt), Bernie Leadon (Eagles), Ricky Skaggs, Brad Paisley and others have used the bender for many years. Esp neck radius, frets, body wood, etc. COVID cancellation: was I being unreasonable, warning: guitar center refusing to refund on return. This is the OFFICIAL channel for GRAMMY® Award Winning artist and producer, Jimmy Olander, one of country music's most respected guitarists. Based on a 1950’s style Telecaster this guitar has a fat neck, ash body, 21 medium jumbo frets, 9.5 inch radius and has some nice pickups – Custom Shop Twisted single-coil for neck and Broadcaster for bridge. Position 1. History Neck Pickup (Standard Tele) Although your guitar gets routed in the back and it is not reversible. Bridge Pickup I have found it easier to use that the Timara bridge as it is activated by the guitar strap and takes less coordination that the Timara solution.

THE BYRDS, “You Ain’t Going Nowhere,” “Lover of the Bayou” and “Tulsa County” Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series) Out of Phase, Main differences between the Fender Classic Player Baja 50s and Fender Classic Player Baja 60s: Pickguard: Black (5 screw) vs Parchment 3-ply (8 screw) Guitarist: Jimmy Page, THE EAGLES, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” Position 2. This version bender was invented in 1967 by musicians Gene Parsons and Clarence White of Nashville West and The Byrds. Jimmy Olander is on Facebook.

No holes were drilled or anything modified to add the Timara String-Bender. Doug Seven From The Black Box - Steal This Killer Guitar Solo - Duration: 12:10.

I think Joe told me it was ash, but it's super lightweight and has a huge flamey neck... Rusty is correct - it was built by Joe Glaser. The Parsons/White design started the craze of transforming a Fender Telecaster into a new instrument. The Forrest Lee Jr bender is well made and smooth. Neck Profile: 50s Fat vs 60s C shaped Here is the Baja the way it came from Fender. Colors offered. Bridge Pickup Dude needs to come to TGP so he can get educated on such things. Position 2. Forrest does his own version of the Parsons/White B Bender. Guitarist: Jimmy Olander, MICHAEL NESMITH, “Propinquity”

I snatched one up at a great price and immediately swapped the pickguard with a custom black and gold hand engraved one and swapped out the standard Telecaster bridge with the Timara String-Bender. Niche guitars like Duesenberg, Fender Jaguar, Rickenbacker electric 12-string, or Jerry Jones Longhorn 6-string bass can be used for a unique sound in the mix. Clarence White was a real innovator as well as an amazing guitarist. So Parsons installed this elaborate string pull design into Clarence White’s 1956 Telecaster. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Guitarist: Al Perkins. Parsons (a machinist as well as a drummer) built multiple bending devices for the E, B, G and D strings, but Clarence White decided he preferred a single B string bender in the final design. JavaScript is disabled. You must log in or register to reply here. THE BYRDS, "Buckaroo" Guitarist: Clarence White Feel free to argue, but if you had to choose one Byrds album that best demonstrates Clarence White's electric-guitar prowess, it'd be Live at the Fillmore—February 1969.

After playing around with this setup I decided to get a more traditional B Bender installed. (Jim Glaser?) TDPRI, short for Telecaster Discussion Page Reissue, is the leading online community and marketplace for Telecaster guitars.

So I shipped the guitar to Nashville and had Forrest Custom Guitars install the string pull. Guitarist: Albert Lee, LINDA RONSTADT, “Silver Threads & Golden Needles,” “Dark End of the Street” and “Willin'” Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series) (Fatter Tone Than Position 2. and More Output Than Position 1., 2., or 3. "Drop D Tele" I Mini-Lesson I Jimmy Olander - Duration: 3:51. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel) Guitarist: Clarence White, LED ZEPPELIN, “All of My Love” and “Ten Years Gone” ), S-1 Switch Down: The Gear Page is the leading online community and marketplace for guitars, amps, pedals, effects and associated gear. Join Facebook to connect with Jimmy Olander and others you may know. Pickup Switching The workmanship was top notch. Neck: Maple vs Rosewood Fingerboard 4-Position Blade Switch and 2-Position Push/Push S-1, S-1 Switch Up: Don't know for sure, courtesty of Wikiwiki: https://images.app.goo.gl/aYqjuS83TF1Nxtbz6, https://www.vintageguitar.com/2856/jimmy-olander/, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. Guitarist: Jimmy Olander. These are “Custom Shop Designed” and then build in Fender’s Mexican factory.