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Mullen D10 /8x5 / session 500rd/ American Strat Highway 1 model
pickin for Jesus

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SHO~BUDS,FENDER AMPS& GUITARS, TUT TAYLOR RESO'S

"What a long, strange trip it's been"

I didn't know he took his Tele apart to travel. I'd thought of that earlier, could put it in a small case and carry-on the airlines.

[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 17 February 2006 at 03:18 PM.]

The studio version is found on Jerry's first ( I believe) self produced CD, Telecasting...The original CD has Jerry on the cover with about a dozen or so Tele's, all owned by various folks...The CD is pretty good but the version of the CLAW was better I think on the little black Guitar Player 45 RPM insert !..Go figure..

The version on this video here is excellent....

great stuff..great player

Any idea about his sting gauges?

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"Great idea on transporting a Tele!!

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He has four metal sockets (not sure what the proper name is) installed in the neck. That way the screw holes are not worn by constant use. I guess it's really bolts and not wood screws that attach the neck.

It always seemed like great idea, but I never tried it. I would if I had to fly a lot with a Tele.

In this article he states he uses a 42 on the bottom: http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/techtips.shtml

Mainly, that once you remove the neck, the string tension is gone that balances with the truss rod tension, and the neck will warp back in only a few hours or even less. When you get to your destination, if you assemble and string-up the guitar (to pitch of course) then the neck will probably come back to its normal position soon, but what if not...?

I have done lots of neck-swapping and messing around with Fender/Fender clone necks and bodies, so removing and reattatching necks is nothing I'm shy about, but I'm a little nervous about doing it right before a gig. I have assembled guitars and taken them to gigs immediately after assembly and had no problems but I'm just not sure if that was lucky or could count on it every time.

Guess it doesn't bother Jerry D, and from the sound of it, it doesn't seem like he's had any problems. Metal inserts for the neck bolts will definitely prevent the holes in the neck from becoming worn and loose, but I wonder how long the neck inserts can be trusted to stay tight in the neck? Aren't they just pressed in? I'd like to know more about that.

[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 19 February 2006 at 03:09 PM.]

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If You Keep Pickin That Thing, It'll Never Heal!
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Check out the other tunes on his myspace-site.

[This message was edited by Tore Blestrud on 22 February 2006 at 11:37 PM.]