Help me clear something up...

[ryman150]

I am confused. My plum tele does not play the way I want it too. I bought Stan's tele on here a month or so ago, and when I got it, I absolutely loved the way it played. I sat for a few hours just playing the two back and forth and his was so much better feeling than mine.

Stan's tele felt amazing, but there was quite a bit of buzzing going on.

My guitar has 62 Roundback and was setup with .011s at the time. The new one had a Tom Anderson standard neck and was setup with .010s. So I changed my strings to .010s and took it in to the guys at Glaser to have it setup. We spend a good amount of time trying to get the perfect height set, and we found something good, but after having it a week, it still doesn't play that great.

After taking the tele into Glaser, I took in my Hollow Drop Top (TA Standard neck with .010s) in to have it setup exactly like my tele. I get it back, and it feels just great, but it is buzzing quite a bit more than I would like.

My question is: Is it the neck shape or the action that I am liking so much? I am ready to get rid of my tele and get a new one, but I have no clue what it is that I like. I'm quite frustrated actually.

I have a junk Squier strat sitting next to these georgous Andersons that nearly feels better - and doesn't buzz that much at all.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated!

-Ryan

[bruce]

It's hard to tell what you like from here. Also, if it's buzzing it sounds like something needs adjusting...so it's not a good idea to do an A/B comparison of things when things aren't adjusted right. A small adjustment can make a big difference in play-feel.

My suggestion would be to have both guitars IDENTICALLY set up at the same time and do a side by side comparison. We have to do this from time to time with folks at the shop.

[ryman150]

Thanks Bruce. What is the action height you use for a standard on all the guitars that come out of Anderson?