That Pedal Show – Dan's Fender Custom Shop ’52 & ’63 Telecasters Compared

Published on Mar 27, 2018

We get asked all the time about our main guitars, so this video introduces Dan’s new Fender Custom Shop 1952 Heavy Relic Telecaster to the TPS Family… compared of course to Dan’s NOG (Number One Guitar), Ol’ Red.
Ol’ Red really is a spectacular guitar – a Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster that Dan has had from new. It’s done a lot of gigs. The question on everybody’s lips: how do they compare in sound? Let’s find out…

The new guitar is…
2017 Fender Custom Shop 1952 Heavy Relic Telecaster
Ash body in Heavy Relic Butterscotch Blonde
Maple neck with ’65 Strat ‘C’ shape
51 Nocaster Relic neck pickup
51 Nocaster Relic bridge pickup
Medium jumbo frets on a 9.5-inch radius ’board

Pedals used in this video…
• TheGigRig Three2One


• Analog Man Sun Face NKT Red Dot


• Keeley D&M Drive
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• Keeley Germanium Super Phat Mod
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• Walrus Audio ARP-87 Delay
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• TC Electronic Hall Of Fame 2
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• TheGigRig G2



Interesting bits and go-to sections:
- Intro playing: 00:00
- NOS or Closet Classic? 1:53
- Why are we making this video? 3:20
- Spec differences between Blonde and Red: 4:25
- Today’s amps: 7:44
- Diving straight for the fuzz: 8:35
- Come on, start off a little cleaner: 10:21
- Is it twangier/scoopier? 13:10
- Wow, Red is SO much louder… 14:10
- Maybe the pickups need adjusting: 15:50
- Yep, that’s changed things: 16:30
- Aaaaaand… back to the Sun Face: 18:10
- D&M Drive: 20:15
- Pseudo Keef? 22:15
- Some nice chords: 22:45
- Neck pickups? 25:55
- Dan’s red Tele and Mick’s blue Strat: 27:18
- …and Dan’s new Tele: 28:20



Amps in this video…
• Marshall 1987x with Marshall 2061x 2x12 cabinet (Celestion G12H Anniversary speakers)
• Fender Super Reverb reissue ( 4x10 Jensen P10R speakers)

Pedals used in this video…
• TheGigRig Three2One


• Analog Man Sun Face NKT Red Dot


• Keeley D&M Drive
UK & Europe:
USA:
Australia:

• Walrus Audio ARP-87 Delay
UK & Europe:
USA:
Australia:

• TC Electronic Hall Of Fame 2
UK & Europe:
USA:
Australia:

• TheGigRig G2



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