And thank you for watching. I hope you found it useful.

Thanks so much.

Thanks my friend. I tend to doubt pots and caps would have anywhere near enough impact.

I agree with Leonard on this, and from personal experience. I changed the 250K pots on an MIM Tele to 500K. I really like/liked the sound of the stock pickups. Warm without being biting. They remain my favorite-sounding traditional Tele pickups, BUT… I wanted just a touch more top end presence out of them. I opted to change the pots on the premise that I couldn’t reliably find aftermarket pickups that sounded almost identical to my stock ones, but with a little more clarity/top end presence, and also pots and changing them on Teles is pretty uncomplicated, relative to a Strat. With the change to 500K pots it did make a LITTLE bit of difference, and it was perhaps JUST effective enough to achieve the desired effect, but if I had wanted any more that a very slight difference, pot changes wouldn’t have fixed the problem. Regarding this guitar in the video, which has a humbucker, I believe that hypothetically changing the pots would NOT make a significant enough difference to avoid replacing the humbucker. While I’m not in this room demoing the guitar itself, from my listening, this humbucker has neither great clarity, nor character of a good PAF-style humbucker. I replaced two humbuckers in a Les Paul, on the premise that changing the pots from 500K to something higher would not “fix” these pickups enough to keep them in the guitar. And one more thing- whatever the guitar, put new strings on it. Tune it up and strum it WITHOUT the amp. Whatever pickups you have, do they capture that sound? New pickups can really bring an instrument to life, and there are some good ones that aren’t all that expensive.

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Yes, I raised the bridge pickup a fair amount from where it was set by the factory. Still a bit thin but I’m sure it’s a very inexpensive unit. Best of luck with the mods and thanks for watching.

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 i just ordered a Gretsch Filtertron to replace the neck humbucker. And a conversion bezel to make a clean install. Supercharging the Squier.

Nice. That sounds like a good choice. Hope you love it.

I agree

As I mentioned, I also have never been a fan of the matching color headstocks. It does work better with the Sherwood green and rosewood board than most, but still not my favorite look. Thanks so much for watching.

Thanks so much.

Thanks. Yes, nothing at all wrong with the build, but as I said, a little let down by the pickups.

Thank you my friend.

Thank you my friend.

Thanks so much.

Thanks so much. Yes, I featured the Paranormal Offset Tele about a year ago. I liked it.

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 I’ll have to check that one out :)

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 - I ended up buying one as a result :) I put a Am 2 pro telly loaded pick guard in it....( cuz i cant leave well enough alone) :) out of the box it was great now its the only guitar play , Clapton Strat included.. it just amazing how it sits in the mix its making me a better player. Thanks Leonard !

Thanks so much.

Thanks. Very happy you enjoyed it.

The G&L is a solid choice. Thanks so much for watching, and catch my standalone video on the G&L if you haven’t yet.

Thanks so much. I agree the G&Ls are very nice.

​@@leonardgriffieblues5845since I seen this video, I found a budget guitar that is awesome and I don't care for budget guitar. I bought a Tease SBH-HD guitar and it's unbelievable for $250 and Torsten ( owner) is big on good customer service. I bought the guitar because of Torsten's views of customer service and I am totally shocked how good this guitar is, the neck is amazing, the humbucker is sharp and crisp. Tease Guitar, Torsten is a great guy to work with. I'm sure he would send you a guitar to review. Tell him Brian sent you. I support a business with good customer service ❗👍

What is funny about this is I told you that I didn't like the color headstock, well both my black 🎸 and purple 🎸 have color headstocks and I like them ‼️

I so not like color matched headstocks either. I watched quite a few vids on the G&L ASAT. I will still choose the Squire.

I may have to do that at some point. Thanks for watching.

Yes, a few key upgrades would take it to a different level. Thanks for watching.

Thanks so much.

Yes, you’re spot on. Nice guitar a little let down by the pickups. Thanks for watching.

It definitely works better with that combination than most. Thanks so much for watching.

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Like my Chesterfied....👍👍

I’ve not had that problem, but I have reviewed some that were very light and dry looking. When that’s the case, I can recommend Monty’s Montypresso relic wax. Check out my video on upgrading the Epiphone ES335 I put out awhile back. It might even help with the issue you’re having. Thanks for watching.

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 Thank you for the tip! 👍

I gave the weight in the video. A reasonable 7 lbs., 14 oz.

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 3,6 kg

I’d say the G&L has the edge with its larger frets. Remember, Albert refretted his Tele with the biggest Gibson frets he could find at the time. Of course ultimately either can get the sound with quality pickups and the right phrasing.

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 Thanks! 👍

Yes, it’s well made and finished and really deserves better electronics. Thanks so much for watching.

I’ve played Fenders since 1963 and I’d say it’s more about the feel. Fender themselves have been putting humbuckers on Teles since the 70s and they’ve always remained uniquely Fender. Thanks for watching.

I discussed the shortcomings of the Squier pickups.