Good review. Did you play the guitar with its volume on full? I own a Baja and it sounds a bit harsh and shrill on full volume, so would welcome some tips if you have any... Thanks
So I clicked on this video, heard you say "Right" with an English sort of accent, then skipped the slider ahead a bit to the crashing chords @24 seconds in... and thought for a moment "Wait, is Pete Townshend reviewing this thing?!" Nice review, thanks.
hey matt, i'm considering buying one of this. do you think is a good purchase for the price? i love your tone in this vid in every single pickup position you play! awesome work! what's the amp you're using? thanks and sorry my english, i haven't practice it lately...Benni
@mattacjones thank you for the reply. i notice in the description you say through the old zinky, but i didn't know those amps hence my question. thank you very much and congrats for your playing skills and your baja tele + zinky tone! both are great ;) Cheers
An outstanding demo--Mr, Jones does a fine job of showing the variety of tones this Tele can produce.
Furthermore, we don't get the "Look Ma, no hands," lick or shred that ruin many demos--Jones is a seasoned player and knows how to bring out the best in this Tele.
i bought it for 470 2nd hand in perfect nick!its unreal! ive played gibson sgs to dean mls and the baja is so much nicer!the tone of that twisted tele is unreal! i love it!
Got to be your choice. " custom shop pickups on it. I like it. The new classic player tele's look good too, but more expensive. These are GOOD and compared to US models, very comeptitve.
Hi, excellent demo, but I have a question about the finish, i'm buying a Baja like that, but i've seen pictures where the finish is almost transparent, but it says it's blonde (like the one you have)...
If it says blonde, will it be the color that is shown in this video?
Not sure what mine is. the scratchplate is either black or white depending in whether you have blonde or desert sand. you can see wood grain thru mine. not transparaent as such, but not a solid colour
Excellent playing and demo, ignore the idiots banging on about the pronunciation of baja, the clearly cant play for shit themselves so have to find something to pick at to make themselves feel better.
Thanks .... The more attentive listener might note at the start, I use both pronunciations. I am considering a lengthy monologue where I use the word baja 100's of times, all of them wrong. But then I can't really be arsed to do so!
excuse me but , its a good guitar for hard rock metal , i know its a guitar for blues but i want to play with this guitar and i adores metal well ... answer me please
please see earlier response to the other linguistic fetishist, it's the one that ends in OFF. That's pronounced OFF. I couldn't give a flying fuck how you say it.
Thanks but the tone's pretty darn good, definitely not ordinary, partic in real life. The point is these are custom shop pups on a mid budget guitar. Obviously you can always spend more to get an improvment (beauty is in the eye of the beholder etc) for for the price, ready to go, this a fantastic bit of kit.
Great demo. Custom shop pickups, many sound combos, ash body... Fender got it right with this one. At GC I tried this out vs the USA Deluxe Tele. Baja won hands down.
sounds like a good set up for starters. the vox is supposed to be pretty good tone wise. all i can guess is you maybe overdoing the distortion which is going to cover up mistakes but really, the best thing is to get it right playing clean tones, then add just a bit of distortion. There's very little distortion on that demo, just volume. good luck
Thanks for the demo i have just started playing got a vox adv30 amp and bought a tele deluxe with three tex mex pups? made in mexico doesnt sound like this guitar bearing in mind im only a four chord wonder is it the amp or guitar dont know which way to go. Regards Chris.
Phenomenal demo! Very nice work. I am trying to make my mind between a Telecaster and a Stratocaster and I am more and more sure that the Tele Classic player baja will be the one I will buy. The sound of this guitar is amazing! The only thing I am unsure is the bridge as I have heard that the 3-saddle bridge cannot be tuned as good as a 6-saddle one. How true is that? How were you satisfied with the guitar's string setup out of the box? Thanx for your answer.
Intonation was good out of the box but it is more difficult to adjust with 3 piece saddles - but you only do that maybe once every 3 years! Key difference here is the neck, very different from the strat. Also, the baja has very versatile range of pickup tones/combinations (all custom shop pups) whereas the strat is more limited. For the money, I'd go baja, but I already have 2 other strats!
Hi - tough one. if you look at my other vids, there's one where I am running through the rivera fatures and sounds trying to convince myself whether to change it for another or not. At the end I decided I was mad - it is superb ..... but, the zinky has blown me away totally and i have come to the conclusion they are both superb, so i have both! oh dear .... the zinky has a few advantages-it has very good low volume performance (i use an attenuator with the rivera) and, it's about 20lbs lighter.
neck's finished in poly but you can take the shine off with wire wool. Its quite a thick neck, nice tho - see fender site for specs. amp's low gain about 10 o'clock, all volumes low (great low vol performance from the zinky)
@bloc22 won't get fooled again at the start right? :)
nicar13578 2 months ago
ahh, i gotta have one!
mathsi96 3 months ago
Great playing mate, and good demo too. There aren't too many straightforward demos of the baja around so it's appreciated.
scaredypicker 10 months ago
@scaredypicker - thanks, sadly i flogged it. cracking guitar
mattacjones 10 months ago
that's one nice rich colorfull tone. I like it.
schl0tte 11 months ago
Good review. Did you play the guitar with its volume on full? I own a Baja and it sounds a bit harsh and shrill on full volume, so would welcome some tips if you have any... Thanks
tremolo73 1 year ago
@tremolo73 possibly the pre gain on your amp is too high? i personally don't know, just guessing :P
halterman666 1 year ago
very nice guitar ! my friend YOHan who plays in the famous band "MTG"has the same
the sound is awesome
ketamine50 1 year ago
ah the who :D
bloc22 1 year ago
oh please sod off ....
mattacjones 1 year ago
Bah-Ha....as in Baja, Mexico. NOT Bah-Jah !!
Guitarplar 1 year ago
So I clicked on this video, heard you say "Right" with an English sort of accent, then skipped the slider ahead a bit to the crashing chords @24 seconds in... and thought for a moment "Wait, is Pete Townshend reviewing this thing?!" Nice review, thanks.
norwegiangangster 1 year ago
Great review. Thank you.
fenderosa 1 year ago
what about the sustain ? please :)
TheSweatdreams94 1 year ago
How it's the neck on this guitar, is it fat?
MBString 1 year ago
Whats the song that he plays at 3:59 onwards?
11SecondMemory 1 year ago
Bah-ha Tele.
mejoetone 1 year ago
which amp did you use in this vid??
SSBerlin08 1 year ago
Yes Indeed!
I like the way you assault those strings.
Nice sound.
NOLApaul77 1 year ago
hey matt, i'm considering buying one of this. do you think is a good purchase for the price? i love your tone in this vid in every single pickup position you play! awesome work! what's the amp you're using? thanks and sorry my english, i haven't practice it lately...Benni
bernardoseabra 1 year ago
@bernardoseabra yep - great purchase, great pickups too. I was using a zinky amp.
mattacjones 1 year ago
@mattacjones thank you for the reply. i notice in the description you say through the old zinky, but i didn't know those amps hence my question. thank you very much and congrats for your playing skills and your baja tele + zinky tone! both are great ;) Cheers
bernardoseabra 1 year ago
the baja is a made in mex job (custom shop design)
mattacjones 1 year ago
@mattacjones
Indeed, made in Mexico by Mexicans - rather than made in California by Mexicans! Wonderful guitar, I wouldn't part with mine.
jenton70 1 year ago
nice one its mexican or american?
trindadedani 1 year ago
ah man u can play im jealous lol love ur who cover at the start
celtic4eva 1 year ago
i just fell in love with this guitar and i play a sg and ajackson king v
Seanporter4456 1 year ago
Very nice tone and playing, I've just bought one myself.
ColinPRS 1 year ago
An outstanding demo--Mr, Jones does a fine job of showing the variety of tones this Tele can produce.
Furthermore, we don't get the "Look Ma, no hands," lick or shred that ruin many demos--Jones is a seasoned player and knows how to bring out the best in this Tele.
absurdplanet 1 year ago
@absurdplanet - well, thank you very much! Nicest comment I've received in a long while!
mattacjones 1 year ago
bought one yesterday for €599 in x-music in Dublin
nalac01 2 years ago
i bought it for 470 2nd hand in perfect nick!its unreal! ive played gibson sgs to dean mls and the baja is so much nicer!the tone of that twisted tele is unreal! i love it!
stevenTHEpirate1 2 years ago
is it worth paying 500 euro for?
stevenTHEpirate1 2 years ago 5
Got to be your choice. " custom shop pickups on it. I like it. The new classic player tele's look good too, but more expensive. These are GOOD and compared to US models, very comeptitve.
mattacjones 2 years ago
can i get it cheaper anywhere else do you think?
stevenTHEpirate1 2 years ago
Yes they are normally 600 euro's
Rockinrub 2 years ago
I Think it is worth much more than 600€- because of those great pickups!!!
AirMike61 2 years ago
how much is it?
carol689 2 years ago
PERFECT Who tone!
parisianUK 2 years ago
is that cant you see by marshall tucker! man i love ya and yer guitar! planning gettin 1 soon, great review
superflippyrocks 2 years ago
Hi, excellent demo, but I have a question about the finish, i'm buying a Baja like that, but i've seen pictures where the finish is almost transparent, but it says it's blonde (like the one you have)...
If it says blonde, will it be the color that is shown in this video?
Veo5000 2 years ago
Not sure what mine is. the scratchplate is either black or white depending in whether you have blonde or desert sand. you can see wood grain thru mine. not transparaent as such, but not a solid colour
mattacjones 2 years ago
Excellent playing and demo, ignore the idiots banging on about the pronunciation of baja, the clearly cant play for shit themselves so have to find something to pick at to make themselves feel better.
DanLewis101 2 years ago
Thanks .... The more attentive listener might note at the start, I use both pronunciations. I am considering a lengthy monologue where I use the word baja 100's of times, all of them wrong. But then I can't really be arsed to do so!
mattacjones 2 years ago
my god you have big hands.. like yours truly :D awesome guitar, awesome playing
superflippyrocks 2 years ago
excuse me but , its a good guitar for hard rock metal , i know its a guitar for blues but i want to play with this guitar and i adores metal well ... answer me please
TheLittleox 2 years ago
good for everything imho
mattacjones 2 years ago
Jim Root telecaster
guitar34 2 years ago
its pronouced BAH-HAA
xReisendenx 2 years ago 2
please see earlier response to the other linguistic fetishist, it's the one that ends in OFF. That's pronounced OFF. I couldn't give a flying fuck how you say it.
mattacjones 2 years ago
hey man! nice rendition of black magic woman
xpacev2 2 years ago 2
you say it ba-ha fucking hell
its a place and a race
bmxmtbvids 2 years ago 3
oh fuck off, pedant
mattacjones 2 years ago
@bmxmtbvids You don't even get close to what it's pronounced in Spanish when you use the english "h" in "ba-ha".
hrubeschtuesday 1 year ago
Oh my god I never knew Malcolm McDowell plays Teles! Just joking, great guitar!
jestegloria 2 years ago 2
I'm getting this awesome guitar!
JakeyBoyC 2 years ago
o_o !!
greenboy94 2 years ago
Great playing, ordinary tone. Get rid of those stock pups, get a set of Brierleys.
felixq78 2 years ago
Thanks but the tone's pretty darn good, definitely not ordinary, partic in real life. The point is these are custom shop pups on a mid budget guitar. Obviously you can always spend more to get an improvment (beauty is in the eye of the beholder etc) for for the price, ready to go, this a fantastic bit of kit.
mattacjones 2 years ago
wont get fooled again!!???
DaniielD 2 years ago
man ive got my vox ac30 now all i need is a nice guitar to go with it
think ive found it
merlinmercer 2 years ago
this guitar is the perfect match for the AC30
Danielrobbyshor 2 years ago
Great demo. Custom shop pickups, many sound combos, ash body... Fender got it right with this one. At GC I tried this out vs the USA Deluxe Tele. Baja won hands down.
vecinto 2 years ago
I'm gonna get my own Tele Baha anyday at mail..I cant wait that great sounding beauty queen...
starbeard 2 years ago
i use this guitar. i honestly feel that i'll never need another guitar again.
TeLesCaster 2 years ago 2
man i love the tone on this guitar im in love!!! im currently selling my joe strummer tele for it
NickWeiland 3 years ago
sounds like a good set up for starters. the vox is supposed to be pretty good tone wise. all i can guess is you maybe overdoing the distortion which is going to cover up mistakes but really, the best thing is to get it right playing clean tones, then add just a bit of distortion. There's very little distortion on that demo, just volume. good luck
mattacjones 3 years ago
Thanks for the demo i have just started playing got a vox adv30 amp and bought a tele deluxe with three tex mex pups? made in mexico doesnt sound like this guitar bearing in mind im only a four chord wonder is it the amp or guitar dont know which way to go. Regards Chris.
marvinite 3 years ago
hi. nice video.
question: what kind of amp is the zinky?
ricebowlranch 3 years ago
Phenomenal demo! Very nice work. I am trying to make my mind between a Telecaster and a Stratocaster and I am more and more sure that the Tele Classic player baja will be the one I will buy. The sound of this guitar is amazing! The only thing I am unsure is the bridge as I have heard that the 3-saddle bridge cannot be tuned as good as a 6-saddle one. How true is that? How were you satisfied with the guitar's string setup out of the box? Thanx for your answer.
snejkkc 3 years ago
Intonation was good out of the box but it is more difficult to adjust with 3 piece saddles - but you only do that maybe once every 3 years! Key difference here is the neck, very different from the strat. Also, the baja has very versatile range of pickup tones/combinations (all custom shop pups) whereas the strat is more limited. For the money, I'd go baja, but I already have 2 other strats!
mattacjones 3 years ago
Hi, nice video's. Which amp is your favourite? Zinky or the Jake?
Cheers
Steve
docsnugs 3 years ago
Hi - tough one. if you look at my other vids, there's one where I am running through the rivera fatures and sounds trying to convince myself whether to change it for another or not. At the end I decided I was mad - it is superb ..... but, the zinky has blown me away totally and i have come to the conclusion they are both superb, so i have both! oh dear .... the zinky has a few advantages-it has very good low volume performance (i use an attenuator with the rivera) and, it's about 20lbs lighter.
mattacjones 3 years ago
nice!
does the neck have a finish like the '52 reissues? what shape is the back of the neck?
what's you amp setup?
latortuga81 3 years ago
neck's finished in poly but you can take the shine off with wire wool. Its quite a thick neck, nice tho - see fender site for specs. amp's low gain about 10 o'clock, all volumes low (great low vol performance from the zinky)
mattacjones 3 years ago
What's the boogie riff ?
psymon1116 3 years ago
Wow, man you rock! xD Really pretty nice Tele!
Vladymir1916 3 years ago
is that the blonde or the desert sand? i cant really see any grain so i cant tell.
TeLesCaster 3 years ago
Blonde got black pickguard, and desert sand got white one.
Arkanen 3 years ago
It's a tele, so it's good for all things. Not any noisier than any other single pole pickup'd guitar.
mattacjones 3 years ago
Wow! A really lovely guitar, lovely sound. Thanks for this vid! Is it noisey with some overdrive on the tone?
bjdhgj 3 years ago
Awesome sound :) is it able to play genres like metal/punk and so on? you know the more heavy genres..:)
Palmkuist 3 years ago