Linhof Specials

[fenderbender4]

I've been looking at getting a Tele-type guitar and have been eyeing the Linhof guitars. I was wondering if any users or people with experience with a Linhof could describe the sound to me, as compared to other Tele guitars you've tried. Thanks.

[Aardvark]

Same question, particularly in regard to the P92 neck and the reverse angle bridge. Thanks.

[cgrav]

I've been playing #28 for several years now and have been very pleased. I have a particularly good old tele and the Linhof tends to win in the studio with producers and engineers. It is a very articulate guitar for single note stuff, but it can also do the rock stuff really well. I'm a big fan of Lindy's pickups and I think that the P92 is fantastic, a really big warm tone.. but not too tubby. I dig the bridge pickup and it sounds different from the standard tele angle... but its hard to say how. The attack on the high strings is a bit less snappy/clacky. It works really well with gain/drive/fuzz pedals.
The build quality is fantastic. The neck is not small, but very comfortable. It feels great and the relicing is very subtle and classy. The only thing that I did to mine was replace the full control plate with a Callaham... but that is just splitting hairs. I have been fortunate enough to play 5 or 6 of the newer ones... serial #'s @ 75-90. I thought that they were even better, it had me thinking that I should get another one.

I think that they are killer guitars and will be playing mine for a long time. I hope that this helps, but it is just my opinion.

[jjhboots]

I like mine as well. I did switch the control plate to a Callaham 4 way switch which in my opinion has made it even better.

[fenderbender4]

Are they bright guitars? I like the sound of Tele's but sometimes I find them to be a little too piercing. Do the linhof's take away this problem w/ the reverse bridge?

[GAT]

On a side note, I have always found the bridge pu to be thin and too bright on Teles when trying to keep the neck pu articulate. I just got a Fender NAMM '50s Esquire with a Duncan BG 1400 pu, the Billy Gibbons pickup. It still has that cool bite, but much fatter sounding and non-ice pick. I'm sure that pu would warm any Tele up.

[OscrDGrch]

I love my Linhof Special! I bought it (#12) new from Killer Vintage. It felt familiar and comfortable from the moment I first removed it from the case. This one proved itself to be a keeper a long while back!

This guitar starts with an authentic, vintage Tele construction. The P92 neck pickup and reverse-angled bridge pickup refine the traditional Tele tone in ways that are deeper and less shrill without losing that familiar vibe. The contoured body and notched bridge plate add a level of comfort that rivals a Strat.

This guitar doesn't strike me as a Super Tele (ala Super Strat) but more so a natural evolution of the '52 Tele. It takes design elements from the Strat, Tele Deluxe, and player's customizations (e.g. Micawber, Gatton's Tele, Beck/Duncan's Esquire). The end result plays, sounds, and looks organic.

[hucklebee]

I got #006 in trade with one of our TGP folks. I love it. My GVCG is still my number one tele, but I set the Linhof a half-step down and use it alot for Hendrix tunes and some of my deeper rock stuff. It is a very comfortable guitar to play. One of the better guitars currently being made.

[Phloored]

what a wild studio!