Fender 'Nashville' Telecasters...Opinions? Thoughts? Advice?

[crunchee]

I've got a 2007 Fender Mexico Baja Telecaster neck mated to a circa 2010 ash Fender American Standard Telecaster body (Baja Americano?), that has factory routing under the pickguard for a middle single-coil pickup, along with the usual pickups...it's currently stock with no modifications other than the neck.  I'm tempted to add a few parts to make it into a 'Nashville'-style Tele, does anybody here own a Fender 'Nashville' Tele or the Partscaster equivalent?  Any opinions, thoughts, advice?  Love it or hate it?  Love it and hate it? Anything you'd do differently? TIA!    

[cynic]

I have a baritone Nashville tele parts guitar I'm nearly done piecing together.  Mine has a mini-hum in the neck, a tele uncovered neck in the middle, and a standard tele bridge pickup.  I'd planned to just wire it up on a standard 5-way with typical strat switching but instead decided to go with B, BM, BN, MN, N switching.  I'm starting with 325k pots and will try several different cap values to hopefully find something that works equally well between the hum and singles.  I'm really curious to see what the tele neck in the middle is going to do since most use a strat pickup.

All this to say I have nothing of value to add until the switch I'm lacking arrives, but I've wanted one for a very long time and share your curiosity.

[Jakeboy]

I had one once with a PAF in the neck, Strat middle and a Tele bridge. LOVED it. The neck single coil guitar I buy or have made will def have Strat neck and bridle pups with a Tele bridge. Super versatile and can do all the Fender tones.

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

Worked on a Nashville Deluxe last year. The Deluxe also had piezo's under each saddle! Nice enough guitar but I didn't like the piezo's (didn't sound like an acoustic at all IMO). The regular Nash-type should suit you fine if you want a middle pickup option. I have a Strat and a Tele so I don't need a middle in my Tele...

 

In fact, I worked on it twice as I upgraded the pickups last year...

 

[bubs_42]

I very much enjoyed my Nashville Tele, I routed it for the middle pickup and stuck in the Dimarzio Virtual Hot in the bridge and a 61/67 in the middle and neck positions. I put the middle pup on a toggle so I could have the standard 3 way, and standard tele positions with the bridge/neck together. Plus the 2 and 4 positions, when I wanted them, and when I didn't. I used that middle position for slide parts live with a booster, the 2/4 were great, it really is a great setup. 

[ghamerinfrance]

Love it as well. Based on a g&l asat 3 model.....cc lollar neck normal middle and soon humbucker un the bridge.....the best configuration ever !!!!!!!!

[killerteddybear]

On 3/31/2020 at 7:43 AM, bubs_42 said:

a toggle so I could have the standard 3 way, and standard tele positions with the bridge/neck together.

^ This should be a standard configuration on Nashville Teles.
I had a Nashville Deluxe Tele; it's since moved on. My only complaint was that I missed the blended bridge/neck setting.