SinSir
Mad Scientist
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The Vela is magical. No denying that. Coming from a long time Fender guy that's owned a Vela for a while I wouldn't consider it tele. Sure it has the barrels on the bridge, but the plate is different from the ashtray and doesn't have that tele pickup either. You can get some tele like tones and the barrels give a somewhat tele feel to the palm. I still wouldn't consider it tele for lots of reasons. It's honestly so much more. You can get quite a few tones out of it but at the end of the day it is its own thing.
The NF53 is more geared as the PRS take on a tele. Definitely more tele than a Vela. Still to me it's not a tele, but for sure telesque. I like it because it's a PRS take on things with a nod to a tele. Personally I prefer the Myles Kennedy over the NF53, but both are solid.
You can't go wrong with an American PRS in terms of quality. It'll be right there with what you've come to expect.
The NF53 is more geared as the PRS take on a tele. Definitely more tele than a Vela. Still to me it's not a tele, but for sure telesque. I like it because it's a PRS take on things with a nod to a tele. Personally I prefer the Myles Kennedy over the NF53, but both are solid.
You can't go wrong with an American PRS in terms of quality. It'll be right there with what you've come to expect.