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Re: Telecaster: A question and an observation
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Re: Telecaster: A question and an observation
Here is an interesting telecaster that I viewed on Warmoth’s guitar of the month...Support Code 211 - Stop the bad boys, you know COPS!
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Re: Telecaster: A question and an observation
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Re: Telecaster: A question and an observation
I have always LOVED the Telecaster. Mainly because I got seriously into the Stones when I was about 14 and Keith was who I wanted to emulate. So, it was love at first sight for me and the Tele. I've got 3 of them now.
It's a crude instrument. No body contours - two pickups - harsh bridge pickup and usually sort of muddy neck pickup. You actually have to learn to use the guitar - and it's unforgiving of sloppy playing. But, the tone is it's own reward. I love the way it looks, even the way it hangs on a strap - completely horizontal. They don't even sit right if you try to pull the neck up to play it on an angle like a Les Paul or a Strat. You can pry my Tele from my cold dead hands!
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Re: Telecaster: A question and an observation
I STILL ****ING WANT THIS.
Originally posted by Kam View Post
In fact, something very similar to this would be just about perfect...
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Re: Telecaster: A question and an observation
I have 5 teles. I do love them, but I really prefer Strats. That typed. A Tele can do some amazing things. They are very crude yet very functional. I have one with two Pearly gates, I have onw with a hotrail in the bridge & a Firebird minihum in the neck, I have a vary tradtional 52 RI with a vintage 54 & a Jerry Donahue bridge, then I have a thinline custom with with a JazzV & 59B that are coil tapped with a push/pull pot. Those pretty much cover all the bases.
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Re: Telecaster: A question and an observation
I just came across this thread, so here goes...Sure, a Tele was always used for country music. Leo Fender was a big fan of country, and designed his Broadcaster with input from local country players. But then the '60's came along and everything changed! Jeff Beck (my favorite) used a Tele in the Yardbirds. Syd Barret used one during his time in Pink Floyd. And don't forget, Jimmy Page used one for the solo on " Stairway To Heaven". The Tele was no longer "just for country". Albert Collins showed blues fans what a Tele could do. Roy Buchannon and Danny Gatton were two of the best ever! Check them out if you're not familiar with their music. Then there were "80's players like Joe Strummer, Andy Summers, and of course, Bruce Springsteen. Have you noticed that many country players today are now using Les Pauls? Things sure have changed! A Tele is one of the most versatile guitars ever produced - especially when you consider all of the forms it has taken on. Long live the Telecaster!Comment
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