Tele Cleans..Discuss

[MetalManiac]

Is all or a lot of that Nashville Country stuff played on clean amps like a Twin, using the bridge pickup and using the tone control on the guitar?. I tried mine on an old Blackface Deluxe and it was too bright. A Strat was also really bright, but both guitars sounded great, but there was some breakup happening on the Deluxe.. I didnt really use the tone control on the guitar

[Sanford]

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Nope, all that music is recorded on BC Rich Mockingbirds through separate single-12ax7 preamps and solid-state power amps. Then it gets filtered and recorded with Pro Tools.

[ImmortalSix]

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I love the Tele bridge tone-rolled-back sound. I use it all the time.

It takes a while to get to the place where it sounds fat, and not bright.

I can't quantify very well how you get there, but that tone is there.

Don't be afraid to roll the tone way back.

I think a lot of the country cleans are using a less-clean amp, like a VOX AC30 or, realistically, nowadays, it's a lot of Dr. Z and others.

My favorite Tele bridge player is Paisley, and he uses a Dr. Z Z-Wreck, a joint venture between the late Ken Fischer (Trainwreck) and Dr. Z. A lot of country players are pushing amps like that, as clean as they will be, and with a lot of (surprise!) compression.

My personal guess is that the formula is :
1) a not-necessarily-that-clean amp,
2) with the knobs turned to be as clean as it's going to be,
3) and hit with compression out the ass.
4) And of course a Tele bridge pickup with the tone rolled back to the middle or even less.



See the lead here (after the cocked wah intro), the fundamental tone is "clean," but you can hear that it's not necessarily through a clean Fender --- that juicy Tele tone bounces a lot further with a not-that-clean-by-nature amp that's got it's gain turned down.

*I only really know modern country, which I know some people are going to sh*t all over and feel the need to tell everyone that it's not as good as the old stuff. OK.

[viewaskew2k5]

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turn down the treble/tone knob maybe? Sometimes the high end/high mids can just vanish though...what kind of tele do you have? I'm thinking it's a maple neck - happens with my 72 tele!

[ImmortalSix]

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If you want to talk Tele clean tone that's NOT the bridge pickup, see exhibit A:

[bluesbend]

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[Agileguy_101]

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:24 The drummer's face makes me want to punch kittens and kick babies.

[drew_half_empty]

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Yeah man, that's what the tone knob is for--takin off some highs and softening things up. For country a compressor wouldn't hurt either

[ErikH]

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Well, Country music today is definitely not your daddy's Country music. The only current artist as of late that has that old twang is Brad Paisley and he uses Dr. Z amps. The old guys like their Twins and other high headroom clean amps.

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Tele Cleans..Discuss

Is all or a lot of that Nashville Country stuff played on clean amps like a Twin, using the bridge pickup and using the tone control on the guitar?. I tried mine on an old Blackface Deluxe and it was too bright. A Strat was also really bright, but both guitars sounded great, but there was some breakup happening on the Deluxe.. I didnt really use the tone control on the guitar

Which Nashville Country?

Old Nashville is/was heavy on BF Fender amps but even in the 60's and 70's Nashville was heavy on other amps as well...today there are loads of amps used...Fender (tweed, BF, Brown, Blonde, etc...), Matchless, Dr. Z, Marshall, etc...

A Deluxe Reverb will breakup, thats the pit falls of a 20 watt amp...

That said, you can get a clean sound from any amp...just turn it down until it gets and stays clean...

As for Tele cleans in general I find them to be really beautiful...Strats are great guitars but I like a Tele better for both cleans and crunch tones to be honest.

If you are finding your strat or tele too bright with a BF Fender then use the tone controls...thats easy!

[the guy who invented fire]

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Well, Country music today is definitely not your daddy's Country music. The only current artist as of late that has that old twang is Brad Paisley and he uses Dr. Z amps. The old guys like their Twins and other high headroom clean amps.

Brads tone has very little in common with old country...