I forsake all guitars except the Telecaster!

[Aceman]

So, I plugged my Telecaster into my Cube, set it for a light / bright break up, put a touch of reverb on, and played the intro to Lonely Is The Night by Billy Squier.

I understand everything now. Les Pauls, Stratocasters, Superstar's, V's, Cadillacs be damned. All garbage.

There is nothing so pure, so perfect, so simple, so righteous, as a Telecaster.

[JamesPaul]

I do like my Telecaster necks, but I've never owned a real Telecaster. Now I know what I have to buy on 2022...

[NegativeEase]

there's no secret why every studio has to have one, that bright maple neck, ashtray bridge attacky goodness, and snappy single coil (or Humbucker voiced for a Tele) is essential for options guitar goodness in mixes.

[Mincer]

It was never my thing, but I get why some really like it.

[Aceman]

It was never my thing, but I get why some really like it.

It is the ONLY thing!!!!

[justFred]

Infatuation…

[Benjy_26]

I have pretty much every flavor of guitar under the sun.

You know what I end up playing 98% of the time?

MIJ '69 Thinline RI with real deal singles. It just does pretty much everything up to and including hair metal. I really dig my other guitars, but, if I had to get rid of everything, I'd end up with just the Thinline and a small-ish amp.

[NegativeEase]

Before someone comes in here and b*tches that the Tele has no body contours and is a basic out of date slab of wood....

I would like to remind you that the actual issue is you are FAT, not the Tele lacking body contours.... The Tele is fine.

You only need body contours when you are letting gluttony affect your guitar playing.

[Aceman]

A wise Tele man once said...

In the beginning, a guitar is just a Tele.
But as you learn to play, a guitar becomes more than a Tele.
Finally, in the end, a guitar is just a Tele.

- Bruce Jake E Albert Lee

[ICTGoober]

They are homely, but lay claim to a unique sound - no doubt.

[Aceman]

They are homely, but lay claim to a unique sound - no doubt.

There is beauty in simplicity

[Sirion]

Teles are awesome!

[JamesPaul]

...and John 5 agrees!

[dave74]

I could go for Mick's maybe.

[Aceman]

Teles are awesome!

These are not Telecasters in the traditional Christian sense. Blasphemy.