telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

[nkjmartin]

if i put hot rails in the bridge position, will it the crunch, sustain, power to play metallica-type music.

[RG 2570]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

if i put hot rails in the bridge position, will it the crunch, sustain, power to play metallica-type music.

yeah why not!

[Nightburst]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

If you have a high gain amp, yeah.

[Marcel]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

the guitarist of thursday (no metal i know) play this combo and like it. he said that it is something between the SG and the LP (both with JB) which he plays too...

[Hellion]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

Telecasters are the most versatile instruments in the world. I'm not a huge fan of them and I personally have a love/hate relationship with mine, but would you like to guess which guitar I take to EVERY show? They'll play anything from ABBA to ZZ Top, and sound good doing it.

[Empty Pockets]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

One of Poison the Well's guitarists plays Teles with Hot Rails, and they're heavier than most metal bands you hear lately..

[Zerberus]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

One of Poison the Well's guitarists plays Teles with Hot Rails, and they're heavier than most metal bands you hear lately..

Very good point. Botchla still get´s me every time I hear it

When yopu consider the Tele´s history, it´s actually kind of predestined for Rock (with other pickups, although some stock Tele bridges can make a few humbuckers cringe in fear as well).

Back then, Country was what metal is today: the hardest, heaviest stuff with a general audience

[Seraphial]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

Check out Shihad's 1st and 2nd albums - one of the guitarists uses a stock tele and he absolutely rips on the heavy riffs...

[frigginalex]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

Tom Morello uses a stock Tele for his Dropped D stuff, including RATM's heavier songs like "Killing In the Name" and "Born of a Broken Man".

[rbm]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

I use my tele completely stock and get great metal/rock sounds. The pickups cut through the band and esp. when using a higher gain amp it allows the notes to articulate clearly. It is THE perfect guitar and versatile as hell!

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Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

doesn't john 5 use one in his tele's?

[bloodswords]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

The tele is a tone menace, straight from the bowels of hades… with the right pickups in it. I have the Hot Rails in the bridge & it rips. From fusion to black metal, this combo will oblige to deliver.

Yes, the amp matters too…

[StratTom]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

The hotrails is just an awesome pickup period. I think one in a tele would sound great. And like mentioned above, bands like Thursday and Poision the Well have done it, so why not.

[Marcel]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

One of Poison the Well's guitarists plays Teles with Hot Rails, and they're heavier than most metal bands you hear lately..

hehe the same i wrote in the crosspost ....
Poison the Well - Opposite of December is that great.

[Farkus]

Re: telecaster, a heavy metal guitar?

I have EMG pups in my tele. It plays every style...I'm not kidding!! I used it for country style stuff when jamming with some friends and it really delivered. I play mostly metal, though, and it is quite good there too.

I think I might change the pups to QP's though.

Farkus