Can a Tele be used for Hard Rock?

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Hellion said:
You can play ANY type of music with ANY type of guitar. Period.
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I question whether you or some other people who have posted in this thread actually read my post. My question wasn't so much can a tele be used for hard rock, but what is required (if anything at all) to make a tele hold up relatively well with humbucker equipped guitars in a hard rock live situation.
 
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Lee Bob said:
I question whether you or some other people who have posted in this thread actually read my post. My question wasn't so much can a tele be used for hard rock, but what is required (if anything at all) to make a tele hold up relatively well with humbucker equipped guitars in a hard rock live situation.
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a lot of the anwsers i think answered that one...

my MIM tele was a shocker to me at just how nice and full it sounded with lots of bottom end to it! As long as you can live with 60 cycle hum it is a winner for hard rock....

My Tele sounds thicker and fuller then any of the stock strats i owned... So many people use stock strats for hard rock so why not a tele....

But that being said i could see replaceing the stock pickups with humbuckers or at least some sort of higher output pick ups for hard rock... I love my high gain set ups and a single coil thru some of my high gain amps don't work very well as the noise kills some of the joy...
 
Re: Can a Tele be used for Hard Rock?

Lee Bob said:
I question whether you or some other people who have posted in this thread actually read my post. My question wasn't so much can a tele be used for hard rock, but what is required (if anything at all) to make a tele hold up relatively well with humbucker equipped guitars in a hard rock live situation.
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A big amp.
 
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I'd get a noisegate if i was going to use single coil pickups for high gain. Or buy humbuckers/noiseless singles

Other than that, rock on out with your tele. Should go great
 
Re: Can a Tele be used for Hard Rock?

Lee Bob said:
I question whether you or some other people who have posted in this thread actually read my post. My question wasn't so much can a tele be used for hard rock, but what is required (if anything at all) to make a tele hold up relatively well with humbucker equipped guitars in a hard rock live situation.
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Oh yeah, I read it. The only requirements in my book are the stock Tele and a Marshall (or an amp in the same class).
 
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I use a Gibson with buckers and a 15 watt amp (1X10 apeaker). Our other guitarists uses a Strat through a 1X12 solid state.
I need to raise the volume on my amp to high levels to keep up with him.
Want to cut through the mix while playing with other guys? use a bigger amp and use more mids/treble...
The rest is about getting the tone you want.
 
Re: Can a Tele be used for Hard Rock?

guitarded said:
I use this for hard rock all the time. Sometime people poke fun calling it a Springsteen Special, until they hear it :)
Dimarzio Chopper-T on the Lead and Dimarzio Virtual-T on the neck


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That's the only one in this thread I would consider for hard rock/metal. I have 3 teles all have Hot Rails in the bridge. Not saying the other suggestions wouldn't work, but can you imagine playing Slayer convincingly with a quarter pounder?
 
Re: Can a Tele be used for Hard Rock?

Lee Bob said:
I question whether you or some other people who have posted in this thread actually read my post. My question wasn't so much can a tele be used for hard rock, but what is required (if anything at all) to make a tele hold up relatively well with humbucker equipped guitars in a hard rock live situation.
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I read your post just fine. You don't need anything else besides a Tele and an amp with comparable power. Teles cut through everything.
 
Re: Can a Tele be used for Hard Rock?

Hellion said:
You can play ANY type of music with ANY type of guitar. Period.
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Yes and no.

So I guess that's minus the "Period" in your statement.

"Back In The Day" when it was cool to have all the beat up Fender stuff, I was playing in a "indie rock" band and I had (among other things) an old Jag, Jazzmaster and Esquire. As much as I tried to make them scream like my Les Pauls- they always sounded... not right. I have a pic of a session from recording our album- it's my Jazzmaster and Esquire with my Goldtop and LP Special. Most of the record was done with the Goldtop and Special, but the Jazzmaster and Esquire made it onto one song a piece- both were much cleaner pieces. I love the J. Mascis Jazzmaster thing, and Telecasters are serious rock guitars- but they've got to be loaded with pickups and amps that match their strong suits.

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My bro's MIJ Tele with Duncan quarter pounder in the bridge sounds HUGE...almost like an LP.

Listen to anything by the Black Keys and try telling me Teles don't rock hard.
 
Re: Can a Tele be used for Hard Rock?

jonnymangia said:
My bro's MIJ Tele with Duncan quarter pounder in the bridge sounds HUGE...almost like an LP.

Listen to anything by the Black Keys and try telling me Teles don't rock hard.
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My buddy just got me onto the Black Keys. I definitely dig them.
 
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