Telecasters for Metal

[Bfeeney]

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I'm waiting till oddballs like Jaguar and hollowbodies get 'permission' to enter metal realm. It'd be fun.

Ha! Can you imagine the sh!t storm if someone says that a Jag is good for metal?!:banghead:

You know, in stock form the Tele probably isn't a 1st choice for metal, but who leaves things stock these days? I would venture to say that damn near any guitar can play anything if it is set up for that task.

 

[Jessie's ghost]

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Ha! Can you imagine the sh!t storm if someone says that a Jag is good for metal?!:banghead:

You know, in stock form the Tele probably isn't a 1st choice for metal, but who leaves things stock these days? I would venture to say that damn near any guitar can play anything if it is set up for that task.

Good point. And is any guitar with a Fender scale and a single-cut body automatically a Tele? Well, maybe not, but I think a lot of us are way too caught up on image and on these ideas of how things "should" be. Anyone who's any kind of musician should make the instrument serve them, not the other way around. And the instruments are so inbred now, anyway, that our categories are often meaningless. If you're worried that your guitar doesn't look "metal" enough, or "blues" enough, or "swing" enough, or "country" enough, or "classic rock" enough, then maybe you should ask yourself what else you have that will help convince people you're that kind of player. Gotta let the music do the talkin'.

 

[japanesevintage]

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Devin Townsend TE-220.

 

[Franknfilms]

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Devin Townsend TE-220.

YES! How could I forget! Devin's guitar is sweet

 

[Fusion1]

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The dude from Lamb of God played a bastardised tele and that was as metal as you can get. I actually like the "sleeper" guitars where you'd never expect it from a guitar like that, so I'm almost the opposite of MetalManiac but I see where he is coming from. Some of the "metal" guitars like a BC Rich Beast sort of look silly and more like comic book metal which to me is not very "metal".

I actually wish Schecter would make that 7 string tele as a 8 string tele. I would rock the crap out of that.

 

[Bfeeney]

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There you go, Lamb Of God plays a Tele, therefore Tele's CAN be used EFFECTIVELY for metal, CASE CLOSED, SHUT UP

 

[Fusion1]

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[Varg]

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I'm not putting them down, but Tele's just don't LOOK metal. That white one Devin Townsend has is a nice guitar, but NOT something a metal band should be playing onstage.

I suppose it depends on how you define metal - Lamb of God, Slipknot, that's not metal to me. They're bands that have come out of the whole nu-metal genre and THAT genre was completely different to your regular old school heavy metal both musically and aesthetically.

Bands like Iron Maiden, Sepultura, Death, Mayhem etc were all very different musically but shared almost the same outlook in terms of what clothes they wore in everyday life and what instruments they used (for the most part).

I know Scott Ian used a kinda Tele, but he looked way cooler with his Jackson Rhoads or "NOT" Soloist!

There's always exceptions to "rules" in every genre - Nergal from Behemoth - a modern day metal god IMO - was rocking a LTD Tele the other week in the studio for example, but in general, real metal is about Les Pauls, superstrats, Vs etc.

 

[metalmachine]

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I am just gonna say this. I can play metal regardless of the guitar. If somebody dumped on me cause my guitar was metal enough that is their loss. They I would lose a good lead player that has an extreme passion for heavy music. I dont mean that in a cocky way I know there are many better than me but there are much worse than me also. F it. I am getting a Tele.

 

[Varg]

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BTW That clip of Soso's was very cool.
But it's NOT METAL.

Neither is Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin etc etc. Even a lot of early Judas Priest can hardly be classed as metal!

 

[Funkfingers]

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My opinion on this question can be expressed in four words and one Roman numeral:

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II

 

[Varg]

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My opinion on this question can be expressed in four words and one Roman numeral:

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II

LZ are in my top 5 favourite bands. They are NOT in any way heavy metal.

Besides, Pagey used a Les Paul for LZII.

 

[Jessie's ghost]

Are some of you guys implying that Avril is somehow not metal?

 

[Tor]

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I'm not putting them down, but Tele's just don't LOOK metal. That white one Devin Townsend has is a nice guitar, but NOT something a metal band should be playing onstage.

What about Karl Sanders with a Strat?

 

[Bfeeney]

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Are some of you guys implying that Avril is somehow not metal?

You seen the mosh pit that breaks out when she plays Sk8er Boi? Total anarchy!:headbang:

 

[Petrovsk Mizinski]

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I'm not putting them down, but Tele's just don't LOOK metal. That white one Devin Townsend has is a nice guitar, but NOT something a metal band should be playing onstage.

I suppose it depends on how you define metal - Lamb of God, Slipknot, that's not metal to me. They're bands that have come out of the whole nu-metal genre and THAT genre was completely different to your regular old school heavy metal both musically and aesthetically.

Bands like Iron Maiden, Sepultura, Death, Mayhem etc were all very different musically but shared almost the same outlook in terms of what clothes they wore in everyday life and what instruments they used (for the most part).

I know Scott Ian used a kinda Tele, but he looked way cooler with his Jackson Rhoads or "NOT" Soloist!

There's always exceptions to "rules" in every genre - Nergal from Behemoth - a modern day metal god IMO - was rocking a LTD Tele the other week in the studio for example, but in general, real metal is about Les Pauls, superstrats, Vs etc.

Lmao have you even listened to Lamb of God?
They're pretty much in the same vein as Pantera and Machine Head, groove metal with plenty of thrash metal elements.
Would be wise to actually sit down with some of their albums and see the band live before passing off ridiculous judgements like that.
Not even remotely in the same class as bands like Slipknot, Korn or any of the 'nu-metal' crew.

 

[dr. ad]

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^ FWIW, i was completely disinterested in them for the same reasons until i saw them live (a few times, they are total whores for support slots here as you probably know)
went and bought a couple albums of theirs... there was much "WTF is this even the same band" in the van that morning.
different tastes and views on "what metal should be", i guess
: ]

back on-topic:
totally agree on that charvel scott ian used to use, that was very metal indeed!
:beerchug:

let's not forget that justin broadrick used a strat for years in godflesh, and they aren't exactly retro.

 

[Varg]

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Lmao have you even listened to Lamb of God?
They're pretty much in the same vein as Pantera and Machine Head, groove metal with plenty of thrash metal elements.
Would be wise to actually sit down with some of their albums and see the band live before passing off ridiculous judgements like that.
Not even remotely in the same class as bands like Slipknot, Korn or any of the 'nu-metal' crew.

I had the ashes of the wake album, I did give them a fair listen. As I remember it, they sounded like a death metal-lite band. The kind of band people who dont like death metal because its not melodic enough would listen to. However, suggest something good and heavy of theirs for me to listen to, I'm open to trying again.

Saying Machine Head as if they're great old school metal makes me lol- they stopped playing solos when it was trendy! Metal without solos is not metal. ( I know sepultura did the same btw, I can't listen to "Roots", it's horrible). Machine head had one good album then turned to crap chasing nu-metal's ideas, and I physically owned their albums so again, I did give them a chance.

Karl sanders with a strat doesn't count, we're talking teles, not strats! :lol:

BTW before anyone decides to get all upset because I don't think Lamb of God or Slipknot are metal, chill out. I'm not passing judgement on their music, because I don't listen to them, I really have no interest in them, I'm not telling people ONLY TRUE METAL BY MY DEFINITION is good. Jethro Tull are my favourite band FFS!

 

[Tor]

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Karl sanders with a strat doesn't count, we're talking teles, not strats! :lol:

Hah!

 

[Fusion1]

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Lamb of God is not metal?

DOES

NOT

COMPUTE

Check this out for some metal....



ok I kid... I kid...

really, check this out. Doesn't get much more metal than this with Mark Morton playing a tele with neck pickup ripped out: