Teles

[JB_From_Hell]

I'm one of those who believes I could use my Telecaster for pretty much any style and be happy with it. I've had a few, and always regretted when I got rid of them. My keeper is a '96 USA Tele Plus version 2. Originally it had 3 Lace Sensors. I've pulled the middle pickup, added a 4 way, and replaced the TBX with a regular tone pot. It has the best cleans of all my guitars, and I can tune it however low and play whatever crazy metal stuff, plus all the shades in between. I have no desire to get rid of all my guitars except for one, but if I had to, this Tele would be the keeper.

With all that said, naturally I want another Telecaster, but here's the question: Is getting another one kind of missing the point?

 

[Benjy_26]

I want another Telecaster, but here's the question: Is getting another one kind of missing the point?

Nope. I think every tele guy needs a thinline. I have a '69 MIJ RI that is my main guitar, and it has some overlap with my solid body, more traditional tele, but it does things that the solid body can't really do.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Nope. I think every tele guy needs a thinline. I have a '69 MIJ RI that is my main guitar, and it has some overlap with my solid body, more traditional tele, but it does things that the solid body can't really do.

Now that makes sense. I’ve had a couple 335 style guitars, but always get rid of them because they’re like playing a surfboard.

 

[Benjy_26]

Now that makes sense. I’ve had a couple 335 style guitars, but always get rid of them because they’re like playing a surfboard.

I still own a Sheraton (loaded with TV Jones 'trons) and an Alleykat, but the thinline is easier to sling all night and cuts though better while still retaining a lot of airiness and a lot of the woodiness that a good semi-hillow archtop has.

 

[Securb]

I have a Tele with a Hot Rails in the bridge and a Tron in the neck. The guitar is a great hard rock/metal machine

 

[alex1fly]

Man. I tried probably 25-35 Teles in person, and ended up with two of them. Only those two had the magic, and I too feel like you do - I can do anything I want with them, they down tune beautifully, and are just a joy to play. All the other Teles... were fine. So for me in no way would I assume that because I love my two Teles then I'll love another Tele.

I think this is a common occurrence, though. You love the **** out of a piece of gear but you want that feeling of discovering that you love the **** out of something.

If it were me I'd say nix the wanting-another-Tele idea and just go play a bunch of guitars to see if anything can equal your Tele. Maybe it'll be a Tele, maybe not.

I do like my Thinline for the weight (6.5 lbs!) and sort of raspy, throaty tone. But again there was the gauntlet of trying all those other Teles... the Thinline was literally the last one I tried after 18 months of Tele auditioning.

 

[GuitarStv]

Now that makes sense. I’ve had a couple 335 style guitars, but always get rid of them because they’re like playing a surfboard.

I did all my early guitar playing on a 335 style guitar . . . every other style of guitar feels a little too small to me. You get used to different bodies after a while.

 

[CK71]

I have two teles and love them both. One has single coils and the other has humbuckers. As long as you enjoy playing them both that is all that matters.

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

With all that said, naturally I want another Telecaster, but here's the question: Is getting another one kind of missing the point?

Dunno. I've got five of them on my wall and a sixth in the works.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

I've been wanting to build a Warmoth guitar for forever... maybe it'll be a Tele style.

 

[pskorz]

Is getting another one kind of missing the point?