So I saw a Lindsay Lohan movie, and she played a tele...

63dot · March 3rd, 2007, 10:53 AM

...or a Tele-sonic according to a post on imdb.com in the movie "Freaky Friday", but the poster said the guitar was not an actual telecaster...

what?

does a telecaster have to have two single coil pickups in the same configuration as the original butterscotch tele to be a "telecaster"?

it's the only movie i have ever seen where the term telecaster, or tele was mentioned by name

i did see a telecaster in the "Buddy Holly Story" and in the Ralph Macchio movie, "Crossroads"

btw...what other movies have you seen a tele in??

normantrophy · March 3rd, 2007, 12:52 PM

Now that you mentioned it, I think I saw that Tele in "The Buddy Holly Story," myself. Forgot all about that.

I can't recall right off, but I'd bet Prince's long-present Telecaster copy probably put in an appearance or two in "Purple Rain," as well.

jwells393 · March 3rd, 2007, 01:00 PM

There was a blackguard looking Telecaster in the recent movie "Because I Said So" .......... but I hate to admit I saw the movie........ Probably one of the worst movies to be released this year .......... and it's a chick flick.

normantrophy · March 3rd, 2007, 01:37 PM

It's not a movie, but there's a couple of VERY nice shots of a Butterscotch blackguard Tele in a frequently-run commercial for St. Louis tourism ... when they're running it, I bet I see that same ad a half-dozen times in a single night ...

63dot · March 3rd, 2007, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by normantrophy

Now that you mentioned it, I think I saw that Tele in "The Buddy Holly Story," myself. Forgot all about that.

I can't recall right off, but I'd bet Prince's long-present Telecaster copy probably put in an appearance or two in "Purple Rain," as well.

omg, here i consider myself a movie nut, and i forgot about purple rain...great movie, though i consider prince a little self indulgent

and yes, that tele makes an appearance or two, or three

next to bruce springsteen's guitar, prince's tele, or hohner tele, is the most photographed and filmed tele i have ever seen...and most recently, prince used the tele for the halftime show at the superbowl

Chris S. · March 3rd, 2007, 10:20 PM

Hmm. It wouldn't have occurred to me to cast her as an inanimate object – I mean, she doesn't really look much like a Tele (to me, anyway), so maybe they were "casting against type." ;-) But having seen some of her other films, maybe it wasn't such a stretch after all.

(And my apologies in advance to any LL fans.

) CS :-)

scudgebucket · March 3rd, 2007, 11:57 PM

.....well, yeah, but was she wearing any panties? ; - )

eryque · March 4th, 2007, 01:02 AM

Some folks really stick hard to the "it ain't a Telecaster if it ain't like they made 'em in 1952" line of thought. I am not such a person and believe that any guitar that Fender labels as a Telecaster counts, even if it is a Telesonic.

Other tele sightings: "I Walk The Line" (of course), the Boss playing his own in "Hi Fidelity," and the Pepsi commercial which postulates that if young Jimi Hendrix drank Coke "Purple Haze" would have been played on the accordion.

sean79 · March 4th, 2007, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris S.

Hmm. It wouldn't have occurred to me to cast her as an inanimate object – I mean, she doesn't really look much like a Tele (to me, anyway), so maybe they were "casting against type." ;-) But having seen some of her other films, maybe it wasn't such a stretch after all.

(And my apologies in advance to any LL fans.

) CS :-)

Now that's funny.

G-Yo · March 4th, 2007, 08:11 AM

We rented the movie Departed last night - really good movie, although quite violent. Anyway, the closing song was a Roy Buchanan song (The Messiah will come again). Doesn't quite classify as a telecaster in the movie, but close enough for me.

PostoronnimV · March 4th, 2007, 08:20 AM

G-Yo, there also was "Gimme Shelter" somwhere in the middle, which is almost too much :)

Solman87 · March 4th, 2007, 01:34 PM

In "Walk the Line", of course his 'lectric player played a tele. dont think it was a blackguard, though.

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63dot Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: earth Posts: 884	So I saw a Lindsay Lohan movie, and she played a tele... ...or a Tele-sonic according to a post on imdb.com in the movie "Freaky Friday", but the poster said the guitar was not an actual telecaster... what? does a telecaster have to have two single coil pickups in the same configuration as the original butterscotch tele to be a "telecaster"? it's the only movie i have ever seen where the term telecaster, or tele was mentioned by name i did see a telecaster in the "Buddy Holly Story" and in the Ralph Macchio movie, "Crossroads" btw...what other movies have you seen a tele in??

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normantrophy Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Albany, IN USA Age: 46 Posts: 129	Now that you mentioned it, I think I saw that Tele in "The Buddy Holly Story," myself. Forgot all about that. I can't recall right off, but I'd bet Prince's long-present Telecaster copy probably put in an appearance or two in "Purple Rain," as well.

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normantrophy Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Albany, IN USA Age: 46 Posts: 129	It's not a movie, but there's a couple of VERY nice shots of a Butterscotch blackguard Tele in a frequently-run commercial for St. Louis tourism ... when they're running it, I bet I see that same ad a half-dozen times in a single night ...

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G-Yo Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pensacola, FL Age: 32 Posts: 130 11 Photos	We rented the movie Departed last night - really good movie, although quite violent. Anyway, the closing song was a Roy Buchanan song (The Messiah will come again). Doesn't quite classify as a telecaster in the movie, but close enough for me.

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PostoronnimV Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: H Age: 25 Posts: 139 6 Photos	G-Yo, there also was "Gimme Shelter" somwhere in the middle, which is almost too much :)

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Solman87 TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin Tx Age: 21 Posts: 66	In "Walk the Line", of course his 'lectric player played a tele. dont think it was a blackguard, though. __________________ "good artists imitate, great artists steal" -Pablo Picasso