Getting my Tele fulfilled a lifelong dream

catalankid · March 11th, 2008, 09:04 PM

Hello everyone, When I was 16, I was playing an old Gibson 335, but my best friend got a '66 Tele for his birthday. I never forgot that guitar, and I have been smitten ever since, I came close to that tone with a couple of strats that I had over the years, but couldn't fully achieve the feel and the tone that I was after. I was crazy about Jim Messina's tone when he was with Poco, then later L&M and realized that a lot of the twang and tones could not happen any other way. So, I finally shopped and got an 07 MIM Tele, white on white, and I really love her. Playing my Tele is as natural as breathing to me, and I am surprized how much this guitar inspires me, to play long, and to try new things out musically. I haven't played a lot of different Teles like a lot of you have, but I sure like this one. I'm on my second set of strings with her now, and I think I'll stick with GHS 10-46. I tried Elixir 10-46 strings with this guitar, but didn't like the tone not enough twang!0

I feel privelaged to be here with all of you.

maestrovert · March 11th, 2008, 09:55 PM

Welcome Aboard !
i too was always impressed with Jimmy Messina's Tele tone & touch....

BroadMaster · March 11th, 2008, 11:12 PM

Hey catalankid, WELCOME! Congrats on finding and getting to live your dream. Enjoy!

jenton70 · March 11th, 2008, 11:34 PM

Congrats on the new guitar. I, too, am a sucker for a white on white tele!

boris bubbanov · March 11th, 2008, 11:42 PM

No doubt. More people need to come to terms; that Jimmy Messina is truly responsible for why a lot of guys are here today at this board, and why the Tele hung on when the Strat had all that momentum. Sure, you may have heard others later on, maybe a few guitarists before Jimmy that happened to play Tele. But Jimmy is why I switched, and I know I'm not close to being alone on this.

Welcome, Catalankid.

furrfurrfurr · March 11th, 2008, 11:45 PM

welcome. may as well get another. you're gonna do it sooner or later, anyhow.

hugo · March 12th, 2008, 12:56 AM

Hey Cat,

I just bought the exact same guitar 2 weeks ago! I love the white on white, don't you? Perfect fit and finish!! It's a beauty. Congrats!!

teleman55 · March 12th, 2008, 01:41 AM

Enjoy that guitar! Just remember, on a Tele the tone and volume controls are meant to be used, really used. You may or may not set your amp different too. Have fun!

Bonneville Bruce · March 12th, 2008, 02:32 AM

Hey Cat,

Welcome aboard. I'm over here in Caldwell where we speak Tele too.
The rule is that you must post a photo of your latest Tele, so get busy with the camera.

I, too, love Messina's tone, like the lead on "You're Mama Can't Dance", that is dripping with Tele twang. I saw L & M at a great show abour 1975 at the Utah State Fair Grounds on a perfect summer day. Lots of twang at that show that was from the "On Stage Tour" with about the same set list. Cool.

All I know is that my playing really took off when I made my sweet little '69 Thinline my #1.

Bonneville Bruce

P.S. We have friends over at Rupert, so maby we can get together some time when I'm in the neighborhood.

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Originally Posted by catalankid

I was crazy about Jim Messina's tone when he was with Poco, then later L&M and realized that a lot of the twang and tones could not happen any other way. So, I finally shopped and got an 07 MIM Tele, white on white, and I really love her. Playing my Tele is as natural as breathing to me, and I am surprized how much this guitar inspires me, to play long, and to try new things out musically. I haven't played a lot of different Teles like a lot of you have, but I sure like this one.

91xlntS-3 · March 12th, 2008, 05:21 AM

Nothing like getting your first Tele! Welcome and Enjoy!!

spicolli · March 12th, 2008, 06:50 AM

welcome, and enjoy the new tele

Ira7 · March 12th, 2008, 07:04 AM

Ahhhhh...that new guitar smell! (Me, same ax, sunburst, last month.)

How long did it take you to remove the sticker?

Scotland · March 12th, 2008, 08:10 AM

Welcome to both the board and the wonderful world of Teles. It took you long enough

Enjoy it and wonder how you managed all those wasted years without one.

Telemarkman · March 12th, 2008, 09:12 AM

Welcome aboard catalankid!

Getting one's first Telecaster is a milestone in any player's life.

I can still remember the feeling when I got my first one in 1967 after I'd been GASing for one for more than 5 years ... But man, almost 40 years of GAS

...

cknowles · March 12th, 2008, 09:45 AM

There is just far too much good music out there.
I had completely forgotten about L&M!

Had to explore Youtube and found this.
You've gotta love that Tele twang!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mPhmxxyGOU4

Anyone else remember those bell bottoms jeans?

Agarn · March 12th, 2008, 09:47 AM

Photos Please! we'd love to see your new tele!

by the way, do you still have the 335?

BillyG · March 12th, 2008, 12:06 PM

Welcome aboard and enjoy the show. Pictures are always appreciated.

downeastboy · March 12th, 2008, 12:51 PM

Welcome, catalankid, from another new member. Definitely post photos - would love to see the white on white as I'm considering another Tele now with that color scheme!

catalankid · March 12th, 2008, 01:42 PM

Thanks guys, I am glad I found this community of Tele players just like me. I will post pics as soon as my daughter visits, she is so much more tech-savvy than I am. Bonneville Bruce, it is so good to know that there are friends close by. I go up to Meridian occasionally, and would welcome the chance to play guitars. Argan, the Gibson ES 335 that I had was a great first guitar, after that acoustic Mom got me with unbearable action. I bought it for $150 in 1968, and it was gigged hard when I got it, and I gigged with it as well. Anyway, I traded it in on a Les Paul Custom. I loved the way the Paul played and sounded, but for me, a LP is a very bottom-heavy and unbalanced guitar when I have it strapped on and standing. So, I traded it in on a Guild acoustic which I still have. To me there's no comparasion between a LP and a Tele for playing comfort. My MIM only weighs 7.9 lbs. so not only is it light in weight, but very balanced, and easy to play. I really get a kick out of the guy who posts here, and has a picture of his sweet Tele and says "This is Mit, she is my first love." It's all about the feeling you get when you play.

March 11th, 2008, 09:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
catalankid TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Richfield, Id. Age: 55 Posts: 45	Getting my Tele fulfilled a lifelong dream Hello everyone, When I was 16, I was playing an old Gibson 335, but my best friend got a '66 Tele for his birthday. I never forgot that guitar, and I have been smitten ever since, I came close to that tone with a couple of strats that I had over the years, but couldn't fully achieve the feel and the tone that I was after. I was crazy about Jim Messina's tone when he was with Poco, then later L&M and realized that a lot of the twang and tones could not happen any other way. So, I finally shopped and got an 07 MIM Tele, white on white, and I really love her. Playing my Tele is as natural as breathing to me, and I am surprized how much this guitar inspires me, to play long, and to try new things out musically. I haven't played a lot of different Teles like a lot of you have, but I sure like this one. I'm on my second set of strings with her now, and I think I'll stick with GHS 10-46. I tried Elixir 10-46 strings with this guitar, but didn't like the tone not enough twang!0 I feel privelaged to be here with all of you.

March 11th, 2008, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Branch Mi. Posts: 6,542	Welcome Aboard ! i too was always impressed with Jimmy Messina's Tele tone & touch.... __________________ Sing the Song Bro' Play on Drummer www.godonthe.net

March 11th, 2008, 11:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
BroadMaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PARIS. REPUBLIC of TEXAS Age: 55 Posts: 1,521 4 Photos	Hey catalankid, WELCOME! Congrats on finding and getting to live your dream. Enjoy! __________________ {disclaimer} It's like EVERYTHING* else on this entire forum, it boils down to what *YOU* choose, to suit you. If the human mind was a simple thing to understand, we would be too simple to understand it.

March 11th, 2008, 11:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 8,537	No doubt. More people need to come to terms; that Jimmy Messina is truly responsible for why a lot of guys are here today at this board, and why the Tele hung on when the Strat had all that momentum. Sure, you may have heard others later on, maybe a few guitarists before Jimmy that happened to play Tele. But Jimmy is why I switched, and I know I'm not close to being alone on this. Welcome, Catalankid. __________________ Bubban0v

March 11th, 2008, 11:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
furrfurrfurr Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South of Heaven Posts: 2,497	welcome. may as well get another. you're gonna do it sooner or later, anyhow. __________________ Hope I'm not too Messianic or a trifle too Satanic. Meow.

March 11th, 2008, 11:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
jenton70 TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Milwaukee Age: 38 Posts: 65	Congrats on the new guitar. I, too, am a sucker for a white on white tele!

March 12th, 2008, 12:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sarnia,Ontario Age: 49 Posts: 812	Hey Cat, I just bought the exact same guitar 2 weeks ago! I love the white on white, don't you? Perfect fit and finish!! It's a beauty. Congrats!!

March 12th, 2008, 01:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
teleman55 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: fox lake, il Age: 53 Posts: 113	Finally a new Tele Enjoy that guitar! Just remember, on a Tele the tone and volume controls are meant to be used, really used. You may or may not set your amp different too. Have fun!

March 12th, 2008, 05:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
91xlntS-3 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 729	Nothing like getting your first Tele! Welcome and Enjoy!!

March 12th, 2008, 06:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
spicolli Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 315 Age: 32 Posts: 420	welcome, and enjoy the new tele __________________ Rock and roll around my head Fifty watts happening

March 12th, 2008, 07:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ira7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Coral Springs, FL Age: 51 Posts: 326	Ahhhhh...that new guitar smell! (Me, same ax, sunburst, last month.) How long did it take you to remove the sticker?

March 12th, 2008, 08:10 AM	#13 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,502 3 Photos	Welcome to both the board and the wonderful world of Teles. It took you long enough Enjoy it and wonder how you managed all those wasted years without one. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

March 12th, 2008, 09:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
Telemarkman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 61 Posts: 4,719	Welcome aboard catalankid! Getting one's first Telecaster is a milestone in any player's life. I can still remember the feeling when I got my first one in 1967 after I'd been GASing for one for more than 5 years ... But man, almost 40 years of GAS ...

March 12th, 2008, 09:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
cknowles Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada Age: 45 Posts: 126	There is just far too much good music out there. I had completely forgotten about L&M! Had to explore Youtube and found this. You've gotta love that Tele twang!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=mPhmxxyGOU4 Anyone else remember those bell bottoms jeans?

March 12th, 2008, 09:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
Agarn Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: travelers rest, sc Posts: 177	Photos Please! we'd love to see your new tele! by the way, do you still have the 335?

March 12th, 2008, 12:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
BillyG Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Summerville, SC Age: 41 Posts: 431	Welcome aboard and enjoy the show. Pictures are always appreciated.

March 12th, 2008, 12:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
downeastboy TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 56 Posts: 69	Welcome, catalankid, from another new member. Definitely post photos - would love to see the white on white as I'm considering another Tele now with that color scheme!

March 12th, 2008, 01:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
catalankid TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Richfield, Id. Age: 55 Posts: 45	Thanks guys, I am glad I found this community of Tele players just like me. I will post pics as soon as my daughter visits, she is so much more tech-savvy than I am. Bonneville Bruce, it is so good to know that there are friends close by. I go up to Meridian occasionally, and would welcome the chance to play guitars. Argan, the Gibson ES 335 that I had was a great first guitar, after that acoustic Mom got me with unbearable action. I bought it for $150 in 1968, and it was gigged hard when I got it, and I gigged with it as well. Anyway, I traded it in on a Les Paul Custom. I loved the way the Paul played and sounded, but for me, a LP is a very bottom-heavy and unbalanced guitar when I have it strapped on and standing. So, I traded it in on a Guild acoustic which I still have. To me there's no comparasion between a LP and a Tele for playing comfort. My MIM only weighs 7.9 lbs. so not only is it light in weight, but very balanced, and easy to play. I really get a kick out of the guy who posts here, and has a picture of his sweet Tele and says "This is Mit, she is my first love." It's all about the feeling you get when you play.