Glam Rock teles?

mongoose · April 17th, 2008, 07:12 PM

Both Vince and Mic have what look like teles.

I hope this isn't embarrassing for anyone...

mongoose · April 17th, 2008, 07:13 PM

gotta wait till about 55 seconds in to get the first good look

redtele · April 18th, 2008, 11:21 AM

here is a some great Tele glam - once Bowie quits yakking....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkrbXFPExc

ajgus · April 18th, 2008, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mongoose

Both Vince and Mic have what look like teles.

I hope this isn't embarrassing for anyone...

Wow...I don't even really know where to begin...

SatelliteOrders · April 18th, 2008, 11:29 AM

Mars plays a Tele-shaped guitar with an angled-like-EddieVH humbucker bridge PU and a Floyd. The guitar retains the shape. I've seen a company (Warmoth?) that calls it the "Girls! Girls! Girls!" setup and has it as a regular order. I did like the all-mirrored front. Nice for a stage guitar.

bowlfreshener · April 18th, 2008, 04:39 PM

Yes, both Mick Mars and Vince Neil have used Tele shaped guitars that were custom made by Kramer. I think the video Kickstart My Heart features a Tele-Kramer that is fully mirrored. Also, I believe CC Deville had a Tele shaped guitar that was either a Kramer or BC Rich. Scott Ian of Anthrax used to use a Tele-shaped ESP guitar in the early days of Anthrax. Teles have been in metal here and there for years...

Sollophonic · April 18th, 2008, 05:04 PM

I remember a metal band from the early 80s using a tele.

Anyone remember Vardis, whos singer not only used a basic tele to play NWOBHM but came on stage each gig barefoot and complained of getting splinters!!!

Seem to remember that they, like all of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) claimed NOT to be Heavy Metal!!!!

But he used a Tele, so maybe a bit of redemption is due.

JohnnyCrash · April 18th, 2008, 05:16 PM

Glam rock... I got confused. I call all of that '80s stuff "Hair Metal."

I call The New York Dolls and David Bowie "Glam Rock"... and in that case, Bowie's old guitarplayer Mick Ronson used a Tele quite often. Mick was a killer guitarplayer!

boris bubbanov · April 18th, 2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyCrash

I call The New York Dolls and David Bowie "Glam Rock"... and in that case, Bowie's old guitarplayer Mick Ronson used a Tele quite often. Mick was a killer guitarplayer!

Absolutely.

Yeah, I don't consider Anthrax to be glam. I consider Gene Loves Jezebel to be glam

spicolli · April 18th, 2008, 06:03 PM

anthrax is "thrash metal"

bowlfreshener · April 18th, 2008, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by spicolli

anthrax is "thrash metal"

I never meant that Anthrax was glam metal, I was just saying that another example of a Tele in metal is Anthrax, as in my message I say "teles have been here and there in metal for years", meaning all kinds of metal, including glam/hair metal and thrash metal. So is everybody clear on why I mentioned Anthras now?

mongoose · April 18th, 2008, 11:45 PM

You must excuse me for using glam over hair. I wasn't around when all this "good" music was coming out... Yea thats right, its a burn on you old guys...
all kidding aside I learn tons from this site, and the fact that some of my favourite bands are playing teles or t-shapes make it that much better. Now can someone find me a picture or video of Paul or Ace using a tele, or Gene using a tele bass?

spicolli · April 18th, 2008, 11:56 PM

i still love old anthrax before they kicked out joey, but the other crap they made with that other guy was not so good. joey lives 10 minutes from me and has a studio set up there.

usc96 · April 19th, 2008, 11:11 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFWbF0Kp-_4

neocaster · April 19th, 2008, 11:46 AM

They've been making Teles for a long time, and others have been copying them for almost as long. Fender made the HM (Heavy Metal) Tele for a while and I think they rock in that cheesy 80s way that I'm not ashamed to say still makes me feel 15 again.

freddie · April 20th, 2008, 02:32 AM

Hi All,
For very many years I stuck my nose up at glam, it just wasn't something I even gave a chance to. It could be linked to being bullied as a child because I liked to read adult books and listen to adult music lol... I was al;ready being teased enough lol.. One day not to long ago I heard A space Oddity by Bowie and I just thought how cool is that song and guitar tone. I found it's not about getting all serious and political, more about fun and taking the piss as they say here in the U.K. (having a laugh, get the old folks backs up

). Anyways glad to hear Ronson played a Tele now and then, I'm a middle aged man in love with his guitarplaying, God bless his spirit. I can appreciate the Dolls as well, Glams influence helped produce two of my fave rock bands, the Pistols and Joy Division.

freddie

ajgus · April 20th, 2008, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spicolli

i still love old anthrax before they kicked out joey, but the other crap they made with that other guy was not so good. joey lives 10 minutes from me and has a studio set up there.

Listen...I don't mean to get off subject here, but I could not (respectfully) disagree with you more. I am a HUGE 'Thrax fan. Their stuff was great w/ Joey. But they were very much "'80's" until they kicked him out. The "OTHER GUY" you refer to is John Bush (formerly of Armored Saint). Anthrax finally discovered their voice when he joined the band. They finally became dark & heavy. Finally became a "metal" band

. And most important of all, they wrote THE BEST music of their careers at that point. "Sound of White Noise" is one of the greatest metal albums EVER composed. Please don't refer to it as "Crap"

. Man, most of the stuff discussed here is country. Spicolli, its great to finally talk some metal. Thanks!

spicolli · April 20th, 2008, 07:15 AM

for me when john bush joined the band, it sounded too much to me like they were selling out and going more grunge just like every other so called metal band from that period(ie "metallica"), i guess its not crap as i said, but it wasnt as enjoyable for me as their earlier albums were. i guess it was too much of a drastic change for me to accept. i guess you could say it was the "80's" stylings that really made me enjoy them with joey in the band. i grew up in the 80's so alot of the bands from that decade i listened to and enjoyed alot.

Tim73 · April 20th, 2008, 07:22 AM

I was into the Glam scene of the 80s. It was only referred to as Hair Metal in later years. At the time it was Glam / Sleaze. I remember the guy from the Sea Hags had a tele. The more Stonesy side of the Glam scene would dabble with teles - Izzy Stradlin from Guns N Roses was the Stones influenced one so he had a HM tele! All very silly really. I remember Mick Mars talking about how he was "just a blues guy really" & then every other guitarist saying the same. I don't remember Buddy Guy backcombing his hair and wearing stack boots! In the UK we had the Dogs D'Amour (Jo Dog was a very occasional tele player) and the Quireboys who also dabbled with teles. In fact now the Quireboys have reformed Guy Griffin often has tele style guitars & was using a 60s Fender tele for a while. Then of course you had Blackeyed Susan who's Dizzy Dean Davidson played a tele. He was ex-Britny Fox. Ahem, signs of a mis-spent youth here!

From the original Glam era I am suprised that nobody mentioned Noddy Holder's black tele. The guitar sure gets about!

My creditionals for being a "Hair Metal expert"? I submit the following picture of me "back in the day" so to speak... It's an old gig flyer & I am on the right

Shoved BassVIII · April 20th, 2008, 11:45 AM

Back to the original guitars in the thread. Vince's guitar is actually a Spector.

April 17th, 2008, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
mongoose TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 64	Glam Rock teles? Both Vince and Mic have what look like teles. I hope this isn't embarrassing for anyone... __________________ Tokai Love Rock Yamaha F-310 TBS Zoom 505II Danelectro Free Speech Talk Box Randall RX50 LEFTY

April 17th, 2008, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
mongoose TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 64	gotta wait till about 55 seconds in to get the first good look __________________ Tokai Love Rock Yamaha F-310 TBS Zoom 505II Danelectro Free Speech Talk Box Randall RX50 LEFTY

April 18th, 2008, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
SatelliteOrders Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 38 Posts: 643	Mars plays a Tele-shaped guitar with an angled-like-EddieVH humbucker bridge PU and a Floyd. The guitar retains the shape. I've seen a company (Warmoth?) that calls it the "Girls! Girls! Girls!" setup and has it as a regular order. I did like the all-mirrored front. Nice for a stage guitar. __________________

April 18th, 2008, 04:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
bowlfreshener Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 33 Posts: 1,550 6 Photos	Yes, both Mick Mars and Vince Neil have used Tele shaped guitars that were custom made by Kramer. I think the video Kickstart My Heart features a Tele-Kramer that is fully mirrored. Also, I believe CC Deville had a Tele shaped guitar that was either a Kramer or BC Rich. Scott Ian of Anthrax used to use a Tele-shaped ESP guitar in the early days of Anthrax. Teles have been in metal here and there for years... __________________ RAMA LAMA FA FA FA

April 18th, 2008, 06:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
spicolli Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 315 Age: 32 Posts: 420	anthrax is "thrash metal" __________________ Rock and roll around my head Fifty watts happening

April 18th, 2008, 11:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
redtele TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 20	here is a some great Tele glam - once Bowie quits yakking.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkrbXFPExc

April 18th, 2008, 05:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sollophonic Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Skipton, N. Yorkshire, England Age: 44 Posts: 367	I remember a metal band from the early 80s using a tele. Anyone remember Vardis, whos singer not only used a basic tele to play NWOBHM but came on stage each gig barefoot and complained of getting splinters!!! Seem to remember that they, like all of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) claimed NOT to be Heavy Metal!!!! But he used a Tele, so maybe a bit of redemption is due.

April 18th, 2008, 05:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	Glam rock... I got confused. I call all of that '80s stuff "Hair Metal." I call The New York Dolls and David Bowie "Glam Rock"... and in that case, Bowie's old guitarplayer Mick Ronson used a Tele quite often. Mick was a killer guitarplayer!

April 18th, 2008, 11:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
mongoose TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 64	You must excuse me for using glam over hair. I wasn't around when all this "good" music was coming out... Yea thats right, its a burn on you old guys... all kidding aside I learn tons from this site, and the fact that some of my favourite bands are playing teles or t-shapes make it that much better. Now can someone find me a picture or video of Paul or Ace using a tele, or Gene using a tele bass? __________________ Tokai Love Rock Yamaha F-310 TBS Zoom 505II Danelectro Free Speech Talk Box Randall RX50 LEFTY

April 18th, 2008, 11:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
spicolli Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 315 Age: 32 Posts: 420	i still love old anthrax before they kicked out joey, but the other crap they made with that other guy was not so good. joey lives 10 minutes from me and has a studio set up there. __________________ Rock and roll around my head Fifty watts happening

April 19th, 2008, 11:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
usc96 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: East Coast Age: 39 Posts: 71	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFWbF0Kp-_4 __________________ My Guitar

April 19th, 2008, 11:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
neocaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester County, PA Age: 35 Posts: 3,529 11 Photos	They've been making Teles for a long time, and others have been copying them for almost as long. Fender made the HM (Heavy Metal) Tele for a while and I think they rock in that cheesy 80s way that I'm not ashamed to say still makes me feel 15 again.

April 20th, 2008, 02:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
freddie Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portsmouth, U.K. Age: 44 Posts: 186	Hi All, For very many years I stuck my nose up at glam, it just wasn't something I even gave a chance to. It could be linked to being bullied as a child because I liked to read adult books and listen to adult music lol... I was al;ready being teased enough lol.. One day not to long ago I heard A space Oddity by Bowie and I just thought how cool is that song and guitar tone. I found it's not about getting all serious and political, more about fun and taking the piss as they say here in the U.K. (having a laugh, get the old folks backs up ). Anyways glad to hear Ronson played a Tele now and then, I'm a middle aged man in love with his guitarplaying, God bless his spirit. I can appreciate the Dolls as well, Glams influence helped produce two of my fave rock bands, the Pistols and Joy Division. freddie

April 20th, 2008, 07:15 AM	#18 (permalink)
spicolli Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 315 Age: 32 Posts: 420	for me when john bush joined the band, it sounded too much to me like they were selling out and going more grunge just like every other so called metal band from that period(ie "metallica"), i guess its not crap as i said, but it wasnt as enjoyable for me as their earlier albums were. i guess it was too much of a drastic change for me to accept. i guess you could say it was the "80's" stylings that really made me enjoy them with joey in the band. i grew up in the 80's so alot of the bands from that decade i listened to and enjoyed alot. __________________ Rock and roll around my head Fifty watts happening

April 20th, 2008, 07:22 AM	#19 (permalink)
Tim73 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berkshire, England Age: 35 Posts: 1,391 21 Photos	I was into the Glam scene of the 80s. It was only referred to as Hair Metal in later years. At the time it was Glam / Sleaze. I remember the guy from the Sea Hags had a tele. The more Stonesy side of the Glam scene would dabble with teles - Izzy Stradlin from Guns N Roses was the Stones influenced one so he had a HM tele! All very silly really. I remember Mick Mars talking about how he was "just a blues guy really" & then every other guitarist saying the same. I don't remember Buddy Guy backcombing his hair and wearing stack boots! In the UK we had the Dogs D'Amour (Jo Dog was a very occasional tele player) and the Quireboys who also dabbled with teles. In fact now the Quireboys have reformed Guy Griffin often has tele style guitars & was using a 60s Fender tele for a while. Then of course you had Blackeyed Susan who's Dizzy Dean Davidson played a tele. He was ex-Britny Fox. Ahem, signs of a mis-spent youth here! From the original Glam era I am suprised that nobody mentioned Noddy Holder's black tele. The guitar sure gets about! My creditionals for being a "Hair Metal expert"? I submit the following picture of me "back in the day" so to speak... It's an old gig flyer & I am on the right __________________ Born in the '70's & in my mind, still living there now...

April 20th, 2008, 11:45 AM	#20 (permalink)
Shoved BassVIII Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Idaho Age: 26 Posts: 349	Back to the original guitars in the thread. Vince's guitar is actually a Spector.