Favorite Tele Tone ? - Page 2

koen · April 24th, 2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by psycho gun

Keith Strickland (B52's "Cosmic Thing" album).

Any idea how he gets his tone on the "Roam" intro? My band plays it, and I have never been able to get the sound similar to the B52's. Doesn't have to be exactly though :) I play it on the high E B and G strings in the first positions, maybe that's wrong?

psycho gun · April 24th, 2008, 08:54 PM

sorry, I don't know... in fact I'm a bass player and when I play Telecaster I only use power chords...

not ashamed, I like it ! but I can't help guitar players.

PJ · April 25th, 2008, 12:42 AM

Ray Flacke's Tele sound pretty good to me.

morroben · April 25th, 2008, 12:58 AM

Jim Campilongo. His tone is a little sweeter and jazzier than most tele players, even when he's really cranked and twangin'. He manages to avoid the icepick abrasive tones that really bother me, even when he's playing intentionally abrasive (in a good way) lines.

boris bubbanov · April 25th, 2008, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by grasspicker

Jim Messina, during the Loggins and Messina daze...
I have been listening to a lot of that these days. Though he doesn't make a whole lot of news, that boy has definitely put his stamp on a lot of music since the late '60's with Buffalo Springfield, Poco, L&M, and solo...
His tele work and sound were fine...indeed.

As great as all these other guys are, Jimmy is the reason I decided to cross over and be a Tele player. Otherwise the Lord only knows what piece of garbage I'd be playing, if anything at all.

His is my favorite tone, and coincidentally it is IMHO best representative of what a Telecaster was born to sound like. It is the purest distillation. This does not mean he is "better" than the guy you like; it just means he was the guy who was the most born to play Tele , nothing else.

I mean, the fact that he could make Kenny Loggins sound decent, that's really saying something.

Paul in Colorado · April 25th, 2008, 01:29 AM

Another Jim Messina fan here. While I love James Burton, Roy Nichols, Don Rich, Clarence White... Messina just had the classic Tele tone. It just popped out of the speakers. The Mother Lode album comes to mind.

Smirkster · April 25th, 2008, 01:37 AM

Favorite? That's hard to say, with so many great players...but if I had to pick one, it would be Brent Mason.

austintele · April 25th, 2008, 01:40 AM

jim campilongo

Bonneville Bruce · April 25th, 2008, 02:02 AM

Another Jim Messina fan, also
Marty Stuart, classic twangster,
Albert Lee, particularly with Emmylou Harris,
Clarence White with the Byrds

chabby · April 25th, 2008, 02:35 AM

Jimmy played the Tele Exclusively when I saw Loggins and Messina Live at the gorge in George washington a few years back - incredible show, those guys have lost nothing and were as good as ever - maybe better.

Elliot Easton · April 25th, 2008, 02:36 AM

I too love that snappy, poppy sound that Messina gets-a true Tele master.

Tony474 · April 25th, 2008, 02:54 AM

Add me to the admirers of Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Ray Flacke (with whom I've had the pleasure of being personally acqainted), Brad Paisley and Brent Mason - i.e. the usual suspects. Also Jerry Donahue.

Great players as they were, personally I'm less keen on the actual tones I've heard from, say, Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan.

I've enjoyed listening to some of the stuff Keith Urban's put out, and some terrific tones have been generated by relatively unknown players such as my good pal Matt Grant as well as a bunch of other guys whose identities I never discovered.

maestrovert · April 25th, 2008, 09:50 AM

i too, was always real partial to the tone, touch n' taste of Jimmy Messina....

ajgus · April 25th, 2008, 11:32 AM

BB, agreed about Jimmy. I think a Tele sounds best when its being pushed slightly beyond its "limitations".

PeteMac · April 25th, 2008, 11:45 AM

LeShlonk ... I really dig these guy's ...

http://www.myspace.com/leshlonk

They're a 3 piece from here in Melbourne and they are great live.
The cd doesn't really do his tone justice, but I mixed for 'em a couple of times and the guy's home brew Tele thru a '60's Maton amp was just KILLER.
Have a listen to the last song 'Take me away".
See what you think.

April 24th, 2008, 08:54 PM	#42 (permalink)
psycho gun Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Caen (France) Age: 35 Posts: 100 6 Photos	sorry, I don't know... in fact I'm a bass player and when I play Telecaster I only use power chords... not ashamed, I like it ! but I can't help guitar players. __________________ "What is your guitar ? - A Telecaster..." http://www.myspace.com/psychogun

April 25th, 2008, 12:42 AM	#43 (permalink)
PJ Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,077 4 Photos	Ray Flacke's Tele sound pretty good to me. __________________ PJ "I don't know if it's art, but I like it."

April 25th, 2008, 01:29 AM	#46 (permalink)
Paul in Colorado Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 55 Posts: 4,332 3 Photos	Another Jim Messina fan here. While I love James Burton, Roy Nichols, Don Rich, Clarence White... Messina just had the classic Tele tone. It just popped out of the speakers. The Mother Lode album comes to mind. __________________ www.tuatha.net

April 25th, 2008, 02:02 AM	#49 (permalink)
Bonneville Bruce Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Caldwell, Idaho Posts: 570	Another Jim Messina fan, also Marty Stuart, classic twangster, Albert Lee, particularly with Emmylou Harris, Clarence White with the Byrds __________________ "Let us issue, 'Live Music is Better' bumper stickers."

April 25th, 2008, 02:36 AM	#51 (permalink)
Elliot Easton Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 431	I too love that snappy, poppy sound that Messina gets-a true Tele master. __________________ *It's impossible to tell lies on a Telecaster!*

April 25th, 2008, 12:58 AM	#44 (permalink)
morroben Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: california Age: 32 Posts: 1,869 18 Photos	Jim Campilongo. His tone is a little sweeter and jazzier than most tele players, even when he's really cranked and twangin'. He manages to avoid the icepick abrasive tones that really bother me, even when he's playing intentionally abrasive (in a good way) lines.

April 25th, 2008, 01:37 AM	#47 (permalink)
Smirkster TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Volente Posts: 77	Favorite? That's hard to say, with so many great players...but if I had to pick one, it would be Brent Mason.

April 25th, 2008, 01:40 AM	#48 (permalink)
austintele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2004 Location: austin, texas Posts: 1,550	jim campilongo

April 25th, 2008, 02:35 AM	#50 (permalink)
chabby Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,261	Jimmy played the Tele Exclusively when I saw Loggins and Messina Live at the gorge in George washington a few years back - incredible show, those guys have lost nothing and were as good as ever - maybe better.

April 25th, 2008, 02:54 AM	#52 (permalink)
Tony474 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Bushey, near London, England Age: 61 Posts: 2,290	Add me to the admirers of Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Ray Flacke (with whom I've had the pleasure of being personally acqainted), Brad Paisley and Brent Mason - i.e. the usual suspects. Also Jerry Donahue. Great players as they were, personally I'm less keen on the actual tones I've heard from, say, Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan. I've enjoyed listening to some of the stuff Keith Urban's put out, and some terrific tones have been generated by relatively unknown players such as my good pal Matt Grant as well as a bunch of other guys whose identities I never discovered. __________________ *Proud to be The Man From Uncool.* I cried because I had no shoes - until I met a man who had no feet...

April 25th, 2008, 09:50 AM	#53 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Branch Mi. Posts: 6,542	i too, was always real partial to the tone, touch n' taste of Jimmy Messina.... __________________ Sing the Song Bro' Play on Drummer www.godonthe.net

April 25th, 2008, 11:32 AM	#54 (permalink)
ajgus Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 2,323	BB, agreed about Jimmy. I think a Tele sounds best when its being pushed slightly beyond its "limitations". __________________ "If you don't have a toothbrush & you don't have a Telecaster...you're in trouble"- Jim Weider

April 25th, 2008, 11:45 AM	#55 (permalink)
PeteMac Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 419 10 Photos	LeShlonk ... I really dig these guy's ... http://www.myspace.com/leshlonk They're a 3 piece from here in Melbourne and they are great live. The cd doesn't really do his tone justice, but I mixed for 'em a couple of times and the guy's home brew Tele thru a '60's Maton amp was just KILLER. Have a listen to the last song 'Take me away". See what you think. __________________ Life is short; play loud! www.myspace.com/theskinnersband www.myspace.com/longyardband