That's Why I Like My Telecaster!

[Paul in Colorado]

I post a thread like this about every eight months it seems. I have a bunch of different guitars and my Gretsch has become my #1 for the most part. But last night for the weekly jam I brought the '52 RI with the Barden neck pickup. It was three guitar players, a mando player, a guy playing bass or keys and a percussionist. The music's mostly Dead, Dylan and CSN&Y and it can go from some of the most gawd-awful gang vocals to some of the sweetest stuff ever.

Anyway, except for one song when I pulled out the Strat for slide, I played the Tele and pushed myself to try different things. Use different chorus settings, use the other distortion pedal. But the heart of it all is the Tele. We were pulling songs out of the air and Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" popped out of the eithers. I used the volume pedal and played pedal steel bends. It just sounded so RIGHT! The mando player and I played complimentry lines and the singer nailed it. There is nothing you can't play on a Tele if you just work with it a little. A slight turn of the tone control will give you something different from what you had before and the different pickup positions almost seem like different guitars. That was the most fun I've had playing electric guitar in a while. James Burton to Jimi Hendrix on one guitar!

And that's why I like my Telecaster.
Tell me why you like yours!

[Tim Armstrong]

You know why I like mine, you were there that day! Hell, you even financed the purchase! (thanks again!!!)

Yours is a profoundly sweet Telecaster as well.

Aren't we lucky guys???

Cheers, Tim

[Paul in Colorado]

Originally Posted by Tim Armstrong

You know why I like mine, you were there that day! Hell, you even financed the purchase! (thanks again!!!)

Yours is a profoundly sweet Telecaster as well.

Aren't we lucky guys???

Cheers, Tim

We are! That was such a bizzare round about deal to get your guitar and my mando. That guy was so trusting and kind. And you certainly know that "The music that's coming out of this guitar is way beyond my skill set" feeling. Sometimes it's just magic.

[mikethebike500]

I like mine cause it's payed for..lol....52 AVRI........sounds great and is fun to play.....I"m making the rounds tonight....first the tele..then a strat...then my gibson....back on the tele now...good times...good times:)

[e-merlin]

I like my Squier Tele because it sounds just like what I want to hear from a Tele! Twang on the bridge pickup picking with the heel of my hand on the saddles, nice and round on the neck pickup picking closer to the neck. Smooth with both pickups doing alternate picking. Crystal clean with lots of sparkle when I have the 5150's Pre throttled back. Lots of growl when I turn up the gain on the Rhythm channel. Out and out bark when I hit the lead channel.

And that's just my Squier Tele. Don't get me started on the one with the DiMarzio PRE-B1 bridge pickup and P-90 neck pickup. Things just explode then.

And the Esquire? Let's just say it ain't a one-trick pony.

And through other amps? I gotta get better and get a way to post sound clips.

[Robsocal]

Teles really are the coolest all around guitars. Yeah, we know how great they sound, and how simple the controls are, but they sure are pretty as well. And, they're a piece of American history really. They harken back to a simpler time (at least they do in my mind). I was sold on Teles from day one.

[Hafner]

I am IN LOVE with the Telecaster since 1964 (actually I am very polygam because I own 12 of them).

[marc sosnoff]

yea i also feel the same i have been playing guitar way over 40's years
and i find the tele hosts the widest range of tones form acoustic to electric to synth like sounds and for just about and stlye of music too

of all the guitars i have used over the years i find the volume and tone controls the most useable its really amazing if i only knew this years ago

marc

[ste993]

I've only had mine for a few months now but I too am in love with it. I can't quite put my finger on one thing I like in particular.... I love the feel, playability, sound, weight, shape, tone and of course the looks!!! I'm so happy I finally own a Tele!

[DWBH]

I like the way how it feels onto your body. It's a big chunky piece of wood, strong and tuff as hell!

[91xlntS-3]

So simple, yet, so versatile. Feels good in your hands, feels good against your body and sounds so good to your ears! It's just pure mojo with strings!

Of all the guitars I've owned over the years, nothing beats a Tele for an "all around" guitar that can do it all! Doesn't even matter where it's made, or if you put it together yourself; it still comes out a Tele! Thanks, Leo.

[maestrovert]

yep, you can do it all on a Tele, an' ya jes' can't rightly say that about any other solidbody electric guitar....

jes' m.h.o.
y.m.m.v.

[mudbean]

Originally Posted by Paul in Colorado

... the weekly jam ... three guitar players, a mando player, a guy playing bass or keys and a percussionist. The music's mostly Dead, Dylan and CSN&Y ...

Sweet jam, Paul! Wish I could find a dealio like that 'round here.

mud

[lunchbox]

Ain't no surprises with my tele. I know know what her and I are gonna do everytime!!