What music can't be played with a tele?

[telepunch]

Originally Posted by SirJackdeFuzz

That is not a Tele, that is the same as this thing :



Active humbuckers in a guitar w a Tele shape . . . does NOT make it a Tele (imho)
The only diff between a Jim Root guitar and a Les Paul is the shape, bridge and scale lenght.


I do believe the OP was referring to true SINGLE COIL, Teles !

i see your point, but that being said scale length makes a bigger difference in tone than body wood on an electric guitar... plus it is made by fender, and is labeled telecaster. true, it may not be a "traditional" tele, but it is a tele none-the-less. plus, with that les paul it may have EMGs but that's not traditionally what Gibson puts in their Les Pauls, yet you call it a Les Paul. How is that different than Fender putting something else in the Tele and calling it a tele?

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Originally Posted by telepunch

i see your point, but that being said scale length makes a bigger difference in tone than body wood on an electric guitar... plus it is made by fender, and is labeled telecaster. true, it may not be a "traditional" tele, but it is a tele none-the-less. plus, with that les paul it may have EMGs but that's not traditionally what Gibson puts in their Les Pauls, yet you call it a Les Paul. How is that different than Fender putting something else in the Tele and calling it a tele?

With such a point of view, i might aswell call this thing (see below) a Tele, just because it has a Tele shape for body w a Fender scale

http://www.petenoon.com/100_0597.JPG


IMHO, once you take the Tele style ashtray bridge away, you loose that Tele tone.
No Tele tone = No Tele = just another guitar.
And from where i am standing, a Tele must have certain iconic features before you can call it a Tele.


Just my 2cents

[tristanavakian]

I just did 3 records back to back using the Tele almost exclusively. I could only bring one guitar to the sessions due to extensive travel, so I brought the swamp ash partscaster - 6.5 lbs and incredibly versatile. It covered all the bases, and I mean ALL OF THEM, from country and bluesy classic rock to Van Halen style shred, Edge atmospheres and brutal, crushing techno/industrial.

For the record I mostly used a PTP Tweed Deluxe derivative too:

www.trinityamps.com

and given the choice between it and 5 other amps we almost always went back to it.

Now I know what guys mean when they say "all I need is my Tele and a Deluxe". I always thought it was macho BS but they are not just whistling Dixie. It's really true. When you finally grow up that's all you really need.

[jjh37854]

Bluegrass music

[telepunch]

Originally Posted by SirJackdeFuzz

With such a point of view, i might aswell call this thing (see below) a Tele, just because it has a Tele shape for body w a Fender scale

http://www.petenoon.com/100_0597.JPG


IMHO, once you take the Tele style ashtray bridge away, you loose that Tele tone.
No Tele tone = No Tele = just another guitar.
And from where i am standing, a Tele must have certain iconic features before you can call it a Tele.


Just my 2cents

actually, with my point of view it wouldn't be a tele either... only Fender makes Telecasters. On that note if Fender calls it a tele, it is a tele. If someone else makes one, it is a tele style. Some tele syle guitars are more traditional than some fender teles, but that doesn't mean that it is a tele.

[cyclopean]

old time
and unless you go for humbuckers, you're going to have a hard time getting the right sound for grind.