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Ortho · November 7th, 2009, 08:27 AM

Playing a Tele is like encountering, confronting The Guitar. In its elemental design, you will also encounter yourself. Yes, the Tele can seem truly "unforgiving" but actually what you are hearing is simply the truth. People who for years played mostly Strats especially can suddenly realize that after the journey, sometimes blissful of being lost in a "a lot of playing" the experience that they themselves and The Guitar BOTH exist. Music comes out of this new sense of "bond" that acknowleges separateness. The past seems more like "sonic notions" and what you are "doing" now more like songs.

Hands down THE most versatile guitar on the planet.

originalmatthew · November 7th, 2009, 09:24 AM

My tele-holic issues go back to when I was 5 or 6 years old. My uncle had one. It's the first guitar I ever remember seeing. I didn't get one until many many years later, but that butterscotch colored guitar was always in the back of my mind.
When I did get one, it was like holding a piece of history. That and I just like the way they sound. :o)

Cheesehead · November 7th, 2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

I want you to look carefully at this image:

If you still have any confusion, I think counseling in is order. If that doesn't work, be patient. The pharmaceutical industry will come up with something eventually. Miracles happen.

LOL! That's a beaut! Man, it's a GAS inducing beaut! Step away from the sunburst blackguard...

blimpo · November 7th, 2009, 02:14 PM

Nothing sounds better clean.

Nothing bites and stings like it with overdrive.

Comfortable, simple with complex tones.

What else do you need.

It forces you to play well. It won't do it for you, but when you make it wail nothing else sounds better.

ADK Teleman · November 7th, 2009, 03:06 PM

Need I say anything more..

beep.click · November 7th, 2009, 03:25 PM

Telecasters sound good.

BoogerRooger · November 7th, 2009, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ortho

Playing a Tele is like encountering, confronting The Guitar. In its elemental design, you will also encounter yourself. Yes, the Tele can seem truly "unforgiving" but actually what you are hearing is simply the truth. People who for years played mostly Strats especially can suddenly realize that after the journey, sometimes blissful of being lost in a "a lot of playing" the experience that they themselves and The Guitar BOTH exist. Music comes out of this new sense of "bond" that acknowleges separateness. The past seems more like "sonic notions" and what you are "doing" now more like songs.

Quickly as you can, snatch the Ernie Ball pick from my hand.

Master Kan, when you can take the Ernie Ball pick from my hand, it will be time for you to leave.

musicalmartin · November 7th, 2009, 04:05 PM

For me ,a Tele plays what YOU want it to .,Other guitars seem to impose a certain sound and style,the thicker sounding pickups carrying the note over more so instead of ringing out ,they muddy up . . You seem to have to adjust .A Tele and a good amp will bring out the best in you .Every note you play will ring clear , and sadly so will the ones you would rather not.

P Thought · November 7th, 2009, 05:09 PM

It hasn't been two days yet since I plugged in my first-ever tele. It's a mahogany partscaster with a wide ebony fretboard, fat neck, black hardware, tung-oil finish. I assigned my "Surfpick" to it, and I'm happy with that so far. I already crashed it once, hit the fence doing 180, and knocked a small chunk out of it, right in the middle of the belly cut. Road worn, like the brand-new crew cab pickups they use around here, the "crummies" the loggers ride to work in. They said these things are tough. I believe it. I named her "Simple".

This is the finest guitar I have ever played, the easiest to play, the hardest to play. It's making me better. I can't stop playing, except every now and then to stare at it: what a beautiful thing. Those cool barrel saddles remind me of old motors my grandpa used to have, with their valve assemblies exposed above the cylinder heads.

I've gotten absorbed in guitar playing before, but this is different. This guitar has so many voices. . .it even sounds good unplugged, early in the morning. I've told everyone I know about it, showed everyone at work. They all give me the look I give people when they show me pictures of their kids. Nice.

I love this guitar.

franchelB · November 7th, 2009, 05:23 PM

A Telecaster is what a electric guitar should be...a simple design that doesn't "color" the guitar player's musical ability.
...the "New York, New York" of electric guitars..."if you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere"!

'56Teleman · November 7th, 2009, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barkley

They are easy to build!

Absolutely!

juanatele · November 8th, 2009, 01:43 PM

Does anyone know if Carlos Santana plays/played a tele. Also, if there are any tunes one can hear to provide an understanding of the difference in sound (I know it's not small) between a tele and a strat?

FSJazzGuy · November 8th, 2009, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

I want you to look carefully at this image:

Can we stop looking yet? Not that I mind, but it's been 3 hrs and I've got stuff I gotta do.....

boris bubbanov · November 8th, 2009, 03:59 PM

You have no idea, how many images of sunburst alder Fender Teles with black pickguards I took before I finally got this shot. I just sorta reached over and "snap". Very proud of that image.

Find MYSELF looking at the image on the web when the guitar is right in the next room.

:^)

ChicknPickn · November 8th, 2009, 04:30 PM

You mean there are . . . . . . other guitars?

HappyTelecaster · November 8th, 2009, 05:21 PM

Because like Life itself, it is a hard but also very good teacher: much unforgiving, makes you learn to be very patient and that you only can have success if you keep on working very hard while never giving up to reach your goals.
A Telecaster is no convenience-guitar like a Gibson, PRS and most of the other electrics on the market.
Often you even have to wrestle it to get from it what you want - but on the other side it is very rewarding, puts your playing efforts on a new, a higher level if you occupy yourself with handling and mastering a Telecaster long enough. It gives you an experience like no other guitar in the whole world can do.

Ortho · November 8th, 2009, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoogerRooger

Quickly as you can, snatch the Ernie Ball pick from my hand.

Master Kan, when you can take the Ernie Ball pick from my hand, it will be time for you to leave.

Great...thanks for catching on to the tongue-in-cheek...

You must be very in touch with your inner Keith Richards...

Outlaw_Pete · November 8th, 2009, 05:58 PM

I went to my friends for a rehearsal/jam, and he had this Ibanez, and he was running it thru this super effects unit. I had my standard tele, and he says "You can just plug into that; being a Marshall. And you know what? My Tele straight into a Marshall tore the Ibanez a new ass and handed it to it.

That's why I LOVE Fender Telecasters, and I'm looking forward to getting out on the road with my Baja Tele too :)

IPLAYLOUD · November 9th, 2009, 01:24 AM

Aside from what many others have said, you take throw it in a gig-bag, drag it all over the place, and she comes out in-tune and ready to go.

November 7th, 2009, 09:24 AM	#42 (permalink)
originalmatthew Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 305	My tele-holic issues go back to when I was 5 or 6 years old. My uncle had one. It's the first guitar I ever remember seeing. I didn't get one until many many years later, but that butterscotch colored guitar was always in the back of my mind. When I did get one, it was like holding a piece of history. That and I just like the way they sound. :o) __________________ Let someone else do the white paint job!

November 7th, 2009, 03:25 PM	#46 (permalink)
beep.click Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 50 Posts: 3,208	Telecasters sound good. __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

November 7th, 2009, 05:09 PM	#49 (permalink)
P Thought Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Age: 56 Posts: 378	It hasn't been two days yet since I plugged in my first-ever tele. It's a mahogany partscaster with a wide ebony fretboard, fat neck, black hardware, tung-oil finish. I assigned my "Surfpick" to it, and I'm happy with that so far. I already crashed it once, hit the fence doing 180, and knocked a small chunk out of it, right in the middle of the belly cut. Road worn, like the brand-new crew cab pickups they use around here, the "crummies" the loggers ride to work in. They said these things are tough. I believe it. I named her "Simple". This is the finest guitar I have ever played, the easiest to play, the hardest to play. It's making me better. I can't stop playing, except every now and then to stare at it: what a beautiful thing. Those cool barrel saddles remind me of old motors my grandpa used to have, with their valve assemblies exposed above the cylinder heads. I've gotten absorbed in guitar playing before, but this is different. This guitar has so many voices. . .it even sounds good unplugged, early in the morning. I've told everyone I know about it, showed everyone at work. They all give me the look I give people when they show me pictures of their kids. Nice. I love this guitar. __________________ quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur

November 7th, 2009, 05:23 PM	#50 (permalink)
franchelB Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irving, United States of Texas! Age: 44 Posts: 2,312	A Telecaster is what a electric guitar should be...a simple design that doesn't "color" the guitar player's musical ability. ...the "New York, New York" of electric guitars..."if you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere"! __________________ Feel free to visit my homepage! http://www.myspace.com/francisbalagtas

November 8th, 2009, 01:43 PM	#52 (permalink)
juanatele NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: seaside, or USA Posts: 1	Does anyone know if Carlos Santana plays/played a tele. Also, if there are any tunes one can hear to provide an understanding of the difference in sound (I know it's not small) between a tele and a strat? __________________ Never stop strumming! I Play Santa Claus! and Create Custom Animation

November 7th, 2009, 08:27 AM	#41 (permalink)
Ortho TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 83	Playing a Tele is like encountering, confronting The Guitar. In its elemental design, you will also encounter yourself. Yes, the Tele can seem truly "unforgiving" but actually what you are hearing is simply the truth. People who for years played mostly Strats especially can suddenly realize that after the journey, sometimes blissful of being lost in a "a lot of playing" the experience that they themselves and The Guitar BOTH exist. Music comes out of this new sense of "bond" that acknowleges separateness. The past seems more like "sonic notions" and what you are "doing" now more like songs. Hands down THE most versatile guitar on the planet.

November 7th, 2009, 02:14 PM	#44 (permalink)
blimpo TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southern indiana Age: 57 Posts: 70	Nothing sounds better clean. Nothing bites and stings like it with overdrive. Comfortable, simple with complex tones. What else do you need. It forces you to play well. It won't do it for you, but when you make it wail nothing else sounds better.

November 7th, 2009, 03:06 PM	#45 (permalink)
ADK Teleman Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FT Benning GA Age: 44 Posts: 263	Need I say anything more..

November 7th, 2009, 04:05 PM	#48 (permalink)
musicalmartin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Age: 61 Posts: 1,155	For me ,a Tele plays what YOU want it to .,Other guitars seem to impose a certain sound and style,the thicker sounding pickups carrying the note over more so instead of ringing out ,they muddy up . . You seem to have to adjust .A Tele and a good amp will bring out the best in you .Every note you play will ring clear , and sadly so will the ones you would rather not.

November 8th, 2009, 03:59 PM	#54 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 15,213	You have no idea, how many images of sunburst alder Fender Teles with black pickguards I took before I finally got this shot. I just sorta reached over and "snap". Very proud of that image. Find MYSELF looking at the image on the web when the guitar is right in the next room. :^) __________________ When i listen

November 8th, 2009, 04:30 PM	#55 (permalink)
ChicknPickn Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ole Virginny Age: 46 Posts: 790 6 Photos	You mean there are . . . . . . other guitars? __________________ Tim Little - Virginia "Often wrong, but never in doubt."

November 8th, 2009, 05:21 PM	#56 (permalink)
HappyTelecaster TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Germany Age: 31 Posts: 68 7 Photos	Because like Life itself, it is a hard but also very good teacher: much unforgiving, makes you learn to be very patient and that you only can have success if you keep on working very hard while never giving up to reach your goals. A Telecaster is no convenience-guitar like a Gibson, PRS and most of the other electrics on the market. Often you even have to wrestle it to get from it what you want - but on the other side it is very rewarding, puts your playing efforts on a new, a higher level if you occupy yourself with handling and mastering a Telecaster long enough. It gives you an experience like no other guitar in the whole world can do. __________________ Seek nature .

November 8th, 2009, 05:58 PM	#58 (permalink)
Outlaw_Pete NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scotland Age: 34 Posts: 5	I went to my friends for a rehearsal/jam, and he had this Ibanez, and he was running it thru this super effects unit. I had my standard tele, and he says "You can just plug into that; being a Marshall. And you know what? My Tele straight into a Marshall tore the Ibanez a new ass and handed it to it. That's why I LOVE Fender Telecasters, and I'm looking forward to getting out on the road with my Baja Tele too :)

November 9th, 2009, 01:24 AM	#59 (permalink)
IPLAYLOUD Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Long Island, N.Y. Posts: 871 1 Photos	Aside from what many others have said, you take throw it in a gig-bag, drag it all over the place, and she comes out in-tune and ready to go. __________________ "Here's a secret...we keep Telecasters in cases to protect other guitars from them." - Bill Kirchen

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