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chubbsdarcy · November 10th, 2009, 02:29 AM

Hey folks, I've reached the point where I don't want or need to play anything but my old beat up telecaster! Am I the only one who has come to this conclusion? I've bought and sold some nice guitars over the years, but my tele has always remained constant and she's growing to be more a part of me every day. I mean it's the perfect guitar isn't it? Ole Leo sure got it right the first time didnt he? This point was cemented for me just this weekend...a few weeks ago I came across an excellent deal on a Faded Flying V and I bought it on impulse. Of course, I did do some research and I didnt go into the deal totally blind, but it was an impulse buy. I just got her on friday. she is without a doubt a sweet guitar, great pickups and hardware, fine neck-she has many of the same qualities of my '99 LP standard. BUT...Get this....I'm already ready to sell her and have a buyer lined up! Why? Because, I already have the guitar for me...my old tele! I've found that the combination of my Traynor YCS90 amp with my Jacques Overtube totally goosed and plaugged into the front of it, and my old tele with esquire switching and a single SD Broadcaster pup, I can get as low down and nasty as I want with all of the tonal control I need, or she can clean up and lay out all the chicken pickin tone I need. In fact if I ever buy another electric, it will only be as a backup for my old tele, and she will be bought all in parts to make up the absolute best tele partscaster I can make...a great body, a great neck, and a great bridge pup is all I'll ever need! I can't believe it...I was a dyed in the wool Gibson guy for about 8 of my 26 years on this planet, and now I've come full circle and returned to the very telecaster I started out with, my first decent electric guitar-and when I say decent I don't mean she was any 52, in fact she was falling apart when I got it...let's just say she is the reason I am a master of the soldering iron today...but nonetheless she's my baby and I can't see myself playing anything else as long as I live...I mean, I've got a brand new V which is, in itself, a lovely beautiful guitar and if she had been put in my hands 10 years ago I would have flipped, in fact any Gibson player would flip because she really is an awesome guitar-sweet neck, nice pickups and fine action-but she ain't what I'm lookin for...my ole tele does it all for me...if you can't play it on a tele, it aint worth playin....unless you're a metalhead, a tele will get you through...and even so, I'd love to see some metal guy totally rippin it up on an old blonde 52 sometime..thatd be awesome!!!

chezdeluxe · November 10th, 2009, 03:57 AM

I can't see the forest for the trees .

Have you heard of paragraphs?

johnnylaw · November 10th, 2009, 10:16 AM

On a hunch, I'd say you should stick with the Tele.

Donnie55 · November 10th, 2009, 10:33 AM

Now tells us what yer really thinking !

redcurtis · November 10th, 2009, 12:28 PM

we all love teles. that's why we're here.

AngelStrummer · November 10th, 2009, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chezdeluxe

I can't see the forest for the trees .

Have you heard of paragraphs?

Aw, play nice, will ya?. Maybe it was just a stream of consciousness

BigDaddyLH · November 10th, 2009, 01:14 PM

I belong to this forum and the jazz guitar forum http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/. Two solitudes! Here we have threads like "why do humbuckers suck?" and there posters wonder how anyone can stand the sound of a Tele -- all icepick all the time. Lots of self-selection, eh?

telewhat · November 10th, 2009, 08:24 PM

We don't like Jazz here and we don't like people who play jazz and we don't like people who talk about jazz. We don't like the word JAZZ or JAZZ guitars' or jazz records or jazz recordings. We don't like links to Jazz forums. We don't like the letter J and we don't like the letters A & Z and we especially don't like when they're connected to form the word JAZZ. So listen up and never bring that subject up AROUND HERE AGAIN. BTW, welcome to the forum.WINK

ADK Teleman · November 10th, 2009, 08:44 PM

I know what you are saying. I only play Fender guitars, whay because I love their sound feel everything about them. I have a Strat and 2 teles. The Teles are what I play and feel most comfortable on. I appreciate LPs but...as I have said before you pay way too much foe what you get. I feel Fender's prices are perfect and am willing to pay them. The Tele IMO is the best all around guitar you could buy. So, my friend I understand you completely.!
ADK

telewhat · November 10th, 2009, 08:58 PM

Back again....that metal guy on the Tele is John 5.

smsuryan · November 10th, 2009, 08:58 PM

thread of the year award right here!!!

chubbsdarcy · November 11th, 2009, 04:06 AM

yep, I guess it was stream of consciousness which kept me from organising my thoughts into clear concise paragraphs :) I was overtaken by my love for my tele! Keep on pickin', folks!

chubbsdarcy · November 11th, 2009, 04:16 AM

BTW...do any of you folks know where I can find a pine tele body? The priceof the squier cv 50s tele is still pretty good so I was kinda thinking of buying one of them just for the body. If I got one and liked her enough as is, I might even leave her stock for awhile, like a few years, until I could get enough coin together to mod her the way I want...wouldn't really be a partscaster I guess, but who cares, long as it works...

Groovey Records · November 11th, 2009, 05:02 AM

LOL lay of the caffine and look in the classifieds Guitar Builder is one source

Mur · November 11th, 2009, 05:27 AM

I like Tele mainly for the bender ..otherwise, a Gretsch is quite nice too.

November 10th, 2009, 02:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
chubbsdarcy Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: La Tabatiere, Qc. Age: 26 Posts: 146	Tele is King! Hey folks, I've reached the point where I don't want or need to play anything but my old beat up telecaster! Am I the only one who has come to this conclusion? I've bought and sold some nice guitars over the years, but my tele has always remained constant and she's growing to be more a part of me every day. I mean it's the perfect guitar isn't it? Ole Leo sure got it right the first time didnt he? This point was cemented for me just this weekend...a few weeks ago I came across an excellent deal on a Faded Flying V and I bought it on impulse. Of course, I did do some research and I didnt go into the deal totally blind, but it was an impulse buy. I just got her on friday. she is without a doubt a sweet guitar, great pickups and hardware, fine neck-she has many of the same qualities of my '99 LP standard. BUT...Get this....I'm already ready to sell her and have a buyer lined up! Why? Because, I already have the guitar for me...my old tele! I've found that the combination of my Traynor YCS90 amp with my Jacques Overtube totally goosed and plaugged into the front of it, and my old tele with esquire switching and a single SD Broadcaster pup, I can get as low down and nasty as I want with all of the tonal control I need, or she can clean up and lay out all the chicken pickin tone I need. In fact if I ever buy another electric, it will only be as a backup for my old tele, and she will be bought all in parts to make up the absolute best tele partscaster I can make...a great body, a great neck, and a great bridge pup is all I'll ever need! I can't believe it...I was a dyed in the wool Gibson guy for about 8 of my 26 years on this planet, and now I've come full circle and returned to the very telecaster I started out with, my first decent electric guitar-and when I say decent I don't mean she was any 52, in fact she was falling apart when I got it...let's just say she is the reason I am a master of the soldering iron today...but nonetheless she's my baby and I can't see myself playing anything else as long as I live...I mean, I've got a brand new V which is, in itself, a lovely beautiful guitar and if she had been put in my hands 10 years ago I would have flipped, in fact any Gibson player would flip because she really is an awesome guitar-sweet neck, nice pickups and fine action-but she ain't what I'm lookin for...my ole tele does it all for me...if you can't play it on a tele, it aint worth playin....unless you're a metalhead, a tele will get you through...and even so, I'd love to see some metal guy totally rippin it up on an old blonde 52 sometime..thatd be awesome!!! __________________ The answer, my friend, is pissin in the wind!

November 10th, 2009, 10:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
johnnylaw Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New England Age: 52 Posts: 400	On a hunch, I'd say you should stick with the Tele. __________________ Its not how long you make it, its how you make it long.

November 10th, 2009, 10:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Donnie55 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jacksonville Fl. Age: 54 Posts: 362	Now tells us what yer really thinking ! __________________ www.myspace.com/redtele2 If the music business was easy, then smart people would do it.

November 10th, 2009, 01:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
BigDaddyLH Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada Age: 48 Posts: 1,098	I belong to this forum and the jazz guitar forum http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/. Two solitudes! Here we have threads like "why do humbuckers suck?" and there posters wonder how anyone can stand the sound of a Tele -- all icepick all the time. Lots of self-selection, eh? __________________ Transient are all component things, strive on with diligence.

November 10th, 2009, 08:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
smsuryan Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Missouri Age: 34 Posts: 1,166	thread of the year award right here!!! __________________ "I have loved some ladies, and I have loved jim beam, and they both tried to kill me, in 1973." -Hank

November 10th, 2009, 03:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
chezdeluxe Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: brisbane australia Posts: 209	I can't see the forest for the trees . Have you heard of paragraphs?

November 10th, 2009, 12:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
redcurtis Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: ottawa Posts: 191	we all love teles. that's why we're here.

November 10th, 2009, 08:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
telewhat TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nevada Age: 53 Posts: 64	We don't like Jazz here and we don't like people who play jazz and we don't like people who talk about jazz. We don't like the word JAZZ or JAZZ guitars' or jazz records or jazz recordings. We don't like links to Jazz forums. We don't like the letter J and we don't like the letters A & Z and we especially don't like when they're connected to form the word JAZZ. So listen up and never bring that subject up AROUND HERE AGAIN. BTW, welcome to the forum.WINK

November 10th, 2009, 08:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
ADK Teleman Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FT Benning GA Age: 44 Posts: 263	I know what you are saying. I only play Fender guitars, whay because I love their sound feel everything about them. I have a Strat and 2 teles. The Teles are what I play and feel most comfortable on. I appreciate LPs but...as I have said before you pay way too much foe what you get. I feel Fender's prices are perfect and am willing to pay them. The Tele IMO is the best all around guitar you could buy. So, my friend I understand you completely.! ADK

November 10th, 2009, 08:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
telewhat TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nevada Age: 53 Posts: 64	Back again....that metal guy on the Tele is John 5.

November 11th, 2009, 04:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
chubbsdarcy Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: La Tabatiere, Qc. Age: 26 Posts: 146	yep, I guess it was stream of consciousness which kept me from organising my thoughts into clear concise paragraphs :) I was overtaken by my love for my tele! Keep on pickin', folks! __________________ The answer, my friend, is pissin in the wind!

November 11th, 2009, 04:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
chubbsdarcy Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: La Tabatiere, Qc. Age: 26 Posts: 146	BTW...do any of you folks know where I can find a pine tele body? The priceof the squier cv 50s tele is still pretty good so I was kinda thinking of buying one of them just for the body. If I got one and liked her enough as is, I might even leave her stock for awhile, like a few years, until I could get enough coin together to mod her the way I want...wouldn't really be a partscaster I guess, but who cares, long as it works... __________________ The answer, my friend, is pissin in the wind!

November 11th, 2009, 05:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
Groovey Records Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 1,513	LOL lay of the caffine and look in the classifieds Guitar Builder is one source __________________ Yeah but you should of heard what I was trying to play-Thelonius Monk EnJoY ThE MuSiC GrooVey RecOrds

November 11th, 2009, 05:27 AM	#15 (permalink)
Mur Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Posts: 916	I like Tele mainly for the bender ..otherwise, a Gretsch is quite nice too. __________________ ' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpIecGzSTnk

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