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jzztchr · October 14th, 2003, 12:10 AM

Hi. I'm 10 yrs. old. My dad listens to jazz which I like a lot. I want to learn to play jazz--but on a guitar. My mom does not play any instruments but she took me to a music store. I looked at some electric guitars which I think are really ccol.
Most of the guitars were way, way too much money. But the Telecasters were not so much--in about a year I could save enuf allowance $. The salesman said I should ask my guitar teacher about a Telecaster. He also said to use it for jazz I need to get permission from Mrs. Leo Flender and from a group called the "Vinatage Police Corps".
I told this to my teacher and he said I should ask this group. He let me use his account and I hope I don't get in trouble cuz I'm not 13 yet.
Anyway, do I really have to ask permission from some old lady who probably smells like my grandmother? And what about these Vinatage guys. I mean its not like I'm hurting anyone--even if I can't play very well yet. Burris

Doc · October 14th, 2003, 12:27 AM

There are a lot of Jazz players who use teles. You can use any telel model you want really. Some play the single coils and some play humbuckers. Many folks who do jazz seem to perfer humbuckers in the neck most pickup position. Many like the alder body (what come on a Standard Tele).

Dale

FraKo · October 14th, 2003, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc

There are a lot of Jazz players who use teles. You can use any telel model you want really. Some play the single coils and some play humbuckers. Many folks who do jazz seem to perfer humbuckers in the neck most pickup position. Many like the alder body (what come on a Standard Tele).

Dale

Dale is right: tele's are OK for jazz. I've two totally different tele's (humbuckers+modern bridge+maple fboard / single coils+vintage toploading bridge+rosewood fboard), and both the two are jazz machines, either with roundwounds and with flatwound strings. Neck 'buckers are told to be the best for jazz, but guys like Charlie Christian and Barney Kessel plaied with single coils, and IMHO my single coils baby is a great jazz axe. Save enuf money to get a standard MIM and - in case you need - put a 4-way switch on it, though this latter mod isn't urgent at all.

Keep swingin'!

Blueblood · October 14th, 2003, 08:45 AM

works for me. In the wee hours of the morning with the room deadly quiet where it's just me, the '72, a borrowed Poly Tone amp, and a Danecho, well it's enough to bring a grown man (or a ten year old with mature taste) to tears..

The '72 Custom is the best of both worlds and worth considering if, in the future, your tastes take you elsewhere when you reach a more discernible age..

http://www.fender.com/gear/gear.php?partno=0137502

Impala · October 14th, 2003, 01:41 PM

Ted Greene and Mike Stern (ok, Mike retrofitted a humbucker in his but it's a Tele all the same)....

PVTele · October 14th, 2003, 04:52 PM

quite definitely... apart from the sound, it flows like a river... excellent for borderline jazz things, fusion or whatever you want to call it - listen to the very excellent Chris Spedding on Nucleus 'Elastick Rock', Battered Ornaments 'Mantle-Piece' and Jack Bruce 'Songs For A Taylor'!

Bob H. · October 14th, 2003, 05:41 PM

"Smells like (your) Grandmother...."----------you sure you're ten?

ashtray · October 14th, 2003, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jzztchr

I need to get permission from Mrs. Leo Flender

Hahaha "Flender" - there's one I actually haven't heard before!

pc · October 14th, 2003, 10:54 PM

Seriously, did you guys actually fall for that post? Whoever he is, I guess he got his jollies.

T-R-O-L-L

KR · October 15th, 2003, 11:23 AM

Jazz is a process, not a 'sound'...play it on whatever you want

jazzguitar · October 15th, 2003, 01:03 PM

Ed Bickert is one hell of a player, and he uses a Tele too.

Dana · October 15th, 2003, 01:32 PM

I play Jazz all the time on my tele. Works just dandy.

I'd suggest checking out some Mike Stern or Ed Bickert. You'll see it works for them just fine.

A good musician can make anything work.

Caper · October 15th, 2003, 06:20 PM

On more than one occasion I've seen some jazz players come in to the music store and leave with a Squire Tele. At first I couldn't figure out why an accomplished musician would buy Squire, but man some of those guys got an unbelievable sound from those guitars.

Raymond · October 16th, 2003, 09:31 AM

After seeing this, I'd say it's a no brainier....

http://www.tdpri.com/viewtopic.php?t=9265

Kingpin · October 16th, 2003, 11:47 AM

It's interesting how people can read the same post and come up with different interpretations of it, eh? Maybe it's all related to how much coffee you've had before you read. Or, in my case, how the devastating Cubs collapse has brought my cynicism to the fore. I smell a TROLL too.

stevedenver · October 16th, 2003, 11:49 AM

Jazz is a process, not a 'sound'...play it on whatever you want

never were truer words spoken-choose the best guitar you can afford and learn those scales and chords boyo

October 14th, 2003, 12:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
jzztchr NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5	OK Telecaster for jazz? Hi. I'm 10 yrs. old. My dad listens to jazz which I like a lot. I want to learn to play jazz--but on a guitar. My mom does not play any instruments but she took me to a music store. I looked at some electric guitars which I think are really ccol. Most of the guitars were way, way too much money. But the Telecasters were not so much--in about a year I could save enuf allowance $. The salesman said I should ask my guitar teacher about a Telecaster. He also said to use it for jazz I need to get permission from Mrs. Leo Flender and from a group called the "Vinatage Police Corps". I told this to my teacher and he said I should ask this group. He let me use his account and I hope I don't get in trouble cuz I'm not 13 yet. Anyway, do I really have to ask permission from some old lady who probably smells like my grandmother? And what about these Vinatage guys. I mean its not like I'm hurting anyone--even if I can't play very well yet. Burris

October 14th, 2003, 08:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Blueblood Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Directly in front of monitor Age: 56 Posts: 791 36 Photos	'72 Custom works for me. In the wee hours of the morning with the room deadly quiet where it's just me, the '72, a borrowed Poly Tone amp, and a Danecho, well it's enough to bring a grown man (or a ten year old with mature taste) to tears.. The '72 Custom is the best of both worlds and worth considering if, in the future, your tastes take you elsewhere when you reach a more discernible age.. http://www.fender.com/gear/gear.php?partno=0137502 __________________ (((((((((((({{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{got mojo?}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))))))))))))

October 14th, 2003, 01:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Impala Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA Posts: 253	It's OK! Just ask... Ted Greene and Mike Stern (ok, Mike retrofitted a humbucker in his but it's a Tele all the same)....

October 14th, 2003, 04:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
PVTele Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wool, Dorset, UK Posts: 282	Oh yes... quite definitely... apart from the sound, it flows like a river... excellent for borderline jazz things, fusion or whatever you want to call it - listen to the very excellent Chris Spedding on Nucleus 'Elastick Rock', Battered Ornaments 'Mantle-Piece' and Jack Bruce 'Songs For A Taylor'! __________________ The Lord will save me, and we will sing with stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the temple of the Lord - Isaiah 38:20

October 14th, 2003, 10:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
pc Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 42 Posts: 515 3 Photos	Seriously, did you guys actually fall for that post? Whoever he is, I guess he got his jollies. T-R-O-L-L __________________ Me

October 14th, 2003, 12:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Doc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: South Dakota Posts: 1,060	There are a lot of Jazz players who use teles. You can use any telel model you want really. Some play the single coils and some play humbuckers. Many folks who do jazz seem to perfer humbuckers in the neck most pickup position. Many like the alder body (what come on a Standard Tele). Dale

October 14th, 2003, 05:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bob H. TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 90	"Smells like (your) Grandmother...."----------you sure you're ten?

October 15th, 2003, 11:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
KR TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 82	Tele for jazz? Jazz is a process, not a 'sound'...play it on whatever you want

October 15th, 2003, 01:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
jazzguitar Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 283	Tele in jazz Ed Bickert is one hell of a player, and he uses a Tele too.

October 15th, 2003, 01:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dana Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ashland, Ma Posts: 1,706 8 Photos	Yup I play Jazz all the time on my tele. Works just dandy. I'd suggest checking out some Mike Stern or Ed Bickert. You'll see it works for them just fine. A good musician can make anything work.

October 15th, 2003, 06:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
Caper Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,170 7 Photos	On more than one occasion I've seen some jazz players come in to the music store and leave with a Squire Tele. At first I couldn't figure out why an accomplished musician would buy Squire, but man some of those guys got an unbelievable sound from those guitars.

October 16th, 2003, 09:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
Raymond Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 2,417 3 Photos	No more discussion required... After seeing this, I'd say it's a no brainier.... http://www.tdpri.com/viewtopic.php?t=9265 __________________ "That's a hard pill to swallow, buddy; when you find out what the blues is all about"

October 16th, 2003, 11:47 AM	#15 (permalink)
Kingpin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here Posts: 1,319	It's interesting how people can read the same post and come up with different interpretations of it, eh? Maybe it's all related to how much coffee you've had before you read. Or, in my case, how the devastating Cubs collapse has brought my cynicism to the fore. I smell a TROLL too.

October 16th, 2003, 11:49 AM	#16 (permalink)
stevedenver Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: the mile high city Posts: 1,264 14 Photos	Jazz is a process, not a 'sound'...play it on whatever you want never were truer words spoken-choose the best guitar you can afford and learn those scales and chords boyo __________________ Im really a Les Paul guy at heart, but .....

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