Tele's even look cooler...

andrew · February 27th, 2008, 08:38 PM

Here is a show I was at Saturday night. This is one of my favorite bands Reckless Kelly.

Even in this pic the tele looks cool as it is compaired to the strat, not to mention the sound.

I love tele's.

ehawley · February 27th, 2008, 08:46 PM

Looks like a well worn specimen!

newey · February 27th, 2008, 08:52 PM

I'm guessing that the lead guy's playing the Strat, Tele's got the rhythm. So often, that seems to be the way gear choices get made- not to imply there aren't great lead guys who play Teles, but I think overall the numbers would bear me out on that point.

Me, I like them both. Does that make me BiFender?

voided3 · February 27th, 2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by newey

I'm guessing that the lead guy's playing the Strat, Tele's got the rhythm. So often, that seems to be the way gear choices get made- not to imply there aren't great lead guys who play Teles, but I think overall the numbers would bear me out on that point.

To add to that, I'm in a blues lab here in college and EVERYONE but me has a relatively new and expensive Strat and they all enjoy playing lead, possibly because a bunch of them are big John Mayer fans.

My teacher has an early 80's '52 reissue Tele though so he appreciates my MIM 50's Esquire! Maybe i'll really be a black sheep and bring my SG special or my Gretsch (hahaha). The nice thing is that the tone of my Esquire slices through the mix in class since they all seem to love neck pickups! Not to add to the stereotype either, but I do work on my rhythm work just as much as my lead work since you can't be soloing all the time, plus I'm also a bassist so my instincts are to lock in a groove one way or another.

I have a few Strats too, but the only ones with me at school are a frankenstrat I built with a banged up plywood body, a Squier Bullet neck, and guts from various other guitars (it still sounds and plays good though!) and a late 80's MIJ Strat XII 12-string.

pengipete · February 27th, 2008, 10:24 PM

Look at the wear pattern on the Tele's neck.

I'd say he's mostly string bending and vib on the d-g-b strings plus there's most wear at 3rd, 5th and 7th and not much beyond the 12th fret. Gotta be a rythmn player with a few fills here and there.

andrew · February 28th, 2008, 12:58 AM

Yall are right. He is the lead singer, and does rythmn. They play a TON of dates but I think it might have been lightly recliced (rather from someone actually playing it or the other kind I don't know) when he got it.

Brennantele · February 28th, 2008, 01:53 AM

Andrew, I'm sure you're a cool guy and all but I HATE you. I want to see these guys soooooo bad. They came to Birmingham during last summer I think and I had a test the next day and it's an hour drive away so I had to miss it. Doesn't the lead player (David Abeyta) usually play a tele anyways?

LagunaFisherman · February 28th, 2008, 01:59 AM

"Don't mess with Reckless!"

Yeah, they're a great band.

andrew · February 28th, 2008, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Brennantele

Andrew, I'm sure you're a cool guy and all but I HATE you. I want to see these guys soooooo bad. They came to Birmingham during last summer I think and I had a test the next day and it's an hour drive away so I had to miss it. Doesn't the lead player (David Abeyta) usually play a tele anyways?

Sorry bout your luck bud!!

David plays a tele a LOT actually. His looks like it's just a '52RI. I would say it's about 60/40 strat vs tele. Great live band. Catch them ANY chance you get.

62_Inca_Esquire · March 1st, 2008, 01:41 PM

Reckless is a great band... I play with Kathleen Braun, which is Cody's wife...she's one hell of a talent too.

February 27th, 2008, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
andrew Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valley Ranch, TX Posts: 799 5 Photos	Tele's even look cooler... Here is a show I was at Saturday night. This is one of my favorite bands Reckless Kelly. Even in this pic the tele looks cool as it is compaired to the strat, not to mention the sound. I love tele's.

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newey TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nearby Akron, OH Age: 50 Posts: 94	I'm guessing that the lead guy's playing the Strat, Tele's got the rhythm. So often, that seems to be the way gear choices get made- not to imply there aren't great lead guys who play Teles, but I think overall the numbers would bear me out on that point. Me, I like them both. Does that make me BiFender? __________________ My Tele needs an F Hole.

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Brennantele Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Age: 24 Posts: 332	Andrew, I'm sure you're a cool guy and all but I HATE you. I want to see these guys soooooo bad. They came to Birmingham during last summer I think and I had a test the next day and it's an hour drive away so I had to miss it. Doesn't the lead player (David Abeyta) usually play a tele anyways? __________________ www.myspace.com/brennanbatey

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LagunaFisherman TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Age: 28 Posts: 43	"Don't mess with Reckless!" Yeah, they're a great band. __________________ "If it ain't chartreuse, it ain't no use" -Uncle Lefty

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ehawley Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Keyport, New Jersey Age: 55 Posts: 1,016 48 Photos	Looks like a well worn specimen!

February 27th, 2008, 10:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
pengipete Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gloucester U.K. Age: 47 Posts: 1,583	Look at the wear pattern on the Tele's neck. I'd say he's mostly string bending and vib on the d-g-b strings plus there's most wear at 3rd, 5th and 7th and not much beyond the 12th fret. Gotta be a rythmn player with a few fills here and there.

February 28th, 2008, 12:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
andrew Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valley Ranch, TX Posts: 799 5 Photos	Yall are right. He is the lead singer, and does rythmn. They play a TON of dates but I think it might have been lightly recliced (rather from someone actually playing it or the other kind I don't know) when he got it.

March 1st, 2008, 01:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
62_Inca_Esquire Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 872	Reckless is a great band... I play with Kathleen Braun, which is Cody's wife...she's one hell of a talent too.