Playing a Telecaster in church - Page 2

black_doug · September 16th, 2008, 11:02 PM

I love playing my Tele in church. But I once had a soundman run from upstairs to behind the stage so he could reach the volume knob on my amp. He turned me down after I hit the overdrive and the amp's boost. (It wasn't mic'd.)

superlightweigh · September 16th, 2008, 11:47 PM

For years, my MIM Tele was the only one I'd play in church, and before that it was my Schecter Strat. The only complaint I've ever heard from anybody was that my Epi Emperor Regent was too "boomy".

Oh, I forgot, a sound guy once criticized the sound of my MIM Tele through my DRRI. Idiot. I left that church soon after. (Please forgive me, that wasn't the only reason, just the Good Lord giving me a little nudge in a different direction!)

black_doug · September 17th, 2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superlightweigh

For years, my MIM Tele was the only one I'd play in church, and before that it was my Schecter Strat. The only complaint I've ever heard from anybody was that my Epi Emperor Regent was too "boomy".

Oh, I forgot, a sound guy once criticized the sound of my MIM Tele through my DRRI. Idiot. I left that church soon after. (Please forgive me, that wasn't the only reason, just the Good Lord giving me a little nudge in a different direction!)

I also left that church. That was just one of the reasons. Sometimes you have to ask God if it's time. He'll let you know.

fenderfool · September 18th, 2008, 03:59 PM

New here, and first post. I have been a worship leader and children's pastor for years, and have played Strats, Teles, Les Pauls (gasp!), a 335 copy and various and sundry acoustics. The Teles are always some of my favorites tone-wise. I have never had complaints from congregation members regarding the electrics, usually only comments about "now when did you get THAT one!?" The most compliments I've had were about a home-grown "stealth" Esquire I whipped up recently: Black on black with cream binding and a maple neck with a neck p'up hidden under the pickguard.

hal · September 18th, 2008, 04:02 PM

A church that will not accept Teles--that's a problem.

As you can see from the avatar, mine is not exactly perfect in appearance. Like me.

telechucker · September 21st, 2008, 07:31 AM

That's all I use. The guys in the band would give me stick if I showed up with anything else, except for maybe a flat top if we're Bluegrassin'. Regards.

wangdangdoodle · September 21st, 2008, 08:51 AM

Unfortunatley I never had a Tele when I played in churches. I don't think people would have noticed... at the end of the day it's a church and not a guitar shop!

JeffsJeep04 · September 30th, 2008, 01:17 PM

I've always played strats in worship bands, but once I can do some horse trading and pick up a CV squier, it will most definitely make an appearance. I think the sound of a tele is right for the current band I'm in, lots of singers, a keyboard or two, and at times up to 4 guitars (that has fortunately stopped). Something I can be subtle with and cut through.

Our pastor plays a telecoustic, does that count? :D

mcmuffin300 · October 9th, 2008, 09:34 PM

hopefully i will begin playing with our worship team by next wednesday. right now i have a epiphone custom shop sg. ( i know what you are thinking "why did this guy subscribe to telecaster forum then?") well. the tele has caught my eye, and at first i saw the squier affinity series tele, and then then the 50's classic vibe. i went to a music shop at a mall near where i live, and just so happened to come across the classic. i played it and really liked it. the way it felt, the body, and the thick, glossy neck. anyway, just posting.

Butch Snyder · October 10th, 2008, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DickensCPA

I play a Tele at Church, but I'm not sure the people in the congregation would know a Telecaster from a Teletubby.

Agreed...

That said, I play my Tele more than my EBMM Steve Morse model because the Tele can cut through the mix without having to be actually louder or more overdriven. It's more polite but rings through nicely...

ChickenCLAW · October 15th, 2008, 07:34 PM

The problem with PLaying a TELECASTER in church is...you cant "PLAY" a Telecaster in church!!

WideAwake · October 15th, 2008, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChickenCLAW

The problem with PLaying a TELECASTER in church is...you cant "PLAY" a Telecaster in church!!

Maybe not at your church...

Rick Towne · October 15th, 2008, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChickenCLAW

The problem with PLaying a TELECASTER in church is...you cant "PLAY" a Telecaster in church!!

....big or small, charismatic or pentecostal. And they are happy with the benders as well.

ChickenCLAW · October 16th, 2008, 04:00 AM

Honkey Tonk Guitar in church thats Hilarious!!!

Church people are such hypocrites....

ChickenCLAW · October 16th, 2008, 04:05 AM

I worked for a guy that used to listen to Gospel music constantly (it drove me crazy).

I'm a tele plyr ...so i noticed all the Tele playing in those songs and heard what I thought was Brent Mason on a couple.

I also heard several of the guitar players steeling Brent's licks and putting them in Southern Gospel songs and you know none of those Gospel singers had clue what was goin on.....
Their singing about how they are special and the music their singing is inspired by the "devine all powrful GOD"....but even GOD cant come up with anything better than that Bar room Honkey Tonk telecaster guitar pickin ...

HILARIOUS!!!!

ChickenCLAW · October 16th, 2008, 04:08 AM

funny thing is the guy I workd for who listened to Southern gospel all the time ..always used to "ride" me about playing country music (espeacially in bars).

He was aways trying to get me to sing and play Gospel music.....

I guess ignorance is BLISS...

black_doug · October 16th, 2008, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChickenCLAW

funny thing is the guy I workd for who listened to Southern gospel all the time ..always used to "ride" me about playing country music (espeacially in bars).

He was aways trying to get me to sing and play Gospel music.....

I guess ignorance is BLISS...

It's true! I just don't say anything anymore to the hypocrites. Music is just music. If it's tasteful, well played, in tune and in harmony, then it is good. It's all for God anyway. We should play for him. We can put a smile on his face.

WideAwake · October 16th, 2008, 01:14 PM

Man, what is it with the thinking that worship teams all play southern gospel music?

Also: I don't play honkey-tonk or twangy stuff on my tele. I hope that is ok. :)

andy__woods · October 16th, 2008, 04:51 PM

I often use my Tele in church. I've played it in our College/Young adult group, as well as the main service on Sunday morning (3 services, 1500-2000 people each service). Never had any complaints about the look, just the sound! (Some of the older folk tend to dislike any loud music, even acoustic guitar.)

On the days where I'm not playing it though, my friend is playing it as our lead guitarist. It definitely gets a workout each week

leonard d rock · October 16th, 2008, 09:19 PM

Hello,

i just got a peavy generation tele-style and i think i'll be playing it the next time i play in the P&W. its a sweet sounding guitar and i think i found some settings which are good. i'll be using it with an ibanez pt-3 which has OD/DIST, chorus and delay.

peace,
LDR

guitarwrench · November 8th, 2008, 12:18 PM

I play all types of guitars. Depends upon what the set looks like that week. When it comes it's turn, I play a Reverend Rocco with lava swirls. People don't mention the name of the guitar, they just love the lava swirls.

emiller45 · November 15th, 2008, 03:37 PM

Many years ago I played a concert situation with a Southern Gospel group that was in a large church. I was playing a Tele. The Pastor told me at the end of the service that in the past he considered two instruments to be inappropriate for church: electric guitar and saxaphone. After hearing our group, he was now OK with the electric guitar but still wasn't sure about the saxaphone.

leonard d rock · November 17th, 2008, 03:44 AM

finally got a peavey generation tele and played it for the first time in a praise & worship- just the tele in the middle position, tone pot rolled down a little; a small marshall set on clean and my fingers, no picks. i had a grand time and i think i'm going to use that guitar for p&w over my other ones. just a tambourine too for percussion and we sang to our hearts content. i may bring a chorus next time like i did when i used an acoustic.
peace,
ldr

Robbied_216 · December 10th, 2008, 06:05 AM

Man, I'll play my Tele, a Strat, my Les Paul....no one minds....There is nothing inappropriate about any of them at all...

patl · December 26th, 2008, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emiller45

Many years ago I played a concert situation with a Southern Gospel group that was in a large church. I was playing a Tele. The Pastor told me at the end of the service that in the past he considered two instruments to be inappropriate for church: electric guitar and saxaphone. After hearing our group, he was now OK with the electric guitar but still wasn't sure about the saxaphone.

That's awesome! As a guitar and saxophone player, I love it :-)

Personally, I think the tambourine is the only instrument that shouldn't be allowed in church. **MAYBE** a tambourine played by somebody on the band who has talent, but **NEVER** played by random people in the congregation, because pretty much without fail they have no rhythm

robt57 · December 26th, 2008, 02:17 PM

If I played in church, I'd have to do confession before, during and after..

black_doug · December 26th, 2008, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patl

That's awesome! As a guitar and saxophone player, I love it :-)

Personally, I think the tambourine is the only instrument that shouldn't be allowed in church. **MAYBE** a tambourine played by somebody on the band who has talent, but **NEVER** played by random people in the congregation, because pretty much without fail they have no rhythm

Amen to that. And Don Potter agrees with us in his book, Facing The Wall.

patl · December 26th, 2008, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black_doug

Amen to that. And Don Potter agrees with us in his book, Facing The Wall.

The best part about this? I think the last time I was at a conference type thing that people brought tambourines to? Don Potter was leading worship :-)

777Brad · December 26th, 2008, 05:32 PM

First time Tele owner. (Well, actually I bought it for my 12 y.o. son) but I've told him that I have visitation rights.

I will play it in church this weekend! :)

patl · December 27th, 2008, 10:37 PM

How did it go, 777Brad?

777Brad · December 28th, 2008, 07:05 PM

Had my chance this morning in worship.

I'm always looking for something that can cut through the mix, and the Baja can do it!! I think that I need to spend some time to dial in some of the tones that I'm looking for. I'm playing direct using a Vox ToneLab LE. I can manage to get very nice sounds out of my Custom Classic Strat & also my Les Paul R7. The Tele seemed like the perfect addition.

Honestly, with two custom shop guitars, the Baja is up against some strong competition!

goldtopper · December 29th, 2008, 09:56 AM

I use any guitar I want in Church and have never had anything but "cool guitar" type comments.
Depending on the selections, I use either an es295, a tele or a strat. I used to only play my Martin D40, but came to love the clean sound from these guitars. I pretty much only play electric now.

56Pboy · December 31st, 2008, 05:01 PM

I usually play bass for the worship team at the church I go to, but I've played my MIM deluxe Nashville Tele, a late 40's Oahu lapsteel, and my Fender F48 resonator guitar with no problems of negative comments. The main guitarist plays a 62 Les Paul, the one that became the SG all the time, and no one's got on him for them ' devil horns '. LOL.

Doug 54 · January 4th, 2009, 01:56 PM

You need to play a......

ReVEREND!!

what does it matter WHAT you play??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I took my JJones elct sitar 3 wks ago to play in church...!
used it judiciously, not Judusly!!!

praiseplayer · January 5th, 2009, 11:23 AM

Well, I sure hope it's cool to play a Tele in church, I think I'm buying one today! I'm a regular player at my church as well as the leader of a P&W band. I usually play my 6 or 12 acoustic but when I have another player with me I'll give some fill from my Hamer Daytona but I have this Stagg T-300 that I picked up for chump change and I'm not happy with it, I prolly won't get much for it, so I'll keep it and make an Esquier!

Anyway - I'm running to the music store today and checking out a Squier CV 50's Tele they're bringing in for me, I've been a regular reader and know how you all like these things so here's hoping for the best.

Rock on, Praiseplayer

Southpaw Tele · January 5th, 2009, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robt57

If I played in church, I'd have to do confession before, during and after..

We all do.

I've been playing the MIM since the summer in our P&W band. My only struggle has been to find a consistent gear set-up (mic'n amp vs. pocketpod vs. behringer GDI-21...I can't seem to settle on a set-up).

praiseplayer · January 5th, 2009, 11:51 AM

Southpaw, you might want to consider a Line 6 Pod. I use the XT Live and it is one of the best purchases I've made. I used to use some digitech gear and it kind of ruined the idea of modeling for me. As it turns out, Lincoln Brewster uses only Pod gear whenever he plays. The versatility that the thing has is great - I see you're using the pocket pod, you might want to consider upgrading, all of the classic amps and effects with a built-in pedal board is money.

Just a thought

Southpaw Tele · January 5th, 2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by praiseplayer

Southpaw, you might want to consider a Line 6 Pod. I use the XT Live and it is one of the best purchases I've made. I used to use some digitech gear and it kind of ruined the idea of modeling for me. As it turns out, Lincoln Brewster uses only Pod gear whenever he plays. The versatility that the thing has is great - I see you're using the pocket pod, you might want to consider upgrading, all of the classic amps and effects with a built-in pedal board is money.

Just a thought

Yeah, I'd love the POD XT or X3 Live versions. I sold the pocketpod. The sound was okay, but the cheap plastic was a problem and it was tough switching patches on the fly. I like the 2.0 for its metal case and its price. I've gone back to individual effects pedals for more control and I'm going to try out the GDI-21 this Thursday at practice (Sansamp GT2 knockoff). Thanks!

praiseplayer · January 5th, 2009, 07:04 PM

Just got back home with the CV tele. Seriously guys and gals, these things sound better than the 'real' thing (real meaning mexican of course). I couldn't be happier with it. I'm still in shock being as I just bought a Squier, but I think it was a good choice. Bringing it to church for sunday service as well.

leonard d rock · January 6th, 2009, 05:16 AM

a little off maybe, but last sunday i was listening to a pastor on a radio and he was quoting a passage "about not serving from the same plate" which he explained what we use in church should not be used outside it and exemplified it by saying you cant be a church soloist on sundays and be singing in bars on weekdays. it made me wonder does it apply to guitars also, like the guitar i use in P&W should not be used in rock gigs? i use the same guitars for all my gigs and can't afford to designate guitars exclusively for P&W. any thoughts?

ldr

September 16th, 2008, 11:02 PM	#41 (permalink)
black_doug TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Age: 52 Posts: 65	I love playing my Tele in church. But I once had a soundman run from upstairs to behind the stage so he could reach the volume knob on my amp. He turned me down after I hit the overdrive and the amp's boost. (It wasn't mic'd.) __________________ "Men are admitted into heaven not because they have curbed and governed their Passions, or have no Passions, but because they have cultivated their Understandings." - William Blake

September 16th, 2008, 11:47 PM	#42 (permalink)
superlightweigh Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Schenectady, NY Age: 44 Posts: 442	For years, my MIM Tele was the only one I'd play in church, and before that it was my Schecter Strat. The only complaint I've ever heard from anybody was that my Epi Emperor Regent was too "boomy". Oh, I forgot, a sound guy once criticized the sound of my MIM Tele through my DRRI. Idiot. I left that church soon after. (Please forgive me, that wasn't the only reason, just the Good Lord giving me a little nudge in a different direction!) __________________ Regards, Dan

September 18th, 2008, 04:02 PM	#45 (permalink)
hal Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 871	A church that will not accept Teles--that's a problem. As you can see from the avatar, mine is not exactly perfect in appearance. Like me. __________________ Wherever you go, there you are.

September 21st, 2008, 07:31 AM	#46 (permalink)
telechucker Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 48 Posts: 310	That's all I use. The guys in the band would give me stick if I showed up with anything else, except for maybe a flat top if we're Bluegrassin'. Regards. __________________ A man's best friend is his Tele - not his dog.

October 16th, 2008, 04:51 PM	#59 (permalink)
andy__woods Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 24 Posts: 1,205 60 Photos	I often use my Tele in church. I've played it in our College/Young adult group, as well as the main service on Sunday morning (3 services, 1500-2000 people each service). Never had any complaints about the look, just the sound! (Some of the older folk tend to dislike any loud music, even acoustic guitar.) On the days where I'm not playing it though, my friend is playing it as our lead guitarist. It definitely gets a workout each week __________________ -- Andy "Woods" Crowder --

September 18th, 2008, 03:59 PM	#44 (permalink)
fenderfool NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 3	New here, and first post. I have been a worship leader and children's pastor for years, and have played Strats, Teles, Les Pauls (gasp!), a 335 copy and various and sundry acoustics. The Teles are always some of my favorites tone-wise. I have never had complaints from congregation members regarding the electrics, usually only comments about "now when did you get THAT one!?" The most compliments I've had were about a home-grown "stealth" Esquire I whipped up recently: Black on black with cream binding and a maple neck with a neck p'up hidden under the pickguard.

September 21st, 2008, 08:51 AM	#47 (permalink)
wangdangdoodle Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 415	Unfortunatley I never had a Tele when I played in churches. I don't think people would have noticed... at the end of the day it's a church and not a guitar shop!

September 30th, 2008, 01:17 PM	#48 (permalink)
JeffsJeep04 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Strum, WI Age: 24 Posts: 161 12 Photos	I've always played strats in worship bands, but once I can do some horse trading and pick up a CV squier, it will most definitely make an appearance. I think the sound of a tele is right for the current band I'm in, lots of singers, a keyboard or two, and at times up to 4 guitars (that has fortunately stopped). Something I can be subtle with and cut through. Our pastor plays a telecoustic, does that count? :D

October 9th, 2008, 09:34 PM	#49 (permalink)
mcmuffin300 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 1021 Transom Ct. Raleigh NC Posts: 3	hopefully i will begin playing with our worship team by next wednesday. right now i have a epiphone custom shop sg. ( i know what you are thinking "why did this guy subscribe to telecaster forum then?") well. the tele has caught my eye, and at first i saw the squier affinity series tele, and then then the 50's classic vibe. i went to a music shop at a mall near where i live, and just so happened to come across the classic. i played it and really liked it. the way it felt, the body, and the thick, glossy neck. anyway, just posting.

October 15th, 2008, 07:34 PM	#51 (permalink)
ChickenCLAW TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: whosbeckistan...Louisianna Posts: 35	The problem with PLaying a TELECASTER in church is...you cant "PLAY" a Telecaster in church!!

October 16th, 2008, 04:00 AM	#54 (permalink)
ChickenCLAW TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: whosbeckistan...Louisianna Posts: 35	Honkey Tonk Guitar in church thats Hilarious!!! Church people are such hypocrites....

October 16th, 2008, 04:05 AM	#55 (permalink)
ChickenCLAW TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: whosbeckistan...Louisianna Posts: 35	I worked for a guy that used to listen to Gospel music constantly (it drove me crazy). I'm a tele plyr ...so i noticed all the Tele playing in those songs and heard what I thought was Brent Mason on a couple. I also heard several of the guitar players steeling Brent's licks and putting them in Southern Gospel songs and you know none of those Gospel singers had clue what was goin on..... Their singing about how they are special and the music their singing is inspired by the "devine all powrful GOD"....but even GOD cant come up with anything better than that Bar room Honkey Tonk telecaster guitar pickin ... HILARIOUS!!!!

October 16th, 2008, 04:08 AM	#56 (permalink)
ChickenCLAW TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: whosbeckistan...Louisianna Posts: 35	funny thing is the guy I workd for who listened to Southern gospel all the time ..always used to "ride" me about playing country music (espeacially in bars). He was aways trying to get me to sing and play Gospel music..... I guess ignorance is BLISS...

October 16th, 2008, 01:14 PM	#58 (permalink)
WideAwake Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portland, Maine Age: 38 Posts: 150	Man, what is it with the thinking that worship teams all play southern gospel music? Also: I don't play honkey-tonk or twangy stuff on my tele. I hope that is ok. :)

October 16th, 2008, 09:19 PM	#60 (permalink)
leonard d rock Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Malaybalay,Bukidnon, Philippines Posts: 283	Hello, i just got a peavy generation tele-style and i think i'll be playing it the next time i play in the P&W. its a sweet sounding guitar and i think i found some settings which are good. i'll be using it with an ibanez pt-3 which has OD/DIST, chorus and delay. peace, LDR

November 8th, 2008, 12:18 PM	#61 (permalink)
guitarwrench NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 5	I play all types of guitars. Depends upon what the set looks like that week. When it comes it's turn, I play a Reverend Rocco with lava swirls. People don't mention the name of the guitar, they just love the lava swirls.

November 15th, 2008, 03:37 PM	#62 (permalink)
emiller45 Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cortez, CO Posts: 689	Many years ago I played a concert situation with a Southern Gospel group that was in a large church. I was playing a Tele. The Pastor told me at the end of the service that in the past he considered two instruments to be inappropriate for church: electric guitar and saxaphone. After hearing our group, he was now OK with the electric guitar but still wasn't sure about the saxaphone. __________________ Don't believe everything you think

November 17th, 2008, 03:44 AM	#63 (permalink)
leonard d rock Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Malaybalay,Bukidnon, Philippines Posts: 283	finally got a peavey generation tele and played it for the first time in a praise & worship- just the tele in the middle position, tone pot rolled down a little; a small marshall set on clean and my fingers, no picks. i had a grand time and i think i'm going to use that guitar for p&w over my other ones. just a tambourine too for percussion and we sang to our hearts content. i may bring a chorus next time like i did when i used an acoustic. peace, ldr

December 10th, 2008, 06:05 AM	#64 (permalink)
Robbied_216 Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia - Beautiful!!! Age: 24 Posts: 219	Man, I'll play my Tele, a Strat, my Les Paul....no one minds....There is nothing inappropriate about any of them at all...

December 26th, 2008, 02:17 PM	#66 (permalink)
robt57 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lost Yankee in Nashville Age: 52 Posts: 5,862 22 Photos	If I played in church, I'd have to do confession before, during and after.. __________________ Leo's Great, Leo's Good, let us thank him for our... Twang!

December 26th, 2008, 05:32 PM	#69 (permalink)
777Brad Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 104	First time Tele owner. (Well, actually I bought it for my 12 y.o. son) but I've told him that I have visitation rights. I will play it in church this weekend! :)

December 27th, 2008, 10:37 PM	#70 (permalink)
patl TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North Bend, WA Age: 40 Posts: 51 2 Photos	How did it go, 777Brad?

December 28th, 2008, 07:05 PM	#71 (permalink)
777Brad Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 104	Had my chance this morning in worship. I'm always looking for something that can cut through the mix, and the Baja can do it!! I think that I need to spend some time to dial in some of the tones that I'm looking for. I'm playing direct using a Vox ToneLab LE. I can manage to get very nice sounds out of my Custom Classic Strat & also my Les Paul R7. The Tele seemed like the perfect addition. Honestly, with two custom shop guitars, the Baja is up against some strong competition!

December 29th, 2008, 09:56 AM	#72 (permalink)
goldtopper Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Age: 47 Posts: 1,261	I use any guitar I want in Church and have never had anything but "cool guitar" type comments. Depending on the selections, I use either an es295, a tele or a strat. I used to only play my Martin D40, but came to love the clean sound from these guitars. I pretty much only play electric now. __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

December 31st, 2008, 05:01 PM	#73 (permalink)
56Pboy TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Omaha Nebraska Posts: 33	I usually play bass for the worship team at the church I go to, but I've played my MIM deluxe Nashville Tele, a late 40's Oahu lapsteel, and my Fender F48 resonator guitar with no problems of negative comments. The main guitarist plays a 62 Les Paul, the one that became the SG all the time, and no one's got on him for them ' devil horns '. LOL.

IMPORTANT:Treat everyone here with respect, no matter how difficult! No sex, drug, political, religion or hate discussion permitted here.

January 4th, 2009, 01:56 PM	#74 (permalink)
Doug 54 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ohio, Dayton area Posts: 1,288	You need to play a...... ReVEREND!! what does it matter WHAT you play??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took my JJones elct sitar 3 wks ago to play in church...! used it judiciously, not Judusly!!! __________________ "Cowboys to Girls"

January 5th, 2009, 11:23 AM	#75 (permalink)
praiseplayer NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lincoln, MO Age: 23 Posts: 8	Well, I sure hope it's cool to play a Tele in church, I think I'm buying one today! I'm a regular player at my church as well as the leader of a P&W band. I usually play my 6 or 12 acoustic but when I have another player with me I'll give some fill from my Hamer Daytona but I have this Stagg T-300 that I picked up for chump change and I'm not happy with it, I prolly won't get much for it, so I'll keep it and make an Esquier! Anyway - I'm running to the music store today and checking out a Squier CV 50's Tele they're bringing in for me, I've been a regular reader and know how you all like these things so here's hoping for the best. Rock on, Praiseplayer __________________ Let everything that has breath praise the Lord forever!

January 5th, 2009, 11:51 AM	#77 (permalink)
praiseplayer NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lincoln, MO Age: 23 Posts: 8	Southpaw, you might want to consider a Line 6 Pod. I use the XT Live and it is one of the best purchases I've made. I used to use some digitech gear and it kind of ruined the idea of modeling for me. As it turns out, Lincoln Brewster uses only Pod gear whenever he plays. The versatility that the thing has is great - I see you're using the pocket pod, you might want to consider upgrading, all of the classic amps and effects with a built-in pedal board is money. Just a thought __________________ Let everything that has breath praise the Lord forever!

January 5th, 2009, 07:04 PM	#79 (permalink)
praiseplayer NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lincoln, MO Age: 23 Posts: 8	Just got back home with the CV tele. Seriously guys and gals, these things sound better than the 'real' thing (real meaning mexican of course). I couldn't be happier with it. I'm still in shock being as I just bought a Squier, but I think it was a good choice. Bringing it to church for sunday service as well. __________________ Let everything that has breath praise the Lord forever!

January 6th, 2009, 05:16 AM	#80 (permalink)
leonard d rock Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Malaybalay,Bukidnon, Philippines Posts: 283	a little off maybe, but last sunday i was listening to a pastor on a radio and he was quoting a passage "about not serving from the same plate" which he explained what we use in church should not be used outside it and exemplified it by saying you cant be a church soloist on sundays and be singing in bars on weekdays. it made me wonder does it apply to guitars also, like the guitar i use in P&W should not be used in rock gigs? i use the same guitars for all my gigs and can't afford to designate guitars exclusively for P&W. any thoughts? ldr