Guitar12321
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Hi everyone has anyone played Jimi Hendrix songs on Tele and does it sound better on Tele or Strat?
Has anyone played Jimi songs on Telecaster?
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Jimi played telecaster on Occassion. And gibsons. And a danelectro.
He’s a strong enough composer that the guitar doesn’t matter. You might not be able to do the whammy tricks. But you can still play the songs.
He’s a strong enough composer that the guitar doesn’t matter. You might not be able to do the whammy tricks. But you can still play the songs.
richiek65
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Played second gtr in a band years ago and the main guitarist absolutely slayed Crosstown on his tele
Jimi Hendrix played the solo on the studio recording of Purple Haze on a Telecaster according to some sources.
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Highway 49
Friend of Leo's
Jullecaster
Tele-Afflicted
If the player is good enough the guitar won't stop them for being the "wrong" one
Neither will the audience
Jimi works well on a Jazzmaster too, or on any guitar because the songs and guitar parts are awesome
Neither will the audience
Jimi works well on a Jazzmaster too, or on any guitar because the songs and guitar parts are awesome
radiocaster
Doctor of Teleocity
He didn't have the Dano anymore by the time he played with the Experience. He also played a Duo Sonic earlier.
The Gibsons he used for blues. He used a tele in the studio, but probably not live because it looks funny upside down. He also had a Jazzmaster.
Gladhander
Tele-Holic
Of course people have done it! YouTube is probably loaded with the answer’s you seek. Any guitar you have works.
tugboat1980
Tele-Holic
It is what you make it. All sorts of stuff has been played on all sorts of stuff.
Jullecaster
Tele-Afflicted
I always think of Keef when this topic comes up. He plays whatever he feels like and it sounds... like Keef.
NOTHING89 10
Tele-Afflicted
Every day. Cheers RM
Yes!
I play Angel (favorite Jimi tune) on my Teles.
Thanks, Jimi!
I play Angel (favorite Jimi tune) on my Teles.
Thanks, Jimi!
dannyh
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memorex
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Since I only play Nashville Teles these days, and I know quite a few Hendrix songs, I play them all on a Tele through a Boss GT-100, and it sounds fine. And I would guess in many cases, indistinguishable from a Strat.
Yup.
Bill Lawrence told me, based on what Jimi told him, he preferred the Strat (especially live) because of the limitations of the three way switch, the way it was traditionally wired. I don't think a player like Hendrix would be able to tolerate the guitar falling out of Position 1.5 on stage. If Bill had had more time to work with Jimi (as he had with Roy) I think Hendrix could have gotten over his misgivings about what Jimi saw as the sonic limitations of a stock 50's style Telecaster, by modding the switch to what most of us do today..
I only got to see the JHE one time, but my sense is that Jimi was not afraid of something looking funny. He could make a bad hair day seem cool.
I think a trem is integral to that "almost in pitch" sound that Hendrix achieved. Just as many of my favorite Neil Young songs work for me because Neil is just starting to apply pressure to the trem (or is just releasing it) in certain phrases. The extent to which the note is in tune, is depending on the picking hand, just as much as the fretting finger.
Does the average paying customer at the show, notice these things? I wish some did, but I doubt it.
HaWE
Friend of Leo's
Some weeks ago I recorded "Hey Joe" just for fun and used a Telecaster - but I had no intention to copy Jimi Hendrix (which I wouldn't be able to do anyway) and created my own "stripped down" version 
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