Name your favorite Tele player if you can.

[Tele1580]

Steve Morse, Roy Buchanan, Richie Kotzen, Rory Gallagher, Jimmy Page, Terry Kath, John 5, Danny Gatton, Roger Hoard.

 

[tonszerila]

so many,
about recent things i like julian lage
seen live too

 

[Brent Hutto]

All of my favorite electric guitar players use a variety of guitars for different purposes. Players who use just one specific model (Telecaster, Les Paul, whatever) for 99% of their music tend to be working in styles and genres that don't really do it for me.

 

[fretknot]

First one that comes to mind is Roy Buchanan.

I also appreciate Steve Cropper, Johnny Hiland, Tab Benoit, Vince Gill, and Keith Richards.

There's Muddy Waters, kind of iconic, but not in the same genre.

Tim Lerch and Ed Bickert are noteworthy for their use of a Tele for jazz.

Clapton did play one at one time, as did Jimmy Page, but I don't associate them with Teles.

Recently, I've been paying attention to Greg Koch, but he plays a variety of different guitars.

 

[johnniegoat]

Graham Coxon

 

[Highway 49]

There is a huge difference between guitarists who have used Telecasters in their careers and guitarists who may have used other instruments, but have really made the Telecaster their instrument, such as Wilko Johnson, Sue Foley, Chrissie Hynde, Syd Barrett… honestly, at this rate, it can’t be long before someone says Jimi Hendrix is their favourite Telecaster player

 

[geddins]

I say if you can because I’m not sure I can. There’s Steve Cropper, Don Rich, Buck Owens, Pete Anderson, Ed Bickert, Albert Collins, and many others but I guess if I was to have to pick a favorite it would be Don Rich. I only recently in the last few years started getting into the Bakersfield country really heavy and came to love Don Rich but I will always be a Steve Cropper fan. See if you can name a favorite.

Don Rich for me...he was the one who made me want to play guitar. I hope I never forget the feeling when I walked into our little living room in the early 70s and the Buck Owens Ranch Show was on and there was this guy with this guitar playing such a cool song (Buckaroo of course), and he was so obviously having so much fun...pure joy. I love lots of other Tele pickers, but he'll always be #1 for me...thanks to him I've had over 50 years of joy in my life I may very well have missed out on.

 

[MGW-AB]

Billy Squier

 

[TeleMinimalist]

Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck, Clarence White, Brent Mason, Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Keef

 

[toanhunter]

mike oldfield apparently used a telecaster on tubular bells

 

[Suca]

I say if you can because I’m not sure I can. There’s Steve Cropper, Don Rich, Buck Owens, Pete Anderson, Ed Bickert, Albert Collins, and many others but I guess if I was to have to pick a favorite it would be Don Rich. I only recently in the last few years started getting into the Bakersfield country really heavy and came to love Don Rich but I will always be a Steve Cropper fan. See if you can name a favorite.

Danny Gatton

 

[northcountryblues]

Steve Cropper
Keith Richards
Muddy Waters
Robbie Robertson
Reggie Young
Mike Campbell
Bobby Womack
Joe Strummer

 

[turftone]

Keef
Joe Strummer
Sly Stone
Albert Collins - surprised there aren't more mentions. He's literally known as the "Master of the Telecaster!"

 

[Memphis Soul]

Keef
Joe Strummer
Sly Stone
Albert Collins - surprised there aren't more mentions. He's literally known as the "Master of the Telecaster!"

I mentioned him in my original post. You’re right he is a master!

 

[Nogoodnamesleft]

Andy Summers

 

[northcountryblues]

Steve Cropper
Keith Richards
Muddy Waters
Robbie Robertson
Reggie Young
Mike Campbell
Bobby Womack
Joe Strummer

Did Curtis Mayfield play a Tele? If he did add him to my list.

 

[fozhebert]

What makes Teles great is the variety of players and approaches. From smooth (Ted Greene) to stun (Albert Collins) and everything in between.

 

[daddyplaysbass]

Jerry Greer, Fairborn, OH - first time I heard Chickin' Pickin", He worked at the GM Plant; Early 80's

 

[Riffi]

The Boss!

 

[SPUDCASTER]

This would narrow it down to 10 or 15.