What's the best amp a telecaster?

[Grandfunkfan]

I'm wondering what everyones favorite amp is for a tele, and for what kind of tone. I've owned almost every Fender tube amp over the course of 35.years and I recently acquired an Excelsior amp from the Fender pawn shop series. It's the best amp I've ever had for rock tones with a tele. I bought it because it looked cool and figured I could use it for a cab. With the volume just past noon and my teles bridge pickup cranked it's perfect for raunchy hard rock. With my Timmy used as an e.q. and some moderate gain it's an absolute beast.

 

[mimmo]

IME teles go well with almost any amp. My Fender Deluxe Reverb is its perfect companion in my humble opinion.

 

[teleplayr]

Any Fender amp.

 

[dlew919]

A Vox. Nah. Just joking. A fender. But they do sound great through a Vox.

 

[loudboy]

I like my SFPR a LOT with my Tele. Pretty much everything else, too.

I know Mike Campbell uses an Excelsior sometimes.

They also work really well with Marshalls - the solo in "Refugee" is a Tele/Marshall. I think "Stairway to Heaven" solo was, too.

 

[somebodyelseuk]

One that works.

Tele through a Vox - Status Quo and Queen
Tele through a Marshall - Led Zeppelin, Police, Blur
Tele through a Fender - everyone and his dog
Tele through a Boogie - Me

They all sound pretty good.

 

[Piggy Stu]

As a weapon of mass destruction, surely the nuclear option is the twin reverb receiving a broadcaster bridge pickup - airplanes fell out of the sky when I tried this at half power

 

[corliss1]

There is no such thing as "best" - play what you want. I'll reach for a different amp for classic country vs jazz vs ZZ Top.

 

[Sparky2]

A Swiss Army Knife fits nicely in any pocket.

A Telecaster sounds great through any amp.

 

[Peegoo]

For versatility that allows me to get just about any tone for any style of music except perhaps opera a Princeton and a pedal or three.

But it also sounds fantastic through pretty much any amp from cheep cheep to foofoo booteek.

 

[Monoprice99]

I have a Fender Mustang I V2, with all the Amp Models it has, the Tele is right at home with them all.

The one's I like most for Rock are the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, similarly the HiWatt DR103. 7:42 mark. Cleans to driven. Sounds glorious. 16:52 is a Tele as well.

 

[OldTelePlayer]

I don't have any particular "favorite" or specific amp for a Tele. For a long time I've used a JC-120... clean, clear tone. Recently, I've used Katana and GTX modeling amps too. They work fine for me as well.

 

[Chiogtr4x]

A Swiss Army Knife fits nicely in any pocket.

A Telecaster sounds great through any amp.

I agree, something about the 'directness' of its tone, all 3 positions, just makes is easy

 

[teletail]

My DRRI has been my “go to” amp since ‘94, I’ve probably played it on 99% of my gigs, but lately I’ve been using a Peavey Nashville 400 and am really liking it.

 

[Renegade]

68 Vibro Champ with a VanAmps Solemate Reverb.

 

[Old Deaf Roadie]

There is no such thing as a best amp any more than there is a best song or best player. In fact, sometimes the best sounding amps aren't amps at all, but rather simulator pedals.Your gold may be another man's rust. There are plenty of amps commonly used with Telecasters, though, such as DR's, Princeton, Blues Jr., AC15/30, JC 120, JCM 800, but none of them are the single "best" for everyone, anymore than flat wound strings or boutique pickups.

 

[msalama]

A Vibrolux, or a good modeller for a change of pace. It doesn't HAVE to be all toobz day in day out, does it?

 

[Red Ryder]

The best amp is the one that works for you.

 

[Jakedog]

Mostly I use an ENGL Gigmaster 15 and a Budda SuperDrive 18. They’re absolutely fantastic. For me.

 

[Brent Hutto]

It doesn't HAVE to be all toobz day in day out, does it?

That's just crazy talk

Signs of the end of the world, cats and dogs lying down together, Telecasters played through solid state amps...