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What's the telecaster equivalent of a Les Paul through a Marshall?

Discussion in 'Telecaster Discussion Forum' started by Kloun, Sep 6, 2020.

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    Kloun

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    We are all familiar with the cliche of a Les Paul through a Marshall. It's iconic, and it's a good combo if you want a particular sound.

    Just wondering what amp combo that's iconic for a telecaster? Like Tele through a champ, tele through a vox, tele through a ????? Just what you think is just a great combo with a telecaster.
     
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    EsquireOK

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    A Tele, or a Les Paul, through anything.
     
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    xtelesquirex

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    Telecaster into any Vox with a Top Boost channel
     
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    fenderchamp

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    a tele through a tweed deluxe, or a tweed bassman or a deluxe reverb, or a twin, or a vibrolux is pretty classic. I really like mine through My Dr. Z remedy (which is very plexi) too.

    Jimmy Page did ok with a tele through a supro.

    a tele through anything that is a delight, is a delight as far as I'm concerned.

    a les paul through a twin worked out ok for Michael Bloomfield too.

     
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    fenderchamp

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    great player through any guitar into any amp is a classic in the making
     
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    Guitarteach

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    A tele into a Marshall is...... GREAT!
     
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    Randypttt

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    A Tele Into a Tweed for me.
     
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    StevesBoogie

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    Tele through a Fender Twin Reverb or a Fender Princeton Reverb.
     
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    ben smith

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    that does it fo me!
     
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    jondanger

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    Now, I like country music. And I like mandolins.

    But right now I need a Telecaster through a Vibrolux turned up to teeeeennnnnnn.

     
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    Flaneur

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    rze99

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    Agree with some of the above. A '50s Tele into a tweed 5e3 (Deluxe).

    Watch this - a perfect demonstration of the two in harmony.

     
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    RockinforJesus

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    A Tele in an AC15 can be magical
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    thunderbyrd

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    tele into blackface twin for me. my neighbor owns an original 1964 TR and it likes any guitar but it's incredible with a telecaster. like they were made for each other, which they were.
     
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    Bruxist

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    Tele through a Princeton for me.

    Or maybe through a Twin.
     
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    Musekatcher

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    If Les Paul + Marshall = iconic pair, I'm going to say Tele into a Fender. I think of James Burton, Don Rich, Luther Perkins, Dick Dale and less exclusively R&B.
     
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    BluesRockDude

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    It's interesting that almost all the les paul players I can think off have a marshall behind them, but tele players aren't so easily pigeon-holed.
    If I had to pick one classic tele tone it'd be Steve Cropper and whichever fender amp he used on the Stax recordings.
     
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    esseff

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    This, according to my girlfriend... :oops:

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    68 Custom Deluxe works for me.

    Using a Fryette attenuator makes it work for my wife.

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    Jakedog

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    Another vote for Tele/Marshall.

    Of course, I think it’s fun to have all different kinds of amps. But if I could only have one for the rest of my life, it would have to be a Marshall. And I wouldn’t even have to think about it.
     
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