Finally came to terms with a tele

That's nice a nice looker. I like how well worn in it looks.

I have two that play real nice. One is a thin-skin lacquer MIM model from '15, and the other is a parts-o-caster I wired up as a Broadcaster. They don't seem to get the sound I'm chasing in my head. I know what sounds I want to get out of a Tele, but am missing stuff like an orange squeeze to get a more honky-tonk sound out of it. I'm sure if I went after something more like Rick Parfitt or Francis Rossi of Status Quo, I'd be golden with the stuff that I do have. it's probably just mental for me, and I've always equated certain sounds with a Tele. I'm sure it's nothing some free time spent with the guitars could cure.

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I have had a hard time with them too. They are comfortable but the pickups, and the classic tele sound, is not pleasing to me. As I said on occasion, I like the hang, but not the twang. As a result, I modded them all into H-H config in one way or another
 
gball said:
What does it give you that sticking with a Gibson doesn't after the humbucker is dropped in?
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Okay, I've given myself the name of 'guitar slut' before... because I love them all, repeatedly.

Anyway, for me the addition of a Telecaster to my collection was the addition of a unique voice.
(that's my answer to your question). Do you want a unique voice in your music?
That's for you to answer for yourself. I bought a Tele with a pair of Fender hum buckers so the
tone was even more unique than anybody might think.
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Fender guitars do NOT sound like Gibsons. So you either want what they can do, or you don't.
With a Les Paul and a Strat, a guy can cover a lot of tonal ground. (but I'm not a Les Paul guy).
The same thing is true with an SG and a Telecaster. Those two platforms can cover a lot of tonal
territory, but it's different ground than that stomped by the Les Paul/Strat guys.

So if one guitarist in yer band is a Les Paul/ Strat guy, and t'other is an SG/Tele player, your band can
cover even more tonal turf.

You can mount a hum bucker in the neck position of a Telecaster and get a unique sound
lots of players have done this: think Keith Richards and Albert Collins for example. Both unique tones.
Not every player is interested in unique tones. To me, a traditional Telecaster is very versatile, and
should NOT be hammered into a box labeled "twang." There's much more to the Telecaster tone
than that. And it's up to the player to discover this. But first, he has to WANT TO.
 
Col, you're just a slut, plain and simple... in the guitar sense, of course... :p

You lot are horrible blokes! I can only have two guitars, and there are SGs (that obviously takes one slot, at least) and strats/LPs (they've gotta take at least one spot, if not 5...), and then there are all the other lovely guitars such as 339s, hair-rock neon spandex fast neckers, Gretshe (I can never spell that!), PRS (meh...), so many others. &, teles - everyone must have a tele! But, I only have two slots.

Reason suggests:

Slot 1: SG.

Slot 2: SG.

Thus, I hate you all. No offence. Horrible blokes the lot of youse, except Bea who is very lovely and sensible.
 
Mr Grumpy said:
Col, you're just a slut, plain and simple... in the guitar sense, of course... :p

You lot are horrible blokes! I can only have two guitars, and there are SGs (that obviously takes one slot, at least) and strats/LPs (they've gotta take at least one spot, if not 5...), and then there are all the other lovely guitars such as 339s, hair-rock neon spandex fast neckers, Gretshe (I can never spell that!), PRS (meh...), so many others. &, teles - everyone must have a tele! But, I only have two slots.

Reason suggests:

Slot 1: SG.

Slot 2: SG.

Thus, I hate you all. No offence. Horrible blokes the lot of youse, except Bea who is very lovely and sensible.
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Those are two perfectly acceptable guitars to fill those slots.
 
I have owned 5 or 6 Tele's over the years I have been playing and have sold every one of them. I want to have a Tele, especially a butterscotch black guard. I think I need to have a Tele, especially a butterscotch black guard. I even built a Tele that was a butterscotch black guard.

I just find that I don't like the damn things! Give me a Strat or LP or SG any day!

Anyway, off to the local music shop. Think I will have a look at Tele's.
 
ninjaking67 said:
I have owned 5 or 6 Tele's over the years I have been playing and have sold every one of them. I want to have a Tele, especially a butterscotch black guard. I think I need to have a Tele, especially a butterscotch black guard. I even built a Tele that was a butterscotch black guard.

I just find that I don't like the damn things! Give me a Strat or LP or SG any day!

Anyway, off to the local music shop. Think I will have a look at Tele's.
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me too !! have about 5 Peavey tele's in carts...i feel this is the one...finally a tele that doesnt sound likean ice pick to the head,,,gosh..i saw Kix this summer..killer sound but that tele into the JMP,,bought ruined my ears for the night..soon as he the LP Custom out..way better band,,.have been smitten by the headstock of tele...like the Peavey's...looking for a down home sound for a song & think a Peavey tele into a Peavey classic 50 head should do the trick
 
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