Question to guitarists

[Angry Young Man]

Do Telecasters make anyone else ejaculate? I was talking to a mate who hates them. He said they're ugly, and I returned that not only was he talking anus, but their sound is intense. I'd had a go on one. It was luck that there was a lefty in a shop in Newport - most times the lefty selection is Stagg, Vintage, etc. But I digress. The feel of playing this thing was like a bj off an angel. More recently, I saw a blood-red one with a thin layer of varnish and a black scratch plate in Bristol. The man at the counter said a lefty'd cost about £800, so if there are 800 people on the forum who want to send me a pound, I'd be grateful. So yea let's all appraise the Tele!

[coda]

I personally like the shape much better than the Strat. Nice sound and 800 nice price.

Here's a sound review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhsmLUZS9Bo&feature=related

[JimmyJazz]

Do Telecasters make anyone else ejaculate?

yes. I have always liked it way better than the strat, for as long as I have known the difference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqRfODd9v8s

[JimmyJazz]

Meh, sometimes a strat can make me cum pretty hard too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xtZKgDlt8g&feature=related

By the way, I am downright fucking obsessed with the guitar tone used for the solo at 3:05 in this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmz7eZ2tXWQ#). Whatever it is, I think it's what Mick Jones uses on London Calling: For example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwzMuuGOsVI), and here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN5htcZfRJU&feature=related), and here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA8LWKiOTGI&NR=1). What is being played? (I think it's a Gibson because all the pictures I've seen of Mick Jones and Steve Van Zandt playing live have had them holding Gibsons).

[coda]

Mick almost exclusively used Gibson Les Pauls. He said the one he used on London Calling was a white hollow body. http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/stay-free-the-gibson-interview/

I've only had Gibsons too. had a blonde-wood with gold hardware (aka Blonde Beauty) Les Paul standard (my Jimmy Page phase.) nice sound, very heavy guitar. too beautiful to touch and didn't get much play. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?base_pid=513808&cpd=0OEY&doc_id=99371&index=0
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Les-Paul-Standard-Blonde-Beauty-Electric-Guitar?sku=513808



And had a vintage '62 Gibson SG Special with whammy bar-- didn't like at all. nice and light, but very thin and tin sounding. looked identical to photo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_SG

Now I just have an acoustic that I haven't picked up in awhile.

[mykittyhasaboner]

I like the Tele better because no other guitar can get the twangy gain that you need to play some serious ska.

[Hegemonicretribution]

I used to hate them, especially as a younger teenager, and then as I moved through different styles they grew on me.

American Tele is still way over priced in my opinion though, as is any guitar carrying fender or gibson branding. I will see if I can find a link to comparable, but cheaper versions...I haven't had this computer long so I haven't got bookmarkls sorted but will hopefully find it to post later.

That said, for re-sale value you are wasting your time with most smaller makes.

What amp you wanting to run it through?

[Sam_b]

I don't mind telecasters. Though I prefer more bassy guitars (so to speak) like hollowbody epiphones.

[Reuben]

yeah im with sam. It ould use a slightly warmer sound.

[mykittyhasaboner]

Perhaps, I wouldn't use a telecaster for anything else besides ska/punk, or perhaps jazz and blues. If I desired a more warm sound, I would go with a semi-hollow model, or a Les Paul.

Note that the telecaster in the video has standard pickups on it. I've seen some custom teles with some pretty interesting pickups and it gave the guitar a much wider range.

[Angry Young Man]

I don't think they're particularly twangy. I'd call them chunky. Can you think of a positive adjective meaning wobbly? I spose coiled. You'll all hate me for this, but this is why after the revolution, all guitars will be teles, freely distributed among the proletariat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkkW5blfEPk

[Skin_HeadBanger]

Never really liked Fenders too much, to be honest. To thin sounding for my taste.

[hippiedude94]

I prefer the Stratocaster, but the Telecaster is cool too and it came out first.:)

[Invincible Summer]

I love Teles. I don't play guitar, but if I did, I'd get a Tele.