2 les pauls
3 SGs
2 Mosrites
1 Hallmark
1 Rivolta
1 Chibson LP Jr
1 Strat
2 P basses
1 Squier acoustic
1 Banjo guitar
15 total.
2 les pauls
Open your heart to a telecaster. i know you want to. Once you get that twang and thin lifeless SPLONK in your life you won't look back.
I'm not a great guitarist by any means, but I have had guitars in my hands for over 30 years now. Never, not once, ever, in my guitar playing life have I ever thought "man I need a Telecaster".WhiskeyJack wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:46 pm
Open your heart to a telecaster. i know you want to. Once you get that twang and thin lifeless SPLONK in your life you won't look back.
You’d sound good on a telecaster!Greg_L wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:53 pmI'm not a great guitarist by any means, but I have had guitars in my hands for over 30 years now. Never, not once, ever, in my guitar playing life have I ever thought "man I need a Telecaster".WhiskeyJack wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:46 pm
Open your heart to a telecaster. i know you want to. Once you get that twang and thin lifeless SPLONK in your life you won't look back.
That strat is a deluxe plus if I recall, yeah? Mine is a deluxe plus, too.
Utilitarian also implies useful. I have no use for a Tele. They're actually the least useful of all of Fenders crappy guitars.JD01 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:14 pm
You’d sound good on a telecaster!
I agree they’re not a pretty guitar, whenever I see “fancy” teles I think they look awful. A Les Paul is a genuinely pretty guitar.
I think what I like about teles is that they’re easy to play, they sound good in a mix and they’re utilitarian. There’s no bells and whistles on a tele. They’re like the AK47 of guitar.
And I find them appealing for that reason.
Not mine. My Strat is just a generic early 90s Mexican Fender Strat. Completely unremarkable and unworthy of love or attention.CrowsofFritz wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:01 pm
That strat is a deluxe plus if I recall, yeah? Mine is a deluxe plus, too.
Even when you listen to The Clash?Greg_L wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:10 pmUtilitarian also implies useful. I have no use for a Tele. They're actually the least useful of all of Fenders crappy guitars.JD01 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:14 pm
You’d sound good on a telecaster!
I agree they’re not a pretty guitar, whenever I see “fancy” teles I think they look awful. A Les Paul is a genuinely pretty guitar.
I think what I like about teles is that they’re easy to play, they sound good in a mix and they’re utilitarian. There’s no bells and whistles on a tele. They’re like the AK47 of guitar.
And I find them appealing for that reason.
I've always said that I like lots of music made with Teles. I just don't like them for me.
See I hate Strats and I still prefer them to Teles. Why? Vibrato. Both guitars sound thin and weak. But at least I can get surfy with a Strat's wiggle arm. A Tele is useless in any musical situation for me. For my musical stylings there's nothing I could do with a Tele that I couldn't do better with a Gibson or Mosrite.I'm with you on the Strat thing though. Fender couldn't even get the pointy bit right. I have two in my Arsenal and thats three two many. One is a tester for my pups I made and the other is a Japanese 70's one I got from a friend who is no longer with us so I kind of feel I have to keep it. Every other Strat I have made or owned I couldn't wait to see the back of...
Strats are by far the least useful of all Fender guitars to me. The Telecaster is the Stradavari of Rock n Roll.
I'm sure I could do a lot of stuff with a Strat I just don't like the way they sound. I have never got passed that thin quacky sound, it just makes my ears vomit. Its probably psychological/pathological dislike now though. I'm sure its me though because others dont get it so I let it go... Even the Strat I have is now kitted out with the Ripper pups I designed for Miner... Those I get.Greg_L wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:57 pmI've always said that I like lots of music made with Teles. I just don't like them for me.
See I hate Strats and I still prefer them to Teles. Why? Vibrato. Both guitars sound thin and weak. But at least I can get surfy with a Strat's wiggle arm. A Tele is useless in any musical situation for me. For my musical stylings there's nothing I could do with a Tele that I couldn't do better with a Gibson or Mosrite.I'm with you on the Strat thing though. Fender couldn't even get the pointy bit right. I have two in my Arsenal and thats three two many. One is a tester for my pups I made and the other is a Japanese 70's one I got from a friend who is no longer with us so I kind of feel I have to keep it. Every other Strat I have made or owned I couldn't wait to see the back of...
Strats are by far the least useful of all Fender guitars to me. The Telecaster is the Stradavari of Rock n Roll.
A Telecaster would be the solid body in my "Desert Island" Rig for that reason. So much flexibility in such a functional format.Armistice wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:05 pm All depends upon style you play. I was very anti Tele until I picked up a mate's and thought that it was actually the perfect basic undistorted electric guitar sound with which I could do whatever I wanted. So I got one. They sound shit in a room on their own IMO - work better in a mix.
Yeah Strats make lots of sounds and none of them are particularly good. My own Strat is kind of an anomaly. I think there's something wrong with the pickups or they're just not your typical Strat pickups because they actually have a little fullness to them. I don't know why. They're not as thin and screechy as typical Strat pickups. Strat fans would hate my Strat, which is probably why I can tolerate it.muttley wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:06 pm
I'm sure I could do a lot of stuff with a Strat I just don't like the way they sound. I have never got passed that thin quacky sound, it just makes my ears vomit. Its probably psychological/pathological dislike now though. I'm sure its me though because others dont get it so I let it go... Even the Strat I have is now kitted out with the Ripper pups I designed for Miner... Those I get.
Well sure, if you can manage to scrap a boat together a Tele would make a great paddle to get off that island.