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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:32:33 AM EDT
Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster.
I mostly play blues, rock and also metal, I know it can chug, but I don't want the twang everywhere I go. What do? Edit: Didn't work.  |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:33:23 AM EDT
[#1]
Change the pickups to something you like.
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:35:21 AM EDT
[#2]
Jim Root Telecaster is best Telecaster.
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:35:47 AM EDT
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I have been waiting for Sweetwater to get that exact model in. Played one at a guitar show and should have bought it then. Great guitars at a excellent price point.
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:37:40 AM EDT
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Think of it as a tool. If it fits a song or style you want to play, why not? Do different guns not serve different purposes?
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:38:16 AM EDT
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i never liked teles util I got my hands on a used Fender AVRI '52 with Duncan Antiquity pickups. holy shit that thing sounded magical. the bridge pickup through a marshall with a little bit of dirt had this hard steely ringing sound that just blew my shorts off
out of all the guitars I have bought and sold that is the one I miss the most and wish I'd never let it get away |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:39:30 AM EDT
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Quoted: Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster. I mostly okay blues, rock and also metal, I know it can chug, but I don't want the twang everywhere I go. What do? If it's got humbuckers it's probably not going to sound exactly like a tele. If it feels and plays like you want I'd say go for it. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:39:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Think of it as a tool. If it fits a song or style you want to play, why not? Do different guns not serve different purposes? |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:40:36 AM EDT
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No.
Teles are the most versatile guitar. That "twang" is what makes it so great at cutting through a mix, doesn't matter what genre you're playing. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:41:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're right. I guess I need to get over the thought that one guitar can do everything. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Think of it as a tool. If it fits a song or style you want to play, why not? Do different guns not serve different purposes? |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:42:33 AM EDT
[#10]
Buy it. Telecasters are awesome.
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:43:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If it's got humbuckers it's probably not going to sound exactly like a tele. If it feels and plays like you want I'd say go for it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster. I mostly okay blues, rock and also metal, I know it can chug, but I don't want the twang everywhere I go. What do? If it's got humbuckers it's probably not going to sound exactly like a tele. If it feels and plays like you want I'd say go for it. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:45:27 AM EDT
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What kind(s) of amp(s) and pedals will you be using?
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:47:14 AM EDT
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I have a Tele that's pretty decent quality. I almost never play it. My go-to always seems to be my old Strat.
Still, I have a lot of different guitars for different sounds and playing styles. The custom I just put together has an odd mix of .12 - .54 string sizes on it, because I want the "deeper" resonance out of it, but I sure as shit can't sit and play bends all day on that guitar. In short, if you have a style void that needs to be filled and a Tele will do it, go for it! Always remember the formula for the number of guitars you need: n + 1 Where n is the number of guitars you currently have. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:48:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No. Teles are the most versatile guitar. That "twang" is what makes it so great at cutting through a mix, doesn't matter what genre you're playing. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:50:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What kind(s) of amp(s) and pedals will you be using? |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:52:57 AM EDT
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WTF is "twang"?
 
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Posted: 4/2/2021 8:54:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryTake the sticker off and play it and you'll find you have humbuckers. 
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:02:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Take the sticker off and play it and you'll find you have humbuckers. Quote HistoryQuoted: The sticker and shipping plastic are long gone. If there is any twang in this guy it's in witness protection because I sure can't find it. But that's ok, my other teles got that covered. Like a lot of folks I hated the tele when I was younger. Became one of my favorites as I get older. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:03:12 AM EDT
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Quoted: Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster. I mostly play blues, (snip) Go listen to some Muddy Waters then go buy that tele. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:04:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Think of it as a tool. If it fits a song or style you want to play, why not? Do different guns not serve different purposes? Yep, this... |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:05:56 AM EDT
[#21]
 Can't stand them..... 
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:08:51 AM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryYou have a whole guitar just for palm mutes? 
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:10:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Go listen to some Muddy Waters then go buy that tele. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster. I mostly play blues, (snip) Go listen to some Muddy Waters then go buy that tele. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:18:43 AM EDT
[#24]
Here's one I put together last year:
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:20:44 AM EDT
[#25]
Never was fond of the telecaster neck shape. Feels like half a baseball on the back. If getting a tele for that tele sound then you pretty much have to get one.
If looking for something to enjoy playing there are so many better options. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:23:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Never was fond of the telecaster neck shape. Feels like half a baseball on the back. If getting a tele for that tele sound then you pretty much have to get one. If looking for something to enjoy playing there are so many better options. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:25:03 AM EDT
[#27]
Dunno, my buddy's '59 Tele sounds awesome.
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:26:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can get a telecaster with any neck shape you want. The one I posted above is one of my thinnest neck guitars. I kinda wish it was thicker. But, yeah a traditional 50s tele neck is a handful. The Squier classic vibe teles have really thin necks, for example. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Never was fond of the telecaster neck shape. Feels like half a baseball on the back. If getting a tele for that tele sound then you pretty much have to get one. If looking for something to enjoy playing there are so many better options. Yerr, all three of my telecasters have different neck profiles. Thick to thin. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:27:59 AM EDT
[#29]
This is my Tele. There are many others like it, but this one is mine.
 (fully humbucking with Danny Gatton model Barden rear and Fralin Big Single front pickups. (classic sound & low noise) |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:32:52 AM EDT
[#30]
I've been looking at one of these for my next Tele purchase. Just haven't played one I truly love yet.
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:34:19 AM EDT
[#31]
I've been very lucky to have been able to own/try a LOT of guitars and amps over the years, always on a tone hunt.
Teles are fantastic, and when you find the 'right' one, it makes all the others (even the ones you thought were great guitars) you will forget about all the others. They can sound like what you're looking for, but not with the stock pickups. My last surviving tele has Fender Custom Shop Nocaster pickups, and it rocks. That being said, it still has tele characteristics in it's sound (like they all do)--better note/string definition than other guitars (when you play a chord, it's almost as though you can hear each individual string), more trebly than other guitars (except maybe a Firebird)--butt that's a good thing in a band setting. Honestly, when reading your post, it sounds like you're looking for a single P90 pickup Les Paul Jr. My two custom Burtone teles. I LOVE a neck humbucker with a 4 way switch in a tele, but I let it go because the cream one is just soooo good.  My collection from a few years ago--i was on a vintage Fender amp kick. The only ones I have left now are the cream tele and the Tokai Les Paul.  Now that my tastes have changed, all the Fender amps are gone and I've fallen in love with Flying Vs!  
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:36:54 AM EDT
[#32]
Get this one. P90's sound great and are much more versatile than standard tele single coils.
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:46:30 AM EDT
[#33]
I was a PRS guy. I toured, gigged, recorded original music and rehearsed weekly for many years and they just seemed to do it for me.
Then I got my hands on a Fender Tele and its been my main guitar since. I just like the simplicity. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:47:05 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You can get a telecaster with any neck shape you want. The one I posted above is one of my thinnest neck guitars. I kinda wish it was thicker. But, yeah a traditional 50s tele neck is a handful. The Squier classic vibe teles have really thin necks, for example. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Never was fond of the telecaster neck shape. Feels like half a baseball on the back. If getting a tele for that tele sound then you pretty much have to get one. If looking for something to enjoy playing there are so many better options. I must be getting old. You kids and your new fangled contraptions. Get off my lawn! I used to have one before I knew anything about tone or anything at all really. Was in a metal band. The Telecaster would literally make my hand cramp and lock up so I started swinging it like an on deck batter with a weighted bat. I would solely practice on the tele until the cramps went away and I got really really fast and built stamina. Especially when going from that to a Les Paul or something that played like butter. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 9:48:13 AM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Get this one. P90's sound great and are much more versatile than standard tele single coils. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/34777/TI_AJ2_132R42R23-front-1200-341x1024_png-1889785.JPG |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 10:08:38 AM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No. Teles are the most versatile guitar. That "twang" is what makes it so great at cutting through a mix, doesn't matter what genre you're playing. This. If I only had to have one guitar to rule them all, it'd be a traditional tele with the Bill Lawrence switch mod. Truly does it all. If I were a strictly rock player but still wanted versatility, I'd get a Cabronita Tele or one with double Filtertrons that are splittable. That's the king daddy of limitless possibilities. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 10:11:49 AM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I was a PRS guy. I toured, gigged, recorded original music and rehearsed weekly for many years and they just seemed to do it for me. Then I got my hands on a Fender Tele and its been my main guitar since. I just like the simplicity. Found Pete Loeffler's account |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 10:32:35 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Get this one. P90's sound great and are much more versatile than standard tele single coils. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/34777/TI_AJ2_132R42R23-front-1200-341x1024_png-1889785.JPG It crushes. I have been gassing mega hard over the Schecter custom Shop Nick Johnston PT model but at $3500 I will wait and see if they do an import version.  |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 10:39:21 AM EDT
[#39]
"talk me out of a tele"
Send me a tele or you're a liberal-fag-troll! |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 10:54:58 AM EDT
[#40]
Quoted: Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster. I mostly play blues, rock and also metal, I know it can chug, but I don't want the twang everywhere I go. What do? Then there's the other 95% of the equation, the amp. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 11:44:28 AM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Then there's the other 95% of the equation, the amp. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster. I mostly play blues, rock and also metal, I know it can chug, but I don't want the twang everywhere I go. What do? Then there's the other 95% of the equation, the amp.  30 Watts of EL84 will destroy just about anything. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 11:49:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/53961/PXL_20210309_034221058-1889893.jpg 30 Watts of EL84 will destroy just about anything. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster. I mostly play blues, rock and also metal, I know it can chug, but I don't want the twang everywhere I go. What do? Then there's the other 95% of the equation, the amp. 30 Watts of EL84 will destroy just about anything. Nice rig! Get the Tele, you won't regret it. Growing up I thought they were awful, both in looks and sound. Now I grab a Tele or an Esquire more often than a Strat. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 11:52:22 AM EDT
[#43]
I think OP has figured that nobody is going to talk him out of a Tele. Into, maybe, and as it should be.
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Posted: 4/2/2021 11:53:29 AM EDT
[#44]
get the guitar you play the best and fix up the sound how you want it
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Posted: 4/2/2021 12:01:09 PM EDT
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I just got a Schecter PT Fastback...
Tele-like, but with split-coil humbuckers, body sculpted more like a Strat. Feels like a perfect combination. This is the model:  ETA so yes, you don't need to be talked out of it. BTW, my G&L Strat is super playable. I wouldn't start tearing into the G&L until I'd played it long enough to make sure I really wanted to do that to it. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 12:09:47 PM EDT
[#46]
Quoted: Well technically, an ASAT from G&L. I like the way it looks and feels, but I have never been able to get over how every Telecaster sounds just like any other Telecaster. I mostly play blues, rock and also metal, I know it can chug, but I don't want the twang everywhere I go. What do? |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 12:14:50 PM EDT
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This is the one I want:
 Attached FileBut before that, I'll probably pick up a PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo. I just landed a new job making more money... so I should be able to afford a few toys this year! |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 12:25:06 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Jim Root Telecaster is best Telecaster. that is a beast. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 12:26:36 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryI've got one of those and it rocks the house. standard Tele's and Humbucker Tele's.... are my goto rigs. |
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Posted: 4/2/2021 12:29:22 PM EDT
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If you are serious about metal do not get a telecaster. 6 strings, 22 frets, short scale length, single coils, mediocre high fret access. None of those sound great for a metal guitar.
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