I've been experimenting with playing some reggae style stuff, you know, toning it down to ease my left hand, making my right do all the work. But the way I'm picking, with reverb and clean, I get all of these pops and quacky sounds out of my bridge pickup. it's delightful.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

Welcome to the addiction !!

The Telecaster is every bit as great as the Stratocaster.

Neither is 'better' ... just different... in a good way !!

IMHO, everyone should own the pair !!

cheers!

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'11 FSR Am. Vtg. Ltd. Ed. CAR '57 Stratocaster (SN# LE02639)
'14 American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster
'12 Telebration Empress Telecaster
'99 Deluxe Nashville Telecaster
'12 FSR Telecaster HH
'10 Heritage H-535
'99 Martin DC-1E
'13 Lanikai Tenor Ukulele

I hate trems. I'd only ever own a hard tail Strat after my experiences with the ones I've owned in the past. I hated em.

And I actually think the Telecaster is a lot better. it's simpler and it has a more bare feeling to it.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

I love my Tele. It is the guitar I play the most.

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I have some Fender gear.
(Telecaster, Jaguar, Villager 12 String. Mustang l, Bronco, SCX2, Rumble 350, HRDIII, Rumble 2x8 Neo Cab)
http://www.reverbnation.com/modwiz

Discovering and exploring that raw biting sound of a Telecaster bridge pickup is a near-religious experience. Played through a clean tube amp with a touch of reverb, there's something timeless about the growling half-controlled aggression of the Tele. It should be illegal to replace the Telecaster bridge pickup with a humbucker.

And a big +1 for hardtailing Strats. I play a lot of Jerry Donahue/Arlen Roth style pedal steel type bends with one or two strings held at pitch while another bends up, can't do that without a fixed beidge.

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my stuff on soundcloud

I played a Tele before.. and its awesome!