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Post subject: sound of the Tele
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:51 pm
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Let me say that I just purchased a Fender Telecaster and I love It. Some people don't know that they play best on a clear amp channel. The guitars were not made for heavy metal or hard core rock stuff ect. The Tele was made for country and blues players, this is mainly because of the pick-ups.

thanks make sure to plug your tele in a clean amp channel :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:15 pm
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Welcome to the Telecaster Club.

Although they are in fact seen quite often in country, to say that they are not suited for rock.....

Well, I would bet that :

David Gilmour
Jonny Greenwood
George Harrison
Jimmy Page
Joe Srummer
Jeff Beck
Pete Townshend
John 5

To name a few, would disagree. :wink:

Tele may not have been the primary guitar for some of those players, but they sure did make some great rock music with them.


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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:39 am
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Welcome! Enjoy that tele.

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Intonator wrote:
Welcome to the Telecaster Club.

Although they are in fact seen quite often in country, to say that they are not suited for rock.....

Well, I would bet that :

David Gilmour
Jonny Greenwood
George Harrison
Jimmy Page
Joe Srummer
Jeff Beck
Pete Townshend
John 5

To name a few, would disagree. :wink:

Tele may not have been the primary guitar for some of those players, but they sure did make some great rock music with them.





yes but im just saying they sound much better on a clear channel


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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:37 pm
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That is very subjective and depends on what tele... My lite ash tele in my opinion sounds best through an overdriven amp as opposed to a clean amp... my mexi standard I prefer to play through an overdriven amp so.... my opinion but im glad you like yours


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Post subject: Re: sound of the Tele
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:03 pm
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connorthornton96 wrote:
The Tele was made for country and blues players, this is mainly because of the pick-ups. [/b]


One of the secrets to the Telecaster's sound centers on the bridge pickup, which has more windings than the neck pickup and hence has a much higher output, sometimes having twice the inductance of the neck pickup.

At the same time, a capacitor is fitted between the slider of the volume control and the output, allowing treble sounds to bleed through while the mid and lower ranges are dampened.

The Telecaster was important in the evolution of country, electric blues, funk, rock and roll and other forms of popular music, because its solid construction allowed the guitar to be played loudly as a lead instrument, with long sustain if desired, and with less of the whistling 'hard' feedback (known in sound reinforcement circles as 'microphonic feedback') that hollowbodied instruments tend to produce at volume (a different kind from the controllable feedback later explored by Jimi Hendrix and countless other players).

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Not suited for rock? I play rock on mine all the time...and it sounds amazing.


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Post subject: Re: sound of the Tele
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:32 am
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connorthornton96 wrote:
Let me say that I just purchased a Fender Telecaster and I love It. Some people don't know that they play best on a clear amp channel. The guitars were not made for heavy metal or hard core rock stuff ect. The Tele was made for country and blues players, this is mainly because of the pick-ups.

thanks make sure to plug your tele in a clean amp channel :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sounds more like YOU aren't suited for metal or rock. Really the tele is a super versatile guitar. But it sounds like YOU prefer the clean country-esque sounds.

Not arguing about it sounding great clean, it does, but through the right amplification, and in the right hands, a Tele sounds great with a huge variety of sounds.


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Post subject: Re: sound of the Tele
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:29 pm
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Twelvebar wrote:
connorthornton96 wrote:
Let me say that I just purchased a Fender Telecaster and I love It. Some people don't know that they play best on a clear amp channel. The guitars were not made for heavy metal or hard core rock stuff ect. The Tele was made for country and blues players, this is mainly because of the pick-ups.

thanks make sure to plug your tele in a clean amp channel :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sounds more like YOU aren't suited for metal or rock. Really the tele is a super versatile guitar. But it sounds like YOU prefer the clean country-esque sounds.

Not arguing about it sounding great clean, it does, but through the right amplification, and in the right hands, a Tele sounds great with a huge variety of sounds.


i do not think they are not suited for rock I think it is very good for rock if it is the right tele. But mine seems to sound better on a clean channel :)


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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:48 pm
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CRAZY SOME ARE FITTED FOR ROCK AND SOME ARE OK
BUT MINE SOUNDS BETTER ON A CLEAR CHANNEL. YOU ALSO NEED A GOOD AMP I RECERMEND A PEAVY CHORUS 400.

ALSO I RECERMEND USING A ''SCREAMING BLUES'' EFFECTS PEDEAL.


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My Hwy1 (to me that is) sounds "best" with mellow jazz and blues. Since it sounds just a tad muddy to begin with, I tend to play clean. My AmStd on the other hand does tend to stand out in a more "country/twang" way and I also tend to play that clean.

But I agree with the general concensus that either would sound decent playing rock and I've certainly done it. I've used both with overdrive (TS-808) and both are very credible, though I favor the less crisp Hwy 1 when playing that way.

In terms of "can't play rock" -- highly subjective. Years ago ('cause it was all I had at the time), I was playing Hendrix with a Mustang and fuzz box. While that probably wasn't quite authentic, I never had any audience walk out and demand a refund either.


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connorthornton96 wrote:
CRAZY SOME ARE FITTED FOR ROCK AND SOME ARE OK
BUT MINE SOUNDS BETTER ON A CLEAR CHANNEL. YOU ALSO NEED A GOOD AMP I RECERMEND A PEAVY CHORUS 400.

ALSO I RECERMEND USING A ''SCREAMING BLUES'' EFFECTS PEDEAL.


Play a tele through a tube amp. See what happens.

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Darkly Dreaming wrote:
connorthornton96 wrote:
CRAZY SOME ARE FITTED FOR ROCK AND SOME ARE OK
BUT MINE SOUNDS BETTER ON A CLEAR CHANNEL. YOU ALSO NEED A GOOD AMP I RECERMEND A PEAVY CHORUS 400.

ALSO I RECERMEND USING A ''SCREAMING BLUES'' EFFECTS PEDEAL.


Play a tele through a tube amp. See what happens.


SO TRUE!!! I do not own a tube amp but I am working on getting a 15 watt blackheart. It doesnt matter what guitar, 9 times out of 10 it sounds better through a tube amp. Again that is subjective. I have played my tele through 3 different traynor amps, 2 different blackheart amps, the hot rod deville, delux and the twin and delux reverb... ill be honest it sounds awesome through any of those amps. The amp I gig with and practice with however is a line 6 spider 2 which sounds A.) Like crap, and B.) Like crap, and also a little C.) Like crap. I dunno what I was thinkin when I bought it. Ah to be young again.


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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:00 am
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I bought my first tele presicely BECAUSE it sounds good heavy or clean. It my most versitile ax I own.

True it was designed when there wasnt heavy sounding amps. But I think (just my opinion here) that the reason the tele endures, is that it is so versitile. I mean, hard rockers use them all the time, as well as others who play milder forms of music.

There are a lot of reasons a guitar sounds good, that arent pickup related. The wood the body is made from has an effect. Also the fretboard material and the way it is played all have an effect.

Maybe you dont like the way yours sounds through your amp. That peavey is a tad dated. Nothing wrong with old Peaveys mind you. I have a 1980s model Bandit 65 that just screams. But those old Peaveys had a really midrangey in-your-face tone. Maybe you should invest in a modern amp. They have them pretty cheap these days. The Peavey Viper comes in a 30 watt (I think) for $200 brand new.

Not bustin your chops here. Just having a friendly discussion :D


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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:20 am
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Hey, enjoy that new tele. But I think Teles are one of the most versatile guitars, no matter which one. Just my opinion. And I wish I had a new tele! 8)


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