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Interesting video.
I’ve been a Strat guy since I got my Strat 20 years ago. I acquired a player Tele back in December and am still in love with it. I pick up my Strat every now and then and when I play it, it’s just not like my Tele and I go back to the Tele. I don’t know why it took me so long to get a Tele but it’s my favorite right now.
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I'm going to vote for the Telecaster simply because Fender continues to supply the vestigial trem bar on Strats that most players don't use and refuses to produce more hardtail like the Robert Cray Strat...
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And I’m well aware the solo in Another Brick in the Wall was played with a Gibson LP with P90’s and not his usual Strat by David Gilmour. Please read that sentence within the context of everything else I wrote. . In no way am I dismissing the significant contribution of the Tele in popular music. Sometimes we have to generalize trying to make a point.
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True, but most casual observers assume he played that on his typical Les Paul, so the tele will never get it's due on that one.
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Not saying the tele isn't historically significant - it was the first mass produced and SOLD sold body electric and had a huge influence on everything that came after it. But it was the Strat and Les Paul that were front and center during the huge guitar era of the 60's and 70s. And Rickenbacker to a much smaller degree with the Beatles and Byrds prominently...
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Oddly, I don't own a Tele. I have Les Pauls and Strats (and I love my SGs) but I never got into the Tele thing.
Agreed with other posters here, Strat and Tele are two different guitars. Depends on what you're looking for. I don't play my Strats often but when I do it's that neck pickup tone that gets me. |
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With the advent of the internet the fact that Page used a Tele during that solo is becoming common knowledge for most who are into guitar. Another thing I didnt realise is Page used a Harmony acoustic on their classic recordings and not the Martin D28 he often used onstage. I was shocked when I found out.
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I like "thin sounding" for most of my playing. (I like to be able to hear the string separation at lower volumes even when strumming and not just some wall of sound). Also, a lot of country guys prefer Telecasters but there are plenty of great country tones to be had on a Stratocaster. (Bridge pickups on both have more than enough treble going on also). |
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Just because a Tele is the better guitar for me, doesn't mean it's a "better" guitar. That said, while I own a Strat and an LP, a Tele with a four-way switch is all I've ever needed.
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The Tele is faster in the 1/4 mile. The Strat handles better in the curves.
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Telecaster is more "meat and potatoes" whilst the Stratocaster is more gourmet perhaps.
I think the thing for me owning both is that they consciously and/or subconsciously inspire me to play each a little bit differently. (Even if I don't find the guitars themselves to be significantly different). Last edited by Steel and wood; 04-20-2020 at 10:05 PM. |
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Both have iconic tones. Both can be a "little" enhanced with mods. That being said, I'm short and find the original Strat body to be extremely comfortable and ergonomic. A slightly deeper cutaway and moving the volume knob are the only mods to the body that I require.
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I love both and have both, though my Tele is more of a TSO (Tele shaped object) since it had dual HB's. I do have a SSS Strat.
I love the way the contour of a Strat fits the body and find that, in general, they just hang better on a strap. I love the glassiness that Strat pickups are known for and although I don't use the out of phase positions (2 & 4) - in the right hands (I always think Robert Cray) they can sound phenomenal. I really like the simplicity of the Tele. Someons said meat & taters, and I agree. I really like the warmth available at the neck pickup and when Jay plays Jazz on one, you can certainly hear and feel it. The Teles main strong point (IMO) is the muscular bite of the bridge pickup. They sound powerful and articulate both clean and overdriven - It just has a vibe that a Strat cannot produce, though it can get close.
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Sorry misposted
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Living proof that Strats can be made to be tolerable.
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And here's another way,
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