Why do acoustic players like Telecasters

[Johnny K]

Originally Posted by backdoc

It's simple. Telecasters are awesome!

This right here!

[zombywoof]

Don't know but I lived on a steady diet of Gibson acoustics and Fender Teles & Esquires. My steady electric from the 1960s was a 1958 Tele.

[Tico]

I've played acoustic 55 years and only recently gotten into electrics.
Mine are both Gibby, ES-335 and a Les Paul.

The 335 is by far my favorite, likely because being a semi-acoustic it has some of the warmth and air of an acoustic.

I also bought a Tele and a Strat but they didn't do it for me so I returned them within the 30 day period for full refunds.

I think which guitar you like is closely related to the music you'll be playing on it.

FWIW, I'm surprised to find myself playing much of my 'acoustic' repertoire on my 335, finger style.
The lighter string gauge and lower action makes the most difficult music easier to play, especially because I can turn the volume up and play very very softly.
With an unamplified acoustic you have put work into digging into the strings to project.

Honestly if I had the budget I'd get a Gibby L-5.

[Caddy]

Originally Posted by Willie Voltaire

Like acoustic guitars, they're simple, foolproof, and direct. They get out of the way and let the player come through.

It's so impressive that Leo Fender knocked it out of the park on his very first pitch.

My thoughts exactly!

[Humbuster]

Teles just are!

[Shadowfox]

Funny you should ask, my best friend is picking up his custom Anderson Icon-T in Bullitt Green this week. We like them because they cut the mix better than strats tend to.

[hifivic]

Simple answer............If it can't be said on a Tele, it can't be said!

[Birdbrain]

... but I do now. Because I was listening for the first time to Julian Lage's "Modern Lore." It's recorded with a tele, instead of his usual Martin. Acoustic Guitar magazine recently had an interview where he praised the Tele for being IIRC, "so honest."

On "Modern Lore," Lage adapts a twangy, nimble tone like Bill Frisell's, but he's simply a much better technical guitarist.

[Realbluesman]

Originally Posted by mikealpine

For anyone who also likes the Tele bridge sound and the Strat neck sound, there are pickup winders who have Tele neck pickups voiced to emulate Strat neck pickups. Is it perfect? No. But it's pretty close!

Fender produced a "twisted tele" neck pickup that did just that. Best of both worlds?

[Steadfastly]

It's likely the musical association and they sound good together so you often find acoustics and teles on stage together.

[Mr. Jelly]

I liked tele's because they are solid tuning guitars that were trouble free. If you can play a tele well you can play anything.

[GHS]

I have a Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster, butterscotch color with the Alnico v's in it. Excellent fret work, wonderful neck, great tone, all around winner for not a lot of money.

[cu4life7]

If I were to wager, I would imagine that it has something to do with the type of music that people play and listen to. A lot of acoustic players in here play country, and blues, and americana, and seek out those vintage tones. Telecasters deliver on those things. I ended up with a strat when I bought an electric, but if I did it again I would for sure go with a butterscotch blonde tele. Can't beat those twangy country tones.

[Warren01]

acoustic players aren't that smart. Less buttons on the telecaster to confuse us.

[rwmct]

Simple, basic, uncomplicated. The Tele is the electric guitar at its most stripped down and fundamental. I love mine.