Telecaster, What can't it do?

[Oroficus]

I used to have the opinion that Telecasters where the reserve of country pickin chicken f*#kin faggot's.
That is until one day I got smashed outta my head, walked into a guitar shop, saw one picked it up, played it for an hour or so, and ended up buying it. Now if that guitar would have been candy pink with the words Barbie emblazoned all over it I still would of bought it. it just felt so damn right.
I use it a lot for brutal punk type stuff, that crunch sound I get on chords, similar to the sound of breaking glass shards
underneath a hognail boot grinding into a hard concrete floor can only be truly replicated with a Telecaster.
True if you haven't broken your fingers in on a Tele they can feel as if you are playing a lolly pop stick with strings on.
Versatility wise, they have enough weight in them to be used as a club, or a cricket bat if your that way inclined.
But it sill can't give me a b@#*wjob.

[gwEm]

I used to have the opinion that Telecasters where the reserve of country pickin chicken f*#kin faggot's.
That is until one day I got smashed outta my head, walked into a guitar shop, saw one picked it up, played it for an hour or so, and ended up buying it. Now if that guitar would have been candy pink with the words Barbie emblazoned all over it I still would of bought it. it just felt so damn right.
I use it a lot for brutal punk type stuff, that crunch sound I get on chords, similar to the sound of breaking glass shards
underneath a hognail boot grinding into a hard concrete floor can only be truly replicated with a Telecaster.
True if you haven't broken your fingers in on a Tele they can feel as if you are playing a lolly pop stick with strings on.
Versatility wise, they have enough weight in them to be used as a club, or a cricket bat if your that way inclined.
But it sill can't give me a b@#*wjob.

i agree telecasters are great for punk indeed!

[Elliot]

I wish I knew how to do chicken picken - does this make me a wanna be faggot?

[AndyR]

I wish I knew how to do chicken picken - does this make me a wanna be faggot?

Seeing as you actually own tele, and have been seen in public with it, I suspect that Roo is probably scratching his head wondering "how can someone be a wanna be faggot... if they're a fully-qualified, card-carrying faggot already?" :lol:

[Telerocker]

I wish I knew how to do chicken picken - does this make me a wanna be faggot?

Seeing as you actually own tele, and have been seen in public with it, I suspect that Roo is probably scratching his head wondering "how can someone be a wanna be faggot... if they're a fully-qualified, card-carrying faggot already?" :lol:

Count me in.  8)

[BigB]

I used to have the opinion that Telecasters where the reserve of country pickin chicken f*#kin faggot's.

My first exposure to Telecasters was with bands like Dr Feelgood (the Wilko Johnson era of course) and the Clash, so not exactly the "country pickin chicken f*#kin faggot's" type :mrgreen: 

[FernandoDuarte]

Ops, wrong thread!

[viking]

I only want a Tele to play some real chicken picking  8)!I love it (real fun to play when you get the trick)!For versatility,i have my others guitars...

[jpfamps]

and strats are so generic you just can't turn up to a gig without being laughed off stage.

And I thought it was my playing.......

[Dmoney]

Wow! BKP community dropping F-bombs all over the place!

[Oroficus]

Not meaning to dampen anyone's style with the whole chicken thing. But it's just a general perception people have, and it's not an uncommon one.
I have been known to do a bit of pickin with me chickin, on the rare occasion, I have to admit I'm pretty sh1te at it but then that may be a bonus where that form of music is concerned.
Yeehawwww!!!!

[HTH AMPS]

metallers are quick to rip the pi*ss out of country-picking, but its a really tough style to play.

country music is one thats tough to get into, its a sound we're not raised on and it sounds more than a little alien, but give it a chance and there is some great stuff if you scratch beneath the surface.
 

[nfe]

Always good to see someone using homophobic pejoratives freely.

[Pete24v]

love a little chickin pickin, buying a Tele got me into it!

like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mz_KfSr92M&feature=related

[metale]

metallers are quick to rip the pi*ss out of country-picking, but its a really tough style to play.

John 5 seems to be ok with it.