Telecaster, What can't it do?

[Oroficus]

Homophobic Pejoratives? Faggot's I was under the impression that they where some sort of ready meal you can buy
from Iceland to stick in your oven.  :P

[shobet]

I had 4 faggots tonight, other half got them and in and warmed 'em for me. They didn't taste of c--k...

[HTH AMPS]

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.

I would say he is MASSIVELY in the minority of metallers.

[Philly Q]

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.

I don't really enjoy listening to it, but I would love to be able to play it.  I feel the same about chord-melody jazz stuff.

[tomjackson]

I think Chicken picken' and that kind of fast country tele playing is fun.  Not to be taken too seriously but just having some fun with music.  If I play anything like it the kids instantly start running around like nutters.
I also like the way you can hear every note and I respect the great players of the genre for having the balls to play such technical stuff with no gain.  You can't blag this stuff with a Tele plugged into a Fender Twin, it's too bare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGU63KqXuZk

[MrBump]

I had 4 faggots tonight, other half got them and in and warmed 'em for me. They didn't taste of c--k...

Are you absolutely sure?  I reckon there's a good deal of reproductive organ that goes into faggots...

* In case anone was in any doubt whatsoever, that that meant in an entirely toungue in cheek, double-entendre sort of way, and was in no way meant to be homophobic.

[doomcaster]

Holy cow.
I go on holiday for a few weeks and get back to this?
Well I've never liked country stuff, I almost exclusively play punk and metal with a telecaster, but I do wish I could play a few of those licks as an intro to exaggerate the "spiffingly flamboyant gentleman" image before we break into the usual apalling screamo noise

[Roobubba]

Holy cow.
I go on holiday for a few weeks and get back to this?
Well I've never liked country stuff, I almost exclusively play punk and metal with a telecaster, but I do wish I could play a few of those licks as an intro to exaggerate the "spiffingly flamboyant gentleman" image before we break into the usual apalling screamo noise

Sorry to break it to you, but it doesn't matter what you play on your telecaster. My assessment applies to all telecasters and all telecaster players, there are no bonus points for playing something reasonable on it.

[doomcaster]

Each to his own, I use it for the genre I like and your entitled to use whatever you like for your particular genre of choice.

[Philly Q]

Just to clarify, you should read all Roo's posts about Teles as if they're accompanied by a  ,  :P or  :twisted: .

Although he does really mean it.

[d1dsj]

I would not worry too much Mr. Doomcaster, play what you like and not what others like. My 2 main gigging guitars are an LP and a hybrid Strat/ Tele and I don't give a F*%$ whether anypone else likes them or not!

[Telerocker]

Good news though: my tele sits in the corner, since I'm totally in a strato-spheres the last months. 

[Jazz Rock]

I remember when I started playing th eguitar that there seemed to be a general consensus, at least among my friends, that Teles were basic inferior guitars that look naff.

I never paid too much attention to the Teles until I realised that some of the guitar sound I enjoy the most were made with teles. I would indeed say that Teles are probably an aquired taste, I'll be tempted to say it is like something you get drawn to as you grow as a guitarist. At least that's how I experienced it.

And I'll have to withdraw my previous comment on this thread. I have managed to come up with some highly convincing riffing sound with the tele since, so much so that one of my classic rock riff based song may be played with the Tele instead of the Les Paul in the future. Jury still out, and it will be a tough choice :)

[doomcaster]

The stock Tele bridge sounds huge for downtuned metal, more snarly and not mushy like my humbucker guitars, and I only use one pedal- an boss DS-1, not exactly the perfect recipe for a metal sound but it just works somehow.

[Telerocker]

The stock Tele bridge sounds huge for downtuned metal, more snarly and not mushy like my humbucker guitars, and I only use one pedal- an boss DS-1, not exactly the perfect recipe for a metal sound but it just works somehow.

It's Ritchie Kotzen recipy too.