Which guitar to use?

[CommonCourtesy]

I'll be teaching this song in a few weeks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37o1m0MTHf8

I have a Les Paul, a Telecaster and a Strat to choose from.

I think the guys in the band use ES-335s and Ibanez signatures, not sure which of my 3 axes is the closest match.

Any advice welcome!

[Lew]

I suggest telling him not to learn that and learn some YOB or High on Fire riffs instead. Well, you did say any suggestions welcome  8)

[Philly Q]

Is this the band who just had a number one album?  It's not my kind of thing but well done them.

Sorry I can't suggest anything about the guitars.

[Telerocker]

That's definitely work for a telecaster, at least the chimey and the rhythm parts. But if you play with toneknob and use a nice tubeamp , maybe with the help of an OD-pedal, you can play the solo's with a tele too.

[CommonCourtesy]

Is this the band who just had a number one album?  It's not my kind of thing but well done them.

Sorry I can't suggest anything about the guitars.

Yes it is, they're more of the modern rock bands that are about, youthful and bright! Lol.

[CommonCourtesy]

That's definitely work for a telecaster, at least the chimey and the rhythm parts. But if you play with toneknob and use a nice tubeamp , maybe with the help of an OD-pedal, you can play the solo's with a tele too.

I thought Tele originally as a humbucker might drive the amp too hard. But it might be a bit bright with the top end?

[Telerocker]

That's definitely work for a telecaster, at least the chimey and the rhythm parts. But if you play with toneknob and use a nice tubeamp , maybe with the help of an OD-pedal, you can play the solo's with a tele too.

I thought Tele originally as a humbucker might drive the amp too hard. But it might be a bit bright with the top end?

Use the toneknob -  a very useful knob on a tele - to tailor the sound.

[metale]

I agree, the Tele, no doubt. The Les Paul probably won't have that sparkle and the strat may come close on the b+m position but the tele will do it better.

[CommonCourtesy]

Thanks for the replies guys, going with the tele at the moment, though tempted by the strat.

[Telerocker]

Thanks for the replies guys, going with the tele at the moment, though tempted by the strat.

Try both and see what works best.

[CommonCourtesy]

Tele sounded pretty cool when teaching it yesterday, backed off the gain and levelled up the bass and treble and got a pretty crunchy sound going on, didn't bother with the strat. The distortion came from the way I hit the guitar though.

This is next to teach:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxldtR106Sg

The guy playing the riff uses an Ibanez road something signature, I think I can get a similar sound from my strat on either bridge or bridge/middle combined. Though the tele might cut through more?