https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:16:36 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-194071 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:16:56 +0000
that pic of the single coil thinline is awesome. never seen one before. 1990 mod Japan version. Mine! :D Soundwise, I just posted an attempt at doing hideaway in "Hear here" Check it out if you like to

lars]]> Guitar Players Discussion lars https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-194071 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193989 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:00:11 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion leear https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193989 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193964 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:55:14 +0000
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-69-Telecaster-Thinline-Electric-Guitar?sku=510123

It's sounding like my main axe is goin' to be strat. I still would like a tele someday, though, cause they look so damn cool.

I'm currently playing one of those Saga Strat kits, which has been my main electric for two years, and I'm figuring it's about time to update so I'm trying to figure what to get. I've seen a lot of people talk on here about how underrated(or overrated)the Squier's are, especially if you're looking to mess around with upgrading and such. what's your opinion on buying a Squier and making an order from GuitarFetish to soup it up? Or maybe I should just go straight for a better axe? like a Standerd? Seems like the Squiers are kinda a stretch, but I thought I'd ask in case anyone had anything great to say about them.

Thanks for all the great posts, guys!

Jonny]]> Guitar Players Discussion Jonny Guitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193964 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193924 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:11:29 +0000
that pic of the single coil thinline is awesome. never seen one before.]]> Guitar Players Discussion dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193924 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193915 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:19:22 +0000
tele to me is THE BEST.... the neck pickup gives you a great blues tone, both pickups together give you a pop country tone, and the bridge OMG twangy and ear piercing. My strat is the same just has two moer selector switches... Tele is lighter...... big help there.... I replace the bridge pickup on my tele with a Dimazio Hot Rail..... and put in a switch.. Now I have a neck pickup, single coiled bridge pickup and a humbucker at the flip of a switch... So its versitile, I get great distortion.... I mean for me atleast i can't stand distortion so bad it sounds like mud, i like clean distortion if you know what i mean I.E..... The Black Crowes (all i can lthink of at moment)

Strat has great features, whammy, three pickups, (i replaced mine with texas specials) you have 5 options for tone,(make note I can get anytone from my strat on my tele). they are heavy, and if you use a whammy alot you have to tune alot, or if you play with your hand resteed on the bridge it tends to throw it out of tune.....

many rock players play tele's marylin mansons guitar player, at one time metallica, and they also play strats..... it all depends on what fits best in your hands... I own both I play my tele more. I play country, blues, christian rock, rock n roll, and it works fine.]]> Guitar Players Discussion leear https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193915 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193865 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:39:19 +0000
I think you should look at the artists you like and what they use, then try out a few different ones in the shop and see what you think. Strats are great guitars too I just think every man and his dog has one (not that teles are exactly rare....).

You can't really go wrong with either, just try them out and you will notice the differences.]]> Guitar Players Discussion jwishart77 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193865 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193859 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:26:36 +0000
The first one is played clean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWDyKtx5SdA

You can really hear the classic Tele twang starting at about :58 seconds into the clip. You can hear some mellower tones at the end. This is a good clip, I own a Tele and this is what they sound like. But you can also get some great smooth Jazz type tones with the neck pickup if you turn the Tone knob down a little too. Didn't really hear that in this clip.


Here is a Telecaster Thinline, very nice sounding clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xnhmKaizuE

Here is a Tele through a distortion pedal. Teles have a very tight tone with excellent definition, really good for Punk type tones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX22uFzgQv8

Good Punk tones in this Tele clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUtrk5XuqBo&mode=related&search=

And here is the real thing, Tele "Twang", a clip of good ole Buck Owens. The song starts with the Tele.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij-U88HpAYw

Yep, listen to that guitar solo. That is the Tele twang everybody talks about right there.



Here is a good Stratocaster clip through a Ibanez Tubescreamer. Classic Blues tone, pretty twangy as well, but warmer than a Tele. This guy can play!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpH_F4LimG8

Here is a Strat with either an overdrive pedal or amp distortion. This guy can play too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHGTKGKMgv0

These are pretty classic tones for both guitars.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193859 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193854 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:58:00 +0000
All for under 700 bucks! :D

Sounds wicked with a Winfield Champ Clone!]]> Guitar Players Discussion Flashback https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193854 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193839 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:39:25 +0000 tsk,tsk ;)
Single coil as far as the eye can see on my thinline at least:


Don't know so much about the difference between tele and strat soundwise - I only tried a MIM strat unplugged a while ago and didn't felt at home with the neck at all.

As for thinline - I doubt that it makes much of a different for the sound(?) - my guess is that it is more significant re. weight.

Either you play both and see what you like, or you ask yourself which one you really, really want. Probably there can be almost more variance within the groups (e.g. between different strats and different teles) than between the groups (between strat and tele as such).

good hunting
Lars]]> Guitar Players Discussion lars https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193839 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193809 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:10:45 +0000
the strat has a characteristic squanwk sound...versus the tele twang.
hard to describe when there isnt a word in the english language.

strats are wonderful guitars. the neck pup is smoooooth. I can get nice jazz box sounds.
switch to position 2 (neck being #1) and the high end is reduced a bit. it really mellows out things.
the tone controls on strats are sensitive; I can dial in many tones by backing off the treble pot and using the switch selector.


go play some strats. and go americn. the neck finishing is awesome and seductive. MIMs dont have the same neck detailing.]]> Guitar Players Discussion dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/of-teles-and-strats/#post-193809