I always wondered what that removable knob was for! I've just been using those little springs from strat cases as a slide for years. This makes way more sense!
@@producer.james1 fr Ik I’m being a nick picky dumb ass rn but when sm1 (even as a compliment) say sm1 is talented or smart it kinda demeans their efforts. But a compliment is a compliment. So it ain’t wrong.
@Dale Macarena the last thing he did where he slides the pick along the strings emulates the sound that a slide makes. Slides are a staple of country guitar, as is the telecaster itself. So the joke is that even if you're not trying to play country / slide, a Tele will still make you want to
hell yeah, tbh whenever I play my tele (and I don't need to cut through a band mix), I'm on the neck's pup 90% of the time ; I don't know how to explain it, it sounds wet af and I love it, like a smooth twang/drip in the mids.
@@clmdeprav yes! My Tele has the "no load" tone knob with the center detente thing... Should be standard on every Tele, imho. Just a hair north of center adds enough treble to give the neck pup a bit of cut... Adds huge variety to the guitar, and makes the neck and middle positions way more useful in a live setting!
TOTALLY did not expect that!🤣 I've never seen your videos before this one, but you managed to gain a subscriber in the 42 seconds it took me to watch it!😎🤙🏽🤘🏽 Nice playing too btw, super smooth and articulate. 🎸
I love the way you just calmly decide to use it for slide like that. I’ve had the other knobs occasionally pop off as well. Innovation is the key that has led to many great discoveries & musicians. 😉👍
More than 45 years of owning and playing tele's, I bet I've purchased over 45 selector top hats. Super glue and loctite dont last long. Just like the auto industry, selling parts is more profitable than selling the car. Perhaps Fender makes big profits on guit(car) parts? Your post is fantastic!
i think it's the simplest way to keep the blade switch removable from the inside; if the hat were permanent you'd need to be able to pull the full blade out from the top of the guitar to get the rest of the switch out. fender definitely charges a high premium tho especially for pots
That's not true! I've used superglue for over 40 years and it never failed me. I just put a small amount on the inside of the tip and let it dry. Then I put it back on and it never falls off. Of course I've only had to do this with the cheap guitars. I see that this is a Squire Tele in the video. I use actual CRL switches with the DAKAWARE tip. I haven't had this problem with them - EVER!
@@ben2808 Why just throw that in here??? Absolutely out of place and you're making other true Christians embarrassed by just randomly telling people this...
Years ago I started super gluing my knobs on any teles or strats that I've owned. I figure the only time I'm going to want to take them back off is when I need to replace a switch and at that point I can just wrench it off with a pair of pliers (which is really fun. HA!). Have not ended up with a bloody hand since. However, I won't be able to take it off mid song and play muted plastic slide guitar. That's fun stuff - great video!! Mike
-Very true! I am not a Tele guy really yet it happened to me not once. The same goes for the Gibson toggle switch, when you are in some action and not careful enough ( I am always hit the button up and down with my little finger) the bloody thing often catapulting itself. Very cool little vid, made me laugh. Thanks! 👍
The Fender Tele knob plastic is super brittle. Mine felt of in less then a year and i didn't play that guitar too often. Every asian tele knockoff has a higher quality switch knob.
i was feeling a little left out cuz i dont have a tele yet, but then i read ur comment and looked at my bare metal les paul toggle switch and now im smiling hahaha
@@heikojakob6491 Lol my Made in China Tele knockoff that cost less than a decent Squire has a wonderful knob. It's a soft plastic, not brittle at all and it grabs the switch nicely, doesn't fall off...
@@ewokwarrior2656 it’s a type of super glue that’s hard, yet brittle. You can pull it off if you want to, and it won’t come off when you don’t want. You can find it at any craft store.
Got my first Tele a couple years ago, played it about a week before I flipped the control plate around. Didn’t bother swapping the volume/tone pots so it could be put back easily. It took a little while to get used to but works better for me. The way I play that pick-up selector switch is in just the wrong place.
I always wondered what that was for. It only comes off on my most expensive and loved Tele. But the sound you produced in this video is why the Tele is the BEST electric guitar EVER!!!!
@@almostnowhere915 well it’s about 90 percent in the fingers and mind but you still need a decent tool...that said nowadays about anything over $900 should get you that
My telecaster is the only guitar that I smashed on stage. I did it earlier this year. I am 63 years old. IT WASN'T PART OF THE SHOW. THEN I PICKED UP ONE OF MY SIX PARKER FLY'S THAT I GIG WITH AND WE FINISHED THE SHOW. ONLY MY BAND MATES KNEW I HAD IT WITH THAT PIECE OF GARBAGE!
Yes, you would surmise that Fender would change the design after all of these years. It is held on with a vertical indentation inside the knob which inevitably slips up and off. Those knobs almost always come off on Telecasters, regardless of year , and then you start to wonder.. what are they thinking there at Fender?
Sounds amazing! I have a Warwick $$ 5 string bass and I play Victor Wooten. The one thing that bothers me is I often turn down the volume knob when I’m playing.
I’ve been a tele guy for a long time and I really like the tele switch placement. It might just be familiarity, but I reach down with the middle finger on my right hand and switch it that way. It is a little harder to grab when it’s in the bridge position though - it gets pretty close to the volume pot. I don’t feel like I’m in danger of hitting it when I’m playing though which is part of the reason why I like it better than the switch on some other guitars. All personal preference though!
Oh no! Haven't had that happen yet but bought an American Standard a few years ago (online) that I love and gigged with it for months before I found it had a coil-tap/humbucker cheat between the two pickups on the tone knob. A happy, welcomed accident? Yes. Great playing!
@@TeleCaster66 Guitars aren't versatile. Guitarists are. Guitars can be modified. It's up to the guitarists to be able to play a certain genre with them. Strats, Teles, Les Pauls, SGs, Super Strats, Flying Vs, etc... All of them are equally versatile.
I always buy blank control plates and replace the switch with a 3-way toggle. I never liked how it was nearly impossible to move from the bridge position to the neck without grabbing the switch with your finger and a thumb. With the toggle I can flip easily in mid strum! Awesome tone and playing!
Many tele players like myself immediately flip the entire control plate around so that the control switch is not where you strum. I always have it flipped during the initial setup. If you don’t solder, it’s maybe a only a $25-40 job done professionally.
You can buy premade Tele plates with three hole for.a toggle. Now, does that plate line up with your Tele? Are those holes big enough for you prefered pots? That is the real issue with that.😉👍✨
I bought a new one and it honestly never fell off again, but I’m glad I kept the original. Never knew the functionality behind the EZ-Off Fender Tele slide
A few yrs ago, I bought the Tele Deluxe Nashville model, when it came out in about 2016. A basic Hybrid with Three pickups and a Five-way switch, where the two diagonal switch settings create a STRAT sound. Great little guitar, and I have had other standard Tele's in the past. Two yrs ago, I bought a PRS Custom SE 24, and WOW, an awesome guitar, so much so, that I SOLD a 2002 American Made Strat, because to me, this PRS was superior. I kept this Tele! Nice sound....did you use a Fender Amp? Pedals?
I lost mine! Yeah, I replaced it, but it's just NOT THE SAME. My old one had a certain smoothness, a certain contour, that the new one just doesn't have. I know you don't ever love again quite as hard as the first time, but damnit i miss that little doohickey. The style of all the available replacements also vary ever so slightly from the stock '83 one. I know, it's not a big deal - but it IS a big deal. /Salute to all those who have loved and lost.
Had that happen while playing on stage recently, went to switch from neck to bridge with a quick flip of the wrist. Selector switch stayed on neck pickup and the cap went flying into the crowd haha
I actually have a bullet tele and it’s never had an issue with the knobs. I actually had to pry it off with quite a bit of force because I wanted to know if it came out or not
@@kwizzeh They should have set screws to keep that from happening. Check for tiny screws on the side of the knobs and gently snug them down. Not too tight though, you can damage the post . ✌😎👍🎸🎼🎵🎶
@@matthewprosser5516 the switch cap coming off. They’re generally pretty loose from the factory and prone to coming off when you flick the pickup switch
Blue Loc-Tite might be a better solution, in case you end up needing/wanting to replace the switch cap later on. It would keep it on tighter, but not make it impossible to remove non-destructively.
@@alyssa2242 It's not only about the strength of the glue, but the size and durability of the objects being glued. CA glue _is_ extremely strong when applied properly. Though I suppose using the stuff very sparingly may result in a strong, yet weak enough, hold to pull it back off later. Loc-Tite is still my recommendation though, as it isn't made to be permanent like CA glue is.
An easy fix for this is to take a wire cutter and pinch the metal of the switch. You'll make a little crimp in the sides that will hold the switch tip in place.
Fantastic! Made me laugh, as it’s happen to me many times. Solved it with cellophane wrapped around the metal and then popping the plastic knob back on.
I found an adhesive that will hold the switch tip to the metal lever. It’s no small feat to find an adhesive that will stick to both plastic and plated steel, yet still let go if the knob has to come off for switch replacement. Buy a green banana, one that is so green that it’s hard. The peel of way-not-ripe yet bananas has sticky sap in it that is amazing, just don’t get any on your skin!
If you don't want to use any glue, my trick is to get a pair of end nippers and make little indents in the metal. The tip stays on pretty well after that.
No need to buy anything, just pick a juicy booger and apply it to the end of the metal tip, press the cap back on and within 24 hours it is secure as any glue.
Much underestimated how impressive this style of playing, purely based off timing. Normal people think that some guns ‘n roses or AC/DC riff is impressive, guitarists/musicians die over fairly simple pieces like this being played in perfect time. It’s the perfect 16th notes that do it for me
@@Wooden_iguana14 i'm a big AC/DC fan, borderline die hard but their most technical song guitar wise is Thunderstruck but it is no where near the technicality this song has
Awesome playing! And as a Telecaster owner, yeah; total bummer. I couldn't find a Tele switch tip replacement (I tried to get one on StewMac but they don't ship it outside the US), so I managed to buy a Stratocaster switch tip and for the time being it's still there.
First of all, I love the video, and that guitar playing. Second of all, I’m interested to know what alternate tuning he’s playing in. Judging by the open G he plays on the A string, I would guess that he might be playing in the same tuning that Keith Richards, from the Rolling Stones, uses. Which is 1st string/thickest string - D, 2nd string - G, 3rd string - D, 4th string - G, 5th string - B, and 6th string/thinnest string - D. Keith has applied it to quite a few of their songs - Start Me Up and Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ come to mind, especially. But then that section at 0:17 confused me. He was strumming on the 9th fret of the G string. But he was playing a D note. Not an E note, which would play if the string was tuned to G. Now, the G string would stay in G if the guitar was in Keith’s tuning, because the tuning of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th strings stay the same as they would in standard tuning. D, G, D, G, B, D. | | | E, A, D, G, B, E. Now, if he were strumming on the 9th fret of the G string if it was tuned to G, that cause an E note to be played. So when I saw him playing the 9th fret, but causing a D note to ring out, that led me to believe that the tuning he’s playing in is more than likely just the same standard tuning, but brought down a whole step. E, A, D, G, B, E D, G, C, F, A, D I don’t know. I just wanted to make an educated guess as to what tuning he was playing in. That’s all I’m saying.
@@Metal_Auditor Convention. It's useful in guitars with more strings: a 7-string guitar or 5-string bass usually has the 7th/5th string at a lower note than the 6th/4th so you don't have to relabel the standard strings or do something like call the extra the 0th string.
A couple of solutions here. The quickest fix is to buy a Strat style knob, those do not come off as easy. The no expense solution is to flip the control plate, flip the three way around (so the switch works intuitively), and to switch the pots around so it's a Volume/Tone/Switch setup. I found both of these (and one Tele with a flipped jack and a Strat tip but it has a Bigsby) work very well for this problem. I also have a Tele (I have around six variations) with a a normal control layout like this and I mastered long ago the habit of refraining from grabbing the tip in this manner. For a new Standard Telecaster style model, my go to fix is to flip the plate and controls around. It costs nothing and might require a little bit of electronics work if the factory were cheapskates and gave you shortened wires. I usally replace all the guts anyways so not really an issue for me. Buying a plate with the angled slide helps but if you are "grabby grabby" with the knob like the video, it is only going to help so much. The moral of this story... Don't play like a knob!🤔😜
I’m a little OCD and when I play my vintage 52 reissue at a gig I’m always thinking about my knob flying off in the dark and going home knobless! It’s a very stressful part of performing. 😂✌️❤️🇦🇺
They are the perfect guitar for skilled players. They just sound great in the mix and keep everything simple. Good strong tone and the best design Leo ever came up with.
@@user-ew7bq2mw2i I have a Les Paul. Great guitars! But the telecaster wins in the studio with every engineer I've recorded with. They cut in a mix in a very special way. Humbuckers will never get as clean and pristine as true vintage single coils and you can really here it when you play styles of music that need cleans. I play Reggae and Americana/rock/ jam. But It is all subjective 🙌 when I play heavier music I use my flying V and LP for sure.
Holy crap. I found one of these on the stage floor during a gig and assumed it was off a stompbox or something. (My guitarist has a Strat). Wish I knew who lost it. Oh well next Tele player I see gets it. Nice looping.
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I always wondered what that removable knob was for! I've just been using those little springs from strat cases as a slide for years. This makes way more sense!
the springs are to put where your whammy bar goes to keep it steady
Excuse me, you're telling me THATS WHAT THATS BEEN FOR THIS WHOLE TIME?
It's not FOR that :D
It's just that it can be used as a slide.
@@judeandon annoying
@@ThatPoinkySploinky Lmao nice reference.
Great to see a talented guitarist with a sense of humour!
Nah, he's just that smart.
I'd more so say skilled in the place of talent
@@producer.james1 fr Ik I’m being a nick picky dumb ass rn but when sm1 (even as a compliment) say sm1 is talented or smart it kinda demeans their efforts. But a compliment is a compliment. So it ain’t wrong.
Yep I laughed really hard
@Dale Macarena the last thing he did where he slides the pick along the strings emulates the sound that a slide makes. Slides are a staple of country guitar, as is the telecaster itself. So the joke is that even if you're not trying to play country / slide, a Tele will still make you want to
I love the way guys this good drop a perfect loop and make it seem effortless.
That’s the magic of good editing!
So right! Every time!!!! Brilliant thanks I thought it was just me being unlucky! I hope you’ve sent this to them.
I just want to say "thank you" for not neglecting the awesome, underrated, and much-maligned Telecaster neck pickup.
I LOVE the neck pick up on both of my teles. Smooth and sweet!
Hear, hear! I love my Tele's neck pickup too, & want to scold people who replace it with a humbucker.
hell yeah, tbh whenever I play my tele (and I don't need to cut through a band mix), I'm on the neck's pup 90% of the time ; I don't know how to explain it, it sounds wet af and I love it, like a smooth twang/drip in the mids.
@@clmdeprav yes!
My Tele has the "no load" tone knob with the center detente thing... Should be standard on every Tele, imho. Just a hair north of center adds enough treble to give the neck pup a bit of cut... Adds huge variety to the guitar, and makes the neck and middle positions way more useful in a live setting!
@@aleisterbroley900 ohhh sounds like a nice mod ! I'm keeping that in mind thanks man
Dude, we needed more of that slide action, PLEASE!! IT SOUNDED SO SWEET
TOTALLY did not expect that!🤣 I've never seen your videos before this one, but you managed to gain a subscriber in the 42 seconds it took me to watch it!😎🤙🏽🤘🏽 Nice playing too btw, super smooth and articulate. 🎸
He also managed to lose one with his time wasting click bait.
I love the way you just calmly decide to use it for slide like that. I’ve had the other knobs occasionally pop off as well.
Innovation is the key that has led to many great discoveries & musicians. 😉👍
This is the video I will always think of from now on when this happens to me 😂
You made my day!
弦高を下げた結果フロントピックアップが磁力で迫り上がってきて音が詰まる、とかじゃなくて実用的な悲劇で感激しました…！
This is the best I heard last months. Great performance. Really great inspiration 😊😊
More than 45 years of owning and playing tele's, I bet I've purchased over 45 selector top hats. Super glue and loctite dont last long. Just like the auto industry, selling parts is more profitable than selling the car. Perhaps Fender makes big profits on guit(car) parts?
Your post is fantastic!
i think it's the simplest way to keep the blade switch removable from the inside; if the hat were permanent you'd need to be able to pull the full blade out from the top of the guitar to get the rest of the switch out. fender definitely charges a high premium tho especially for pots
You nailed it.
That's not true! I've used superglue for over 40 years and it never failed me. I just put a small amount on the inside of the tip and let it dry. Then I put it back on and it never falls off. Of course I've only had to do this with the cheap guitars. I see that this is a Squire Tele in the video. I use actual CRL switches with the DAKAWARE tip. I haven't had this problem with them - EVER!
Wait you bothered to replace the cap? When I realised it didn’t wanna stay on I just left the switch naked
@@ericlayton8888 haha i do the same with pots, feels less muddy (to control) without plastic in the way to flex/stretch
Meanwhile me on acoustic : yeah man relatable
And then you drop your pick into the sound hole...
@@FLAMINGBABYHEAD OOH, that one hurts, dude.😬
取れた時の「あっ...」って感じと悲しみのスライド奏法に大爆笑しましたww
There's no Tragedy for a talented guy like you 👍
Jesus Christ loves you
@@ben2808 Why just throw that in here??? Absolutely out of place and you're making other true Christians embarrassed by just randomly telling people this...
Years ago I started super gluing my knobs on any teles or strats that I've owned. I figure the only time I'm going to want to take them back off is when I need to replace a switch and at that point I can just wrench it off with a pair of pliers (which is really fun. HA!). Have not ended up with a bloody hand since. However, I won't be able to take it off mid song and play muted plastic slide guitar. That's fun stuff - great video!! Mike
テレキャスってスライドバー完備だったんだ……
Another magical playing! You made the guitar sound like sitar, towards the end. Great skill.
I love these videos. Both the playing style and humor are top tier
I couldn't stop laughing for a while. Blend talent and humour and you're top.
-Very true! I am not a Tele guy really yet it happened to me not once. The same goes for the Gibson toggle switch, when you are in some action and not careful enough ( I am always hit the button up and down with my little finger) the bloody thing often catapulting itself.
Very cool little vid, made me laugh. Thanks! 👍
The Fender Tele knob plastic is super brittle. Mine felt of in less then a year and i didn't play that guitar too often. Every asian tele knockoff has a higher quality switch knob.
i was feeling a little left out cuz i dont have a tele yet, but then i read ur comment and looked at my bare metal les paul toggle switch and now im smiling hahaha
@@heikojakob6491 Lol my Made in China Tele knockoff that cost less than a decent Squire has a wonderful knob. It's a soft plastic, not brittle at all and it grabs the switch nicely, doesn't fall off...
That little piece of plastic has been defying Tele owners since 1950! You’d think they would have solved it by 1951!
I solved it with glue. 👍🏼
@@JedrekVRoscoe i used a piece of paper and some pressure
@@JedrekVRoscoe hope it was Elmer's glue. In case you ever have to replace that 3way switch.
@@ewokwarrior2656 it’s a type of super glue that’s hard, yet brittle. You can pull it off if you want to, and it won’t come off when you don’t want. You can find it at any craft store.
I replace them with a Strat tip.
Best use of the pick up selector knob. Thanks for the tip 🙌🏼
Genius!! Outstanding playing skills too!
どぉしよ…みたいな感じから、まさかそぉくるなんて🤣👍✨
I’ve got a Fender Telecaster mim 8 years ago and play it about 3 evenings a week. That top hat has never come off.
Got my first Tele a couple years ago, played it about a week before I flipped the control plate around. Didn’t bother swapping the volume/tone pots so it could be put back easily. It took a little while to get used to but works better for me. The way I play that pick-up selector switch is in just the wrong place.
I always wondered what that was for. It only comes off on my most expensive and loved Tele. But the sound you produced in this video is why the Tele is the BEST electric guitar EVER!!!!
the sound probably has more to do with his playing.
@@dietersdawgs Its all in the fingers honestly. I love how people still think its about the guitar itself
@@almostnowhere915 well it’s about 90 percent in the fingers and mind but you still need a decent tool...that said nowadays about anything over $900 should get you that
I cannot disagree I have 5 teles and love them all equally
Comes off in your hand on Squiers too. Unfortunate.
Yep. I just got used to the switch being a sharp bit of metal that cuts my hand every time I play.
You can polish the sharpness off it or dip the tip in some plasti-dip (sort of a liquid rubber similar to grips on pliers.
There are callouses and then there are telecallouses
Put a Strat switch tip on it.
@@powbobs cursed comment
@@meercreate
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Never being a fan of the Tele I can’t relate. So much so it wasn’t till the slide bit I realised the dang selector knob came off 🤣 sweet lickage man.
LMAO I didn’t notice until I read this comment, at first I thought that was the pick
I have a nice telecaster but when I strum I scratch my hand on the selector switch
So true
@@judehopkins5636 cut It Off:)
My telecaster is the only guitar that I smashed on stage. I did it earlier this year. I am 63 years old. IT WASN'T PART OF THE SHOW. THEN I PICKED UP ONE OF MY SIX PARKER FLY'S THAT I GIG WITH AND WE FINISHED THE SHOW. ONLY MY BAND MATES KNEW I HAD IT WITH THAT PIECE OF GARBAGE!
What beautiful playing !
we need a full version of this sound!
We need an entire song of this
Not only that, but pickups switch control is so damn close to a volume control!
Rock Rabbit control plates. They move the volume 1/4 inch back and pickup selector is 11 degree slant. Great addition to my Tele.
takes talent
@@joepoole4922 Talent? It's called practice haha
@@Faus4us if you practice without talent you'll just suck better
Yea change that plate. And I also put small o-rings under the knobs to give it some twist resistance. Feels great, like a nice stereo volume dial now.
Yes, you would surmise that Fender would change the design after all of these years. It is held on with a vertical indentation inside the knob which inevitably slips up and off. Those knobs almost always come off on Telecasters, regardless of year , and then you start to wonder.. what are they thinking there at Fender?
They're thinking that you buy anyway 😉
The Tele knob replacement department is Fender’s biggest profit center 🤪😝☺️
Yeah, it's too bad about those Telecasters
If it sells it sells
It would be sufficient to change the plastic they use.
Sounds amazing! I have a Warwick $$ 5 string bass and I play Victor Wooten. The one thing that bothers me is I often turn down the volume knob when I’m playing.
Very relaxing ~w~ perfect for right before going to sleep lol
lol genius, Seiji! I love and want a Tele so bad, but yesterday I was thinking about how the pickup switch is very cumbersome.
i recently bought a squire for $555 I kinda overpaid a little
I’ve been a tele guy for a long time and I really like the tele switch placement. It might just be familiarity, but I reach down with the middle finger on my right hand and switch it that way. It is a little harder to grab when it’s in the bridge position though - it gets pretty close to the volume pot. I don’t feel like I’m in danger of hitting it when I’m playing though which is part of the reason why I like it better than the switch on some other guitars. All personal preference though!
Using the knob as a slide at the end was just perfection.
Every time I hear a telecaster I fall in love with it all over again.
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ピッカピカのFenderAmericanのテレキャスを緊張しながら店員が見つめる中で試奏してる時にセレクターの頭外れてマジで焦ったの思い出した
It`s not a failure, it`s a feature - you have free tool for sliding attached to your guitar!
So true. Mine came out the First time I played it at home. A small piece of paper solved everything...it didn't come out anymore since then.
Oh no! Haven't had that happen yet but bought an American Standard a few years ago (online) that I love and gigged with it for months before I found it had a coil-tap/humbucker cheat between the two pickups on the tone knob. A happy, welcomed accident? Yes. Great playing!
The slides with knob were the best part lol
Love the Tele, a proper guitar, not fancy just a straight forward guitar that does all the genres, excellent
Adhesive?
Just like any other guitar if you leave out all the cognitive bias about genres.
@@telecaster-freechannel9405 Not really, it is more versatile than a Gibson in my opinion, and I like Gibson's.
@@TeleCaster66 Guitars aren't versatile. Guitarists are.
Guitars can be modified. It's up to the guitarists to be able to play a certain genre with them.
Strats, Teles, Les Pauls, SGs, Super Strats, Flying Vs, etc... All of them are equally versatile.
the reply section is funny with this one.
Excellent my Bro, you figured out the TRUE purpose!
This is Tele observational comedy! Usin the knob as a slide was divine1😆🤘👍
Man I found this guy like a month ago but lord is he criminally under rated
Not really , half a million people Is pretty good
He's not under rated at all 300k views and 558k subs
@@unclejoe3338 I mean, not relative to his skill, this guy is Genuinly amazing. i just think instrumentalists disserve more
@@GrimmMusic Thats not very much considering
@@MajinCanon yes it is
I always buy blank control plates and replace the switch with a 3-way toggle. I never liked how it was nearly impossible to move from the bridge position to the neck without grabbing the switch with your finger and a thumb. With the toggle I can flip easily in mid strum! Awesome tone and playing!
Many tele players like myself immediately flip the entire control plate around so that the control switch is not where you strum. I always have it flipped during the initial setup. If you don’t solder, it’s maybe a only a $25-40 job done professionally.
A Les Paul type toggle makes much more ssnse on a Tele, i flip mone around so switch is at the back
You can buy premade Tele plates with three hole for.a toggle. Now, does that plate line up with your Tele? Are those holes big enough for you prefered pots? That is the real issue with that.😉👍✨
I bought a new one and it honestly never fell off again, but I’m glad I kept the original. Never knew the functionality behind the EZ-Off Fender Tele slide
Woow, amazing play bro 🔥
Siempre me gusta como tocas sigue adelante bro
A few yrs ago, I bought the Tele Deluxe Nashville model, when it came out in about 2016. A basic Hybrid with Three pickups and a Five-way switch, where the two diagonal switch settings create a STRAT sound. Great little guitar, and I have had other standard Tele's in the past. Two yrs ago, I bought a PRS Custom SE 24, and WOW, an awesome guitar, so much so, that I SOLD a 2002 American Made Strat, because to me, this PRS was superior. I kept this Tele! Nice sound....did you use a Fender Amp? Pedals?
Very nicely put together.
😆 That made my day, thank you.
わかるーって見てたけどスライドバーに流用したところで膝をうちました。さすが。
I lost mine! Yeah, I replaced it, but it's just NOT THE SAME. My old one had a certain smoothness, a certain contour, that the new one just doesn't have. I know you don't ever love again quite as hard as the first time, but damnit i miss that little doohickey. The style of all the available replacements also vary ever so slightly from the stock '83 one. I know, it's not a big deal - but it IS a big deal. /Salute to all those who have loved and lost.
Had that happen while playing on stage recently, went to switch from neck to bridge with a quick flip of the wrist. Selector switch stayed on neck pickup and the cap went flying into the crowd haha
I actually have a bullet tele and it’s never had an issue with the knobs. I actually had to pry it off with quite a bit of force because I wanted to know if it came out or not
Yeah right lol the cheapest Tele they make and it stays on Great guitar though People should super glue it on right away before they get lost
As a Tele owner, I can vouch for this being a pain in the butt.
I had an extra switch knob from a Strat. Put it on my Tele , it never falls off. Problem solved.
@@briano.1503 i’m gonna try that, thanks
Man, my tone & volume knobs are falling off on my main tele now too.
@@kwizzeh
They should have set screws to keep that from happening. Check for tiny screws on the side of the knobs and gently snug them down. Not too tight though, you can damage the post .
✌😎👍🎸🎼🎵🎶
What ARE you doing with that guitar??
Did not expect that ending. Well played. All puns intended.
110%. The Tele is my favorite electric guitar though :)
This is hilarious and completely true. 1 drop of super glue pretty much solves that issue for life, though, you will then have to buy a slide.
Solves what issue? Still trying to find out lol.
@@matthewprosser5516 the switch cap coming off. They’re generally pretty loose from the factory and prone to coming off when you flick the pickup switch
Blue Loc-Tite might be a better solution, in case you end up needing/wanting to replace the switch cap later on. It would keep it on tighter, but not make it impossible to remove non-destructively.
@@RAndrewNeal You have a weird idea of the strength of super glue if you think gluing on the cap will require a "destructive" removal method.
@@alyssa2242 It's not only about the strength of the glue, but the size and durability of the objects being glued. CA glue _is_ extremely strong when applied properly. Though I suppose using the stuff very sparingly may result in a strong, yet weak enough, hold to pull it back off later. Loc-Tite is still my recommendation though, as it isn't made to be permanent like CA glue is.
An easy fix for this is to take a wire cutter and pinch the metal of the switch. You'll make a little crimp in the sides that will hold the switch tip in place.
@@CD Barnes
Yep! Exactly how ya fix that problem... I've been doing that for many years.
Cheers!
Fantastic! Made me laugh, as it’s happen to me many times. Solved it with cellophane wrapped around the metal and then popping the plastic knob back on.
I found an adhesive that will hold the switch tip to the metal lever. It’s no small feat to find an adhesive that will stick to both plastic and plated steel, yet still let go if the knob has to come off for switch replacement.
Buy a green banana, one that is so green that it’s hard. The peel of way-not-ripe yet bananas has sticky sap in it that is amazing, just don’t get any on your skin!
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If you don't want to use any glue, my trick is to get a pair of end nippers and make little indents in the metal. The tip stays on pretty well after that.
I use a little of the putty that sticks removable piezoelectrics to the exterior guitar top.
wuh- what??? that came out of left field!
No need to buy anything, just pick a juicy booger and apply it to the end of the metal tip, press the cap back on and within 24 hours it is secure as any glue.
He's a very good songwriter
Brilliant! Well played.
Best loop song video I've seen in a long time :D
Literally had this happen last week when I got my 70th anniversary Esquire. Was like, wtf but hey now I know it's a twee slide! 😂
Much underestimated how impressive this style of playing, purely based off timing. Normal people think that some guns ‘n roses or AC/DC riff is impressive, guitarists/musicians die over fairly simple pieces like this being played in perfect time. It’s the perfect 16th notes that do it for me
Underrated. Basic (funk)rhythm is so difficult and requires so much exercise.
Wow, you're so brave. Look how different you are
I don’t think anyone but the biggest AC/DC fan would say any AC/DC song is more technically complex than this lol what are you talking about
@@Wooden_iguana14 i'm a big AC/DC fan, borderline die hard but their most technical song guitar wise is Thunderstruck but it is no where near the technicality this song has
There’s no need to put down other guitarists. Being technically complex doesn’t make something inherently good or enjoyable art.
It just keeps getting better
Using it as a slide was both brilliant and funny!
At first I was like "don't you dare insult me and my telecaster" and then I went "oh"
それも使っちゃうの！？天才すぎる…
あと、そのループ好きです！
Awesome playing! And as a Telecaster owner, yeah; total bummer. I couldn't find a Tele switch tip replacement (I tried to get one on StewMac but they don't ship it outside the US), so I managed to buy a Stratocaster switch tip and for the time being it's still there.
Wow just that...Wow, incredible sounds
もうこれ｢ギター大喜利チャンネル｣だな
First of all, I love the video, and that guitar playing. Second of all, I’m interested to know what alternate tuning he’s playing in. Judging by the open G he plays on the A string, I would guess that he might be playing in the same tuning that Keith Richards, from the Rolling Stones, uses. Which is
1st string/thickest string - D, 2nd string - G, 3rd string - D, 4th string - G, 5th string - B, and 6th string/thinnest string - D.
Keith has applied it to quite a few of their songs - Start Me Up and Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ come to mind, especially.
But then that section at 0:17 confused me. He was strumming on the 9th fret of the G string. But he was playing a D note. Not an E note, which would play if the string was tuned to G. Now, the G string would stay in G if the guitar was in Keith’s tuning, because the tuning of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th strings stay the same as they would in standard tuning.
D, G, D, G, B, D.
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E, A, D, G, B, E.
Now, if he were strumming on the 9th fret of the G string if it was tuned to G, that cause an E note to be played. So when I saw him playing the 9th fret, but causing a D note to ring out, that led me to believe that the tuning he’s playing in is more than likely just the same standard tuning, but brought down a whole step.
E, A, D, G, B, E
D, G, C, F, A, D
I don’t know. I just wanted to make an educated guess as to what tuning he was playing in. That’s all I’m saying.
the thinnest string is 1st, and the thickest is 6th.
@@indierockgrrrl6593 according to whom?
@@Metal_Auditor Convention. It's useful in guitars with more strings: a 7-string guitar or 5-string bass usually has the 7th/5th string at a lower note than the 6th/4th so you don't have to relabel the standard strings or do something like call the extra the 0th string.
@@Afitts00 oh I see. I’ve just always heard the strings numbered low to high.
do you know what grass is?
Lolol, you got me. Yep, that always happens 😆😆😆
Absolutely brilliant. :)
Tocas muy bien, ojalá poder tocar algún día como tu
@@Omar_Wapasen tips para principiantes
タイトルだけ見て3サドルのイントネーションのことかなと思ったら…
この部品、ライブ中に客席に向かって雲を突き抜けfly awayしたことありますw
I had a Fender1962 Japanese Custom Tele reissue and never had trouble with the selector knob coming off.
Thought it was just mine. Great sounds here, btw. LOVE Teles.
A couple of solutions here. The quickest fix is to buy a Strat style knob, those do not come off as easy. The no expense solution is to flip the control plate, flip the three way around (so the switch works intuitively), and to switch the pots around so it's a Volume/Tone/Switch setup.
I found both of these (and one Tele with a flipped jack and a Strat tip but it has a Bigsby) work very well for this problem. I also have a Tele (I have around six variations) with a a normal control layout like this and I mastered long ago the habit of refraining from grabbing the tip in this manner.
For a new Standard Telecaster style model, my go to fix is to flip the plate and controls around. It costs nothing and might require a little bit of electronics work if the factory were cheapskates and gave you shortened wires. I usally replace all the guts anyways so not really an issue for me.
Buying a plate with the angled slide helps but if you are "grabby grabby" with the knob like the video, it is only going to help so much.
The moral of this story... Don't play like a knob!🤔😜
Cool video! My Tele has an old 3-way Strat switch, so I never had this issue. But what equipment are you using to record your rhythm tracks?
boss rc 300 loop station
@@jdk8284 Ah, thank you!
I never liked the control layout design of the old style tele's , so I got the MIJ Boxer Series Tele. love it
He used it as a slide!! hahaha.. the humor is this is amazing
確かな演奏力で許されるおふざけ
最後の発想は無かったw
Ngl this sounds really good, I hope to become as good one day
Love the looping.
I’m a little OCD and when I play my vintage 52 reissue at a gig I’m always thinking about my knob flying off in the dark and going home knobless! It’s a very stressful part of performing. 😂✌️❤️🇦🇺
Just get a replacement knob, install that, keep the original safe in the case. Stress free and no audience will know
Well played sir
My personal tragedy after getting a telecaster is that I don’t see the point anymore in owning any other kind of guitar
I thought he was going to say that too. I play my other ones again now but it took like 2 years. It's still my #1.
They are the perfect guitar for skilled players. They just sound great in the mix and keep everything simple. Good strong tone and the best design Leo ever came up with.
Gibson Les Paul.
@@user-ew7bq2mw2i I have a Les Paul. Great guitars! But the telecaster wins in the studio with every engineer I've recorded with. They cut in a mix in a very special way. Humbuckers will never get as clean and pristine as true vintage single coils and you can really here it when you play styles of music that need cleans. I play Reggae and Americana/rock/ jam. But It is all subjective 🙌 when I play heavier music I use my flying V and LP for sure.
that’s how i feel with my jazzmaster, the only guitar i’ve gotten since was a jaguar lol
Holy crap. I found one of these on the stage floor during a gig and assumed it was off a stompbox or something. (My guitarist has a Strat). Wish I knew who lost it. Oh well next Tele player I see gets it.
Nice looping.
that is so true. now that I have a Tom Anderson T Hollow Classic. I don't worry about that any more
tele here, confirmed.
The tragedy for me after buying a telecaster was now I have all these other guitars I never play any more
Easy fix.I have 4.5 tele's.Different tunings and different pickups.