How to get the most out of your Fender Telecaster

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  • Опубліковано 1 кві 2023
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    In this video, I will show you how you can get a lot of different tones out of a telecaster and a Fender Blues Deluxe RI amp, by only working the control knobs on your guitar.
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  • @jonasvdzeeuw
    @jonasvdzeeuw Місяць тому +2

    Het mooie van deze demo is dat deze toegankelijk is, het is een ontwikkeling van de tegenwoordige tijd, dat om te overtuigen, het nodig schijnt te zijn om 20 nootjes in anderhalve seconden te spelen, dit is zoals hierbij blijkt, niet nodig te zijn, dus bedankt voor deze toegankelijke demo. :-)

  • @charlesharper7292
    @charlesharper7292 Рік тому +8

    The simplicity is what i love about my Telecaster. My Les Paul Jr as well.

  • @CornishCockney
    @CornishCockney Рік тому +31

    I agree that the Tele is an efficient workhorse with loads of voices but I must say that the valve amp makes a lot of difference too.

  • @reinotsurugi
    @reinotsurugi Рік тому +14

    I didn't get the tele for a long time. I just thought it was an ugly old guitar. It wasn't until I did a blind taste test on David Paul's channel that I realized I loved the tone. Then I learned a lot of early Zep was tele too. Now I'm a tele fanatic and find it beautiful. I don't play anything else.

  • @ParaBellum2024
    @ParaBellum2024 Рік тому +5

    I've played many gigs with just a Telecaster, a cable, and a Fender BDR. I wired my Tele so the tone control only works with the bridge pickup, and I also fitted a treble bleed circuit. Adjust the BDR overdrive channel to distort when the guitar's volume control is fully open, with it cleaning up as the volume's turned down. Adjust volume, tone and pickup selection to suit, and that's it.

  • @johnspiteri2964
    @johnspiteri2964 11 місяців тому +2

    Great class, in how to get the most out of a guitar, instead of getting lost in all the technology. Thank you so much.

  • @1111undici1111
    @1111undici1111 Рік тому +1

    Nice tutorial on the tones of the Telecaster! Thank you!

  • @no59do56
    @no59do56 Рік тому +6

    Albert Collins. Roy Buchanan...Danny Gatton. Tab Benoit. Clarence White. Joe Strummer. Julian Lage on and on

  • @goofyjohn6191
    @goofyjohn6191 Рік тому +3

    Love my tele, its the go to for c&w and old rock.

  • @cortviva69
    @cortviva69 11 місяців тому +1

    I really enjoyed watching your presentation! Thank you for the effort!!!

  • @TheOnlyAlexWhalen
    @TheOnlyAlexWhalen Рік тому +4

    That Tele is very pretty!

  • @timcastle165
    @timcastle165 Рік тому +7

    Great video! I do have a Fender MIM Stratocaster that I’ve been learning to play the guitar on, but I just recently purchased a Tele style guitar (Donner). It seems to be well built and when you don’t have a lot of money then, oh well. I’ve always heard that the Tele was a workhorse of a guitar and you can get all kinds of sounds from it, and I do like classic rock and blues so I thought I get one and so far I like it a lot!! Again Great video and I’m a new subscriber. 🎸

    • @NotThatCoolKid
      @NotThatCoolKid  Рік тому

      Great to read! Thank, any wishes for other videos?

  • @toddyrocks
    @toddyrocks Рік тому +5

    I'm the same ... Tele's all the way !! By the way, Jimmy Pages' Telecaster sound sold a lot of Les Pauls in the 70's !!!!

  • @johnhoolihan9452
    @johnhoolihan9452 Рік тому +2

    Good practical advice!

  • @CC-fi3pp
    @CC-fi3pp 11 місяців тому +1

    Awesome!

  • @iamanovercomer3253
    @iamanovercomer3253 Рік тому +3

    Yes those you mentioned on stratocaster I would add Jeff Beck and Robin Trower with stratocaster 🎸. I agree with your advice
    I have an 🇺🇸 strat 🎸 and was looking for a Mex black telecaster for modification and I asked the guy at the store if he had an 🇺🇸 professional 2 telecaster..he came back with a Miami Blue which caught my eye, then I held the 🎸 and I knew that this was my 🎸👍‼️

    • @FerryKnijnFotografie
      @FerryKnijnFotografie Рік тому

      Jeff is also great, but was never a go to for me somehow…. Nice to read! Thnx for sharing!

    • @iamanovercomer3253
      @iamanovercomer3253 Рік тому +3

      ​@@FerryKnijnFotografie when I was younger I didn't like Jeff Beck because he didn't have vocals but when I started playing 🎸, I realized that he had vocals, his hands and his strat 🎸🎵🎶

    • @robertsparks7244
      @robertsparks7244 Рік тому +1

      I have a blonde G&l tele

  • @GaveMeGrace1
    @GaveMeGrace1 Рік тому +2

    Thank you

  • @kuippi5992
    @kuippi5992 5 місяців тому

    Thank you, very useful video

  • @michaelelwert7014
    @michaelelwert7014 11 місяців тому +1

    Question...I have also changed my Pickups on my Tele with the 51 Nocaster. What is your preferred height settings of the bridge and neck pickup?

  • @paulthurston2883
    @paulthurston2883 Рік тому +1

    Great video, thank you. I have the same MIM Tele but in sunburst. I really love your blue edition. Sounds great. Nice playing.

  • @Sharky2901
    @Sharky2901 2 місяці тому +2

    Never trade a fender! Just by another one !😊

  • @johndaugherty4127
    @johndaugherty4127 Рік тому +20

    I actually started with a telecaster because of Keith Richards. Then, because of Jimi, I traded it for a strat. Big mistake.

    • @FRANKSNAKE71
      @FRANKSNAKE71 11 місяців тому +1

      Why was it a mistake?

    • @guitareater6975
      @guitareater6975 11 місяців тому +1

      @@FRANKSNAKE71if I had to use deductive reasoning, he probably preferred his telecaster.

    • @wallybonejengles5595
      @wallybonejengles5595 9 місяців тому +1

      I think Jimi sounds good on both. I prefer Tele but it never hurts to have a Strat kicking around.

  • @mikefromusa6902
    @mikefromusa6902 Місяць тому +1

    The best

  • @gvdz3395
    @gvdz3395 5 місяців тому

    lots of good tele knock offs and partscasters out there too if you wanna just dabble without going the full monty and getting a Fender USA one. Ive got a Firefly that I really like and my Squier classic vibes 60s custom comes tmrw. I'm on the bandwagon indeed! Been bidding on some USA made ones on Ebay but they go like hotcakes!

    • @NotThatCoolKid
      @NotThatCoolKid  5 місяців тому +1

      Well I wouldnt be ashamed for playing a squier eather….

  • @TheKidshaleen
    @TheKidshaleen 10 місяців тому +2

    I went for Tele because my sister had a Strat, and I just like being contrarian. Haven’t looked back.

  • @69jomen
    @69jomen Рік тому +8

    Still the most versatile guitar...

  • @charlesharper7292
    @charlesharper7292 Рік тому +2

    I have to keep it simple. I easily get overwhelmed with all the fx and pedal choices. Angus Young has it down!

  • @boblupton583
    @boblupton583 11 місяців тому +1

    the only guitar i've plugged into the console (neck pickup) and i had almost nothing to do to tweak it

  • @maurosaverio
    @maurosaverio Рік тому +4

    Telecaster Named because of the beginning Television age
    Stratocaster Named because of the beginning Jet age (flying in the Stratosphere)
    Booth in the early 1950ies

    • @NotThatCoolKid
      @NotThatCoolKid  Рік тому

      Thanx for the nice trivia, will use it with the strat video!

  • @HatefYaminiOnline
    @HatefYaminiOnline 6 місяців тому +1

    Great review! I just got my tele and I absolutely love it.

  • @roddieruddie4545
    @roddieruddie4545 23 дні тому

    Is it reverse wired so back is Neck pickup ?

  • @garyeggleton1142
    @garyeggleton1142 Рік тому +4

    It may be my ears, but I have issues with bridge pickups being too bright and neck pickups being too dark....and it doesnt matter what guitar...strat , p-90 les paul, SG, and definitely Tele....trying to love them all. my mexican tele with new pickups definitely sounds good

    • @dilbophagginz
      @dilbophagginz Рік тому +3

      You can either bypass the tone knob on the neck pickup or use a no load tone pot... basically it makes the neck pickup brighter. I've done this to my tele and the pickups are much more balanced and I just use a more tame treble setting on my amp in general for both pickups.

    • @goofyjohn6191
      @goofyjohn6191 Рік тому +1

      Middle position e really a mid range heaven.

  • @cu6454
    @cu6454 Рік тому

    👍😁

  • @danstone3741
    @danstone3741 Рік тому

    Hi NTCK. What effects configuration you recomend, or what's yor amp equalization, to me, that would be an interesting vídeo, because everybody only talk about the guitar, but not the sound's adjust, thank you, and I'm sorry for my bad english.

    • @NotThatCoolKid
      @NotThatCoolKid  Рік тому +1

      Hi, well that all depends on what you want to play… i prefer just guitar in amp and have the eq pretty flat, depending on the room… but can make some videos about pedals and fx later!

    • @danstone3741
      @danstone3741 Рік тому

      @@NotThatCoolKid That would be nice, because there are someone like me, who want to play a tele, but doesn't know how to get the better sound.

  • @nineskies5907
    @nineskies5907 9 місяців тому +1

    I own this exact guitar but I'm actually transitioning to a Stratocaster since they inspire my creativity so much more

  • @kaz0271
    @kaz0271 2 місяці тому +1

    neck pickup, my guy

  • @quintonmcdannald2327
    @quintonmcdannald2327 2 місяці тому +1

    You forgot to rip out the treble bleed chip that makes every set of pickups sound like they use neodymium magnets.

    • @NotThatCoolKid
      @NotThatCoolKid  2 місяці тому

      It has a grease bucket circuit now

    • @quintonmcdannald2327
      @quintonmcdannald2327 2 місяці тому

      @@NotThatCoolKid I can hear it and I’m not sure why people think it’s musical. My sons new American Pro bass has it and we played it against a 72 a few weeks ago. The treble bleed / greasebucket ( variations of the same thing ) made the bass sound like it had active electronics. Same with my new tele, even after putting in custom shop NoCaster pickups every note sounded like a hammer on an aluminum bench. Take that chip out and these guitars sound like a million bucks.

    • @NotThatCoolKid
      @NotThatCoolKid  2 місяці тому

      @@quintonmcdannald2327 the mod was done after recording this video

    • @quintonmcdannald2327
      @quintonmcdannald2327 2 місяці тому

      @@NotThatCoolKid well at least you won’t loose any highs as you roll down the volume. You can hear that metallic plunking at any volume level.

  • @jogmas12
    @jogmas12 Рік тому +2

    Or any telecaster for that matter?

  • @bruncher11
    @bruncher11 Місяць тому +1

    To my personal taste, all examples sound thin and scratchy - even the neck pickup clean and alone. Maybe due to the recording. A tele can deliver far more substance, similar to a good Les Paul.

  • @SamualtheOrangtang
    @SamualtheOrangtang Рік тому +1

    Do WHAT TO MY TELECASTER???!!

  • @Camstrat-bo2dl
    @Camstrat-bo2dl Рік тому +4

    How many here have that exact same Telecaster?

    • @davidbarlow431
      @davidbarlow431 10 місяців тому

      Guilty! I'm more than happy with the stock pickups into my Vox AC15. The tele and the ac series are a marriage made in heaven.

  • @ricklarmer461
    @ricklarmer461 3 місяці тому

    You had to mention Springsteen, kinda ruined my afternoon.

  • @Sandman.68.
    @Sandman.68. 3 місяці тому +1

    I wish I was a Tele guy , but I'm not . They all sound shit to me . ☹️

  • @maduroholdings
    @maduroholdings 11 місяців тому +1

    i have alwsys sounded better on a tele

  • @Ghost1126
    @Ghost1126 Рік тому +1

    I get all these tones out of my 59 ....and i hate them when im playing, just as much listening right now.
    I guess im just not a Tele guy.

    • @NotThatCoolKid
      @NotThatCoolKid  Рік тому +5

      I have got the same thing but then with les pauls. Dont like the sound or feel when playingen them. Guess personal tast is different for everybody!