You guys do the best comparison videos! I love the way you do quick changes. Too many other channels do so much minutes on one that you forget what the other one sounds like. Keep up the great videos. Oh and man was I surprised at how much brighter the Strat was. Sounded weak while the Tele sounded thick and full.
well said. It's as if other channels are flexing their guitar skills rather than actually letting people hear the difference in the tones of the two guitars.
In this recording, the telecaster has more lower mids than the strat, so the strat sounds "brighter". A small EQ pedal at the beginning of the chain and the sound will be indistinguishable :) A matter of opinion
I've always been a Telecaster guy. A more classic sound. Easier on distortion. Lovely reverb without a ringing but rather a twang on it. And it just seems much more iconic to me even though majority of the greats were know for their Strats.
The Tele is probably my favorite because it’s only got three options where as the Strat has 5 and I’ve never got a great overdrive sound on any Strat I’ve ever played. It’s fizzy and loose. Great for lead though. The Tele is the big brother while the Strat is the pretty younger sister. I’ve a Vintera 50s Tele and it’s awesome.
Any idea what tab he's using for these version of Tifa's Theme? I found a couple but they don't match how he's playing it and I think his sounds better.
No two Stratocasters and Telecasters sound the same! However, in this particular case, I noticed that the Telecaster had a more focused sound, more presence and cleaner tones than the Stratocaster. This may vary depending on the individual instrument. For me, the Strat has a more beautiful design and I heard is also more comfortable after many hours. Ultimately, it all comes down to personal experience and taste.
About comfort if you come from Stratocaster it is evident that using a Telecaster will be done after a few hours not as comfortable as the Stratocaster because you got used to using the Stratocaster if it were the other way around there would be no problems and if you dedicated yourself to using the Telecaster more constantly then you get used to it and you will not feel that it is not tam comfortable, the same could be said of Les Pau Guitars, Classical Acoustic or Acoustic Metal String Guitars or Hollow and semi-hollow Guitars. But in the end it doesn't mean that if you dedicate time you get used to it, it's something normal in Guitars, it's similar to when you drive a car or learn to use a computer or cell phone different from the ones you use. And well, summing up, you can get used to it if you dedicate time, as well as in everything I mentioned before and in any other things of your day to day, where you try new things and you have to get used to it, I can give more examples, such as when you visit new places or work in a different place than you were used to, and so on. Best regards.
Thank you guys, well done! Personally the tele sounds kind of warmer to me in the direct comparison. In a live playing situation it is probably hard to differ between them. Both are great and I wish I could afford one 😉
As a new guitarist who’s doing research I can’t tell a huge different on tone, one sounds slightly warmer. But the best way to win this debate sounds like getting both guitars based on all the comments I read 😂
They both sounded very similar to me. In any case it would not matter which one you had because with effects pedals and amp settings you can get any sound you want from either.
I can bog myself down with all the details, but I have to say the tele in the picked clean just sounds so dreamy and gourgeous... Perhaps psychedelic... Genuinely stunning 🌈
Position of the vol knob on is a huge put off for me. Have nearly convinced myself to get one many many times over 20 years then i play one for 10 minutes love the sound but that stupid volume knob is like a lamp post in the middle of the road
I think telecaster wins between the two for one simple reason. The telecaster has two very different yet distinct pickups. The Strat has three pickups that are pretty much identical. I bought a player plus tele with the noiseless pickups. The tone pot pulls out to put it in series, almost a humbucker. Also, I think the telecaster has more versatility in regards to genre
It will always be the Tele for me. So much simpler and can do any genre effortlessly. The one area where the strat has an edge is the in between positions. Great video
Telecaster is my favorite. But if I were specifically a modern rock player, strat would be the way to go, I suppose. Sounds better on distortion to my ears. A little “cleaner.”
a Strat is brighter than a Tele, and has a sparkle sort of brightness. a Tele has more of a twang, a Telecaster also is a little punchier in the mids, a Strat tends to be brighter in the mids. i like both.
What are all the dimple marks by the jack plate on the strat? I appreciate that you play mostly dry tones without effects in your demos. Some demos the tone is completely saturated with effects and you really can't hear much of anything else. Great comparison. Thanks!
Hey, thanks. The dimples are where some guy in the factory has hit it with something. It’s a roadworn. I love the feel of the sanded neck but they take it a bit far in places 🤦♂️
Good demonstration! The Stratocaster's selling points were advertised as a double cutaway contoured body with tremolo (actually it's vibrato) and a five position pickup selector switch. As far as basic tone there isn't a dimes worth of difference. Three more preset tone options on the Strat with the 5 way.
@@Kurtis11266 I own multiple instances of both. Yes there is a difference in tone if you don't have a good equalizer. A strat has a nasally sound to me out of the box and a Tele has a more muscular sound due to slightly boosted mids. I can make a recording with both using an equalizer and I bet you can't tell the difference other than the out of phase position a strat has. I can make a strat twang just as good as a Tele and a Strat sound like scooped blues with a Tele. When Leo made the first Broadcasters and Telecasters he used the pickups from his lap steels. That's why you see so many Fender lap steels that have the pickups robbed from them.
@@davidkellymitchell4747 Sure you can make a tele sound like a strat and vice versa if you try to, but as a general rule of thumb it's an almost instantaneous distinction.
So I've been trying to chase a certain sounds characteristics and thanks to your video I discovered it's not the guitar that's the issue it's the amp mode that's producing the sound I want
Strat was brighter, which could be compensated with amp settings for tele. In the mid range tele sounded fuller and warmer. There is a big difference in the way this guitars perform transients - tele is kind of quacking while strat is like splash of water.
Ambas son muy geniales. Sin duda yo me quedo con mi amada strat por la versatilidad, comodidad y como base para modificar. Aunque hay que reconocer que la Tele tiene más nivel en los tonos medios estando un poco más nivelada que la strat que esta ultima es más brillante 🤙🏻
Some of these beautiful sounds are making me want to buy a Squier right now. I'm trying to hold on for 2 months to make sure I'm not doing it impulsively. And no, an acoustic guitar doesn't give me the same pleasure.
Ive got one of each. Love 'em both. 1988 Surf Green Strat Plus bought brand new still a BEAUTIFUL instrument 1952 Tele, bought 2nd hand. Great sound especially when cranked. Both played through my VoxAC30. Solution - get both. BUT...... I'll add this, not all guitars feel right. Try different Strats or Teles to find what feels and sounds right to you. Try through different amps as well. Never rush in, shop around, be patient and you'll eventually get what you want.
For some reason, I find it easy to write songs, riffs, parts, etc. on Stratocasters. I borrowed a Tele years ago for a few months and I just didn’t bond with it. I didn’t write anything on it. The guitar just didn’t have music in it (for me). I’ve tried quite a few Teles and the outcome is always the same. I just don’t bond with them. I tend to bond with Strats, Johnny Marr Signature Jaguars, Gibson Explorers, Gretsch 5622s, Epiphone Sheratons and Gibson Les Pauls. I want to bond with a Telecaster, but it almost always never happens for some reason. Ehh, I’ll try my luck again in 2023.
The treble sounds exactly the same however...tele has more low end probably coz its chunker this gives it a fuller sound where strats sound more focused in the mid range and everything sounds a little higher even if it isnt....
I am a tele guy because it keeps things simple. But honestly for someone who plays well, it hardly makes a difference since the tone can be controlled in an amp.
I don't even have a guitar yet but they both seem like I'll prefer one on one song, then the other on the next So far as I could tell, the tele had some good dreaminess to it, and strat had more edge. I like both styles of music very much!
Funny, didnt notice that much of a difference in the bridge pickup. Teles sounds full, definitely but i love the twang of the strat. Tele sounds great too but loosing pos 2,3,4 and the neck pickup sound is too much for me lol
@@avYhz5536 if you get a strat and put a neck toggle switch on, you can toggle neck and bridge therefore creating a tele tone. Its a great mod as you get a tele style tone while remaining with all other strat tones. Pos 2 is great too, very plucky
A different guitar that captures both fairly well is the Epiphone Casino, the neck pick us sounds fat like a strats, and the bridge pickup is gritty like a telecaster. It uses p90s which are different pickups, and the sound is kind of it's own things, but it's the closest to capturing both, and its is by far the nicest looking guitar in existance.
@@TobysGuitarGearDemos Thanks man for the response. 😎 Another question: *Is it possible to get decent strat-like tones by "coil-splitting" a humbucker?* I have a nice G&L ASAT Classic Bluesboy, which has a vintage-style humbucker in the neck, and I'm thinking on swapping the stock tone pot for a push-pull one.
@@aangtonio5570 Yes in the neck I think you can get close, I have coil splits on my Harley Benton CST24 and they sound quite strat like. I've found Bridge humbuckers don't sound like fender bridge single coils when split, I reckon it's the angle of the bridge pickup on Fenders that gives it that unique sound. But yes neck you can get very close 👍
I really didn't expect to hear Tifa's Theme in a gear video! That was awesome 💚
love how he plays the SAME riffs so we get a true apple to apple comparison great work!
Great..no talk just hands and sound..100% what guitar players want and love THANK YOU
You guys do the best comparison videos! I love the way you do quick changes. Too many other channels do so much minutes on one that you forget what the other one sounds like. Keep up the great videos. Oh and man was I surprised at how much brighter the Strat was. Sounded weak while the Tele sounded thick and full.
well said. It's as if other channels are flexing their guitar skills rather than actually letting people hear the difference in the tones of the two guitars.
The Tele is such a sexy guitar. Has that old school rock and roll looks and the chome gives it that more premium look.
In this recording, the telecaster has more lower mids than the strat, so the strat sounds "brighter". A small EQ pedal at the beginning of the chain and the sound will be indistinguishable :) A matter of opinion
The strat is too chimey or tinny sounding to me. Much brighter. The Tele sounds more balanced and full. I prefer the Tele for sure.
That's your opinion
your opinion is wrong
@@RUARI-mi1yt XD an opinion can’t be wrong
@@puffy_dice3764 your right es 335 is the best
@@RUARI-mi1yt ES-335 is made by Gibson not Fender.
I've always been a Telecaster guy. A more classic sound. Easier on distortion. Lovely reverb without a ringing but rather a twang on it. And it just seems much more iconic to me even though majority of the greats were know for their Strats.
I swear Orange makes single coils sound like humbuckers. Orange and Fender are a match made in heaven!
Yes! 🍊 + singlecoil is so underrated 👍
Does that mean a Fender Amp makes humbuckers sound like single coils?
The Tele is probably my favorite because it’s only got three options where as the Strat has 5 and I’ve never got a great overdrive sound on any Strat I’ve ever played. It’s fizzy and loose. Great for lead though. The Tele is the big brother while the Strat is the pretty younger sister.
I’ve a Vintera 50s Tele and it’s awesome.
Came for the Fenders, stayed for the FFVII themes !!
I knew i heard that song somewhere
Any idea what tab he's using for these version of Tifa's Theme? I found a couple but they don't match how he's playing it and I think his sounds better.
I like the pfp
best comparison video, no complicated words, just the sound of the thing to help you make up your mind
this is an extremely underrated video. great work!
Man dude take me back to being 12 in 1998 with the FF 7 stuff at the beginning. That was awesome, sweet playing.
An FF7 guitar arrangement is now on a bucketlist of things I need to make
My jaw dropped at 00:27 when I realized what was happening lol
@@sharkbaitseamus same bruh😂
Song name?
@@tanjy9859 Tifa's Theme
@@WillemDafriend42 ty!
For me id go for the tele for dirt tones and the strat for cleans
Thanks for brigging my childhood back with Tifa's song.
Great job, quick snippets for comparison. Tones are so close, especially under distortion. Under clean settings I can hear more differences.
So they sound almost identical, so sick
I just think the Tele has a warmer, fuller sound. The Strat feels almost if something's missing.
Fuller? What do you exactly mean by fuller? Full of what?
@@maraviyoso8473 full of shit
@@maraviyoso8473It refers to the fact that the Telecaster gives a more complete, uniform and balanced sound between Bass and Treble.
U mean the tone of mid to low end. The strat is more focused on the higher freqeuncies.
There’s these things called “knobs” on your amp that allows you to tweak the tone. Give it a shot sometime!
Dude, thanks a lot for no talking, keep the awesome work!!!
That "aerith's garden" theme was incredible
Wasn't it Tifa's theme?
No two Stratocasters and Telecasters sound the same! However, in this particular case, I noticed that the Telecaster had a more focused sound, more presence and cleaner tones than the Stratocaster. This may vary depending on the individual instrument.
For me, the Strat has a more beautiful design and I heard is also more comfortable after many hours. Ultimately, it all comes down to personal experience and taste.
About comfort if you come from Stratocaster it is evident that using a Telecaster will be done after a few hours not as comfortable as the Stratocaster because you got used to using the Stratocaster if it were the other way around there would be no problems and if you dedicated yourself to using the Telecaster more constantly then you get used to it and you will not feel that it is not tam comfortable, the same could be said of Les Pau Guitars, Classical Acoustic or Acoustic Metal String Guitars or Hollow and semi-hollow Guitars.
But in the end it doesn't mean that if you dedicate time you get used to it, it's something normal in Guitars, it's similar to when you drive a car or learn to use a computer or cell phone different from the ones you use. And well, summing up, you can get used to it if you dedicate time, as well as in everything I mentioned before and in any other things of your day to day, where you try new things and you have to get used to it, I can give more examples, such as when you visit new places or work in a different place than you were used to, and so on. Best regards.
I love the loose, bright and funky sound of the Strat. Definitely my favorite ❤
Great comparison. Loved the FF7 tribute in the first sample :)
I like the telecaster warm tone way to much than the strat, but that cristal cleans for the strat sounds good to me too
Thank you guys, well done! Personally the tele sounds kind of warmer to me in the direct comparison. In a live playing situation it is probably hard to differ between them. Both are great and I wish I could afford one 😉
Connect the bridge pu to a tone pot on the strat and it becomes usable.
Oooooh man, Tifa's Theme?! I certainly came to the right video
As a new guitarist who’s doing research I can’t tell a huge different on tone, one sounds slightly warmer. But the best way to win this debate sounds like getting both guitars based on all the comments I read 😂
A year later and I'm in the same position as you. I've only been budgeting for one guitar! 😂
They both sounded very similar to me. In any case it would not matter which one you had because with effects pedals and amp settings you can get any sound you want from either.
I can bog myself down with all the details, but I have to say the tele in the picked clean just sounds so dreamy and gourgeous... Perhaps psychedelic... Genuinely stunning 🌈
Awesome video. Very useful comparisons. Now I am convinced I won't need to get a tele. My strat can sound close enough.
Came for the comparison. Stayed for the Final Fantasy. Great job!
Position of the vol knob on is a huge put off for me. Have nearly convinced myself to get one many many times over 20 years then i play one for 10 minutes love the sound but that stupid volume knob is like a lamp post in the middle of the road
When u get used to it, its ok
Very useful. The sound of the telecaster is more attractive to me. Thx
I prefer the look of the Strat and the clean tones. Tele sounds a bit fuller dirty but Strat still sounds good. Great video.
Great strat-tele comparison demo. thanks Tele for me!
Awesome video! I prefer the Tele for clean tones and the Strat for more distorted tones.
Tele fans all say different things
I’m gonna send this video to my friend who say’s that Telecasters and Stratocaster’s are the same
He’s gonna say, yeah what’s your point lmao
Your friend is a silly billy
No it’s just his opinion
Keith Richards said: give me 5 minutes imma make all these guitars sound the same
You: send this video*
Your friend: it the same
I think telecaster wins between the two for one simple reason. The telecaster has two very different yet distinct pickups. The Strat has three pickups that are pretty much identical. I bought a player plus tele with the noiseless pickups. The tone pot pulls out to put it in series, almost a humbucker. Also, I think the telecaster has more versatility in regards to genre
It will always be the Tele for me. So much simpler and can do any genre effortlessly. The one area where the strat has an edge is the in between positions. Great video
Telecaster is great for rhythm guitar, and Stratocaster is great for lead guitar
I like the Final Fantasy arrangement.
Due to the Genres~ ..that I play ,..just gotta own & play BOTH‼️✨🎸🤣😃😁
Clean = strat
Dirty = both
Thanks for sharing
I actually prefer the tele for clean
Clean = both
Dirty = both
They both have such unique sounds, it's hard to just choose one
I would have both, since they sound unique and distinct.
Telecaster is my favorite. But if I were specifically a modern rock player, strat would be the way to go, I suppose. Sounds better on distortion to my ears. A little “cleaner.”
Great and very useful! We need a comparison between a regular tele and an hss strat!
The tele for me, slightly brighter but had more clarity and the bottom end is just a little tighter.
a Strat is brighter than a Tele, and has a sparkle sort of brightness.
a Tele has more of a twang, a Telecaster also is a little punchier in the mids, a Strat tends to be brighter in the mids. i like both.
Do a Les paul or sg special (p90s) vs Stratocaster please. Im from Spain and i love this channel
i prefer a tele over strat personally so if any strat glazers come after me remember i said ME PERSONALLY
me too, dw brother.
such a great and underrated video! excellent work! thank you so much for the comparison
I was hearing and thinking the first song sounded like FFVII, and it is. Nice choice :D
What are all the dimple marks by the jack plate on the strat? I appreciate that you play mostly dry tones without effects in your demos. Some demos the tone is completely saturated with effects and you really can't hear much of anything else. Great comparison. Thanks!
Hey, thanks. The dimples are where some guy in the factory has hit it with something. It’s a roadworn. I love the feel of the sanded neck but they take it a bit far in places 🤦♂️
A guitar comparison using aeriths theme makes this the best comparison video ever.
Good demonstration! The Stratocaster's selling points were advertised as a double cutaway contoured body with tremolo (actually it's vibrato) and a five position pickup selector switch. As far as basic tone there isn't a dimes worth of difference. Three more preset tone options on the Strat with the 5 way.
What do you mean there's not a dime's worth of difference? If you play guitar you can almost instantly tell if it's a tele or a strat
@@Kurtis11266 I own multiple instances of both. Yes there is a difference in tone if you don't have a good equalizer. A strat has a nasally sound to me out of the box and a Tele has a more muscular sound due to slightly boosted mids. I can make a recording with both using an equalizer and I bet you can't tell the difference other than the out of phase position a strat has. I can make a strat twang just as good as a Tele and a Strat sound like scooped blues with a Tele. When Leo made the first Broadcasters and Telecasters he used the pickups from his lap steels. That's why you see so many Fender lap steels that have the pickups robbed from them.
@@davidkellymitchell4747 Sure you can make a tele sound like a strat and vice versa if you try to, but as a general rule of thumb it's an almost instantaneous distinction.
@@Kurtis11266 Yes, I agree.
So I've been trying to chase a certain sounds characteristics and thanks to your video I discovered it's not the guitar that's the issue it's the amp mode that's producing the sound I want
Strat was brighter, which could be compensated with amp settings for tele. In the mid range tele sounded fuller and warmer. There is a big difference in the way this guitars perform transients - tele is kind of quacking while strat is like splash of water.
Ambas son muy geniales. Sin duda yo me quedo con mi amada strat por la versatilidad, comodidad y como base para modificar. Aunque hay que reconocer que la Tele tiene más nivel en los tonos medios estando un poco más nivelada que la strat que esta ultima es más brillante 🤙🏻
Some of these beautiful sounds are making me want to buy a Squier right now. I'm trying to hold on for 2 months to make sure I'm not doing it impulsively. And no, an acoustic guitar doesn't give me the same pleasure.
Awesome, prefered strat for cleans and for the extra tone options in the pickup selector and de tele for dirty tones.
Ive got one of each. Love 'em both.
1988 Surf Green Strat Plus bought brand new still a BEAUTIFUL instrument
1952 Tele, bought 2nd hand. Great sound especially when cranked.
Both played through my VoxAC30.
Solution - get both.
BUT...... I'll add this, not all guitars feel right. Try different Strats or Teles to find what feels and sounds right to you. Try through different amps as well. Never rush in, shop around, be patient and you'll eventually get what you want.
For bridge pickup, the Tele sounds better. The Strat is a bit feeble with the bridge tones.
Yeah HSS strat is an improvement in that regard.
I personally can almost tell no difference. It's too tiny for me to buy a second guitar, that I was considering to do. Thanks!
Ok I just figured the angled pickup in the tele is more pronounced and i hate the sound outcome, thanks, i almost made a huge mistake.
thanks for doing this with some clean tones
The strat's clean is like a crystal clear but the tele sounds punchier.
Thank you for a great comparison!
The tele Sounds Very good on the High gain channel
The Strat sounds classic and clean
The Tele makes my toes curl 😅
Really a very beautiful comparison !
For some reason, I find it easy to write songs, riffs, parts, etc. on Stratocasters. I borrowed a Tele years ago for a few months and I just didn’t bond with it. I didn’t write anything on it. The guitar just didn’t have music in it (for me). I’ve tried quite a few Teles and the outcome is always the same. I just don’t bond with them. I tend to bond with Strats, Johnny Marr Signature Jaguars, Gibson Explorers, Gretsch 5622s, Epiphone Sheratons and Gibson Les Pauls. I want to bond with a Telecaster, but it almost always never happens for some reason. Ehh, I’ll try my luck again in 2023.
i enjoyed the way you play both
0:40 what is that beautiful music to my ears 🥺 ?
The Strat is definitely my favorite
My two fave guitars
WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE FINAL FANTASY MUSIC THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL
YES!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!
Tele for recording , Strat for live and visual pleasure .
Strat has slightly more crystalline hi-fi clean, Tele is warmer for clean. But, Tele bridge rocks whereas Stratocaster bridge is quite weak with gain.
Telecaster works so much better for distortion, its got a much heavier sound than a strat that I prefer.
Very nice! Especially the FFVII
The treble sounds exactly the same however...tele has more low end probably coz its chunker this gives it a fuller sound where strats sound more focused in the mid range and everything sounds a little higher even if it isnt....
The biggest difference I hear i just in the fact that the telecaster has a fixed bridge instead of floating, which gives it more low end.
I say have one of each, but in a pinch, I’d probably go with the Strat.
I am a tele guy because it keeps things simple. But honestly for someone who plays well, it hardly makes a difference since the tone can be controlled in an amp.
People talk about Tele's warmth like it was a Les Paul or something.🙄
Tele more clean.
Thanks for the video!!!
In my experience and in this video it seems like the Tele has a fuller sound. Both sound great though.
Teles are for me...but strats are also amazing....a friend of mine got it and its amazing...both are cool
That strat would sound warmer and punchier with ceramics on the neck making it closer to a tele
I don't even have a guitar yet but they both seem like I'll prefer one on one song, then the other on the next
So far as I could tell, the tele had some good dreaminess to it, and strat had more edge. I like both styles of music very much!
I was waiting for this
Final fantasy 7?
Funny, didnt notice that much of a difference in the bridge pickup. Teles sounds full, definitely but i love the twang of the strat. Tele sounds great too but loosing pos 2,3,4 and the neck pickup sound is too much for me lol
I don’t have too much experience with strats but i like the Bridge-Middle position on them and i love the middle position on my tele
@@avYhz5536 if you get a strat and put a neck toggle switch on, you can toggle neck and bridge therefore creating a tele tone. Its a great mod as you get a tele style tone while remaining with all other strat tones. Pos 2 is great too, very plucky
nothing beats the tele! I have most types of guitars, my tele is the cheapest and the best of all of them.
I'd like to see tele vs jaguar or mustang (single coil versions of course)
I love the Tele bridge pickup and the Strat neck pickup, tbh.
Is there something like that?
I agree, I think think some strat neck pickups can be put in Tele neck positions 👍
A different guitar that captures both fairly well is the Epiphone Casino, the neck pick us sounds fat like a strats, and the bridge pickup is gritty like a telecaster. It uses p90s which are different pickups, and the sound is kind of it's own things, but it's the closest to capturing both, and its is by far the nicest looking guitar in existance.
@@TobysGuitarGearDemos Thanks man for the response. 😎
Another question:
*Is it possible to get decent strat-like tones by "coil-splitting" a humbucker?* I have a nice G&L ASAT Classic Bluesboy, which has a vintage-style humbucker in the neck, and I'm thinking on swapping the stock tone pot for a push-pull one.
@@aangtonio5570 Yes in the neck I think you can get close, I have coil splits on my Harley Benton CST24 and they sound quite strat like. I've found Bridge humbuckers don't sound like fender bridge single coils when split, I reckon it's the angle of the bridge pickup on Fenders that gives it that unique sound. But yes neck you can get very close 👍
@@TobysGuitarGearDemos Thanks man, you're amazing! 😎