Tim Lerch -Tele Talk - Getting a "Jazz" sound out of a Telecaster
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2015
- I get lots of inquiries about my gear and setup. What pickups, strings, amps etc that i use. Here is a video addressing some of those things.
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The other secret ingredient of your guitar is your superb finger work. Absolutely beautiful playing.
You're playing Just knocks me out dude! Your tone, your touch and your melodic ideas are just superb. Thank you so much for the post and thank you for demonstrating the Telecaster as an exceptional jazz instrument and not just for Chicken Pickin!
He studied with Ted Greene.
tele sounds good with heavier strings and finger playing no nai8ls
Hey, thats a nice Tele .
A good sounding guitar.
Thanks.
After all these 50 odd years, I have been flirting with lite strings.
(I still have Black Diamonds, on hand)
It's all Ask Zak's fault.
It will be a while before I surface, if that makes sense.
No way was I, tearing #1 down. (11s Texas Specials)
So here I am figuring out what pick ups to put in a used Squire Thinline, to clear the mud.
Stumbling in to your marvelous feel, is giving me whiplash.
I did have a Gibson L6s set up about like that with flat wounds, all the time thinking a L4 was the holy grail.
And here you have a Tele, in your hands, doing it all!
Keep the faith. Chris
I wish EVERYONE who posts on youtube would be as polite and informative as you are…thank you, sir!
How I wish the good Mr Lerch would have told everyone it was a real 1952 tele, so all the members of the Church of all Things Vintage would have plastered comments a mile long how magical tone is only available from a 65 year old $25k instrument. Then he could have had a great laugh when he revealed it's a brand new guitar from Mexico! I've been shouted off of "vintage" forums claiming precisely what this amazing player just demonstrated as easily as falling off a log. Long live reasonably-priced guitars and talented players!
here here...
amen
It's the Indian not the Arrow
@@bunkerman99 I'm going to start using that line -- forgive me if I don't attribute it.
@@AFaceintheCrowd01 No worries. I learned it from a Master Sergeant a million years ago and I'm sure it was an old phrase even back then.
Absolutely killed it.
The versatility of the Tele never ceases to amaze me... obviously Tim's skill and fingers are drawing the sound out, but it's in there! Great advice on how to modify a Tele for that wonderful sound, thanks man...
I can listen to your playing all day. Oh, and your tele sounds incredible.
Tim is the best demo player and explainer of anyone I've ever heard. Most of the others just strum loudly and make a lot of noise. But this guy is great!
This is such an informative video. Been watching a ton of guitar reviews as I'm searching for a guitar to buy, and you are the easiest to watch and most helpful by far. Thanks for the info and for being genuine!
I think i'll spend the next two years trascribing every single shape, arpeggio, run and whatever you wanna call this tasteful stuff. Big ups Mr Lerch ;-)
Tim - your playing is mesmerizing. You truly have a gift and thank you for sharing so much with us. It's a wondrous thing to watch a master produce incredible music.
You truly keep me motivated to get all I can out of my telecaster! Thank you for posting and sharing, Always a pleasure to listen to your incredible playing!
Magical playing skill. Love the fret harmonics Tim does.
Tim, these videos are stellar. Been watching for years. Really love your playing. Thanks so much!
Great tone, with the right amount of Clarity. Good mix of warmth and High End.
Your playing is always so beautiful, Tim. Thank you for sharing
I revisit this video every now and then, and I love it each time. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I've always been a fan of the Tele and thought they frequently got shorted by the Strat. Thanks for showing some of the great versatility of this instrument.
What a pleasing video. Clear, to-the-point explanations and presented appropriately with no bullshit. Nice tones and lesson. Thank You, Mr. Lerch.
I like the way you do things. Thank you so much. Great job of walking us thru the jazz-tele. You make it look easy.
Tim, thanks for this extremely useful presentation. Exactly what I needed, as I'm trying to modify my American Standard Telecaster for that awesome jazzy tone you've produced. May i say sir, your playing and feel is inspiring. Rarely on UA-cam are videos of such quality posted: genuine, humble, generous, and with technical yet easy to follow information. Much appreciated. Best wishes. (Love your playing) xx
Fantastic tone on the Tele! Thank you for the video!
Hey, brother
You've got some very soft and lovely pure sounds there. Not even pinging, twangy or reedy like most "clean" electric guitar sounds. It sounds like an acoustic guitar with the softest of amplification. A true clean jazz sound.
sounding phenomenal as usual, Tim. Love the new CD btw, thanks for being a real dude.
So much talent and genuine nice polite well spoken man great video content every time
I loved listening to you explain and demonstrate the Tele. You sure know your guitar.
This helps tremendously! I just spent a week in NoLa, and I was surprised by how many of those guys play teles - but when I got home and tried to mimic their sound on mine, I just couldn't make it work.
Thanks Tim, you earned a subscriber :)
I've gotta say, your playing is beautiful. I have truly never seen anyone play as you do and it's very warming.
Hearing you describe your setup and settings is exactly what I do as well. Nice
Very insightful, Tim. Always entertaining and informative.
Being just a basement player and more of a rock blues guy I am just amazed at jazz players tone touch and feel on the neck I wish I could play a quarter as well as this man a treat to listen to you play so effortlessly sir new subscriber here tonite thks. jeff
Just got first tele a few weeks back, and this has been a huge help. Many thanks!
A wonderful and instructive lesson. I have much to absorb Mr Lerch, and will look forward to the journey.
Tim, I don’t remember which video it was, but I think it was yours that clued me to Lollar pickups, and I used a set to build a telecaster app with the help of a friend who is an actual builder. Raw ash, lollars, and Callaham parts, oh and a fender American standard neck. It’s just great, and I did it because you also clued me to it being so much more versatile than I thought before I started seeing your videos. So you are part of the reason I have this wonderful guitar. So, a random story, the point is your playing and using the telecaster inspired me. I am glad to see you are still doing it.
Thank you Tim, I genuinely enjoyed the entire 12+ minutes of this video. Long time Subscriber of yours :-)
A joy to listen to your playing and to your lucid explanation of how to do.
Timothy, thank you for the information, sounds and inspiration. Wow, 12s...I would have never thought! Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
I should have mentioned in my earlier comment. I just changed the standard Polyester capacitor in the Tele harness and fitted an Aerovox NOS Paper in oil 'PIO' circa 1969 (I have been modelling bass and guitar electronics a long time in order to customise tones!). This cap, is a 0.047uf 300v and it have made Jazz so extraordinarily beautiful to play on my Tele. It's darker which means if I care to I can go lighter on strings, but its the suave tone. I use D'Addario 12-48 and Olympia 11-50's. I plan to try Elixer 10-46 to see how they play. I'm 73 and don't have the strength I used to have for bass after smashing my left elbow and hand. Plus Carpel tunnel. Matching your strings to your on board capacitor can help you build your own sound. Good Luck Tim.
Great stuff. I've been weaning myself off the plectrum for the past year or so, and this video makes me realise that (1) I've got a long way to go and (2) it's worth it. Thanks.
What a great job you did for this video. You explained everything relevant with your setup, technique, and your playing was very nice.Thanks, cheers!
Your tone and your playing are just beautiful!
I love those jazz sounds. Very hypnotic.
some beautiful playing in there man, you can definitely hear the Wes influence. Thanks for sharing the info, I recently got my first tele and am loving it.
Love your videos! Thanks for taking the time to teach & entertain the rest of us mere humans.God Bless!
"Less like a banjo"
You helped me make up my mind to upsize my Tele strings from .10's to .11's. That tone is really nice and mellow.
Amazing sound. The Tele never disappoints.
A wealth of information in this video, thank you!
Beautifully lush tones Tim, and your video absolutely changes my idea of what a "Jazz guitar" should be. And so much so, that I recently bought a Player Fender Tele HH.
Absolutely wonderful, you have that seasoned touch
I am not necessarily a big fan of jazz, but I love the the telecaster. there is something about how you speak and explain. really holds the attention of the viewer. good video
Fantastic tones, inspiring playing and informative video. Subscribed!
Awesome lesson! Those are great tips. You get a really beautiful mellow tone! I love it! Thanks for posting this.
Thank you Tim. As a fingerstyle tele player myself. this is very inspiring.
Great tips!
I've only recently discovered Tim Lerch - wish I'd seen this stuff earlier. So refreshing to find someone who can play very well, and is also amazingly humble and helpful. This video is a great demonstration that a massive portion of the sound is in the skill of the player, rather than needing the most expensive guitar out there. Awesome stuff, thanks!
Plus he scores bonus points for rocking a Kurt Russell 'tache.
Man, I could listen to you play all day!
Nice playing, Tim. Thanks so much. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming.
Very helpful Tim, thanks for taking the time to talk through this.
I've waited 5 years to see this post. Excellent, Tim. All the best, bro. I just received my Squire Tele @ $199. delivered. I prefer the low output p/ups for the much lower distortion whether in Gibson or Fender designs. I see it all the time, bro: the greater the output the greater the sawtooth. I hate distortion.
Thank you.
Here is how to get a jazz sound from what is traditionally a twangy type of guitar like a tele: simply employ brilliant playing from an outstanding musician! Just get Tim's brain, lifelong experience, and his soulful, highly developed musical vocabulary, plug it into a tele thru a tube amp. Then, no problem!
Wow!
it is great to hear you Tim!!!
The "twang" is due to whose playing it. It ain't the arrow...it's the Indian.
That was buttery smooth. Beautiful.
I don´t know how many times I´ve watched this, both for the playing and the advice. Thanks for uploading this great video!
thanks for supporting my channel glad you like the stuff I post.
Really enlightening insights on simple ways to improve your tone tremendously without any expensive investments
Great playing // Amazing chordal phrases
You play so beautifully and the Tele sounds so beautiful. It is a joy to hear an artist like you instead of so many of the three chord distortion mavens that are so prevalent these days. Thanks again for a great video and a chance to hear your artistry!
Clear, calm and amazingly inspiring video! Thanks!
Beautiful playing and great information. Thank you sir, for doing what you do!
Hello Tim, I received your interview from youtube. Josh Smith. I was very impressed with the story of your youth and your development. We are pretty much the same age. I was similarly naive and I really had to smile because I felt I knew your story from myself in a way. Our paths were different. I was and am only a hobby guitarist, not really good. But good enough to at least intensify my love for music through playing and maybe I am an ok listener today.
It's very impressive from my point of view and it's a pleasure to listen to your playing. Especially this video did it for me. I would like to say that my father brought home an LP in 1975. Pure Desmond, with Ed Bickert on guitar. I was fascinated by both his playing and his sound. It was only much later, 10 years ago, that I found on the internet that Ed always played a Telecaster. Your playing and your sound brought back that memory for me. Therefore, when a new generation watches your channel, they should also look for what Ed Bickert played on his Tele 50 years ago.
Thank you very much again Tim. I have become a fan of yours.
Heinz Rehbein, Cologne, Germany
Thanks Heinz, glad you enjoyed the video.
Great playing & incredible tone, I thought you roll down the tone & play with flesh of fingers, absolutely beautifully done!!!!
great sound Tim,Tu puoi suonare qualsiasi strumento che nelle tue mani diveta uno strumento vintage.Sei un grande ormai,Ti ho sempre ammirato quando suoni.Good music
Oh, my goodness, dude. Your tone is wonderful. So sweet.
This video was like a conversation with a friendly neighbor 😊
WOW! That just sounds amazing! I have a 2007 Tele but I think the factory forgot to put all those tones in it, I have not found them anyway, lol. Great playing!
Wonderful sound. Each note like a tasty drop of nectar.
Thank you for all the info! This was extremely helpful. I love the tone you are able to get.
I like your style so I must subscribe. Thanks for doing what you do so well.
The 25.5" fender scale length with bright single coils just lends itself natural to E-flat to my ears..
And Tim is totally right.. Strings like 9-42 makes a telecaster sound like a banjo when played clean..
Outstanding tone and feel. Superb!
Thank you for this really helpful and interesting video. It's nice to hear some specific points on playing jazz on the Tele. I played jazz on bari and tenor sax for many years; I'm now learning fingerstyle guitar, and you've given me some great help for a nicer jazz sound as well as for the "feel" of the instrument. Much appreciated!
Thanks, Tim. These are very helpful videos. I'm transitioning from many years of playing flattop guitars and country blues/rags to using a Squire Telcaster in a New Orleans style jazz band. I've had to work a lot on tone. Lowering pickups away from the strings as far as they would go seems to have sweetened it up for me quite well. I will try your string, truss and bridge suggestions too. I harden my fingernails for acoustic playing so have to compromise somewhat with my touch.
Thank you for sharing your "secrets" with us. You are a true artist! I have been a admirer of Ted Greene since 1978, but eventually was too busy making a living as a professional musician for the next decades. But now that I rediscovered TG's music as well as the CC book and the Solo Guitar album (lucky me…) I will spend more time and energy with his music. Your informations about how to get that tone as well as voicings, phrasings and articulations are invaluable and extremely useful. The (guitar) world needs more people like you Tim…
Thank you Charles.
+Timothy Lerch what was that melody you played at the beginning of the vid?
+Petar Djurickovic its a song called Lover man
One of my favourite channels! Tele's are the greatest!
Yup.. totally hit the nail on the head Tim.
I got a candy apple red squire alder body, a one piece flat maple neck n fretboard with stainless jumbo frets, brass saddles and some Lollar 52 pickups with locking tuners. Best tone ever. All under a grand.
Love your work brother.. great playing, tone and information.👍🎸
Thanks for such an in depth discussion. I love the amount of thought that goes into your playing. Simply Great
beautiful sound man.its really amazing
Tim, I love your playing. So tasteful!
Awesome tips and tricks - thank-you so much for taking the time to make and share this video!!!
Telecaster shipped my way, can't wait!
Dang! Really spectacular playing here, and nice tone. I've always thought the Tele as THE most versatile electric, and your jazz sounds are really nice.
Got that right!
Wow, you sir achieved the thickest, most lush tone ever from that spank plank of a Tele...that sounded absolutely beautiful!
Was going to trade off my Tele today. Glad I found your channel. Saved me from a mistake
Excellent demo man! Really well explained and most enjoyable to watch
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@TimLerchGuitar you've definitely inspired me to learn some jazz scales now lol. Yeah your guitar sounds very nice and awesome playing, you can make her sing for sure!
Very informative, Tim!!
New Celestion Ruby alnico speaker has nice warm and vintage tone. I put it in my Tone King Imperial tube amp and can get great jazz tone on my strat and LP. I think 90% of sound is actually in fingers/touch. Also thicker plectrums help get you warmer/fatter tone. Cheers!
Priceless info from years of experience - thank you for sharing!
This vid got my subscription! Great playing, good insight and well spoken.
Very nice! I recently bought the Fender Special Edition Deluxe Ash Telecaster which a great quality Mexican made version. The neck and frets are very nice and easy to play. I bought used for $365. Only thing I did was changed the saddles to compensated. Later I switched out the warmer ceramic pickups with more traditional alnico single coils. So for about $450, I got an excellent Telecaster.
The Alnico 2s from Seymour Duncan are great melodic sounding PUs for solo work. Almost Rickenbacker sounding.
absolutely wonderful playing, tremendous buttery tone. I can only dream of being so accomplished but working at it everyday. This is just a great example of what a great and truly versatile guitar the Telecaster is. Great tips but I believe YOU could make just about any guitar sound fantastic with your touch. I love the sounds that come form the true jazz boxes /archtops but the thought of always having to jack around with the floating bridge is a big turnoff to me. Adjusting intonation is not the way I want to spend my time. As you mentioned , a nice fender tube amp and a tele is a great alternative and a lot less work. Thanks for the great advice. TIme to warm up the deluxe reverb and break out the TELE!
Thanks for posting this and sharing all the great tips! Surprisingly nice Jazz sound coming out of an inexpensive Tele and Princeton. But of course, Tim can make just about any guitar sound nice.
Tim, this was very informative, and supported many of my own findings. Your string selection, the addition of the brass bridge parts, volume control settings are all great tips! Perhaps the best one, which I am going to employ immediately, even on my 'jazz' guitars, is tuning down the half step. I play a solo 'Holiday Jazz' gig, playing and singing traditional and original holiday tunes. This will not only fill out the sound, but also put the vocals more in my 'wheelhouse' for range. Great tip! Really enjoyed this whole video. Like your style!
Awesome sound. I want to learn that style of playing.
I love your tone Tim! I think a big part of it is leaving the high end in too. I never liked that muffled sound of tone knob on zero.
great video. I admire that you consider so many factors that affect the sound.
What a great tone you get from that tele! Like you, I play with a straight neck and filed down nut. I wouldn't have it any other way. Your sound is magical. So nice.