Why You'll Never Sell Your Telecaster
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My father was a rockabily/country player back in the 60s. When he died in his retirement home in 2019, we found 14 telecasters in his room. Thank you, telecaster, for all the joy you brought to him.
That Should be thanks Leo Fender for the Telecaster.
not saying you should sell them, but i wonder how much they are worth
@@firdaus125 I’m a lefty so I couldn’t play them. I kept one for my daughter and sold the rest.
Thank dad for all the money teles brought you
That’s cool that he loved and played them. Maybe it’s an aging thing, I’m still playing all the time, and I’ll look at all my guitars, and the music I’ve written and wonder who will play them when it’s my turn to go hang out with Hendrix and SRV in Jesus’ jam room.
As a young teen it was les Paul epiphone... Then I got a telecaster and never went back. 🤟🔥🔥🔥
Same as me! :)
@@lilleaton 🤟
Yup! Les Paul Special II was my first, then I bought a MIM Telecaster and fell in love. Selling that guitar is a big regret of mine.
To each their own, but you shouldn’t restrict yourself like that. LPs are great, too, and so are Strats and semis-hollows and Vs etc. It’s a bit like saying im just a Brand A car guy, I’d never drive a car from Brand B and therefore totally missing out on all the other great cars out there.
LITERALLY MYSELF AS WELL.
6:34 - The thing about Telecasters is they have no “era”. They are timeless, genre-crossing, utilitarian machines. The original design seems to have been channeled from 1920’s *bauhaus* school, and belongs in the *MOMA* permanent collection. Even before getting into the almost limitless modification possibilities, the basic configuration gets a huge variety of sounds that, somehow, retains an identity. Pragmatic, yet soulful, the Telecaster is a work of Art that just… works. 👍 And I’ll never sell mine.
>> belongs in the MOMA permanent collection.
Hear, hear! I like that.
I love the Tele approach to versatility. Some guitars are made to sound like as many other guitars as possible, but the Tele just has a set of sounds all its own - and those sounds can be used for anything. It keeps you away from option paralysis while still giving you more than you could ask for.
Yes, they can be used for country to Hard Rock to true metal. Even surf bands you see a few using a Telecaster too. About the only genera of rock you do not see them use a Telecaster is in that Areana Rock/Hair Voltage Metal type scene where a Super Strat in the flat fret board radius like Ibanez, LTD/flat fret board radius type Les Paul guitar is the popular design due to the flat fretboard used for the speed they want to play at.
exactly. I have a MiM Baja with a bunch of interesting electronics but I still just use the basic tele stuff because it just slaps so hard
@@shaungreer3350 my brother got a bass 6 telecaster off Reverb and he loves the versatility of the instrument 🎸.
That's the best description I have heard. To me it's the variation from that powerful bridge pick up to the mellower and darker neck. I'm finding the middle position can almost pass for a Les Paul at times and that's my favorite position for covering Tool.
@@caseysmith544I think the lack of a Floyd Rose hurts it for the hair metal more than the neck profile. I have my tele set up pretty low and it's pretty flat. Only guitar I played that was faster was a Jackson Flying V with a Floyd Rose (got stolen, my wife bought it as a Christmas gift). I find I can get pinch harmonics and shred on it about as good as any other guitar I have played. The neck contours on an Ibanez certainly help make playing on the high frets easier and most teles don't have 24 frets. But for speed and tone, it can do hair metal, just no trem bar and usually just 21 frets.
Yo Mike it's heartwarming to see you get better at guitar. The time you put into learning will pay back exponentially. I feel like the Nashville area will push anyone to expect more of themselves musically while staying somewhat humble. We all appreciate what you're doing here!
I love your way of storytelling and your presence in your videos. Rapturous and casual and most importantly you make it about the music.
One thing about modding a Telecaster: The first time I saw somebody who had one with the control plate reversed - the order from front to back is Volume, Tone, Pickup Selector -it made so much sense to me. it seemed like that’s what it should’ve been all along!
i actually did this with my first guitar, which was my tele. On the cover of Nirvanas first album, the secondary guitarist is rocking a tele with this mod. Hammering on a tele can often result in the pickup selector getting unintentionally moved. Reversing it allows you to strum as hard as you’d like.
@@skajwjejxAccidentally hitting the pickup selector on a Tele? You’re talking to a guy who grew up learning guitar on a Strat!
Came for guitar reviews, stayed for awesome storytelling
I love the Tele. I wasn’t a fan of the look for a long time, but once I got one, it just felt like the guitar I was always looking for
I feel the same way and have yet to get one lol
So good to hear that I wasn’t the only one as a young player that had a complete misconception of the tele. I wouldn’t even try one messing around in the music store. After about 18 years of playing, I played a telecaster for the first time, and I haven’t put it down since.
This is actually the norm these days. Can't get a youngster to even look at Telecasters most of the time. It took me years to realize that the only guitars I don't eventually sell are the T's.
Mike you are a blast. You put a lot of enthusiasm which is contagious. How many people are grabbing their tele's while watching this video.
I went down the same rabbit hole. I was a Strat guy. Had no clue what a Tele was or why I would want one. I discovered it the weirdest way possible. I saw a youtuber playing a Cheryl Crow cover on a John 5 Tele. Loved the look, loved the sound so I found one. Not your standard Tele by any means. But it sorta opened that door.
Then I found my Baja. The Baja Tele is about as close to a Mexican Made custom shop that you can find. Versatile as all heck. Fun to play and classic sounding....that opened the floodgates. I went from Strat guy to Tele guy really fast. I will play my Strat and a lot of various guitars, but if I am struggling and feeling like I just want that simple rock or country sound...right to the Tele. Teles seem to make everything right in the world :)
Damn fine is the Baja Telecaster, everything you could ask for and more
John 5 is an awesome Telecaster player. The guy is downright impressive.
It’s like your favorite pyjamas. :)
@@Soldano999 Of all the Tele players, I feel he is the least interesting and has a sloppy tone which I love to hate. His guitars are only Tele-shaped.
My very first electric was an Epiphone but after deciding that I was going to take guitar more seriously I picked up a Fender Player Plus Nashville it is my go to and an absolute work horse! Love it!
I was a strat guy and then my instructor at the time (Jim Campilongo!) turn me onto tellys. Turn me onto Roy Buchanan that let me down the road to players like Cornell, Dupree, Roy Buchanan, and a bunch of others. At one time I had four telecasters. I’m down to two and I play a Strat about the same amount as I do my telly. My favorite telly is my Jason. Isabell artist model. I have no use for my other telecaster right now! The Isabell artist model has everything I need in a telecaster. It’s based on a late 50s custom.
Not too long ago, maybe 3 or 4 months or so, I was at my towns festival and they obviously had some live bands playing and they were all ok until this group of dudes in suits and a lady came out right at the very end of the night and their lead player had white Tele with a black pick guard (not exactly sure what type but it was Fender) and wow, his tone was awesome, his playing was awesome, he was awesome. He proved single handedly how awesome a Tele is with one performance, dude was improvising a million different solos and styles. After the festival I went and finish the night at the local pub and the same band was there and had a nice convo with them. That guy taught me three things that night, 1; I need practice. 2; I need a Tele, and 3; Tele players are humble and will humble you.
Dude, Ben Rector is 100% one of the most underrated musicians in Nashville. I’ve listened to him for YEARS. Awesome video 🤘
I'm 71 years old and have been playing guitar for 50+ years. Your journey through learning guitar is so reminiscent of my own (and I'm sure many other's) story. The way you tell of the excitement of owning your first electric guitar, to seeing your guitar heros in person takes me back and reminds me of why I love this cantankerous instrument so very much. Your videos and enthusiasm are wonderful. Rock on my young friend and may you never lose your musical way!
Love your videos bro! I tune in for the guitars, and stay for the convos and stories haha.
It’s interesting the way a musical instrument can mean different thing to so many people when i started playing a guitar i had no knowledge of brands or styles i just new i loved the sound of a clean guitar when i was 7 years old my parents billeted me out to friends while they packed up our lives in Norway to come to Australia while i was there they played a lot of country music as i discovered years later, time passed and in my late teens i started to learn to play guitar by the time i was thirty I discovered fender guitars first a strat and then a tele and now I’m 62 and i have 5 teles 3 strats 2 prs’s 2 gibsons one taylor and a Martin and still in love with the sound of a tele above all others trust me young man once a tele gets under your skin your hooked for life just enjoy the ride great segment.
Just got my first Tele, a Squier Contemporary RH in Pearl White. Heard there’s a real thing where guitar players don’t like teles… until one day they do.
Took me 20 years. Turns out it just took the right tele.
My late Grandmother took me to a Brad Paisley concert when i was 14 during his Wheelhouse tour. I had never listened to him at all until that day and i was instantly hooked. His influence to this day is why I was gifted a telecaster on my 18th birthday and its my favorite guitar i own dispite it being an older MIM model. Brads playing is some of the best and i cant wait until i can scratch up the money to get a G or B bender tele.
I've got a 1998 American Standard Tele that I have upgraded the pickups and also installed a 4-way switch so I get both pickups together in series. Very versatile guitar good for country, rock, blues & even jazz. It's not my #1 but I have no plan to get rid of it either.
I have a Nash E-52 (their take on a blackguard Esquire). For being a single pickup guitar, it is incredibly versatile and I am able to use it on any electric endeavor and not compromise.
This is the first video of yours I've seen. Just wanted to say that I really enjoy your storytelling. Great work.
Telecaster and an AC15 is the best sound ever
Beautiful guitars and playing!!
Yes. The Vox and Tele combo so nice. 🤘
Love your enthusiasm! Nice playing and demo of the Tele. Also my favorite guitar by a mile. Cheers!
Can't agree more! Thanks for the video.
You are inspiring man! Thank you!
I'm a Strat fan, but you're so right about the volume knob, lol. I'm always accidentally turning the volume down. Teles absolutely have it in a better spot. I've never played a Tele, but you're selling me on them with your points.
I've replaced my volume pots with high friction pots. You can't accidentally adjust those lol
@@justaguy2365 Good idea!
Big ups to you sir keep up the great work encouraging and engaging and entertaining us. 👌🏽
I bought a pre owned Baja Tele last year, and it is now my ‘go to’ guitar. The neck is wonderful and there is a bonus with this one thanks to the Fender custom shop guys creating a 4 position selector switch with the ‘S’ button.
Great video Mike! Love the topics and the playing and that Shell Pink Tele of yours. I'm a Strat guy but I do have one Fender American Special Telecaster and she is Amazing! But that Fender American Vintage Telecaster that your friend Andrew has is so damn Tele Tone!
The reason the Tele is so versatile is due to how centered the bridge is to the strap pins and thigh cut (Strat to the right, LP to the left, SG/Explorer way to the left) and the increased distance to the control knobs (Tele controls run where the Strat's first tone knob is mounted, even EVH pushed the Strat volume back closer to a Tele volume position). Bill Kirchen shows how the Tele can play everything, every artist, every guitar: ua-cam.com/video/8_FK6o8RPSQ/v-deo.html ... My favorite auto-mods to any Tele I'll play regularly is rotating the control plate like Kirchen (V-T-Switch to the rear) and installing a 4-way switch to get a stealth Les Paul Junior Humbucker out of that Tele.
Love my am pro 2 tele, deep c neck fits my hand perfectly, great comparison on the tele mike
I got a tele as my first guitar (it's a righty, but I play lefty and my friend switched the strings around for me) and I always associated it with full sounds (Cavetown's song 888 and chugging for some reason) and I don't play it so much these days because it's heavy and I got a proper lefty (a strat), but I love chugging on my tele. I need to really practice more.
This is probably the second time I've heard about it's association with country, but it's cool seeing different perspectives. Glad Mike has come to understand the greatness of the telecaster. :)
Man, when you pulled out that Vox I knew exactly where you were headed. My favorite combination is my Tele and AC-15. Tele's are the perfect weapon. Punk players have used em for decades and for good reason.
I love my strats but have been thinking about picking up a Tele at some point. Love those things!
I picked up an American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster in transparent crimson - it is indeed amazing! The crimson comes in mahogany, which is an added plus in my opinion.
I also have an American Original 1960s Strat in shell pink. It still takes the cake for the most comfortable neck I’ve ever played.
My first "good" guitar is a 2004 American Standard Telecaster. I loved to palm mute a lot of delay driven riffs and it just feels so comfortable. Something I always have trouble doing on a Stratocaster. Its a workhorse guitar that feels like an in between a Les Paul and Stratocaster. I've wanted a 60's rosewood fretboard but I dont think ill ever need another telecaster.
Have a 94 American tele. Had my luthier pull the neck pickup and replace it with a humbucker. Sounds amazing and plays great. Never getting rid of it.
Your right Mike. got humbucker Tele, it goes toe to toe with my les Paul when playing blues.
My dad been playing guitar since the 70s and always been a strat or les Paul guy. He got an itch for a Tele somehow back in the early 2000s and I don’t ever see him play anything else. He has an 81 les Paul custom and American player strat but the tele is IT for him. Also through his Vox AC130. Thanks for the cool videos, slowly getting me back into my own personal collection.
Mike, another fantastic video! Keep ‘em coming! ❤
I bought a 20th Anniversary '68 in '88...loved that guitar. Madly sold it 8 years ago and have been slapping myself ever since.
Ben Rector makes songwriting and performing so effortless. Glad you got to see him!
Hello Mike! Thanks for the video it is great.
I actually purchased few weeks ago Telecaster 2013 50’s reissue made in Japan and it is a great guitar!
I recently picked up a '22 telecaster for a reallyreally good price, I'm glad I got it and will probably keep it, and... you nailed the switch thing. For me, I'm gonna say "The Worst Ever" switch ergo's. Sometimes you have to live with "the heritage" of a model (and there is a reason they put that fat switch knob with a flat top on it) I can make it work. I do think in the "modern player series" spirit Fender could easily change it (or reverse it).. Thanks for putting this up !
I got on a tele thing 2 years ago. I had some friends with them and got to try them out, loved the Bridge pickup, not so much with the neck pickup, but it's a really versatile guitar. I bought an American Performer Telecaster with a standard two single coil setup. I have thought about replacing the neck pickup with a strat neck pickup, one of my favorite pickup sounds ever. It has hung on it's wall hanger for over a year and I haven't touched it.
So the funny thing - when I saw this video, I was just getting ready teo sell my Telecaster ;) I'm going to put the money in my PRS Core Studio 22 fund.
I purchased a MiM strat a couple years ago and quickly returned it for another strat that was cheaper and on sale, but I hated the strat, the middle pick up was awkward for me to play near. So I returned that one as well. I got a tele MiM and it had some buzzing and I wasn’t really feeling that one either so another return. Then I said to myself I need to just spend a bit more money and get a pretty fair guitar so I got the American Professional II Tele and wow I was just impressed with everything about it, the feel, the 3 color burst, and when I plugged it in I was like wow ok, that’s what good pickups sound like, and I was hooked. I love my tele, I’m glad I returned so many others on the path to find it.
Teles are my favorite guitars. Super versatile even though it is super simple at the same time. great knob placement and many models with great neck shapes.
Mike it would be great to see try out Tele ULTRA Series. I had fallen in love with this guitar as the all-in-one type of instrument! Hope to see you feature one in your next episodes.
Love your videos Mike! I've been a Strat player most of my life but a Telecaster/Esquire has been calling my name here lately. lol
LOVE Nashville ! I live in Athens, GA and we have produced So Many good music artist. i.e. REM and B-52's. I've spent a lot of time in Nashville visiting my friends that I used to jam with.. Also, I still have my very old Telecaster.. And it still sounds great !
Tried so many over the past 30-40 years. Now older and have only three guitars. Two Teles (one headless and one Reverend Blucifer) & one wonderful sunburst USA Strat. This is enuf. Thank you MC.
I learnt on a Mexican tele and loved it. I sold it but I picked one up the other day and really want one again. I like the shape the feel and the tone
I have several guitars but one of my favorites is my MIM Nashville model with 3 pickups, it plays great and has great versatility, can get the sound of a Strat without the clunkiness of a Strat. Tele's are great!
Just bought my first Tele (G&L asat) after having a strat and les paul for many years. For now, it's all I want to play
You got it right the first time.
@7:50 There is a solution for this, reverse the control plate so the pickup switch is to the back... if you also reverse to volume & tone pots, you can do volume swells easier and don't worry about hitting it anymore!
Teles rule! I have a Baja 50s with the soft V neck. Even though I have a strat, a les paul and a epiphone dot (335), I almost always reach for the Tele. I could easily let go of the others, but that Tele is a keeper. Happy to have you on Team Tele.
I have the HH version of this with split coil option. Awesome guitar and same colour too!
The fretboard wood on the American Ultra is stunning.
Same journey, I had a Strat because.. Hendrix. That got stolen and I eventually got a Tele and absolutely love it. It just sounds like a "record" on everything.
Let's not forget Vince Gill.
You nailed it--Teles are about as versatile as it gets. I've got 3 G&L American teles with different pickup configurations. They can do it all.
When I began my guitar journey, I was all about Strats because I thought they were sexier and more versatile than Teles. Then I grew up and realized that the Telecaster was an extremely versatile guitar and the sound of American music these past 70 years. A Tele and a great 335 will cover most of the bases. Subscribed. 😺👍
True - I have sold all of my guitars this year, all except for my MIM Telecaster Deluxe that I bought new in 2004. I love that guitar, and i'll keep it til I die.
i totally agree i thought the same about telecasters until i recently got one in a trade to sell but....i fell in love with it
Tele is like wine ... It gets better with age ❤. I bought the acoustasonic Tele by fender cause I wanted versatility (so not a real Tele but still quite similar for the tones you can get out of it) and even if I love my strat and 335, I just keep coming back to it.
Awesome content! Favorite guitar.
My "tele" is a 1999 G&L ASAT Classic that I've had since 2012 - and it sounds fantastic through an AC30. It's my default recording guitar.
Also - that shell pink Tele looks awesome.
I have the same “player” tele in hh with splitting I love it. I also have really cheap Glarry tele that I keep in 5 string open g for stones, ZZ Top love it to.
Mike, Great job -as usual- a very informative session! I do have a question/comment for your consideration...After watching endless variants of A/B of guitars the one thing I have never seen is how you use the guitars tone and volume knobs for effect. It appears, everyone leaves their tone, and guitar volume maxed out and controls volume output with the amp. To the uniformed, this might make sense if your reasoning is that the guitar tone and volume only serves to diminish the guitars potential for tone. If that is the case why put any knobs on at all? I think many people have followed this pattern by watching the pro's and noting the position of their knobs and the pickup selector. Is there some magic that we are missing by not understanding the intension of having volume and tonal control at the guitar? Thanks.
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G'day Mike, I'm Mike from Australia! I absolutely love your videos mate!
Cheers
I have three electric guitars and one of them is a Fender Baja Telecaster. Basically the equivalent of the Player series with a couple more bells and whistles. I think I've bonded the most with that guitar.
I have an S-type (G&L Legacy something?) and an Epi LP for certain tones, but I feel like I sound most like myself on my Tele, if that makes any sense.
Dont forget about the Squier teles. I just got the classic vibes 60s custom and it looks just like your buddys tele. It is gorgeous in person!
I was much like you with the tele , ive always been a strat guy although i do have a charvel san dimas and a couple wolfgang standards, i first got a tele as matter of fact last yr, my mother passed away and had an ira which my sister and i were named on it so we each got around $40,000.00 so with that money i paid my house off and purchased a vintage series tele ,i have to say ive been playing more and more now than when i bought it ,my wife hates it when i buy guitars she just doesnt understand things when it comes to guitars so i made her happy when i paid our house off so at that point i guess it was ok with her that i buy a guitar but yeah i love my tele , anyway great video stay safe and god bless
Hey Mike. Love the vid, and all your vids. So glad you love the telecaster. If you haven’t listed to Jason Isbelll yet, do it now. He plays a bunch of different guitars, including a couple teles. Keep the great vids coming!
Love my fat-neck CS Tele with twisted Tele neck pickup and broadcaster bridge pickup. The Nash version with Lollar pickups looks inviting as well.
You summed it all up so well, some great points here…I converted to Telecasters when I wanted to be different to the countless Stratocaster players around me when growing up and in doing that, I ended up finding the simple yet amazingly versatile world of telecasters!
I have tried quite a few telecasters, but never bought one! Danny Gatton is a country guitarist you would like!
This was a fun video! I'm a telecaster guy myself, mostly because of Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead and a little bit of George Harrison circa 1968-69 with his rosewood tele. I got me a sunburst as well, back in 2001. Never giving it up!
my friend I love that tele the pink one ! AND I HAVE the exact same as your sunburst one ! I have 2 teles they are my fav guitars and one nice strat
In my band, I play a Strat and a Les Paul, the other guitarist uses a tele, he seems to get every tone I do, plus more! such a complete guitar
I love the Tele so much I'm actually putting a baseplate on my Strat bridge pickup to make it more Telecasterish (and the Gilmor mod that lets you switch on the neck pickup)
Telecasters are the swiss army knives of guitars. They are so versatile! And they are the best looking guitar in my opinion.
I love the look of that vintage telecaster! How much difference does Rosewood make on the fingerboard in regards to tone?
Thanks for this, Mike--terrific. I have a '52 Tele that I bought 40 years ago and have played and played. I can't get enough of its sound. There's no way in the world that I'll ever--EVER--sell it. They'll have to pry it oit of my cod dead hands.
We should maybe hang out sometime.... and talk about updating your will. 😉
What brand is your Pink Tele? Loved this video. Thanks!
Been thinking of getting a Fender Telecaster. What the difference between AMERICAN VINTAGE II 1963 and American Professional II Telecasters? Also, have you tried Baum’s Wingman guitar from Denmark? It looks good and sounded great.
When I think versatility I automatically think Strat. It's interesting that you associate that with the Tele. I used to play my friends and loved it and will have one someday.
I searched high and low for exactly the Telecaster I wanted. When I finally got it, I loved it. I'm never selling it, no matter what. I could end up homeless and I'll just play it under a bridge.
Billy Squire plays a Tele. He's probably my favorite Telecaster player, with songs like Lonely Is the Night, The Stroke, In the Dark... just a whole bunch of hits. One thing that I urge you to do, if you get a chance, pick up a Jazzmaster. It will blow your mind. Don't let the name fool you, that's a rocking guitar.
I personally found my spot with the American Stratocaster, but before I bought it I used a matching-spec American Telecaster with a maple fretboard for my music lessons. I loved how it felt in my hands, I was right at home. I only bought the Stratocaster because while the Tele blew my mind, the Strat blew it even more. And it had a rosewood fretboard.
i love the rosewood fingerboard the maple is slippery to me I have 2 teles one rosewood one maple love the rosewood
one my favorite bands used AC30/ Marshall JCM800 abed wit tele wit hot rail on the bridge wit ocd no gate wit dl4 delay fckn rad :)
I respected Teles but wanted a different sound. Then I got a '72 reissue Tele deluxe for cheap that I was gonna flip. Cleaned it up, put new strings on it and realized I got a great deal on the guitar I was looking for but never knew existed. I've added a Tele deluxe thinline to the mix. I love humbucker Teles
Joe Strummer and the Clash, not to mention Tele was on recordings of players who normally used different guitars as well (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Mike Bloomfield, and way more!)
One of the best easy to do mods on a Tele if you keep hitting the volume pot by mistake is to swap the control plate 180 degrees. It does make tone or volume swells much harder though.
After 50 years, of Strats, and Les Pauls, I finally bought my first Tele yesterday. I absolutely love it.