1957 VS 1967 Vintage Telecaster Comparison - Ask Zac 88 - Leo Fender VS CBS Fender

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Fender has made the Telecaster for longer than many of us have been alive. The elegant, yet simple instrument has evolved and had many variations over the past 70 years. Today, I take a 1957 and 1967 Telecaster and show how the instrument changed from the heart of the Leo years, to firmly in the CBS era. From headstock to pickups, the comparison is quite enlightening, and I finish the video with head-to-head tone examples. To finish the video, I give a quick lesson on the playing examples I used for both instruments.
Gear for this video
1957 Fender Esquire with added vintage neck pickup. Restoration and aging on the body by Dan "Danocaster" Strain. Rewind of bridge pickup by Ron Ellis.
1967 Telecaster - stock except for steel compensated saddles, and the tone control is wired to the bridge pickup only.
Strings:
D'Addario NYXL 10,12,16,24,34,44
Pick:
Danocaster Medium
Amp:
1965 Deluxe Reverb with Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, and bright cap clipped on the vibrato channel.
Effects used:
amp verb #askzac #guitartech #telecaster

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@newgunguy4176 3 года назад

Man, you have no idea how many times I keep coming back to even older videos. This is great! Thank you so much for sharing information with us.

@AskZac 3 года назад

Glad you like them!

@thomasrose7713 Месяц назад

Ditto I have been going over the last four years of videos. They are evergreen so much information. I love how you touch on so many different areas within the same video. Love he comprehensive approach. Your videos have also become commuting Staples since I’m driving it is more in the podcast format. You are the reason I went for an esquire. I love my Strat too but do you have completely opened up my love and appreciation of the Esquire, and the Telly thanks Zac

@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender 3 года назад

the 57 has that hollow magic sound few guitars are blessed with

@johncox2552 3 года назад

Love that Joe Maphis, Jimmy Bryant, Hank Garland picking. You rock.

@HarryTakagi Год назад

Both are great! The '57 Tele has a thicker sound and a more historic feeling. The '67 Tele has a rather light sound and is perfect for country rock. My '71 Telecaster tends to sound the same as the '67 one.Thank you!

@Southern.child86 3 года назад

“Reggie” vibes on the neck pickup! I’ve got to say, in the last year and a half, I’ve learned more about the music and the instruments I love than I ever have before. Thank you for using your time for such a great cause Zac.

@AskZac 3 года назад

Love that!

@rym5225 3 года назад

Playing my tele while watching the new ask zak videos is the best.

@FabiansTinyWorkshop 3 года назад

Thank you for the video. Looks like the 1957 has a smaler body size or is the pickguard larger?

@AskZac 3 года назад

Same size bodies. It is the 3 ply guard on the 67 that makes it look bigger

@lone-wolf-1 3 года назад

It‘s the perspective effect on wide angle camera lenses, and the distortion near the frame and corners. What‘s closer, looks bigger. Watch 5:05 , the '67 looks now smaller…

@gitaarmanad3048 Год назад

I stopped at 18:50 to say this. I prefer the 50's guitar over the 60's model because I like the dry crispy sound with somewhat clearer trebles. The 60's guitar isn't bad at all. It has a somewhat thicker sound. I like them both, but for me the 50'd model is definitely the winner.

@rogerlawson4516 3 года назад

I would have to say I like the sound on the 67, would be blessed to own either. Thanks Zac for the free lesson. Great playing and great sounds on both.

@AskZac 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@charlescopeland1436 3 года назад

Great comparo, Zac. I must admit I was prepared to favor the '57 hands-down, but, surprisingly both are absolutely brilliant! Must have one of each!

@AskZac 3 года назад

Right on!

@telecasterbear 3 года назад

I love NO skunk stripe. One thing is for sure, blondes do have more fun.

@KB6YAF 3 года назад

Another fabulous video by the top "Tele-Educator"......ZAC!!! Blessings to you Zac and thank you for educating us on the great Fender Telecaster. Oh, and I get a lot of positive responses when I wear your Fender amp schematic T-Shirt, which by the way is one of my favorites! ......Russell D.

@AskZac 3 года назад

Thanks for the help in keeping it going!!!

@harleylewis5974 3 года назад

For me the hidden gem was the info regarding the amp and pulling V1 and replacing V2 with a 5751. I love 5751's myself! Tell me more about removing V1 and making that channel dead. How does this add to the tone of the 2nd Channel? This is fascinating!

@AskZac 3 года назад

On a Deluxe Reverb, removing V1 adds juice to V2. In V2 put a 5751 in. Its a great sound, and I don't use the normal chan.

@harleylewis5974 3 года назад

Is that green back 60watt?

@AskZac 3 года назад

@@harleylewis5974 Vintage 30 is 60 watts

@harleylewis5974 3 года назад

@@AskZac lol sorry I’ve had greenback stuck on my mind all day. I’ve been fooling with my Vox swapping out tubes and googling speakers.

@jacquesbazinet2172 2 года назад

Loved it! I think I like the 67 better overall.

@AskZac 2 года назад

Fair enough!

@robertgandy1519 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing your Telecasters with us. Look forward to getting my Tele fix every Tuesday. Your videos show why we love Telecasters so much. I have other guitars but my Teles get played 98% of my playing time.

@AskZac 3 года назад

Rock on!

@sunnyray7819 2 года назад

I am on the parts quest.. Thanks for the video!

@AskZac 2 года назад

Good luck!

@theariesexperiment4642 2 года назад

That 67 sounds extremely focused and punchy. Definitely the one I'd choose.

@KRAZEEIZATION 2 года назад

I’m amazed that CBS left the Tele headstock size alone when they meddled with the Strat headstock. Those Teles sound insanely beautiful.

@malcolmhardwick4258 2 года назад

Some 70s teles customs had the big 70s style strat headstock.

@KRAZEEIZATION 2 года назад

@@malcolmhardwick4258 The Deluxe with dual humbuckers and some Thinlines?

@malcolmhardwick4258 2 года назад

@@KRAZEEIZATION Exactly they look super cool but glad the standard tels kept the orignal size !

@sabremh 2 года назад

Really enjoying your solo work. Thanks Zac.

@ruffinogold5440 2 года назад

Just found this channel . I so dig it

@AskZac 2 года назад

Welcome aboard!

@davegallagher7428 3 года назад

Thanks for doing this comparison, IMO you have to either own a guitar or have someone lend them to you for an extended period of time to really find out what they can do. I will probably be in the minority but I prefer the 67 with the more compressed highs and lows ( I also prefer that neck carve) . I always enjoy your lessons.

@anthonydratnal1870 3 года назад

I'd normally expect to prefer the more aggressive sound of the '57, but there's such an amazing harmonic sweetness to the '67 that it won me over. Both are absolutely phenomenal!

@mikefromusa6902 3 года назад

Keep the tele vids comin. I love them and all the tele nerd stuff.

@tomk1tl39 3 года назад

Ditto here...........dunno why people hate Tele's.............ever since I started playing a guitar, Tele's have always been my 'dream guitar' back then......I now have two........and may build a third !

@newgunguy4176 3 года назад

@@tomk1tl39 I can't tell you why some people dislike them but, I can tell you why I disliked them for so long. First time I became interested in guitars I opened up a Musician's Friend catalog and when I saw the Teles and Strats, I couldn't imagine why anyone would pick something so ugly over such a sexy looking Strat. I thought the Tele was the fugliest guitar ever designed. Then, I got older and slowly fell in love with the funny lookin' chick. I recently got a 70th Anniversary Broadcaster and I love it so much I almost done want to play it out of fear of scratching it.

@tomk1tl39 3 года назад

@@newgunguy4176 LMFAO........that is a great story......I thought that Tele's were 'sexy' from the start.....and still think they are. Sure glad that you got one and love it also ;=)

@mauricioveiranoguitar6141 3 года назад

Beautiful guitars Zac!!!! Congrats. I have a 71 and love it

@AskZac 3 года назад

Very cool!

@darrellm3410 3 года назад

I loved the lessons at the end.

@pcau 3 года назад

This is awesome and proves one thing: Each guitar has its personality and very own tone! Such an interesting video once again Sir :)

@michaelbuchanan3212 3 года назад

67' a little more treble and sweeter on the higher end, also a little more responsive to steel guitar bends, because of the slight higher end. The 57 is a bit more boxy and woody sounding... more mid-range. There is this acoustic like sound to the 57. Love both for different reasons.

@chrisquinn9104 3 года назад

Is the F backwards? I always though it was a cursive F. Kids today might not remember cursive writing My ‘67 had old wiring. Of course since I got the guitar when I was 13, I wrecked the wiring

@newgunguy4176 3 года назад

School replaced it with typing. Times a changin' but, they ain't improving.....

@chrisquinn9104 3 года назад

Kids today don’t even know how to whittle

@erikwilson2326 2 года назад

They both sound amazing but that ‘67 is what a tele sounds like in my head. Just brilliant.

@johnkelley7543 3 года назад

Also, I've got to say that I loved this video heaps. I bought my '67 Maple Cap because of your first video on those. Hearing the qualities of a '57 right against a '67 makes me double-down on my decision. I'm glad I bought mine when I did; the prices have tripled since then. (Got mine for a cool $3200).

@AskZac 3 года назад

You did great, and I agree, maple caps hold their own.

@johnkelley7543 3 года назад

@@AskZac Cheers, and thanks. Telecasters are the only Fenders I've ever bonded with. I can't abide by Strats. I'm primarily a Firebird player, but I switch between my '86 MIJ Rosewood and '67 Maple Cap regularly.

@FabianSalomonsson 2 года назад

@@johnkelley7543 I would very much appreciate your thoughts on the MIJ rosewood tele. How does it hold up? Thanks!

@johnkelley7543 2 года назад

@@FabianSalomonsson I love my '86. This only makes sense to Tele players, but it has an extremely Telecaster voicing, but with an added warmth and depth to it. The pickups they had at the time were quite nice. If you're diligent, you can get them for a good price. I've also seen one or two in the JV series, which would mean Rosewood and nitro rather than the heavy poly.

@divingcowboy 3 года назад

Great comparison. As a Telecaster addict it's been a nice experience seeing this. Thank you

@AskZac 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@335gc 3 года назад

Both guitars sound great.

@StephenSpelman 3 года назад

Really enjoyed this episode - thanks!

@AskZac 3 года назад

Glad to hear it!

@jimpage601 3 года назад

Great offering!!! You should have worn a tux, but Hell, awesome job!!! THANKS!!!

@skoffco 2 года назад

She’s To my ears I think the 67 kicks butt, and I’m 57 vintage myself😄

@davejeanes2853 3 года назад

I'll take one of each

@ratgts 3 года назад

Fantastic stuff Zac, keep them coming...!

@AskZac 3 года назад

Thanks, will do!

@iamgcase 3 года назад

Yes. I’d keep them both… good show! Enjoyed your picking! Thanks!

@AskZac 3 года назад

Good choice!

@Texasbluestunes 2 года назад

I've always wondered if 50's tele bodies were narrower than later years, they seem to have less girth between upper and lower bouts. Also less wood edge visible around the pickguard at the bottom horn.

@AskZac 2 года назад

The bodies are the exact same size

@bobdekett 3 года назад

the headstock shaping is different between the 2 guitars -- I think Danocaster Tele headstocks are closer to 57 headstock

@pcollenyt3683 3 года назад

He mentioned that, and why, at the beginning of the vid @ 2:40. To me, it looks like the 57 body is smaller, particularly the upper and lower bouts seem to be thinner..less "meat on the bone". May be an illusion due to the different size of pickguards...the 57 pickguard completely covers the lower bout body whereas you can see body wood of the 67 beyond the edges of the pickguard in that area.

@kylemoran4343 3 года назад

I read somewhere that a few guitar tech's agree, that the larger, thicker headstocks, with a beefy neck give you more sustain. That's why I like a nice heavy neck. Cheers!

@AskZac 3 года назад

Good tip!

@larrypower8659 3 года назад

Yes, that’s a good bar argument. My guitar guy also agrees that the larger head stock on Strats and the thicker Fender head stocks in general give a bit more sustain, also a somewhat rounder tone. He’s been doing his luthier/repair thing for about 50 years, so he’s seen, heard, and played thousands of instruments.. I tend to agree but every guitar is different. I believe any instrument is the sum of it’s parts - that they all interact to create the sound. I don’t know much, but I’ve been playing 60 years so that’s how this old guitar slinger hears and sees it!

@alexhuevera939 3 года назад

immeasurable

@pekkachristmas9867 3 года назад

@@larrypower8659 Exactly! I have a home made t-style guitar. No matter how much I wanted to have a fat neck, I had to admit to myself that I wasn't totally comfortable with it. I shaved the neck down a bit. It became easier to play. As a pleasant surprise, it also became more alive, more resonant and articulate, less bassy and dull. It's not just that I play differently. These particular pieces of wood seem to interact better this way.

@mralgebro 3 года назад

One of your best videos! Great content. Loved the licks at the end too! I learned so much. I didn’t even know the black Fender logo was so it would show up on TV better-makes so much sense!

@bobk7118 3 года назад

Great video…of course, I have to give the nod to the ‘57……and I’m with you on the 5751….I have one in my amp…..sweetens it up

@douglasgreen5234 3 года назад

There really is no cure, is there?

@newgunguy4176 3 года назад

Nope.

@AskZac 3 года назад

No cure

@mikenorman6697 3 года назад

To my ears the 67 has a little more clarity and articulation and the 57 has a little more "mojo", "vibe", "feel" and other qualities that are hard to explain! My ideal would be the 57 with just a touch more clarity ! It would be interesting to hear which of these two guitars would be better at fitting into a band mix.....both live and recorded.....

@jmo1366 3 года назад

Great episode!

@mgcnashville6615 3 года назад

How about the lower horn, where your hand rests while playing up high? Heard the 57' has a little bump there, as opposed to later models having a clean swoop up to the neck pocket. Also the flat wood area on the jack on later models. Does the 57' have that?

@kungpuk5186 3 года назад

The "Fullerton bump"

@mgcnashville6615 3 года назад

@@kungpuk5186 are you kidding or serious? Did they actually call it that?

@kungpuk5186 3 года назад

Yes it's well known.

@mgcnashville6615 3 года назад

@@kungpuk5186 interesting. Thanks man!

@ahg1358 3 года назад

I've been an advocate of vintage guitars for many years, I'm 63 , but as of resontly the last 4 or 5 years I've been buying cheap stuff at flea markets and have not been disappointed . Mostly over seas fender stuff , but some of them are better than the original American ones that I've had in the past .

@melvynobrien6193 3 года назад

The 57 Tele body looks smaller.

@teleguy5699 3 года назад

You know? I think you are right.

@jonnybeck6723 2 года назад

Thanx Zac ...and great playing (!) BTW... In your opinion, is the "knob" at the end of the headstock a wee bit smaller, width wise, on the '57 or izzit just an optical delusion? (How's that for OCD Tele nerding?) thanx again Zac

@BenjaminHSmith 3 года назад

Those are two super sweet Teles. I personally prefer the '67. Has a nice compressed honk that I love.

@williamsanderson9279 3 года назад

Great sounding guitars. Thank you for a side-by-side of two guitars most of us will never be able to own . . . and a cool lick lesson to boot!

@bobilly 3 года назад

Putting a 5751 in your first preamp tube, as well as making your Phase Inverter tube a bit more resilient by using a 12at7 or 12au7, will lower the overall preamp gain and allow you to wind up the amp quite a bit more without saturating the tubes. This results in an overall cleaner, higher headroom tone. This also results in the amp being a bit quieter due to the decreased gain. I recently reverted my Princeton style amp back to all 12ax7 and I'm enjoying the added harmonics that the preamp gain provides, but man is it noticeably louder!

@bastardsonofretkillr 3 года назад

Hi Matt….what speaker are you using in you Princeton Reverb right now I have a 10” Eminence Red Fang speaker in mine but I have a 12” Alnico Blue speakers that I’m pretty sure I’m putting it in and also my Victoria Chicagolux with a 12” Eminence I’m changing to a blue too

@bobilly 3 года назад

@@bastardsonofretkillr so actually I use a Morgan PR12 which is a super beefed-up Princeton, bordering on Deluxe territory with a 12" speaker. I was using the stock Greenback for a long time which sounds great, but I'm currently using an Alnico Blue which sounds amazing/sparkly but is also super efficient and loud!

@juanbaltar9064 9 месяцев назад

this is great

@jimbeaux4988 3 года назад

They both sound great! They have that tele sound that I hear when running fairly clean and moving on licks from string to string. 18:09 I have no way to describe it, but I know when I hear it. I would love to record with either one.

@bastardsonofretkillr 3 года назад

That 57 Esquire neck pick is sweet….lucky man

@chebrneck Год назад

Have you played the 70th anniversary Broadcaster? Or how about a MIJ 72' Telecaster from the early 90s?

@AskZac Год назад

The 70th is a cool guitar

@georgesimeone6292 3 года назад

The body on the 57 seems smaller than the 62. Is it me?

@vayabroder729 3 года назад

I know the upper bout on the Tele changed its shape a little sometime in the late ‘60’s.

@AskZac 3 года назад

It could be. I need to take a closer look. The 57 has been refinished twice. Once in krylon blue, most likely in the 60s, and last year by Danocaster back to blonde

@christopherguzzi1316 10 месяцев назад

Would love to hear you speak on the Tele Custom sometime. I have a MIJ '62 reissue with sunburst finish bought new in 1988. I've been told it has a chambered body.

@theariesexperiment4642 2 года назад

Phewww!!! Decent chunk of change your holdin' there bud. Envious don't really say it.

@briannacery9939 6 месяцев назад

I like the yellow color with a black pick guard but I like the 57 small head with Klusons! The tone of both is beautiful! Saw a 52 Nocaster that I wanted!

@alexs.2221 Год назад

I prefer 57 for twangy sound with more haractrer in it. Own 21 string instruments collection on my own, always prefer vintage stuff..I don't want to share the picture of my butternut Tele with all cracked nitro finish to embarrass the others..

@clintledford1392 3 года назад

Cool video

@claylittlewood540 2 года назад

My 67 Tele had Klusons on it when l got it in 75.. They slipped , abd l replaced them with Schalers ..better than those "F" jobs ..

@philmanson2991 Год назад

"Brash!" I was trying to think of the right word, esp. b/c I'm a retired journalist. Brash it is...in a really nice way!!

@anthonyegan59 Год назад

The true test of a telecaster, is can it double as a Caman, a Hurley...can you pop a sliotar Over a bar with it, and fill Liam McCarty.

@james-blair 2 года назад

How come there is no noise/hum from single coil pickups? It's really quiet. Did you do something to the wiring?

@larryyork1146 3 года назад

Zac got a fresh haircut..🙄

@kjatexas3679 3 года назад

Had a '57 Tele, I bought used off a guy in NYC, in the early '70s, for $125. Sold it ( :-P ) years later(1990s?), in Winston Salem, N.C. for $800, when I was strapped for cash. Probably could have gotten a lot more in a major music market. Who knew how the prices would escalate ! Wish I still had it. It would be nice to see your Danocaster finished Esquire, in comparison to an original '57, to see how close they got the color. I always called that just Blonde, but would the current Fender color be White Blonde, Vintage Blonde, or what ?

@AskZac 3 года назад

The refin is like most 57's I have seen, though some have gone very yellow. Most are still white blonde from 57

@CustomTele52RI 2 месяца назад

'57 all the way. Of course you can tell from my icon that I'm heavily biased 😏

@ronnieking1025 Год назад

Good One Zac Would Like To See Eugene Moles On Your Program

@claylittlewood540 Год назад

To think, l sold my 67 lefty tele .. I never appreciated it ..

@mikeaaron2819 3 года назад

l have a 70’s vintera Telecaster which is a limited edition that has a maple 7.25 radius fretboard and is in buttercream so it’s a good copy of what you’re showing us here. The best thing about it in my opinion is that Fender has installed custom shop twisted tele pickups in the neck and bridge. It’s a killer sounding tele indeed!

@gdasilva 3 года назад

Hi Zac, as always awesome video. I just picked a 68 Maple Cap Tele and of course it did not have the original pickups. The current pickups on it are not doing it for me (especially the neck, it sounds dull). Can you suggest a set of aftermarket pickups which will get close to yours in terms of tone? Thank you!

@AskZac 3 года назад

A standard plus neck, and 60T bridge from Ron Ellis would be great.

@gdasilva 3 года назад

@@AskZac Thank you! I am also dealing with tuner issues. The F-stamped tuners on it are so tough to turn. I actually removed them, opened, cleaned them well to remove the 50 years of gunk, then used silicone grease. It improved some. I noticed that when the tuners were removed, the ferrules fell right off. I ordered a new set (it appears that the holes are just over 9 mm. They are definitely not 10 mm and I don't see a sign of them being drilled out) but cannot find something that fits snuggly. When tuning to pitch, the strings pull on the shaft causeing the ferrules to lean out of their holes. My temporary fix was to wrap the ferrules in teflon tape. That helped some, but the E and A strings are still extremely difficult to turn...

@tomrutledge5621 3 года назад

Great stuff Zac. Please explain in more detail, pulling the tube for Channel 1 and substituting tube/location; for the other part of the modification/ Channel 2. Not sure I caught it; and don’t want to damage my vintage ‘65. Yours sounds great.

@AskZac 3 года назад

You remove the first preamp tube. Then you put a 5751 in the second position. This makes the normal chan not work, but adds voltage to the 5751, and makes for a hot yet sweet tone.

@newgunguy4176 3 года назад

@@AskZac Thank you for the information. I didn't even know that could be done.

@NewHopeAudio 3 года назад

I love your videos. Thanks for this comparison. This is something I will definitely share with people who may not know the big changes that were made. You always make me want a Tele even though I have not bonded with one yet haha.

@AskZac 3 года назад

Please do!

@freddymclain 2 года назад

for the life of me i can't tell one from the other. They both have that tele twang. the price differential is horrendous i bet.

@myeyesarewaiting 3 года назад

"hot but sweet". Ain't that what we're all looking for...

@internetselling 3 года назад

Is it the angle of the guitars or does the 57’ body look smaller?

@theariesexperiment4642 2 года назад

"Listen to that thing compressing like b_tch !!!!" Greg Koch

@carlrudd1858 Год назад

Yes, the post 67 wiring is the best, sound wise, function wise and layout wise. That's my experience. FRANKLY, I feel the 1967 Telecaster sounds best. It sounds warmer. Does that count?

@AskZac Год назад

It counts!

@J.C... 2 года назад

White lithium grease will fix anything, huh? 😁👌

@zarchy55 3 года назад

Not so sure about your statement about modern vs vintage wiring on the ‘67. My ‘67 (I’m the original owner) has a Nov 1967 neck date. It came with vintage wiring.

@AskZac 3 года назад

Interesting!

@jonnybeck6723 2 года назад

'67 sounds less bright in the back and yes, spankier (Ha!) Spoken like the true double dyed in the wool Tele nut/maniac that you be 😊

@AskZac 2 года назад

Right on!

@theariesexperiment4642 2 года назад

It's still called a flat pole where I'm from. Lol

@SSRT_JubyDuby8742 3 года назад

Very cool😎🎙🎸✅

@georgesimeone6292 3 года назад

I ment the 67

@markallen381 Год назад

The backwards "F" (as you call it) is the way it is used. It's the standard way a capital F is formed. So it is not backwards.

@AskZac Год назад

Gracias

@edt.5118 Год назад

Does the 57 body have some slight differences, like the upper cutaway bout?

@AskZac Год назад

Same shape

@GratefulBamboo Месяц назад

Regarding the wiring, do both use the same type capacitor ? Thanks for the video.

@AskZac Месяц назад

Yes

@voxpathfinder15r 3 года назад

I am looking at a schematic for this amp and can’t for the life of me see how removing v1 would have any effect on the vibrato channel? If there is a tech that knows why it might? Both v1b and v2b are biased by shared resistor and capacitor, but I don’t see how removing v1 would even alter that? Normal channel is only 2 gain stages vs 3 for the vibrato channel. But if you’re only using one channel at a time, I don’t see the relevance?

@ColinStuart 2 года назад

My 1967 Telecaster Custom was (even in those days), devalued because of it being refinished, in a pink-based sunburst! Having bought it in 1980, I switched the pickups to Seymour Duncan 1/4 Pounders! That I have still kept, and installed in my 1991 MIM Telecaster! In that time, the strings were top-loaded, so I had mine drilled though. So I guess it IS moded!

@JC-11111 2 года назад

Dang it. I've officially been watching farrrrrrrrrr too much of your channel, Zac. I really want a Tele, now. 🤣 Luckily, I can get into Teles relatively cheaply thanks to all of the great budget-friendly guitars out there. One I've been eyeballing is a blonde/light yellow one that's sold by the company that makes the gold top in my avatar, Monoprice(Indio Guitars). They also make that top notch entry level 'Stage Right' 15w tube combo w/ 1x12" Celestion 75/Eighty that everybody loves, which I also have 😁.

@TheTurkey79 3 года назад

G'day Zac, Does your '67 have the big routs underneath the pick guard? :)

@AskZac 3 года назад

No. Mine is not a smugglers Tele

@deanbanks3392 Год назад

Interesting comparison. I had a 66 Tele that had good lows and highs--all original. My distant cousin had a 73 Black on black Tele which played on the road out of Nashville in the 70's & 80's. It seemed good but not great.

@edrushbrook 2 года назад

I bought my 67 new for $280 and the $80 case was free. It has rosewood fretboard and a factory bigsby. I loved Luther Perkins sound on those old Johnny Cash songs. Twang on, brother!

@maggan1991 3 года назад

Did Zack say the 57 body is much smaller then the 67. Did I miss that? Because it is right :) ?

@AskZac 3 года назад

This is a big question.

@guppybill 3 года назад

How timely. I'm heading to Norm's Rare Guitars next month. On a quest for the dream Tele and amp. Thank you for your reply on the Deluxe Reverb vid. We should be jamming in no time. 😁👍

@stauffrt2 8 месяцев назад

It was another video you mentioned it in, but the Burton tele really is the bomb Zac….in its OWN way. So versatile and sounds reliably great on most pu settings. Also has my favorite neck. No it’s not strictly a purebred telecaster (and I have a couple wonderful tele’s) but it’s great in its own way. James B knew what he was doing. That said. there’s nothing as addicting as a pure tele.

@FuriousMess 3 года назад

Too tough a call between the two. Better keep them both for sure. I love my 1983 top loader, sadly I've had to replace the pups with Bill Lawrence and the electronics, bridge saddles because of my caustic sweat. Still loving it in it's second incarnation though. It's a heavy bugger like a LP with that Ash body.