Do You Need A Strat Or Tele?

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@donkeyroper 5 лет назад

Do you need a Strat or a Tele? Yes.

@neilsthepoet 5 лет назад

Michael Gray haha

@schmidth 5 лет назад

Naaaah

@lynxlosange9645 5 лет назад

i need a jaguar

@Hardcaslte 4 года назад

@@lynxlosange9645 What, no jazzmaster?

@jacoblee2118 4 года назад

Telecaster and handrail strat both.

@wildsmiley 4 года назад

If you have a Strat, you need a Tele. If you have Tele, you need a Strat. Fender, baby.

@seanranklin4550 4 года назад

fender is king

@checa160 4 года назад

Tbe problem is, once you have both, you need a les paul...and after that you’ll need a 335...after that a good ibanez to schreed and at the end a good rickenbaker to get some beetles sound...🤣🤣🤣. Cheers

@Snakefinger1000 4 года назад

Exactly.

@dennisschell5543 4 года назад

Owning both works for me... 😎

@SeemsLikeSomething 4 года назад

This is painfully true. I recently built a strat. Now I literally NEED to build a tele. That old saying, the perfect number of guitars is always: 1 more.

@OhNoNotFrank 5 лет назад

How many guitars do you really need? One more. Always one more.

@Dookiemcfluffin 5 лет назад

Testify my brother!

@georgemercer3013 3 года назад

One more

@garygritter5701 3 года назад

Are you the famous Simon Templar?

@OhNoNotFrank 3 года назад

@@garygritter5701 I can neither confirm or deny... 😉 Are you the Gary that always wear a wig?

@garygritter5701 3 года назад

@@OhNoNotFrank maybe 🤔

@filipkarlsson89 5 лет назад

i am just going to put it out there... guitars are like pokémon got to get them all!

@mattmatt222333 5 лет назад

*put

@filipkarlsson89 5 лет назад

asdf asdf thanks. Dam autocorrect

@TheLittleColumbus 4 года назад

filip karlsson *damn

@evmanbutts 4 года назад

You are right. I already had two acoustics and an Epiphone Les Paul and am running out of space for guitars. I had the impulse to get a Strat so I went to my favorite pawn shop and tried a few out and surprisingly a $90cad Silvertone Strat copy was the nicest feeling and sounding, Im now running low on floor space hahaha. Can never have too many guitars, just not enough space.

@salsabilahmedshrestho960 4 года назад

gotta catchem all

@dorusvandermeer8123 4 года назад

That was the moment that i bought a flying v

@shirtsguitar 4 года назад

😂

@raven.5088 4 года назад

Lol

@biggieford9772 3 года назад

Flying v with bigsby bridge

@yaboidustin2447 3 года назад

@@biggieford9772 even better, flying v with vintage 60s vibrola lmao

@Dookiemcfluffin 5 лет назад

What I really need is a droid that understands the binary language of moisture vaporators.

@seanknight2516 5 лет назад

Old Sodd with or without a belly curve?

@trwsandford 4 года назад

@John DiLoreto “But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters,”

@gutenbird 4 года назад

Me too. And I just bought tickets for Star Wars 9.

@zengunslinger 4 года назад

Teles do speak Bocce

@gregorysoble8494 4 года назад

HMU, i got u

@paulfennemore1663 5 лет назад

I have a Tele. Can't go wrong with it. Except I would also like a Strat. But until I can play better there is not much point in having more guitars it would be waisted cash.

@hotrodjones74 4 года назад

You should try a Les Paul or SG for a second guitar. The humbuckers would give you more tones to explore with. Go to "Elevated jamming tracks" RU-vid channel for lead guitar practice.

@jenniferditty2904 2 года назад

I said that and ended up with 6 in a short amount of time. LoL I'm trying out different styles before I invest big $$.

@xander4644 5 лет назад

Teles are the best guitars I've ever played. Strats feel like toys and Les Pauls feel unnecessarily bulky. Teles are right there in the perfect sweet spot. I love them so much.

@RayQuazawski 5 лет назад

For real

@ScragNath 4 года назад

I have a very expensive PRS but my new Tele is far more fun to play. Oh, 2 strats and a Gretch (and a John 5 Tele) hang on my wall but I pick the 50's Tele everytime.

@ejpurkis 4 года назад

Agree v much. Sold a USA deluxe strat after buying a squier classic vibe tele. Much prefer the tele. It just feels right. I always go to the right position on the neck. The tone is pure. You just reach that telecaster age.

@demerit5 3 года назад

@@ejpurkis I really want to grab a Classic Vibe Telecaster. Will probably grab one soon

@jkta97 3 года назад

Agreed. Also, Teles are way better for jazz - the neck pickup works wonderfully there.

@stevenmgyori3826 5 лет назад

Needed a Tele, got one. Needed a Strat, got one! Their like Candy, I want more of Them! Thanks for sharing brother!

@rmmva 5 лет назад

*They're like candy.

@supercrackhead100 5 лет назад

Steven mGyori or like potato chips, can’t stop at just one. Lol

@KozmykJ 5 лет назад

G.A.S. - Less of a problem, more a way of life ...

@nicklevesque576 5 лет назад

They're

@oldineamiller9007 5 лет назад

I own a Nashville Tele. It's a bit of both words.

@stlawrenceships5892 5 лет назад

Title: Strat or Tele Me: Immediately Thinks: Both Robert: If you have to have just one... Me: 🤔 can’t have a favorite child so how can I choose.

@boyscoutguitarist3921 5 лет назад

Lol

@dugan6056 5 лет назад

Sheer logic.

@boyscoutguitarist3921 5 лет назад

@@dugan6056 i agree

@TheDiamondsions 5 лет назад

Every parent has a favorite, they just can’t say it out loud unless they are drinking wine with other parents.

@vegasspaceprogram6623 3 года назад

Tele.

@Erniethebear 5 лет назад

Buy the Strat first. But you'll come back later and buy the Tele.

@pablo9364 5 лет назад

Exactly

@Luke-ic6xe 4 года назад

true story

@thelegendarye2430 4 года назад

ernest howard I did it the other way around but true. Then most get a LP or es 335 or sg style guitar after that. Any Gibson style for that matter usually come get third.

@TUSK1157 4 года назад

I did and found I'm happiest with my '17 American Professional Tele. On the neck and middle setting.

@dtworzguitar5775 4 года назад

And so on...And so on...

@nicktretiakov2975 2 года назад

First guy on RU-vid that actually says what he chooses instead of "decide on your own", thanks!

@brainbomb_1297 5 лет назад

Before I get any of those, I need this Bob Ross shirt xD

@Dookiemcfluffin 5 лет назад

Saw that, immediately felt the need to paint some happy trees and jam on my Tele.

@samanthaamundson 5 лет назад

You can get them at kohls! In the men's tshirts!

@declanl2167 4 года назад

Beat the devil out of it 😂 😂

@billykoscielny9826 4 года назад

BrainBomb _1 I noticed that too, honestly I just feel stoned listening to Bob Ross talk.

@FKMDC 3 года назад

Paint some happy trees on your guitar

@RickGraham 5 лет назад

I was on the cusp of getting another Strat but am being drawn towards a Les Paul.

@RobertBakerGuitar 5 лет назад

It's time to join the Les Paul army my friend. Gib up resistance is futile!!

@nurk_barry 3 года назад

I love them both too...

@BayandurPogosyan 3 года назад

My sister plays a Les Paul with PAF pickups, a beautiful instrument. I have an ES335 and an SG, so my next guitar would be a gold top Les Paul.

@MarioHernandez-zc7dv 2 года назад

@@RobertBakerGuitar I did and resigned almost immediately, les pauls are the most uncomfortable guitars I've ever played, the way the sharp edges digs into you is horrible. I see why strats and some few teles have contours.

@jacobmiller3427 2 года назад

@@RobertBakerGuitar can u explain what u were doing there at like 6:35-6:45?

@LeeGHThomas 5 лет назад

yes and the answer is tele. strat may sound “different” but , its optional. any single coil can mimic a strat, telecasters are a whole nother beast.

@globalnova 5 лет назад

whole other

@Elemy69 3 года назад

mimic but not replicate. A good strat has a very unique sound if you ask me

@cheenu711 2 года назад

Nah. The position 2 and 4 are very unmistakable and quite a lot of that is down to how the guitar is made and its specifications. You can get close to the neck and bridge sounds but position 2 and 4 are unmatched. I think a lot of it comes down to how much you like THAT sound in particular. Because the rest can be somewhat mimicked (maybe not with the strat neck pickup).

@lucasshaffer3324 5 лет назад

I haven't seen the video past 30 seconds yet but he's gonna say whatever one works for you I bet.

@johnmassoud930 5 лет назад

He said Strat based on versatility. I preferred the Telecaster as a kid. Still do now

@fraserwing8744 4 года назад

Lol! I see this isn't your first rodeo watching guitar shootout videos.

@estring69 5 лет назад

Tele is must have for most everything. Strat for signature neck pickup tone. I have Mex both. Tele just continues to please.

@normanmastrian 5 лет назад

I want a Mex Tele

@commentfreely5443 5 лет назад

Do You Need A Strat Or Tele? No

@tisma0836 5 лет назад

I got a Mexican Tele too. I love it.

@greyonyt 5 лет назад

@@ivoncraig does it do cleans really well too? :) i am considering one myself

@greyonyt 5 лет назад

@@ivoncraig thanks for the feedback, i appreciate it!

@dylank872 5 лет назад

I prefer the body shape of the strat, but the bridge of the tell.

@dugan6056 5 лет назад

I like the body of a tele but the sound of a strat! We're fucked!

@garyjohn316 5 лет назад

Someone needs to make a Strele.

@jonnystiztv 4 года назад

Dugan tele’s sound too trebley, strat all day! Raw power

@colinstout7184 4 года назад

I thought my Tele bridge pickup to trebley for years . A mate of mine said" turndown yet volume pot A bit " and it worked. Fuck.

@elymolloy8333 4 года назад

charvel san dimas is the answer.

@austinelijah 5 лет назад

In the 50’s: blue telecaster In the 60’s: sunburst strat

@jared305 4 года назад

Time for a little math lesson. x = how many guitars you have y = your new amount of guitars x + 1 = y

@Rickeyhoof 5 лет назад

The Answer is always, more is more

@fender4brad 5 лет назад

Both of course, two of the best guitars ever made. When you feel “un inspired” you pull out the other guitar and become “wowed” again. Having both gives you an amazing tonal range.

@joeblankenship377 5 лет назад

My top 3 guitarists played Strats - Hendrix, SRV, and Jeff Beck - so I need a Strat. Do I also want a Tele? Damn right I do.

@kryptiklegacy713 5 лет назад

I recommend an srv strat. It costs a bit more (1,800$) but it's an American strat and is one of the best feeling guitars I've ever played. Definitely look into one and play one if you get the chance. I hope the search for the perfect strat goes well! 👍👍

@mikewhite2741 5 лет назад

I am trying to learn guitar and I asked myself this exact question .... "tele or strat??" .... Answer: WHEN you get good on the strat, reward myself with the tele!! ... so now I have my goal!!

@Teachering 5 лет назад

I love the Fender Telecaster but prefer the Fender Stratocaster. In my humble opinion, the Stratocaster is the finest electric guitar ever made.

@valley_robot 5 лет назад

Teachering agreed

@NashTheGreat 4 года назад

@longrider wait till i get my new white tele next month

@tubularbill 4 года назад

Agreed

@dalewetzel773 4 года назад

Teachering you’ve never played a Red Special

@NashTheGreat 4 года назад

@I Have Crippling Depression go to my channel, i have two recent videos showcasing me playing the tele haha

@waitin4winter 5 лет назад

Used to be a long time strat player. Then I got a tele and now it's my main. To be fair, the tele is American and the strat is Mexican. But still I'm more of a tele guy- it's just a solid straight-forward rock machine.

@bbrnz8 4 года назад

i sit here as both my strat and tele stare at me from across the room

@ELWOOD.. 3 года назад

Are they still stare'n?

@zincChameleon 5 лет назад

There is a work-around for the Tele bridge sound on a Strat, but it involves 'hardtailing' your Strat and then tapping a piece of brass tightly between the tremolo block and the wood of the body. I use a 3/4 inch thick brass pipe ring, sawn in half across the radius (which gives you two pieces). The increase in brightness and sustain is immediately noticeable, and these rings are cheap like borscht. I've done this with a 2004 Squire Affinity Strat and an 1974 Ibanez Strat copy, and the results are the same: a major increase in sustain in the G and D strings. So, the question is whether or not to 'hardtail'. I guess the only solution is to buy more Strats! ; )

@EdgarBeja 5 лет назад

I'm a Tele guy! Currently playing a Squier Vintage Modified 72 Tele Thinline. Rock On

@todorkerev1707 5 лет назад

its actually amazing how good even the cheap squier teles are . I have an affinity and would take it over my prs se singlecut any day of the week

@brodysodon611 5 лет назад

@@todorkerev1707 damn that's some high praise

@veltonmeade1057 4 года назад

@Brody Sodon About five years ago I picked up a Chinese-made Thinline and was amazed at how nice it played. The neck was straight, frets perfect, and it played smoothed as silk. This October I recently bought an (Chinese-made) Epiphone Limited Edition, Peter Frampton Les Paul Custom Pro. Very light, not top heavy, and no need to have it set up. Plays perfectly right out of the box and the damn thing stays in tune, even the B string. I am very surprised at the high quality of the Chinese guitars on the market. I had a Mexican-made Tele Squire in the 80s and it was junk.

@AM-bo2ns 5 лет назад

I've recently fallen deeply in love with the tele bridge sound and am dying to get one of my own, thanks for the demo Rob

@najmiizzat81 4 года назад

So last month i was deciding whether to pick up a strat or a tele, my brain says go for the strat, but my heart say go get that tele, so i pick the tele. A week later, i go through old album of my high school years, and found the reason i pick my tele, my first ever performing music in front of a crowd was with a telecaster (which was rented for a school performance), and i dont ever recalled playing a tele before 😂

@georgechristiansen6785 Год назад

Funny, but I LOVE the Telecaster neck pickup. And the contrast between neck and bridge is amazing for an easy voice change midsong.

@jessel1217 5 лет назад

I bought a Strat... and then I kept buying more and more strats and other guitars. Now I still wonder why I’m single...

@davidkastin4240 5 лет назад

Cool. How many Strats do you currently have? They are my favorite guitar

@lespauldisciple3349 4 года назад

T West: also... ...nobody ever went to jail for breaking their guitar's neck. Guitars don't get jealous. And they don't complain if you're not playing with them on a regular basis. Yeah, I'm single too. 😂

@scrateshooter 4 года назад

MGTOW

@mr_dill_pickle5242 4 года назад

Must not have been getting enough humbuckers if you're still single 🤷🏼‍♂️

@gordontubbs 5 лет назад

I don't like the Tele neck pickup either, which is why I routed the neck position on my partscaster for a P90!

@rhysarcher4613 5 лет назад

Dude that's sick pics pls

@idiosyncraticmushroom3030 4 года назад

Gordon Tubbs I did that to on my 2nd Telecaster Partscaster

@mattylar2925 5 лет назад

I put a Strat neck pickup in my tele and a tv jones in the middle position.

@murray6188 4 года назад

I love the bridge pickup on the tele, the clean sound you can get from it is gold

@nw379 5 лет назад

Just bought both :D Had both in various forms over the years, but never together. Finally settled on the perfect pair

@RC32Smiths01 5 лет назад

I have a Squire atm, so technically I feel like I need both, but I will need a strat every time! But of course, money will be the death of me haha! Really cool and in depth video as always!

@Foudzing 4 года назад

Squier are alright, very difficult to tell difference between squier and fender without looking at the logo... Both are factory instruments.

@scotthellier7576 4 года назад

^true. Squiers are pretty great nowadays

@cheenu711 2 года назад

Squiers are great man. I've modded my squire to my liking and it plays really well. If I bought a fender and did the same mods it might have been better I think when it comes to strats and teles (most of the fender line in general), you can take any guitar and make it play and sound good.

@zeyy84 4 года назад

The Tele is the most versatile guitar out there. Get a Tele first, then get a Strat. After that move on to Les Pauls and others

@thomaslong8401 5 лет назад

Your description of tele vs strat is spot on. I am fortunate to own both! The bridge pick up on the tele and position 2 on the strat are my go to sounds.

@MrKite_ 5 лет назад

I have a HSS strat and I like to think about her as a “smart guitar”, ‘cause you can do everything with it. Obviously love the tele, but as you say, It’s another world of sounds 😁

@JavierCajina1 5 лет назад

Thanks, I just picked up the telecaster. This was helpful

@themorinsteph 4 года назад

The answer? BOTH! 😉 4:00: True, the neck pickup on the strat is awesome, but the bridge and middle positions on the Tele are kickass! I own both of them and I love them equally but I absolutely agree that if you can only pick one, the Strat is more versatile.

@enwolf6696 5 лет назад

If you like comfortable try a Jazzmaster 😉

@idiosyncraticmushroom3030 4 года назад

eN Wolf I agree with you. Along with Jaguars, Mustangs, and Jagstangs

@marcospintor1333 4 года назад

Jazzmasters are heavy as shit

@3cardmonty602 5 лет назад

I can live without a Strat. I can’t live without a Tele. I play the Blues & I know I know - Clapton plays a Strat - but I think the Neck pickup, when properly adjusted in height - is fantastic for smooth Blues, whereas the Bridge Pickup is great for Rock/Blues like The Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, also Funk. I would also describe the difference in sound between the two as: The Tele gives you Twang in the Bridge position. The Strat gives you Quack in the #2 position. Love my Tele.

@jfinester 4 года назад

I’m a Tele guy, although it took a while to get there. The first Fender I owned was a ‘62 Strat in about 1971, after several years with a Gibson SG. I didn’t like the bridge pickup on the Strat much, and in ‘74 I got a new Tele. It wasn’t all that great, and it took a ‘59 Tele to make me realize how great Teles could be. I love the 2nd and 4th positions on a Strat, wished I could get them on a Tele, so the ideal Tele for me has a Strat middle pickup, Tele neck and bridge pickups, and a 5-way switch. Best of both worlds.

@mairenared 5 лет назад

Interesting video. Jeff Beck got over the problem of the arm contour on his Esquire by sanding it down. Lowell George liked the Tele bridge pickup so much that he put one in his Strats.

@rockandrollmd541 5 лет назад

I've had both; but I sold my regular Tele and Tele Thinline. I guess they weren't versatile enough. I turned my 1979 Ash Strat into a Frankenstrat - blocked the tremolo cavity, added a series pickup switch, stripped the poly finish, put in 500K pots, made a Maple veneer pickguard...unrecognizable in looks and tone :)

@brunolalanne9106 Год назад

Ha ha, did the same

@pitbullrp 5 лет назад

Got them both, love them both. More tonality on the strat, great grit on the tele...

@jixxxxer17 5 лет назад

I love your passion for guitars ! I always loved the Telecaster but my guitar teacher was Les Paul guy and of course persuaded me to get a Les Paul, I found it to be an awkward guitar to sit and practice with bc of the weight, no body contours and the overall balance of the guitar had the neck always lifting up, it was a chore to sit and practice with it and that's probably why i never got good, lol But you are correct in saying Telecasters never go out of tune bc they don't , great video, Peace !

@russellesimonetta3835 5 лет назад

Both!!! Hey i,m an old timer junior! We used to say guitarist need a strat, a tele and humbucker guitar if some sort. Then you git everything covered.

@Mr.Killjoy95 5 лет назад

I don't like the usual Strat bridge pickup as well but after I installed a blender knob I started using the bridge a lot more. Just adding in a little bit of the neck pickup's warmth and dialing back to 8 or 7 on the tone knob makes the bridge something that I enjoy using. My absolute favorite tones come from 5th and 4th position though. That neck pickup is just in a great spot along the strings!

@johnmccormick8159 5 лет назад

No need to choose: a G&L ASAT Classic S.

@freekpeters5483 5 лет назад

haha i've got a G&L ASAT bluesboy, sounds perfect.

@shootgroundhog 4 года назад

G&L Comanche is my number 1. It's my all time favorite guitar. Once you go G&L you never go back.

@abeharris9938 4 года назад

I've always avoided the Tele because i don't particularly care for country and i didn't want that stigma. Now 25 years later i want the quintessential hardtail single coil. I played my "Poor Man's PRS" for 10 yrs before i discovered that i could split the coils...Wow! So much closer to the sound I was trying to get but still missing the "funk" tone.

@l.cressey6806 4 года назад

Just bought a 2001 American standard Strat.

@bgarrison67 5 лет назад

Both. And a Les Paul and a 335. I have a Tele Elite and a partscaster strat with vintage Bill Lawrence single coils.

@glendoski1611 5 лет назад

My first electric, was a Tele. Had both. Idk if it's because of that, but I prefer the Tele over the Strat.

@Mr.Goldbar 5 лет назад

My first was also a Tele, and I still use it because it's really great. But I generally prefer Strats

@kolyacali4989 5 лет назад

For me its the exact other side! 😂

@waitin4winter 5 лет назад

Probably not. I first had a strat. Then I got a tele and like it so much more.

@garyeggleton1142 5 лет назад

I totally agree with everything.....I am a strat guy but want a Tele ....

@amusicvideoblair 4 года назад

I have both. Here’s part of the reason: my 2017 Professional Strat is wonderful BUT sometimes I plan drone style ( hit and let, say, the low E or A or D string ring )while I noodle on the higher note strings. With its floating bridge, if I do a bend while noodling, the drone string will drop in pitch. My November 2018 Elite Tele, on the other hand, does not have a floating bridge & there is no pitch drop from droned string(s). The tonal differences of the two being noted (no pun intended) they have their respective spots within the audio spectrum in addition to feel / playability. I miss my 1972 Tele ( traded like a fool) b/c of the pure clean treble tone it gave. It could buzz your ears with the bridge pickup even at low volume through my 1974 Fender SuperReverb. Could always find it in the mix with in your face treble.

@erickleefeld4883 5 лет назад

Fender officially refers to the positions on the pickup switching as "1" for the bridge pickup, then counting upward as you head toward the neck. Thus, the bridge and middle position is "2", and the neck and middle position is "4".

@deroyale07 5 лет назад

Hey Rob...Finally I’m here after a months and months..I did checked Fender Players Series HH Telecaster.. OMG I loved it ❤️❤️❤️.. Those humbucker were smooth and creamy.. You have to checkout those Teles..

@macauley70 5 лет назад

ok.. but why not neck strat pickup on tele? best of two worlds

@93greenstrat 5 лет назад

I think I Fender may have offered that variation at one point. And then there is (or was?) the Nashville Tele which had a Strat middle pick up added.

@macauley70 5 лет назад

@@93greenstrat yes..i know .but middle pickup is not bridge pickup...the sound is very diferent

@Procraseighter 5 лет назад

I feel the same way about the Strat bridge pickup. I solve the issue by putting a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickup in its place. Humbucker sound in single coil size. An HSS configured Strat would work too.

@rogeriocosta1035 4 года назад

Nice explanation! It is very easy to put a strat neck pickup in a Tele and solve the lack of punch in this position. But I kind like the Tele pickups too, you can have a nice jazz sound using the tone pot.

@Ghost_Electricity 5 лет назад

I'm more of a Tele man myself, but one thing I've always been curious about is which one sells better and is therefore more "popular". You'd have to look at sales figures across all Fender and Squier series makes/models to figure it out and I'm not even sure if they release that information, but it would be really fun to know.

@georgechristiansen6785 Год назад

I'd guess strat just based on what I see people playing.

@tyecook9630 5 лет назад

I will take a tele every day!!,..I just prefer them.,

@marknelson8435 5 лет назад

Thank you for talking about the ergonomics! Something most comparison vids leave out.

@cheda_ 4 года назад

Deluxe Nashville Telecaster works wonders with that middle strat pup. Got one. Happy.

@gunhedd5375 5 лет назад

Swapped an American Strat for an American Tele. Absolutely love the Tele. (Got a Les Paul Jr. and a 335 in the meantime.) Will be getting another Strat. Just because... 😎 Want to look at other brands/models too, though. Lots of good instruments out there.

@blackie75 5 лет назад

I need a new Lester Paulos, but I don't have like 5k aud.

@pittuthead 5 лет назад

"Least helpful video ever posted on RU-vid " jajajajajaja awesome! Great playing man, that them tele bridge tone haunts my dreams, guess I'll have to get some soon

@baradalamasa 5 лет назад

I choose Tele but better if it has arm rest or contour. But for mellower stuffs I love Strat. Only one thing that I could not leave behind is a humbucker bridge pickup. Or at least single coil sized humbucker pickups.

@killslay 5 лет назад

I always thought teles look really ugly. Strat on the other hand is a much more elegant design. And as we know, how it looks is clearly the most important thing in a guitar

@joashbritto 4 года назад

@Kitten Katt You calling the Jazzmaster ugly??

@jacksonwilliams4862 5 лет назад

My ideal rig is a Tele, Es 335, a Guitar with P90’s and a Gretsch

@zachdods 5 лет назад

Jackson Williams my man

@DanCooz323 4 года назад

Robert, I did a wiring mod on my FSR Black Paisley Tele that reverts it back to the 60's style wiring, and basically you just change the cap and add another. It doesn't really affect the bridge pickup, but it seemed to really open up the neck.

@contumancia 4 года назад

thanks, was actually helpfull. im convinced i will get the tele... started playing this year with a spanish guitar... thanks

@imacashew. 5 лет назад

Got me a white blonde deluxe Nashville tele 👍🏻 Best of both worlds. Love it so much.

@nickagervasi 5 лет назад

This is my stand on it too! It delivers on both fronts. My one gripe is the lack of comfort cuts. If it had the strat comfort cuts it would be near perfect.

@joshiuahallenbeck531 5 лет назад

Those Nashvilles are beautiful to my ears.

@rocknrollcowboy1620 5 лет назад

Got one last week. Had the 3rd position switched to neck & bridge pickups, and 4th position switched to middle pickup, i never use the neck & middle pickups together

@nickagervasi 5 лет назад

@@rocknrollcowboy1620 that's fair. Each person has their own flavor! I actually have come around to liking all the positions on that thing. It is my go to axe for most things these days.

@imacashew. 5 лет назад

Wallace Moss I’m getting the 3rd pos. Modded for neck and bridge as well 😁

@lawrencet.mcguilicutty7447 4 года назад

7 strats and 1 tele. Guess I’d choose a tele.

@zoogie980 5 лет назад

My first electric was a strat, sold that for a schecter but I think id be happier with a tele. Love the look, tone and feel of fenders.

@kirkbolas4985 5 лет назад

Hi Bob...your video is helpful, especially for the noob with limited exposure to these kinds of considerations. For me I own both a couple of Strats and a couple of Teles. I prefer a Strat, however because of the tonal options, the ability to make myself a “new guitar” with the ability to swap ore-loaded, pre-wired pickguards in a matter of five minutes for pennies on the dollar for what a new Strat costs and lastly , I play a fair number of pick-up gigs where I get a phone call that has me filling in at the last minute for one of or the guitarist(s) in a local band. My Strat is my go to because I often don’t know exactly what I’m walking into in these situations and the Strat (along with a couple of my prefab pickguards in my gig bag and I can cover most any contingency. One correction. The element that contributes to the Tele bridge pickup sound is not the bridge mounting plate but rather there is a metal plate that is part of the pickup itself and is mounted underneath the lower bobbin. The pickup is electrically connected to this plate I seem to recall and the plate serves to modify the magnetic field shape and density. As an experiment I took a Duncan “vintage voiced” Tele pickup I had in my parts box. With a little mod to my Strat, I installed the Duncan Tele p/u and played. While not 100% the Tele tone, in the context of a band mix, I suspect that the slight diff would disappear. I then removed the Duncan p/u and did some surgery to remove that metal plate. Once reinstalled in my Strat, it sounded like the spikiest, ice puck in your ear Strat bridge p/u in all of creation. As you prefer aTele with pretty much exclusive use of the bridge pickup, have you ever considered getting an Esquire? Just a thought to give you a bad case of GAS 💭 ...no, not that kind. 😆

@alexskywalker664 5 лет назад

Playing a Strat when i’am watching your awsome video well i think that it speak for itself that i’am a Strat Guy!🤟🏽🎸🙌🏽

@KozmykJ 5 лет назад

Took me a long long time to conclude that they were different enough from each other to justify having both. I had a Strat for 23 years before I got a Tele. Of course being first and foremost a bass player, I didn't need to cover a lot of the Little Guitar tones for my trade and having the Strat did me just fine for when I needed Thin Strings. Later in life I decided to expand my Thin String skills and I started to look to cover a range of tones; And have the experience of playing/living with some of the different archetype guitars. After having a fair selection, not the whole spectrum you understand, it made me appreciate the old Strat So much more. Turned out that I needed the comparisons to show me how sweet she really is.

@bipbipletucha 5 лет назад

As a fellow thick stringer with opinions about thin string tone, I appreciate this comment.

@KozmykJ 5 лет назад

@@bipbipletucha I'm still glad I added a Tele though. It's attack has may more uses than Twang in Country Rock. I've That Pedal Show to thank for illustrating the contrast between Strat & Tele so clearly for me.

@petebrown3715 5 лет назад

Love the Strat. I started on a Gibson V and then switched to a Strat... The rest is history. Like you I love my PRS, EVH Wolfgang, Ibanez Jem Jr etc however my vintage Strat is still my go to. Just had it refreted last summer and it's still playing like a million bucks. I have had a tele before and will probably buy another one. Gonna buy a G&L tribute legacy first though.

@mcspankies1799 5 лет назад

My opinion is to have both, i mainly use a strat but i also use a tele. They both have qualities that are so different that in my opinion i just need both

@MustafaBaabad 3 года назад

The best guitar is the one that your wife can not see! Cheers from Indonesia.

@arthurcedeno3912 5 лет назад

You need both, but tele got tone for days

@shawnbell6392 5 лет назад

Both are fantastic. It depends on what feels/plays the most comfortable to you. You can get any sort of pickups from vintage reproductions to metal for either. Both are versatile.

@Hardcaslte 4 года назад

Watching this video. Man I love how that Tele sounds. MAN I LOVE HOW THAT STRAT SOUNDS. God I love that round, hollow, mid/bass on a strat. It just moves me every time I hear a nice one.

@josephliptak 4 года назад

Everyone needs both but remember, a real telecaster has a 3 saddle bridge and no belly cut.

@noneofyourbeeswax01 5 лет назад

As it happens I am the complete opposite in my preference - while I have a preference for the sound and style of a Strat I always found the Tele a lot more comfortable to play, and with a balance that perfectly suited me. I never had the issues regarding non-contoured edges because I always played it standing, never sitting. And no matter how it sounds, it you aren't comfortable playing then you'll never get the best from either it or yourself.

@lespauldisciple3349 4 года назад

None: I find Teles more comfortable too. I like Strats but the volume control is too close to the strings. I especially like my Squier Contemporary HH Tele because it has a "belly contour" on the back and a satin finish neck. (Also because I installed Dimarzio pups; Super Distortion in bridge, PAF "36th" in neck. John 5 configuration; two volumes, no tones.)

@noneofyourbeeswax01 4 года назад

@@lespauldisciple3349 : _"I like Strats but the volume control is too close to the strings"_ I hear you there; that can be so irksome!

@noneofyourbeeswax01 4 года назад

@@lespauldisciple3349 : _"I like Strats but the volume control is too close to the strings"_ I hear you there; that can be so irksome!

@josephfranks1685 5 лет назад

saw what you said about the thin strat bridge pickup, i have Lindy fralins on mine, he installs a baseplate to the bridge for that exact problem, I guess the plate makes the alnico rods more efficient by focusing the field, mine sounds badass

@lee_akatsuki 8 месяцев назад

Really nice and relatable explanation! I'm a strat guy, just like what you said, to play Strat feels like home to me. That sweet, mellow and bell-like ring from the neck pickup!! But now I play more rhythm than solo lines, and one day I woke up and I want a Tele. Tele neck sound just feels perfect for playing rhythm, yeah that raw and gritty sound.

@brotendo 5 лет назад

I have both. A Road Worn 60's strat, and a Reverend Eastsider T (it's a T-style guitar).

@zeroceiling 5 лет назад

Road worn stuff is some of the best pieces Fender has made in the last 30 years...specially the first generation..

@brotendo 5 лет назад

@@zeroceiling I do like the road worn. I thought I would hate the neck, but it was super comfortable, which is the main reason I bought it.

@zeroceiling 5 лет назад

diesel828 ...I tried a few..including a good old American Standard...but the Road Worn...as you say..had a feel of trusty old jeans...specifically where the neck was concerned.... I have to find better... Funny, when they came out, there were a lot of haters...suggesting that the scars a guitar bears...should have been inflicted by years of night-work in smoky bars...yet they had no problem with someone buying a vintage 64 Strat with someone else’s scars. Well, the prices of Road Worn fell off....at one point one could buy one one ebay for $399....not anymore though....these are serious instruments and enough people now know that....

@erickleefeld4883 4 года назад

If you can only have ONE electric guitar, make it a Strat. (Possibly with some kind of noiseless pickups in it.) That way, you have one instrument that can do everything in some passable incarnation, from clean twang to high-gain power. Maybe not with perfectly authenticity, but good enough to get you through to any regular person’s satisfaction.

@johnnyhansen5091 Месяц назад

I have 2 of each. An original 1973 US Bullet, natural wood and a Corona 1980's Strat. with tilt neck adjustment. Tele no 1 is a twangy early type and the other one has Super DeLuxe pickups that makes it quite "Straty". I love all of them. They are different tools in the toolbox. You make good videos and some nice playing. Cheers, JohnnyH-DK

@Alan_Alessandria 5 лет назад

I like both but I prefer Strat, not only because of it's versatility but also for the floating bridge which allows you to play a bit more expressive (like Jeff Beck, Steve Lukather, Mike Oldfield, etc)

@anti_gravity8446 5 лет назад

I also hate the sc on strat’s bridge but I love tele bridge.

@suncoaster8578 5 лет назад

My first guitar. Tele. My second. Epiphone. Special ii. Prefer Tele bridge. Special. Both pickups. ❤️👍🏻😎

@pryamlamgaday6489 5 лет назад

lol my first guitars epi special II and my seconds tele

@timmiller4205 5 лет назад

On my Strat position 2 is where I play 95 percent of the time on my Tele middle position almost all the time but I also like the neck pickup on the Telecaster.If I could only have one it would probably be My Strat standard but it would be a very hard Decision to make.Great video!!☮️🎸☯️

@socratesfernandes4504 4 года назад

After I watch this video, I download it right away. You are very honest and I like your honest and full opinions of these two iconic and great guitars ever build in the history of music. This video is already in my hard disk of my computer