Strat Vs Tele - Which Is Better? 😬 

Me trying to decide which to buy. The Devil on my shoulder: "Buy both." Angel on my other shoulder: "Yeah, buy both."

The better one is the one you don't have. Human nature.

I went to buy a strat, couldnt find one i liked, got a tele, sold the tele to get a usa strat, decided i missed the tele and got another one. Now i have both and I’m finally happy

The tele neck pickup is one of my favorite sounds in the world

I'll take the Fender

I really love the sound of the Telecasters💕

Love how he skipped over the middle position, which is probably my favorite

I have both. The strat is more versatile. The tele is a bit more punchy.

There is no "better",there is different tone.A different guitar for different tone.No best guitar player etc. And with all those effect processors nowadays..you hardly can tell what guitar is played.

I really can't choose, I've played my brother's squire stray for a long time and now i bought myself a squire tele, I love both so much

I love the strat, my first ever guitar and great for whatever you wanna play.

If you’re going to compare, play the same song on both.

I’m going with team tele 🤘🤘

neither, it is not a competition. They are both great!

Tele is the first and best, I get it's personal preference, but something about teles is just magical

Both are really great guitars. Really its a matter of taste. Its like asking which is better blondes or brunettes.

Split the difference. Get a Nashville Tele and the middle pickup with 5 way switch will give you Strat tones down the middle as well as classic Tele bridge and neck. If you can live without a trem, you'll get the excellent tuning stability of a Tele as well.

I have both, and love them both…. But if I had to chose the Tele. It can be made to sound even better with two free mods. #1 take off the cover off the neck pickup, #2 wire the pickups for series in the middle position. Those two mods make it just as versatile as a Strat, but sounds even better….

Just get both. I usually try to go 3-4 years without buying a new guitar anymore. But if you have played a long time just treat yourself and get both along with an epi Les Paul. The Mexican fenders are insane quality and the epi LP with a good setup is all you’ll really ever need.

Neck pickup on a strat is unmatched.

Tele sounds too classic, and that's why I'm getting it.

If I hear that John Mayer song one more time I’m gonna jump off a bridge

Telecaster my first ever guitar 🎸 people mocked me at the store , 15 year old buying first guitar they said get a Strat or a Les Paul but when I tried the Telecaster it just clicked with me ❤

Idk man the tele just vibes with me more

Strat, and R.I.P. to a strat master, the legend Jeff Beck.

Both are great, but the Tele is my dessert island guitar. Fender seems to have gotten it right on the first try.

You can tell right away which is which without even looking. That classic Tele sound paired with that classic Strat sound. So iconic.

My favorite guitar is the one I’m currently holding.

I have 2 Strats and a Tele, and all I wanna do now is practice til I can get these tones. It's 9 o'clock at night! You're gonna get me in trouble with my neighbors!

Tele for me, the neck pickup still has that hollow, crisp bite but has this deeper voice to it. The bridge pickup is perfect for all genres. It really is a versatile instrument given that the aftermarket parts available to turn it into your one of a kind rivals that of strats

The strat is such an amazing workhorse of a guitar, but dang it I love the warmth and versatility that you can only get from a tele!

Both are a must have… but I’m a Tele player

The Tele, always the Tele, any genre, any day of the week!

I have both. For a long time was strictly tele but there’s some things they just can’t do. Telecaster is a blank canvas though which I like. It doesn’t impose its sound on you the way a Stratocaster does.

Had a strat, sold and purchased a les paul special, no looking back. Bought a telecaster and just love it. Love them all

Just so different. They both have amazing tones. I had a beautiful avri 62 tele but sadly traded it away years back. Now I have a 62 Strat which I love and I play in tribute to my tele…

Hammer vs screw driver. Which is better?

i personally prefer the tele. it’s so versatile too

Surprised how many comments are going with the tele. I’ve always loved the sound of a strat neck, but I’m currently building a tele so maybe I’ll love that too :)

I never owned a Fender until recently, I never wanted one because my friends had strats that I would play, and they just weren’t for me. But then I was gifted a 1967 Telecaster out of the blue! The best playing feeling guitar ever. So now I’m buying a Telecaster Deluxe, probably the Kingfish brand new to add to my Fender arsenal.

I own US versions of both. There is no one better than the other. They may offer better situational options for different players. But I find that each inspires me to play differently.

I think my ears will always have a preference for the tele sound. Would I complain if I was stuck playing one or the other? No, both are great.

I love the higher output of the Telecaster rear pickup. Sounds great through a broken up amp and allows for easy pinch harmonics - Also sits better in the stage or recording mix

Strato sound + Tele body = Perfection

Tele all day, I have a Ampro 2 in 3 tone sunburst it’s a hell of a guitar

They're actually very different. I always go for the strat for comfort and sheer versatility but... the tele is a basic, no nonsense axe that has it's own signature twang. Rock on 🤘

Have both. Love both.

I have both, Stratocaster relic 57" and Telecaster reissue 52"… Awesome guitars…

Teles pop out better, but I like my Strat too.

I actually really love the sound of the middle pickup of a Strat, and what you did is removing it from the vid.

I love them equally. They certainly have their own sound and purposes to fulfil. But definitely American Fenders over anything. Always my go-to guitars

Both are equally amazing instruments they just both have a different nature or style. But in my opinion I gotta give it to the strat because you can always find that amazing SRV neck pickup sound.

I already have Strat and I’ve been playing my Strat for 20years so Now I want good Tele

I like the Gibson one.

There's a reason I have two of each. Well, one's an Esquire, but I can't enough of that bridge pickup.

The real secret of the strat is the middle pickup. Try position 3 and you’ll see.

I luv the Teles country twang

Tele gave us the stones And start gave us literally every one else I'll go with the tele

Both are awesome in their respective lanes! The warmth of the strat always wins me over!

You need one of each and also a Les Paul, SG or E335. With one of each of these three, all bases and all music genres are covered !

Telecaster you can use all of the pickup positions. God help you if you ever accidentally put your Stratocaster to the bridge pickup only.

Ive bought almost every model of Fender. I could never fall in love with a strat. Ive narrowed my inventory down to 4 I love (American professional jazzmaster, American performer telecaster, Kurt Cobain Jaguar, and Kurt Cobain Jagstang) As you see, 3 of my 4 are offsets.

I seem to recall that the Strat world exploded when the 5-position switch was introduced and both Sultans of Swing and Lay Down Sally were released...

I heard a forbidden song! 😛

Dude, if you compare the sound of 2 guitars, play the same thing on both, otherwise, you're comparing apples and oranges

I love the Strat for being my gateway to a Tele when I moved the middle pickup to the neck position and split the humbucker to the outer coil giving me that Tele homage that's been my fun tone 22yrs prior to actually playing a Telecaster that sounded exactly like my reconfigured Strat with both PU's. That Fender Classic 50s Telecaster was unfortunately sold the next day but two months later at a local pawnshop where a traditional formula of a Tele discovered me and became my very 1st Tele. Six years later, I added two Teles and three Strats and upgraded each one to my liking so for me it's a definite win-win!

I have both a squire Stratocaster (my first guitar.) and a telecaster hollowbody thinline they both sound great

I prefer the throaty sound of a Strat. Love my Gold strat ❤

Telecaster ❤️

The question is misleading. It should be “Which guitar tone or sound works best for YOU the musician. Both of these guitars have excellent usable sounds that work very well in many different applications. If you are playing a dance gig tonight a Jazz gig tomorrow a Blues gig a day later either one these instruments will work very well! Enjoy!!

They each have a unique sound that you just gotta have both!

My preference is the Strat, but the Telecaster is a great guitar also.

They're both awesome! They're completely different guitars with different voicings, especially because they've got different pups. I would definitely want both, but if I were in a position where I had to choose, I'd pick the Strat.

I own both, and it would be really hard to choose one over the other.I love the looks of both, and each one has their own tone,but if i had to choose one,it would be my tele bya slight margin.

One of each is mandatory.

Tele

Position 2: You get a shiver in the dark, and it's raining in the park, but meantime...

Both are awesome!

Both a must to own and a bit different than each other, love them both ❤❤

Telecaster. All day long!

The Strat really only has 4 positions cuz nobody plays the bridge

I was a Strat guy my entire life...until I got a Tele. Love 'em both.

I'm a full on guitar addict. If I had more money, I'd have more guitars. But if I had to have only one guitar, it would be my Strat. The tonal variation is great, you can get so many different sounds. The only negative is the middle pickup getting in the way sometimes. So I have the middle pickup lower and it doesn't have any negative affect. Plus, the design of the neck to headstock joint is so strong they don't break if they tip over. And if for some reason you do break the neck, you just buy another one and put it on. 5 minutes. Ya, the strat is gorgeous, sounds great, plays great, there's millions of aftermarket parts, bullet proof, and timeless.

I love the sound of the strat more but also love the body style of the tele more but love both. I guess just swapp the pickups lol

I love both, for different reasons. None is « better » than the other, they are different instruments. The Tele is so genially simple and straightforward , probably more versatile, and the treble PU cuts in like no other, but who can resist the idiosyncratic sounds of the Strat, its ergonomy and its looks? I use the Tele more often, but can’t do without my Strat nearby. I need both.

There is nothing like position 5, tone slightly rolled back, hammering on, sliding, pulling off, and little 5ths on the E, A, and D strings on a strat. Like Iced Tea after a long day working outside in the hot southern sun. But I'm a software developer in upstate NY who hasn't done manual labor since I was a teen laborer for my mason dad.

I don't see a way for either of them to say "this one is better", both of them have their own beauty, colour and refinement. 🙂 If I had enough money, I would have bought them both. 😁😊

Nothing compares to the sounds of a Strat. But, for some reason, I like playing the Tele more. It's less of a struggle.

I have been playing for 29 years. They are basically the same guitars with different pickguards.

I have one of each and have been playing the Tele a lot more recently. I would say that each one is better for different uses: I'll use the Strat when I want some really crisp, quacky funk tones, or anything really bright and sizzly, and actually my band's guitarist is a Strat player so I'll use it to get closer to his tone, too. The Tele I find more useful if I'm playing rock 'n' roll, blues, or midwest emo, which are my three favorite genders. The twist is that both of these guitars are actually modded Yamaha Pacificas. Most people don't know that there have actually been T-type Pacificas in the past, and they're bloody hard to find, but I actually managed to get my hands on one. And now having played it, I can see why there are so few of them on the used market: it cost me $250, but feels and sounds as good as a real Fender.

I have both, but the one I couldn't live without is my tele.

I like them both actually. I have a Strat, and a Tele. Depending what mood I’m in, or what sound I want to achieve. Both great guitars!

I'm absolutely in love with the tele sound and shape, but I'll start with a strat. I'm pretty much a beginner since I'm finally allowed to play the guitar after ages, but my teacher and everyone else think it'd be better to buy a strat first since they've usually got these cheap starter packs and all. But once I get older and a little more advanced as well, I won't hesitate to get a tele. They're absolutely amazing to me

Nice playing Dude!

I like the Tele bridge the best. Strat wins the other positions. Tele middle position is pretty good. But strat has basically 3 different middle positions. I think of Tele as more a lead and strat as a rhythm instrument. But obviously both can do either just fine

I just want every guitar ever made they’re all my favourite 🎸

It’s not the guitar, it’s the guitarist! Great playing nice tone. Fingerpicking always sounds better!

Both are great guitars, with very good sound. The main difference between them is that the Telecaster looks far much cooler and that the only cool way to play the Stratocaster is to play it left-handed like Hendrix. I have a Telecaster myself, and I would never changed it with a Stratocaster. The fine thing about the Telecaster is that the colour of it does not matter. It is a beautiful piece if art anyway. The Stratocaster then … well, it has to be white

I have both strat and tele American specials. I love the jumbo frets and Texas special pickups on both guitars.

LSL make a “Mongrel” that is half tele and half strat. I have one. Love it. It’s familiar. It’s unique. It’s classic. It’s weird. It’s beautifully made. It’s a mongrel.