Members Adrian Crow Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 What is the difference besides number of pickups and body shape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chunk Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adrian Crow Posted October 9, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 that cant be the only difference or every one would get strat becuase it would have moe versitility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chunk Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 you might think so but you'd be wrong. the only difference is the name, number of pickups and body shape. take out the middle pickup and shave the upper horn on a strat and you have a tele. plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xbryanx Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 tele = twang strat = jangly if you want to rock get a strat. if you want some sick bluesy tone get a tele. personally i think teles are more versitle than a strat. strats are really harsh and brittle, teles can kinda do everything pretty well. goto a shop and play them both, see what you like better, but i would go with a tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AtomHeartMother Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 Tonally, Strats and Teles are almost on the opposite ends of some spectrum. Play one of each and you'll understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Suspicious Mail Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 Originally posted by xbryanx tele = twang strat = jangly Truth. The pickups aren't the same, and the tele bridge pickup has a bunch of metal around it. The two can be made to sound kind of similar or totally different from each other.Teles are a lot better at doing country than strats, and IMO they're better at jazzy tones. Strats sound a little better for rock IMO because they're not as thin- sounding, but you can still get some fine rock sounds from a tele. I'd bet if you just went and took a headcount you'd find a lot more old- school punk players using teles than strats.And then of course there's that whole hardtail/ trem thing.I like 'em both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hutchtoo Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 I think it's pretty cool that teles have jazz cred. Any other jazz guitarists you know of play teles?Bill Frisell:Actually, my main Tele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Suspicious Mail Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 Originally posted by hutchtoo I think it's pretty cool that teles have jazz cred. Any other jazz guitarists you know of play teles? I don't really follow jazz guitar. I'd like to learn to play it, but I don't enjoy listening to it... I like my jazz with piano and horns.But anyway, I googled for "jazz telecaster" and hit a pretty cool article:http://www.jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/before_and_after/index.cfm?artist=2&track=14&action=afterThe guy being interviewed mentions a couple of jazz tele players and has some entertaining things to say about teles.And yeah, the telecaster is a pretty astonishing guitar. It does all kinds of stuff you'd never expect it to, but it's a bit of a puzzle as well... I got my first one just I guess 5, 6 months ago and it's been interesting. It's definitely NOT a strat that's missing a pickup, a cutaway and a trem.And it does get a quite nice jazzy tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 Big difference in sound.Teles have a very 'direct' sound. Very punchy, very distinct. Essentially a fretted lap steel. Great for country, great for rock. In some ways, a tele sounds closer to an LP than a strat. Most tele neck pickups suck. Find a good one, and it's a thing of beauty. Strats, to me, sound nothing like teles. They have a funky, hollow midrange, which depending on the band instrumentation and EQ, can cut through without stepping on toes of the other members, or "gets lost in the sauce." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted October 9, 2006 Moderators Share Posted October 9, 2006 Originally posted by xbryanx tele = twang strat = jangly Huh? Jangly?wtf? Originally posted by xbryanx if you want to rock get a strat. if you want some sick bluesy tone get a tele. Yeah Strats suck at blues:rolleyes: Originally posted by xbryanx strats are really harsh and brittle, Huh?harsh?....brittle? Originally posted by xbryanx goto a shop and play them both, see what you like better, but i would go with a tele. Definitely do the shop thing...but practically none of the above:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinylphile Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 Obviously what you need is one of each! Seriously though, as primarily a LP player I recently went through this same decision and ended up with a Tele. They are completely different beasts. I preferred the simplicity of the Tele - by mixing different pickups, playing with the tone knob and altering your technique you can dial in a huge range of sounds. I like that. Somehow I feel more in control of things with a tele vs. a strat. As usual, this is an extremely subjective thing and you should just play them both to see for yourself. The strat is obviously an incredibly popular and versatile guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 I agree with those who have opined that teles and strats are not the same. I have had four strats (or clones) and three teles, and I find that I can never use the same amp settings for a tele and a strat. They sound WAY different. To me, the tele is (for lack of a better way to put it) "Meatier", that is - thicker, whereas the strat is "airier". PS: you can play jazz or blues on either. The whole idea that you need "X" guitar to play "X" style of music is a load of crap. Remember - nothing says "country" like a BC Rich warlock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted October 9, 2006 Moderators Share Posted October 9, 2006 Originally posted by bsman nothing says "country" like a BC Rich warlock! Dude, you know {censored}....Ibanez K7 Korn with drop D for bluegrass:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 Originally posted by Ratae Coritanorum Dude, you know {censored}....Ibanez K7 Korn with drop D for bluegrass:rolleyes: OK, I concede that. However, you've got to admit that this is the preferred axe for speed metal: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fulham Fallout Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 Originally posted by Suspicious Mail I'd bet if you just went and took a headcount you'd find a lot more old- school punk players using teles than strats. Here's an old school punk's views : what I love about a Tele is the way that virtually everything sounds really good - from cleans thru to a fair bit of gain. Here's a range of what I use my stock std mex Tele for (all bridge pickup and lots of mids on the amp): 60's garage/freakbeat rhythm : clean + a chunk of reverbClassic Keef Richards sound : a touch of OD, maybe with a Bad Monkey or amp break-upPaul Weller-type sound thru to 'Live at Leeds style crunch' - BD-2 or amp crunch with guitar vol and treble backed off slightly.Punk/post-punk rhythm - higher OD with maybe an OS-2 and the treble whacked up. For the last two for leads kick in the Bad Monkey as a booster and delay if required. Anyway...three key points from all of this :1) The Tele is a GREAT mimic, without losing it's own sound if that makes sense! Many of the above sounds are associated with other guitars, and you can get close enough to have fun!2) They're really responsive to quite minor alterations to the guitar tone and volume - that opens up a range of options. 3) The bridge pick-up on a good Tele is bloody awesome. Don't listen to those who say it's just an icepick in the ear - you can do anything with it.Strats - I don't own one, but I have played quite a few over the years. To me they're just a bit....mild. Stock, at least. Obv there's masses of pickup options to liven them up. I do really like the Neck p/u sound. Never understood this 'quack' thing - the in-between positions don't do a lot for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members archiemax Posted October 9, 2006 Members Share Posted October 9, 2006 So what about those of us with three-p/up Teles?Or two-pickup Strats?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AtomHeartMother Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 Originally posted by Suspicious Mail Truth. The pickups aren't the same, and the tele bridge pickup has a bunch of metal around it. The two can be made to sound kind of similar or totally different from each other. Teles are a lot better at doing country than strats, and IMO they're better at jazzy tones. Strats sound a little better for rock IMO because they're not as thin- sounding, but you can still get some fine rock sounds from a tele. I'd bet if you just went and took a headcount you'd find a lot more old- school punk players using teles than strats. And then of course there's that whole hardtail/ trem thing. I like 'em both. No way! Strats have a WAY thinner/glassy/brittle tone than Teles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Suspicious Mail Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 Originally posted by AtomHeartMother No way! Strats have a WAY thinner/glassy/brittle tone than Teles. Well, that's not really been my experience... but if you say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 I personally don't think they are opposite ends of the spectrum, tonally, but they are different. I think the big difference is the ability to play the neck and bridge pickup of the Tele. And Teles feel a bit bigger to me. I have a Tele but I've been playing strat type guitars so long, the Tele feels about half way between a Strat and a 335 to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 The vibrato units on a Stratocaster makes a big difference as well. Hardtail Strats are going to sound different than normal Strats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ottobahn Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 All of Zeppelin I electric guitar was on a Telecaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 Most find the Strat's body contours more comfortable than the Tele's slab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phonic Soundry Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 Tele's are {censored}ing awful guitars, they feel bad, they look bad, they're just terrible.Strat over a tele anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tele0507 Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 BOTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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