Members theHORSEwhisperer Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 So I was looking around on the internet and I found a few wonderful pictures of this G&L ASAT: (this picture is a link to more pictures) ... and I really fell in love with its classy look to the point of seriously considering my next guitar purchase to be a similar guitar. The problem is that I don't play any type of music usually attributed with Telecasters. So is it possible to play hard rock or metal on a guitar like this or am I to look elsewhere for a less classy-looking guitar to play my heavier music on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 A tele in Rock. Who'ed of thunk it. [YOUTUBE]-eIwfym0TbY[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voxfreak Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 I think a tele is really a versatile guitar, its pretty much good for any style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 Yup. I'd play teh brootalz on a Tele if I liked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members washburndean Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 I love Telecasters. I especially love Telecasters when used for bringing the rawkage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tp4mybunghol Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 define "hard rock/metal" If you mean Led Zep style hard rock then sure, Page did! If you mean Nile then probably not so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 If you love the dual-HB rock sound (LP, SG, etc.), that's about the only solid-body sound a single-coil Tele can't *quite* give you. Although on many Tele configurations, the middle position gets kind of close... just not as high output. Use a boost circuit of some kind and you're almost there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 Tele's are good for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzztone Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 This one brings the rawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blingdogg Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 I play hard rock on my Tele all the time. Teles are really good for hard rock, I dunno about metal though. And you don't even need to switch to humbuckers either. Teles got serious balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rnelson Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 The solo on "Stairway to Heaven" was played on a Tele.....that help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members savoldi Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 So is it possible to play hard rock or metal on a guitar like this or am I to look elsewhere for a less classy-looking guitar to play my heavier music on? Metal, I don't know. Probably with the right setup. Rock for sure. Get yourself a Bad Monkey, treble down a quarter, bass up about a third, treble pickup with the tone rolled off a bit. The right amp and you rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ten56gibby Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 Yes. Especially well with the right pickups and amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cassette Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 with enough gain and the right EQ, I've managed to get pretty metal sounds out of my single coil tele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rydia is hot Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 teles can do anything. maybe not in a traditional nail the tone way, but they can produce sounds you can do anything with. a good, brash tele into a nasty amp is one pissed off sound. fwiw, tom morello has used one for a long time, and he gets pretty heavy (like him or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bvr775 Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 ill play napalm death on an acoustic..remember the only limit to a guitar is the player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ten56gibby Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 I don't know if you'd call this metal. But it's me playing one of my Teles along with a damn heavy song (by my standards anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twisty571 Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 I think those Charvel Tele's could handle it;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimibetan Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 YES CYWS5IBY-0E Another cool about this lesson is, it used "PENTATONIC scales" which some people say "It's easy so, it sucks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WFO Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 El Hefe from NOFX has always played teles. Certainly not metal but good hard rockin sounds for sure:thu:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 John 5 does pretty interesting stuff with Teles. fqs5Iae8nU8&feature zL9JocG0_Ys&feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JOn` Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 just ask jim root.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maxveers Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 Some of the people posting have the keep in mind that the players they're mentioning use heavily modified guitars, even if the body style is still a tele. The OP is asking about a more traditional tele, or was originally, at least. Hell, put an EMG in a slab of wood screwed to another slab of wood with a metal bridge, frets, and tuners, and it's made for metal. ...Oh, that's a tele with an EMG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clay sails Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 My tele can handle hard, over-driven rock. Single coils sound a bit less buttery than HB's but they can scream and slam just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tp4mybunghol Posted July 21, 2009 Members Share Posted July 21, 2009 Some of the people posting have the keep in mind that the players they're mentioning use heavily modified guitars, even if the body style is still a tele. The OP is asking about a more traditional tele, or was originally, at least. Hell, put an EMG in a slab of wood screwed to another slab of wood with a metal bridge, frets, and tuners, and it's made for metal....Oh, that's a tele with an EMG. Agreed. To me, the John 5 and Jim Root tele's don't count being non-traditional, as well as the Charvel mentioned earlier Everyone is right though, you can play any style on any guitar.....but will it sound authentic? You be the judge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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