Here's some fun gear sampling - in this video of my band, I'm using a Highway 1 Tele, with Kinman pickups, through a Music Man 1x12 amp with a Weber California speaker. The occasional crunch is provided by an old original Real Tube overdrive pedal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xEhZNB8Xbo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xEhZNB8Xbo