I have owned neither, and have only played a tele on a few occasions. I have always admired a good telecaster player (Gatton et al), but always thought the prototypical "tele sound" wasn't really my thing (use a 335 most of the time).
I recently heard a good LP special player live, loved the tone, and then obsessively started listening to songs that featured one, looking at youtube clips, etc.
Does everyone else feel that the "LP Special" sound remarkably similar to the "tele" sound? Anyone switch from a tele to a LP special and cover the same ground with basically the same tones?
I really dig it and think the special seems like an even more versatile, bigger sounding telecaster. Maybe those aren't the right words, but it really has that extra "something" for me (obviously this has led to GAS). I especially like Greg Koch's demo of the TAG version:
Oh also, show me your LP Specials!!
I recently heard a good LP special player live, loved the tone, and then obsessively started listening to songs that featured one, looking at youtube clips, etc.
Does everyone else feel that the "LP Special" sound remarkably similar to the "tele" sound? Anyone switch from a tele to a LP special and cover the same ground with basically the same tones?
I really dig it and think the special seems like an even more versatile, bigger sounding telecaster. Maybe those aren't the right words, but it really has that extra "something" for me (obviously this has led to GAS). I especially like Greg Koch's demo of the TAG version:
Oh also, show me your LP Specials!!