Sounds awesome Joe! A blind listening test would have convinced me it’s an arch top.Telecasters are very versatile guitars. What style of music do you play on your's? I play fingerstyle jazz and surprisingly with the single coils I like its tone.
jwguitar, always fantastic listening to youNice playing OP.
I do this:
The single coil in the neck position on a tele is such an over looked pickup. Surprisingly, it makes a really nice clean jazz guitar pickup.Sounds awesome Joe! A blind listening test would have convinced me it’s an arch top.![]()
John 5 is an amazing guitarist. That’s a great video!I no longer have a Tele but i did .. It got stolen and when i went to remedy the loss i fell in love with a G&L S500. There is a tele in my future, but i am not in a hurry .o0( .. Yet )
I did have my Tele, the guitar never bound me to a specific genre. Which I found, at once, to be surprisingly odd because that is how that guitar was always stereotyped by friends and acquaintances and by the artists i saw playing them - Roy Buchanan, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Muddy Waters, Steve Cropper, Albert Lee, Jim Root. Quite simply, the Tele is a real workhorse and a great guitar to have in your arsenal
In recent years, my impression of the Tele has been significantly broadened with the advent of John 5. Though his music isnt exactly my "type," i am ever watchful of technique - and DAMN that guy - to use the vernacular of a student - "has mad skillz." John 5 demonstrated unequivocally to me that the Telecaster is quite possibly the most versatile instrument out there
ADDENDA: if somehow John 5 has flown in under your radar, I suggest that you check him out. The man is Blessed with a vast repertoire of techniques
Nice!I currently have 3 teles, 2 Fender CS and one G&L ASAT deluxe semi with two humbukcers. Her's a few clips.
Solo jazz:
Organ trio blues:
Country:
Uptempo jazz
I've heard this claim many, many times on TGP, but have not found it to be true myself. Can you share a clip of an example?Lots of styles. They work particularly great for rock; they'll stomp all over what many perceive to be exclusively "Les Paul territory".