Telecasters Are Just Better Than Other Guitars

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When I was a kid I snubbed the telecaster I thought I don't want some twangy country sounding thang for Jazz and even blues but , 50 years later I own 5 and absolutely love each of them ! They are a Swiss army knife of electric guitars! They have proven themselves the test of time ! Lightweight, comfortable, and in the right hands can cover alot of ground !!! Imagine Leo designing the first solid body electric guitar back then in 52? Thanks Leo Fender for all the musical inspiration!!

The joy of a Telecaster is that in elegance of simplicity, it is exactly enough to allow an artist to express the music in any genre'.

A Telecaster is a real work horse. I got mine about five years ago after watching this channel. No regrets.

I bought my Telecaster 20 years ago. It was a USA Standard. At that time, I was still young and played in bands. There was a vibrant local music scene back then. The guitar looks battered, but to this day, it's still my favorite guitar.

My 1994 American Standard Telecaster is now 30yrs old and I proudly refer to it as vintage. I'm the original owner. I've had my fair share of guitars come and go but the one constant is my 94 Tele. I will leave it to my son.

My first electric guitar was a Fender made in Mexico standard Tele that I put a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail in the bridge pick up

My first gigging guitar was a new 1981 Aria Pro II Thor Sound Series TS-400. My older brother had started a band and one of the guitar players quit. Dad nudged me to take his place. I did, but was playing an off brand guitar. Dad bought many used instruments during our childhood and allowed us to explore them. Music was big in our family. When my debut with the band went well, Dad asked if I wanted to go for a drive. We wound up at a music store where he asked if there were any guitars I liked. Of course, I opted immediately for the flourescent green, oddly shaped, hair band model on the wall. Quickly seeing it's flaws, I asked to see the Aria. It felt perfect in my hands. Double cutaway with 24 frets. Dual humbuckers with coil split and phase reverse switches. Hard shell case. I loved it. Dad bought it and, I believe, paid $240 for it. I played it for 21 years. When a saddle finally broke I laid it aside and bought a G&L Asat Classic which was essentially a tele. I've now been performing live for 42 years. I have a few guitars, including my workhorse, my Music Man Cutlass RS HSS. And I still have the Aria. I recently had the frets polished, replaced the nut, and installed titanium saddles. I also installed a matching set of Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbuckers. Thelma Lou, my name for it, is back on stage again as my backup. I play it from time to time and it WAILS. And the sticker covered hard shell case is still strong as ever.

Just got my 10th Tele today....an AIO TC4. About what I expected...great set up, perfectly set up frets/fret ends/action/relief, superb playability, full-size pots, ebony fretboard, brass saddles, bone nut, locking tuners....all fine....on a body finish that is not super high QA (but for $390 just fine)...but in today's 'relic' world...how important is a perfect finish? Anyway,...the pups are decent (perhaps a bit better than Rosewell or CV50). Gonna drop in a used set of '51 CS Nocasters... Will it compete with my CS Fender Tele...nope...will I love it just the same? Most likely.

Telecasters just seem to do everything.

My 1st guitar was a 2004 Squier affinity with a warped neck. Still have her, new neck alnico 5 single coils and locking tuners. She’s alright.

My parents bought me an Ephophone Genesis in 1979 at Mannys Music in Manhattan. Still have it..

My first guitar was an Alvarez acoustic. Played that for a year, then I got an Affinity Squier Strat. Played that for a few years, then I got a '96 American Strat that I've been playing for 20+ years. I wish I had room in my budget for a Tele. It never fails though, whenever I start putting a little money aside for a new guitar toy, something comes along to eat it up.

Awesome Tele, Landon! My first guitar was an Arbor Strat knockoff. My second was a Fender MIM HSS Strat. I wish I still had that baby.

My first electric guitar was a 1996 Mexican Tele. The choice was based entirely on my love of Radiohead 😂 Two years later in 1998 I got myself an American Tele with a Little '59 in the bridge and a PAF in the neck. Doesn't matter whatever other guitar I play, the Tele just feels like "home"

I love Teles as well and have 4 of them. I even have a LP Junior with a twisted tele neck PU added. The single tone and volume is the best choice for a basic gig guitar.

My tele was the first guitar I bought. $100 on Amazon and after the T-Series EMG’s and an additional $300 worth of upgrades later, it’s a workhorse.

I built a kit and it's growing on me. It just feels good.

Just recently bought my first Fender. A '91 American Standard Tele that I found a good deal on in a pawn shop. Looks good and sounds great.

I <3 my tele... Wanted one for years and only this year got one... and man, it's so good.