How The Fender Telecaster Became the WORLD'S Best Guitar!

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  • @DarrellBraunGuitar
    @DarrellBraunGuitar  Před 2 lety +86

    The Telecaster changed absolutely everything...well until 1954 :)
    Enjoy!

    • @unclefido6484
      @unclefido6484 Před 2 lety

      I can tell you why it never has or never will be that, unless they widen the fretboard! The narrow ass fretboard width is why Telecasters have always sucked!

    • @Sankeyite
      @Sankeyite Před 2 lety

      ? Darrell, when you say you play a guitar for a while before you review it, Does that mean you gig or with it, play it as you wood your faves? Just curious is all.

    • @mikecorey8370
      @mikecorey8370 Před 2 lety +3

      My American Standard is the one guitar I would never consider selling. And you're right, it does something no other guitar can do.

    • @unclefido6484
      @unclefido6484 Před 2 lety +1

      @@12xenn45 Don't own either, but the strat has a wider width fretboard.

    • @pickledpeppersband1016
      @pickledpeppersband1016 Před 2 lety +3

      The Telecaster is like Henry Ford's model T: simple and durable.

  • @GPLP335
    @GPLP335 Před 2 lety +37

    Between the legendary guitars and equally legendary amps, the world of music owes so much to Mr. Fender.

  • @jamesduckworth9117
    @jamesduckworth9117 Před 2 lety +130

    It’s unreal how such a simple guitar is so versatile. Over 70 years later and it’s still being produced by Fender and copied by everyone else.

    • @richardjones2811
      @richardjones2811 Před 2 lety

      And improved by Suhr

    • @thematsc
      @thematsc Před 2 lety +1

      Guitarist is just so terrible conservative

    • @swaggettiyolonese2373
      @swaggettiyolonese2373 Před 2 lety +4

      @@richardjones2811 yep but they're the ultimate Copycats

    • @Sticknub
      @Sticknub Před rokem +2

      imo, the simplicity is what makes it so versatile so it's no surprise that such a simple guitar can do so many things
      the more complicated a guitar is, the more it drifts towards being better at specific things rather than being good at everything

    • @erickrohn2970
      @erickrohn2970 Před rokem

      That's what happens when you get a design right in the first place. It goes on and on eventually being a Classic

  • @noeramirez7575
    @noeramirez7575 Před 2 lety +58

    My dad bought me a Mexican Telecaster for my birthday when I was 12. I loved the way they looked and I coveted it for a while before I got it, and it felt like heaven to play it when I finally did. I’m 26 now and still have the guitar after putting a lot of upgrades in it and I still adore it. Teles are definitely my favorite guitars ever.

    • @sclinchy
      @sclinchy Před 2 lety +3

      Mexican Fenders are some of the best value guitars out there.

    • @caseylee12
      @caseylee12 Před 2 lety +4

      I've ONLY got 7 Tele's...

    • @caseylee12
      @caseylee12 Před 2 lety +2

      @@sclinchy I REALLY need one!

  • @andrewg1016
    @andrewg1016 Před rokem +8

    A legendary guitar indeed. Don't forget the often overlooked wonderful neck pick up, which if your guitar is set up right, can give you a warm, rich jazz tone exemplified by legendary players such as Ted Greene, Ed Bickert, and Mike Stern. Amazing versatility.

  • @somestupidwithaflaregun7149

    Steppenwolf "Born To Be Wild" Michael Monarch. A Telecaster through a '62 Fender Concert amp. Heavenly sound, raw power chords. Listen to it now.

  • @phantasmagora6542
    @phantasmagora6542 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Out of all the guitars with such a simple layout, the Tele is perhaps the most sonically unique and versatile. The bridge pickup is already legendary for its raunchy bite and twang, but switch the center position and you can achieve glassy math rock tones, switch to the neck position and you have a warm and woody sound that is perfect for jazz. There's nothing to hide behind on a Tele, and it will force you to become the best player you can possibly be.

  • @jerrystephenson1172
    @jerrystephenson1172 Před 2 lety +8

    Leo's genius shines through the Tele & Strat. The Tele is his masterpiece. He got it so right right out of the box. Widely acknowledged as the best electric guitar ever made.

  • @thoras1297
    @thoras1297 Před 2 lety +39

    I have been playing guitar for over 30 years and have quite a few guitars in my collection. Ibanez Jem, Jackson Randy Rhoads, Gibson SG etc. I play rock and metal music, it belongs to the good tone at that time to own a real "metal axe". Oneday my dad came home with a Fender USA Telecaster build in 96, and I thought it was ugly.... But after a short time I fell in love with this guitar, the neck, the direct tone response (strings through the body) and so simple but effectively built. I only changed the bridge pickup to a Hot Rails. And what can I say ? Whenever we went to concerts with the band, people laughed and asked me if i play country music. Only to be totally impressed later by my Telecaster, which I played through a Peavey 5150. This guitar can do everything and it stays in tune for days ;)

    • @thoryan946
      @thoryan946 Před 2 lety +4

      I've been playing for 15 years now and I've come to the same conclusion. Still love my Ibanezs, Schecters, etc... but if I had to pick one and only one out of my collection, it would be my Telecaster. I like to call it my work truck for guitars because it's rock solid, does everything I need it to do, and if anything goes wrong its super simple to fix. People love their Les Pauls to death, but it's just an imitation of the Telecaster. Same massive tones with an HH config and Fender's superior fingerboard scale length. (Being a little sarcastic with the last one because it's just personal preference. Most of my guits use Fender's scale, so don't like switching to Gibson's. Wasn't playing my Gibson for this reason and sold it because of it.)
      Also Telecasters are a beginner guitar builder's dream. So easy to make a Partscaster with HH config with split coil wiring. Kind of got best of both worlds when you have the right ashtray style bridge to match with it. Split coil still doesn't scream like a pure single coil Tele, but it comes close enough.

    • @robjgolde3221
      @robjgolde3221 Před 2 lety +10

      “When civilization is wiped out by nuclear war, all that will be left are cockroaches and Telecasters with straight necks, perfectly in tune.”- Greg Koch

  • @f.duranleau4416
    @f.duranleau4416 Před 2 lety +1

    I finally now own my 4 dream guitars: A Tele, a Strat, an ES-335 and a Les Paul Special equipped with P-90s...

  • @ybai7170
    @ybai7170 Před 2 lety +6

    As an engineering student I always tells my fellows who doesn't plays guitar how Leo Fender was such a legendary engineer. The concept of bolt-on neck, truss rod, bridge saddle, and later the tremolo system, you simply can't think of any of these incredible idea if you were someone else in that era with only conventional instrument luthier experience... These concepts are created by Leo's great engineering aesthetics: keep simplicity at whereaver it could and add degree of freedom at where it might cause stability problems... I heard that Leo Fender himself is not such a guitar player (Mr. Dan Electro was said as well) but he really deserve the respect from all guitar musicians.

  • @christophervincent8420
    @christophervincent8420 Před 2 lety +74

    Yes, it is a great guitar. Although the neck pickup is extremely underrated. The warmth tones you can get out of that pickup has to be my favorite.

    • @ronshlomi582
      @ronshlomi582 Před 2 lety +7

      HOT TAKE: Tele neck pickup > Strat neck pickup

    • @christophervincent8420
      @christophervincent8420 Před 2 lety +2

      @Ron Shlomi IDK, depends on the strat pickup. It also depends on what style of music. I actually like them both equally. Although yes, that tele neck pick up is a phenomenal pickup.

    • @normanmozley3659
      @normanmozley3659 Před 2 lety

      been at it since 1959, Vox, Fender, vibrolux reverb, Marshall, Gibson, lots of pictures, carry on my friend!
      your friend in tone, Norman Mozley

    • @thenovicenoisemaker
      @thenovicenoisemaker Před 2 lety +1

      Love it more than my Strat neck pickup for sure. Absolutely gorgeous

    • @jerrymckenzie1858
      @jerrymckenzie1858 Před 2 lety +5

      Tele neck pickup for expressive blues solos ALL DAY.

  • @philodonoghue3062
    @philodonoghue3062 Před 2 lety +11

    Historical footnote: at roughly the same time here in New Zealand
    , a garage ‘luthier’ was making Hawai’an electric laptop guitars - and moved on to create a solid body electric guitar which an electrical tradesman turned into a workshop cottage industry, selling the product to local musos. Once they became aware of the Fender Telecaster and other …Casters, they realised the solid body shape was very similar to the Fender ones. Fender became aware of them eventually and threatened legal action. So began the practice of other guitar making companies make their guitar body shapes similar to Fender but not similar enough to get sued.

  • @hammer9856
    @hammer9856 Před 2 lety +7

    Leo approached his design as an engineer and came up with brilliant, simple solutions to what everyone else was attempting to do for a solid body guitar. Pure genius that has stood the test of time. People will likely be playing his design far into the future.

  • @timobloozer
    @timobloozer Před 2 lety +3

    I have long believed that the Telecaster is certainly the most versatile guitar ever invented. I’ve seen it used in everything from country to funk to bebop jazz to metal to reggae and many other genres. I must concur that it is the best electric guitar ever for all the reasons he mentions.

  • @andrewridge4978
    @andrewridge4978 Před 2 lety +6

    I've had a Strat since 1978, but eventually I found that I HAD to have a Telecaster. I fell in love with the neck pick-up. Nothing else sounds like it. The bridge pick-up is bright, and great. The neck one has a fuller sound, with some amazing upper-frequency highlights. Sheer beauty.
    I might well say it's the best.

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 Před rokem

      Most people seem to prefer the strat neck pickup, but not its bridge pickup. I love a good telecaster neck pickup too, like my Shijie has, and its bridge pickup is wonderful sounding too. Fender versions of the Telecaster and Stratocaster aren't as good for twice the money, so wtf.....?

  • @Ones_Complement
    @Ones_Complement Před 2 lety +5

    I love your presentation style. Very natural, casual and down to earth. Great info too! 👍

  • @jake5952
    @jake5952 Před 8 měsíci

    This might be the best telecaster video ever made. Super well done and completely loaded with every important tid bit on telecasters. Love it

  • @deweydecimal1446
    @deweydecimal1446 Před 2 lety +10

    I used to think they were so simply ugly. 20 years later someone put one in my hands. By far, my favorite guitar now. I love the way it looks. It's beautifully simple. The tones are the best part though.

  • @nilesthrompton
    @nilesthrompton Před 2 lety

    Great video! The ability to take the telecaster - which is nearly an open canvass - and apply almost any pickup configuration, is truly great. On the long list of modded teles, I took a dirt cheap glarry and put a chrome covered p90 in the neck, with a tex mex in the bridge. A base bottom guitar, turned into something really great sounding - such is the magic of a telecaster!

  • @damienalvarez2957
    @damienalvarez2957 Před měsícem

    Got a Telecaster recently and have highly considered selling my Les Paul. I used to write them off as only for chicken pickers, but boy was I gravely mistaken, a fact I learned after curiosity got the best of me and I tried one out through a high gain amp. Of course it also sounded fantastic through clean amps.
    But what I absolutely love about the Telecaster is the insane amount of tonal control with the volume and tone knobs. I use amp sims to play and record, and everything I put my Tele through lets me get every single sound I’m trying to dial in.
    Everyone seriously needs to consider getting a Tele.

  • @ransombaggins9301
    @ransombaggins9301 Před rokem +2

    Such a wonderful guitar. I think, when I boil it all down, I just love the simplicity, both in styling and function. Simple, but still so much more versatile than most people realize. Country music has rightly become associated with the Tele, but one would be seriously mistaken to think Telecasters are only for country music. People from virtually every genre of music are using Teles effectively. Great video!

  • @paulus0109
    @paulus0109 Před 2 lety

    What a great story Darrel, i loved it. Specialy the story of the lap-steel by Leo Fender. I mentioned before i’m building lap-steels as an hoby. A few weeks ago i finished my third lap-steel. I had to make one with the ashtray bridge, the reason is it makes contact with the aluminium neck. That gives a lot of sustain, what was the reason for using the bridge. It also brings back the steel(ish) sound, witch i like. So… loved the vlog and hope there are very more to come. Cheers

  • @ernieb3626
    @ernieb3626 Před 2 lety +3

    I never really looked at how simple and rugged the telecaster is. I just got my first Tele about two weeks ago (Eart) and I love it. Thanks for the Video Darrell and im looking forward to the Strat video coming soon :-} great video

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 Před rokem

      Why do people always say how rugged a telecaster is, when a strat is the same in that regard....>?

  • @Andy_Ross1962
    @Andy_Ross1962 Před 3 měsíci

    My first guitar in the 70s was a Tele because I was a Status Quo fan and both Rossi and Parfitt used Telecasters.
    I still have it. Worth a fortune apparently.

  • @Bloosee
    @Bloosee Před 2 lety +2

    I had no interest in Tele's for a long time, then I assembled one for myself and discovered what I was missing. Love them now.

  • @ericj1332
    @ericj1332 Před 2 lety +2

    I have played a TON of electric guitars in my 30+ years of playing but that Tele tone is probably my favorite. While Teles are best known for that twang, my all time favorite tone is the neck pickup with the tone dialed down a little and just a touch of overdrive. Pure magic!

  • @jamesp.rogers5156
    @jamesp.rogers5156 Před 2 lety

    Darrell , I never thought i'd want a Tele guitar until I started watching your channel and saw how many Teles you played and/or reviewed .So after a couple years of watching Tele guitars being played , i picked up the Monoprice Indio Tele for like $89 last year , which came with a really good set up , then I picked up a set of Fender Texas special pickups for it and Oh My God this baby is a total players guitar , it really plays and sounds like a high end Tele style guitar , it is now my Go -To blues machine , but that's not to say it can't rock , because this baby does .Thank you Darrell for turning me on to the Tele style ! The Monoprice Idio was my choice because , if I didn't care for it , I wouldn't be out very much dough .

  • @rusticoesguerra8777
    @rusticoesguerra8777 Před rokem

    As always no wasted time, informative! Bravo Mr Braun!

  • @artamussumatra6286
    @artamussumatra6286 Před 2 lety +1

    Tele’s are fantastic! My first “Brand name” guitar was a 1975 Fender Telecaster Thinline(thanks again Mom!) I’ve owned a few more since then, including a mint condition ‘69, a ‘77 Custom, and a super nice 2000 Mexican Standard that I restomodded with an ashtray bridge, Fender OV pickups, and Kluson tuners.
    Wish I would have kept them all…. But youth and stupidity sometimes go a little too well together.
    I now play an ‘017 American Professional, and this one is staying put! 😁👍

  • @bldallas
    @bldallas Před 2 lety +2

    Great stuff. My favorite electric guitars are definitely Telecasters; I’ve owned 5 and still have 3 of them. The best of the bunch is my 1994 American ‘52 Reissue (black guard on butterscotch). I bought it, along with a vintage reissue Fender tweed case, brand new 28 years ago. Still in mint condition and plays fantastic.

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 Před rokem

      Nice, I'd love to have one of those '52 reissues. For now my Shijie telecasters, one classic the other w/P-90 pickups, are far better guitars than anything Fender makes for under $1K.

  • @duffyweber3701
    @duffyweber3701 Před 2 lety +1

    I’ve been playing guitar for 15 years now and I always loved Les Pauls because I was a huge fan of Slash growing up. So I was always looking for a great biting and great sounding rock tone for my guitar playing. I recently bought a new American professional telecaster and let me tell you this thing instantly became my go to guitar over my other 7 guitars. The only time I will put that thing down is to play my Schecter C1 Apocalypse which is also an amazing instrument and very well made. Also I’d point out that I bought both guitars because of your channel Darrell. Awesome content and awesome guitar playing. 👍🏻

  • @mileswatkinson8135
    @mileswatkinson8135 Před 2 lety +3

    While I am primarily a Strat player, I love Telecasters for all the reasons you mentioned. Leo built a damn fine guitar, not to mention some pretty damn good amplifiers. You should also talk about the P bass in one of your videos, that was another absolute game changer.

  • @VA3DSO
    @VA3DSO Před 2 lety +5

    Great video Darrell! I could listen to you talk about Teles all day. My guitar (of course) is a Tele - it's got a humbucker in the neck position. To me, that IS classic - Andy Summers, Pete Townshend, Keith Richards, etc. LOVE IT!

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 Před rokem

      ?The telecaster neck pickup, single coil, if designed right, is the best sounding pickup I ever heard (Shijie did it right)!

  • @jakecrib9971
    @jakecrib9971 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for another great video. Your enthusiasm is contageous.

  • @harvey785
    @harvey785 Před 2 lety

    When I first learn guitar, back in the 90's, my teacher had a worn, blonde telecaster (much like yours) which I though was old & boring.. Strats were where it was at, as far as I was concerned. Only a few months ago I bought a G&L ASAT (telecaster) and couldn't be more pleased with it! Plays great, great tones...Love it!!

  • @giulioluzzardi7632
    @giulioluzzardi7632 Před 2 lety

    Your enthusiasm is contagious. I have a Telecaster but now I want another one. I have to give 9 out of 10 only because you did'nt even mention the "Bridge cover" which was an important part if the design..but you could do a quick viddy on that? You have a mighty talent for getting a message across. Nice job👍

  • @geertzwager1309
    @geertzwager1309 Před 2 lety +3

    Nice vid Darrell and I couldnt agree more! My first '72 Tele got unplayable (trussrod ran out of range...) and I bought a new one. The old one got heavier strings and an open tuning so I can still use it for slide. I read a great quote somewhere:
    When you play a Stratocaster, you sound like you're playing a Stratocaster.
    When you play a Telecaster, you sound like you.

  • @BigBSinclair
    @BigBSinclair Před 2 lety

    I have a Squier Classic Vibe 50's Tele looks just like that one. It's my first electric and I absolutely love it!

  • @reggieandrade4098
    @reggieandrade4098 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful guitar!! I'm loving my American Original 50's telecaster. The vintage 52 pu's are something else.

  • @bencampbell1609
    @bencampbell1609 Před 2 lety

    Darrell, your enthusiasm for this guitar is infectious! My son just picked up a Tele for his birthday after all of us playing Strats. I have been tempted to breakdown and get a Tele with an eye on some of the new Mexican Player Plus Nashville (I do like the middle pickup and the feature to get pop the tone pot to get that middle and bridge option). Just so many tone possibilities. Of course, the irony is that so much of that runs completely counter to your glowing accolades about Tele simplicity. I will have to see if you have reviewed the Player Plus Nashville Tele, just to get your take. If not, please do.

  • @darkknightnate
    @darkknightnate Před 2 lety

    Love this one! I'd definitely enjoy seeing more like it.

  • @place_desjardins
    @place_desjardins Před 2 lety

    I got a Squier Telecaster to use as a project guitar. I put in Seymour Duncan Jerry Donohue Lead Tele in the bridge and an Alnico II Pro Tele in the neck. I upgraded the electronics to Mojo Tone tele 4-way kit. Sounds great.

  • @grandansmusic8659
    @grandansmusic8659 Před 2 lety +3

    Hi Darrell, I love your site and have been watching/reading it for years. Here’s my question…I lived several years in Nashville, and I noticed several of the excellent telecaster players had modified their guitars to add either a B string or G string bender, some have both… they are activated by pushing down on either the front or back strap connections.
    Please do a show or two explaining how these are installed and played…I can’t wait to hear you play on one. Thx

  • @ronlight7013
    @ronlight7013 Před 2 lety

    Darrell, your excitement is contagious. BTW your ashtray bridge is missing the other half of its ashtray!

  • @fender1430
    @fender1430 Před 2 lety +2

    I got Mexican Telecaster ( lake placid blue). I love this guitar. Sounds great! And I'm happy with this beautiful instrument.

  • @bristleconepinus2378
    @bristleconepinus2378 Před 2 lety +1

    Great neck, versatile sound and the price was right...I got mine in 1967 for $150.00 w/ case....AND Freddy King played one.

  • @SeanDS89
    @SeanDS89 Před 2 lety

    Very cool! I would love to see a series of videos like this :)

  • @dabsafe
    @dabsafe Před 2 lety

    Telecasters looked upon like a “relic from an earlier time”; probably why I love my antique white American Tele so much because I too am a relic from an earlier time . Great video Darrell, keep ‘em coming.😎🇨🇦🎸

  • @bayulgeno
    @bayulgeno Před 2 lety

    Very reliable yet versatile guitar. A true workhorse. I am glad to own a Mex Tele.
    Thanks for the nice review Darrell!

  • @carpathus
    @carpathus Před rokem

    Started on a strat, it was great. Added an SG and really liked it but still kept trying other guitars. Always ignored the Telecaster, just never saw the draw after all it was just for country music. Finally decided what the heck and decided to play one just for grins. Things changed that day. Still play my strat pretty regular and sometimes my SG but by far, my Tele is number one. If I could only have one it would be a Telecaster first, Strat second, SG third. Cheers!

  • @JT-gd7he
    @JT-gd7he Před 2 lety +3

    I’ve bought and sold many guitars, but the one I won’t get rid of, and always comes back to is my telecaster. It’s the one guitar I’ll grab if the house ever caught fire. I have more expensive guitars, but none better. You forgot to mention the neck pickup with the tone slightly rolled off. So smooth.

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 Před rokem

      My Shijie telecaster (~$800USD shipped w/best soft case ever) is the only guitar I play now, out of about 20 beautiful guitars of all styles. The Shijie telecaster was so awesome I got a second one with P-90 pickups, and its awesome too. I'm about to buy a third Shijie telecaster, another one with P-90 pickups, which will be changed to TV Jones "T'Armond" pickups in a P-90 size!!

  • @marvinthemartian6788
    @marvinthemartian6788 Před 17 dny

    I was almost exclusively Ibanez. I bought a squier tele for about 250 just because I’d never played one. Now I own 3. The thing about the tele is that it reveals who you are as a player.

  • @vlt873
    @vlt873 Před 2 lety +4

    I love my USA Tele, such a wide variety of sounds from 2 pickups and great clarity. There's just no gimmicks, distractions or anywhere to hide. If you can't get a great sound out of a Tele for any genre of music it's not the guitar.

  • @jabbahursty
    @jabbahursty Před 2 lety +4

    so, years ago, i bought an MIM stratocaster,, but i always regretted getting it instead of the telecaster. it was 50 dollars cheaper than the tele and i figured 3 pickups are worth more than 2 anyway. i rectified this two decades later with the squier affinity tele and am just thrilled with it

  • @tonedragon8616
    @tonedragon8616 Před 2 lety +1

    Got a avi 52 tele on Black Friday in November last year . Still can’t put it down so fun to play and can cover everything!

  • @mickwells9431
    @mickwells9431 Před 2 lety +5

    Excellent video Darrell ! Love the historical tribute to the man, the myth, the legend Mr. Leo Fender. Who used the K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid) method to create the iconic Telecaster. What a man and his idea that's still going strong today.
    Appreciate your take on the my favorite guitar. Thanks!

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 Před rokem

      Leo was a great amplifier designer, but his guitars were designed by other people who worked with him.

  • @artprince9163
    @artprince9163 Před 2 lety

    My first guitar was a Tele in 1981. I still have that one but many others in addition. Had Strats, LPs, Gretsches, etc. still have lots of Teles and one Eastman jazz box.

  • @9372duffy
    @9372duffy Před 2 lety

    The always perfect Darell Braun, Great show!

  • @golflre7179
    @golflre7179 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the history - very interesting. I have an American Standard Tele and just love it. I seek out tele artists to listen to.

  • @lucyfuir6386
    @lucyfuir6386 Před 2 lety

    Like you I also wanted to broaden my range of sounds so I recently bought a Tele. It is a Mexican '52. I love it.

  • @Paul_Lenard_Ewing
    @Paul_Lenard_Ewing Před 2 lety +1

    It took me decades but I came around to the Tele sound. As a Gibson HB guy I can fully recomend it to a ibsonuy who never had or wanted any Fender.

  • @michaelnedoshytko6920
    @michaelnedoshytko6920 Před 2 lety

    Love them! They are what I've learned towards since I was a teen. Love all the super teles out now! Charvel So Cal Style 2 & ESP 87 Eclipse Custom 🎸70s Telecaster Deluxe with cunife pickups are my favorite 🤘

  • @bkmeahan
    @bkmeahan Před 2 lety +1

    while there have been a ton of attempts to make a new body style, there are essentially the three classics of T-Style, S-Style and Single cutaway LP style. Every manufacturer seems to make some iteration of these three

  • @biffphuddle6581
    @biffphuddle6581 Před rokem

    Love mine, although I did carve the back to make it more comfortable and added a humbucker between the other 2 pick ups and a 5 way switch.

  • @dpault
    @dpault Před 2 lety

    I enjoyed learning about the Tele in the context of when it was first created and how different it was from existing guitars.

  • @cirovazquez1028
    @cirovazquez1028 Před 2 lety

    I have a Nashville telecaster with three pickups and five way switch I love it

  • @kirkscobey3031
    @kirkscobey3031 Před 2 lety

    Thank you! This was a great video!

  • @roblastem2905
    @roblastem2905 Před rokem

    The professional II series with the newly designed pickups and series mode switch is the perfect version of a tele IMO. You can play damn near anything on it. Leo’s first electric guitar and it remains to this day the best electric guitar design, with the strat being a close second.

  • @pigsflyforever
    @pigsflyforever Před 2 lety +1

    Man, this video made me fall in love with Teles. I was always a Strat or LP guy and thought of Teles as museum artefacts. Guess what? At age 52 (!), I bought my first Tele! Beauty, tone, versatility, class. This was one of the most heartfelt guitar videos I ever watched. Cheers mate!

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 Před rokem

      Get a Shijie telecaster, much better than Fender Professional II or Vintage II models, and for HALF THE PRICE.

    • @fiddleandfart
      @fiddleandfart Před rokem

      Just bought my first at 72, having played guitar for sixty years! An absolutely gorgeous, and playable guitar. Instant favourite - and love that its just a big (but very beautiful) chunk of wood!!

  • @ZRV13
    @ZRV13 Před 2 lety

    Very versatile and very simple. I love it

  • @Cloggie1967
    @Cloggie1967 Před 2 lety

    I've got a Fender Baja Telecaster in Butterscotch. It's the guitar I always wanted. Love it!

  • @ryannield434
    @ryannield434 Před 2 lety

    I got an American tele pro 4-5 years ago. Specifically for the neck pickup I’ll add since it was overlooked in this vid. It has pretty much shelved my LP 82’ standard, 79’ hotrodded strat and the gretsch archtop. Have been having a passionate love affair with my tele ever since and my wife is totally into it!

  • @martysheets6882
    @martysheets6882 Před 2 lety

    Darrell Great history lesson, Love the show.

  • @michaelolz
    @michaelolz Před 2 lety +3

    My favorite guitar of all time. It’s just fun to play.

  • @sjazzp
    @sjazzp Před 2 lety

    Your face expressions say it all! I have four of them, but not a traditional design that I feel I should have it in the near future.

  • @normanmozley3659
    @normanmozley3659 Před 2 lety

    I have been playing for 63 years and have owned them all, currently a G and L asat, a guitar as good as any. Darrell, so much knowledge to pass on to those that don't get it. your friend in tone, Norman Mozley

  • @gregrobinson1304
    @gregrobinson1304 Před 2 lety

    Well done, Darrell! My favorite as well : )

  • @danielzemel5896
    @danielzemel5896 Před 2 lety

    thank you. i really appreciated this video.

  • @arustydodge2111
    @arustydodge2111 Před 2 lety

    Well Done DARRELL!
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎸⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @PANICBLADE
    @PANICBLADE Před 2 lety

    The between position on a good tele with a single coil bridge and a neck humbucker is one of the most sublime tones I've ever played around with. You can dial in full on heavy overdrive on the bridge but you switch to that between position and roll the volume back to like 60% and it cleans up and rounds itself off so well while keeping the top end detailed. So much you can do with those two pickups and 3 positions. Not to knock the typical tele neck pickup, I think it's overhated due to the original tele wiring, and the newer teles have fantastic sounding neck pickup tones.

  • @NWTMasterWolf
    @NWTMasterWolf Před 2 lety

    I have 12 guitars in my collections so far. Including a 60s standard Epiphone LP and a custom SG and my $100 Tele ( after new pots and switch as well as minor setup ) is one of my favs. It's just it's own animal no matter who "manufactured" it as long as it was done well.

  • @waynecribb4922
    @waynecribb4922 Před 2 lety

    Never have cared about Strat style guitars but a Tele... oh yeah! Always wanted a ash body (natural finish and maple neck) , finally got one. It was gorgeous in every way. Also had a candy apple red one. Great guitars. If I could only have two guitars they would be a Telecaster and a Les Paul studio. That covers it all man.
    Great video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @wyattsdad8561
    @wyattsdad8561 Před 2 lety

    I’ve got a lot of really nice electric guitars and my favorite is my Harley Benton te-52. I did put in fender American 52 pickups and control panel in it. Plus changed the ashtray bridge for one with brass saddles and the sides cut off the ashtray. (It’s much more comfortable to play for me and now my pick doesn’t mistake the sides of the bridge for an E string) I didn’t need to do those things but the guitar itself was so cheap I had room in my budget to do those things and it’s truly made me a Tele fan. I never would’ve thought I’d like playing a tele so much but it’s my go to guitar. I prefer it over my player strat even. So weird.
    And let me tell y’all, those fender American pups sound truly amazing. The guitar sounds like an instrument you’d hear in a professional recording.

  • @AlanCath
    @AlanCath Před 2 lety

    Really well done video. Hung on every word, then subscribed. My first electric was a '68 Paisley Tele that I sold for $250 ~'72 so I could afford a nice acoustic. Whoops. Now there's a transaction I wish I could undo, although I do have a gorgeous cherry burst, bound American Deluxe Tele now. Love the Tele, just like you.

  • @peterjones4621
    @peterjones4621 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Darrell, I just bought a Fender Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS Mystic Black, I'm a terrible guitar player but I hope this guitar will help me on the path to playing a guitar well. I don't know if I can ever play that well, I watch you and it just depresses me seeing how great you are and how totally inept I am. Maybe some people like yourself just have that coordination and intelligence to play well and others are destined to never get there, I wish I knew the answer, I've been in the same place forever and it is seriously depressing... ☹

  • @paristhalheimer
    @paristhalheimer Před 2 lety

    I really enjoy my Telecaster. When play a gig, I generally just it and have a back up guitar just in case. My band does a wide range of music from the Police and Cream to Stone Sour and Three Days Down.

  • @damien6997
    @damien6997 Před 2 lety

    Great guitar, I own the Squier Classic Vibe with a few upgrades but does the job and plays like butter. Need a master class lesson on the intonation but other than that I love it...Great clip Darrell....Cheers

  • @lesshrubb203
    @lesshrubb203 Před 2 lety +1

    I agree with everything you say, Darrell, it just bugs me it took 50 odd years and very many guitars to find, and fall in love with, my American Tele…

  • @leelauder4411
    @leelauder4411 Před 2 lety

    Pure raw and real!! Best tones on planet Earth!! Mean or lean ? No worries, she does it all with lovely simplicity!! Peace brother

  • @Southsideboystyle
    @Southsideboystyle Před 2 lety

    Of all my guitars it’s still my go to guitar. Can’t beat the tone sometimes I hate that I don’t use some of the other ones but can’t help it lol I love it

  • @Sankeyite
    @Sankeyite Před 2 lety

    Great video! I have an old Lotus Tell copy that's like stupid heavy but sounds good. Too old and still learning keeps me from pulling the trigger on a orig tell. But sure won't count out a garage sale project. Lol.
    Glad I subbed

  • @fenatic7484
    @fenatic7484 Před 2 lety

    Buck Owens and Don Rich with the twin Telecaster attack, Bakersfield. the home of Rockabilly: Nuff said!

  • @EriktheHog
    @EriktheHog Před 2 měsíci

    It is also the perfect guitar to experiment with: take off the scratch plate, route it as you wish, and put all kinds of pickups in it with minimal work. After routing you don't even have to take the string off to swap pickups.

  • @mosin9105
    @mosin9105 Před 2 lety

    Enjoyed the vid!

  • @mhidoyaga
    @mhidoyaga Před 2 lety

    I had an American Series Tele from 2005, and I recently sold it because I seldom took it out of the case. I sold my SG, too, and now I’m down to a couple of Strats and I couldn’t be happier.

  • @LaoFarm
    @LaoFarm Před 2 lety

    Have one...love it!

  • @MercenaryFX
    @MercenaryFX Před 2 lety

    Please keep doing these guitar history videos!

  • @junito1957
    @junito1957 Před 2 lety

    JUST GOT THE DONNER TELECASTER I LOVE THAT FIRST PICK UP SOUND ,CHEAP IN COST BUT WELL MADE FOR MODDING WHICH I GOING TO DO IT WILL BE JUST AS GOOD AS A SQUIER OR BETTER

  • @efx245precor3
    @efx245precor3 Před 2 lety

    Great vid. I want another one.