Happy birthday mr. Telecaster

[Terry]

I've been trying to think of who were some of the most famous Tele players without Googling...you know, players who really made the Tele shine.


Albert Lee comes to mind but didn't he play Peavy knock offs or something similar?

Pete Townshend around 1980 or so started playing Telecasters and Tele-body Schecters pretty much exclusively onstage until 1983.

[Nitro Express]

Andy Summers.

[Kristy]

Those are the ugliest Tele's I've seen! What gets me is how well Townshend played for a guy who claimed to be on heroin 2 years before.



Wasn't it Knopfler who made Schecters popular? Now he plays Pensa-Shure. I've seen those. Sweet.

[FORD]

Many people have played the Telecaster. But the first name that always comes to mind, would be the greatest rhythm guitarist in history, who has one in his hands 90% of the time......

[Kristy]

If you're going to get into Keith playing the Tele this is probably my fav moment of him on YouGoob. Notice how Keith doesn't play chords, he strikes them - literally.

[jhale667]

Yeah, as far as permanently associated w/ Teles, you gotta think Beck, Page (even though they're more widely known for Strats and LPs), James Burton, Steve Cropper, Andy Summers, Danny Gatton, Keef...trying to think of others not yet mentioned, not "guitar heroes" but more visually associated with them - and Springsteen and maybe Joe Strummer spring to mind...oh, and Buck Owens, since he was usually just the one "grinnin'" while Mr. Clark was handling all the "pickin'" duties.

This probably should be in Gear Street...?

[ELVIS]

Your RothArmy lesbian lover is a bit forum challenged...

[ELVIS]

[Kristy]

I was thinking gear street and if a mod wants to move this topic there I'm more than cool with that. I wasn't trying to get into the technicalities of the Tele, just that it's getting old like Chefcraig.

[lesfunk]

It's in the proper forum

[lesfunk]

That John 5 guy is very, very good at math. I wonder how he is at music?

[FORD]

Doug Fieger of the Knack started out playing Strats, but he switched to the Tele in his later years....

....Can't believe it's already been a year since he left us.

[ELVIS]

John 5 has written many songs for many famous people including DLR...

[ELVIS]

Prince

[Nitro Express]

Waylon Jennings