Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
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Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
This is in no way a ‘ which one is best ‘ thing but a ‘ I prefer’ this one because as both are amazing instruments. Interested in hearing thoughts on this. It might even come down to the genre of music played. I probably move towards a Telecaster purely for that heftier bridge sound and don’t use a tremolo.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
I prefer Strats, dunno why, but they just seem to fit my playing better. I seem to struggle with Teles. And I do use the trem.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
I like teles, they just look cooler, strats are a bit too fancy pants, that said I like a strat like tele neck pickup for the best of both worlds
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
That's because you play Teles with tree trunks for necks.olegmcnoleg wrote: I seem to struggle with Teles.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
I love strats for the 2 and 4 positions. Played a Tele for a long time but not sure it counts as I had humbuckers in it.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
Strat for lead (mainly due to pos 2 & 4), Tele for rhythm.
I find the body of a tele has more substance and sounds better when you dig in. Just my experience of course. And would depend on the pickups.
I find the body of a tele has more substance and sounds better when you dig in. Just my experience of course. And would depend on the pickups.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
I've only ever had 1 Tele, and played a couple others. From my limited experience a Strat is more versatile for my needs. I did enjoy the one US Tele I owned briefly, but there's nothing I could do, limited as that is, on the Tele that I can't on my Strat.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
I think you’re right about versatility. There is a big change from bridge and neck on a Strat and the in between positions are another flavour.codedog wrote:I've only ever had 1 Tele, and played a couple others. From my limited experience a Strat is more versatile for my needs. I did enjoy the one US Tele I owned briefly, but there's nothing I could do, limited as that is, on the Tele that I can't on my Strat.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
Strat for me ... I LOVE tele's if Jeff Beck is holding it but I have never really got on with them
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
I love them both but for different reasons. The Teles bridge pickup destroys the Strat, and the Strats neck pickup destroys the tele. For any other single coil needs, P90 & Goldfoil.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
I have often wondered if I could install a Tele bridge pickup in a Strat. Other than the mounting screw positions are there any other gotchas? It's faded in my memory but I do recall loving the Broadcaster bridge pickup.
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
Strat for cleans , tele for everything else
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Re: Stratocaster or Telecaster preference
why not have both...
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