Strat or Tele :)

sharpant · Post by **sharpant** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:39 pm

Not sure what guitar I should start saving up for first.

I love Hendrix/SRV/Radiohead/Gary Moore/Snow Patrol/KOL

I also love Gilbert/Vai/Muse/Racer X but I have my RG550 and PGM301 for those tones.

I'd be running them through my Orange Rockerverb 50

Here is the tele I'd get, a 1952 vintage telecaster

The strat. MIA 3 toneburst maple neck

Les Paul Lover · Post by **Les Paul Lover** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:42 pm

Strat.

But I'm biased I just simply hate the nasal twang of the tele bridge pick ups.

Nork · Post by **Nork** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:48 pm

tele. not being difficult but they're great guitars and they sound great.

danbond · Post by **danbond** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:52 pm

How about a thinline tele? Its less twangy than a tele, but still sounds like a telecaster.

Les Paul Lover · Post by **Les Paul Lover** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:54 pm

How's that for a start to your poll?

At the end of the day, what you have to do is try a few of each. See which one you prefer.
All we, forumites, are going to do is tell you which one we prefer.

This said, tele bridges are really nasaly twangy.

ESBlonde · Post by **ESBlonde** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:06 pm

Les Paul Lover wrote:How's that for a start to your poll?

At the end of the day, what you have to do is try a few of each. See which one you prefer.
All we, forumites, are going to do is tell you which one we prefer.

This said, tele bridges are really nasaly twangy.

+1

Play lots and wait for one sexy guitar to wisper sweet nothings in your ear, then pay the man and take that very one home. Nothing else matters!

g00dbye · Post by **g00dbye** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:52 pm

danbond wrote:How about a thinline tele? Its less twangy than a tele, but still sounds like a telecaster.

I have this same exact guitar and I can say that its the greatest guitar I've ever owned. I had a Fender Strat and sold it for the thinline. Best decision I ever made. Amazing tone, great playability (neck is soo smooth), and just looks stellar. I encourage everyone to buy the 69' Tele Thinline!

bfitz · Post by **bfitz** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:01 am

I think the strat is the way to go for comfort and playability, Its designed to fit you where as the tele is a plank of wood!

albeit with great tones and that indestructable factor! i dont think my tele has ever gone out of tune by itself its a tank of a guitar. i just find strats more versatile.

reconsidering here......i think you should get both!! get a high end fender version of which guitar you like best and get a squier classic vibe version of the other dilemma sorted lol!

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Drdos · Post by **Drdos** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:54 pm

I own one of each so that's my opinion on your question... Get both.

aokd00d · Post by **aokd00d** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:12 pm

Drdos wrote:I own one of each so that's my opinion on your question... Get both.

Same!

Except my Strat has humbuckers

Wired · Post by **Wired** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:32 pm

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Can you tell which one I'd go with?

But I'm biased... I hate quack (quack = strat)

Post by **bclaire** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:36 pm

At this point in time, if I was looking for a guitar and had to decide between Strat and Tele, it would be Tele... but not the '52. I'd get one of the Roadworn 50's Teles since I think they play better than the '52.

Post by **bclaire** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:37 pm

oh, and less money...

irish_admiral · Post by **irish_admiral** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:45 pm

Play some and decide which you'd prefer. Best way... I ended up with both, so it might be worth doing that in the long run.

Generally i'd advise against ANY Thinline Tele. I've just never played a good one or one I liked... just goes to show...

TJ_Lee · Post by **TJ_Lee** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:25 pm

I like teles better. They can get more agressive sounding with the bridge pickup. People think they're just about twang, I lol at those people. And the neck pup on a tele, satisfies my stratocaster neck pick-up tone. That again is just IMO

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