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Teles or Strats

rufes

rufes

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Both are outstanding and very versatile but which one do you like the best?
 
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F-Hole

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As of today, Strats.......but that could well change tomorrow.
 
Texsunburst59

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Strats all the way baby.

I've REALLY tried to love Tele's,but I just can't get them to get all the tones I want out of a guitar.

I do have some,but they just gather dust in their cases.

It's pretty sad that I've got a '72 Tele Custom, '78 Tele Standard, '90 MIJ 50's RI Tele, and '02 MIM 60's Class Tele.,but they get no love.

Who knows, maybe in 5-10 years, I might have a change of heart.
 
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J.D.

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They really are two different guitars with two different voices (*assuming trem Strat)
 
Ace139

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Strat for me playing.

I love the sound of both.

I have had Tele's - just don't like how they feel or how I can make them sound
 
Bob Womack

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Horses for courses. As a Gibson guy for years the hard-tail Tele is much more comfortable to hand but position two on the selector and the ability to wiggle chords with the trem are handy on studio dates.

Bob
 
Stoj

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I'm slightly bias - Tele for me, but I have major GAS for a Strat at the moment :dang



 
S. Cane

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I love both.

but I'm a strat player all the way. Best guitar ever.
 
Michael Patrick

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I have owned many a Tele, but I just can never seem to bond with them. I love the way they sound when other people play them, but it just isn't the guitar for me.

I always have at least one Strat in my (quite meager) collection.
 
McCarthy

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If we're talking only 1 and no other options I'd have to say an Esquire or Tele. If I could have just two it would be a 50s/maple board Esquire and a slab board/early 60s Strat...I already have the Esquire ;)


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renderit

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A Stele. Kinda both but more Tele. Tone knob pulls to add middle pickup to three position switch.







 
McCarthy

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^^ Interesting, do you get some cool phased-out tones with that setup?
 
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