Quote Originally Posted by tjcurtin1
However, as I mentioned somewhere else, I couldn't make it 'sing' (probably because it was my first electric!) and I no longer have it But I still love the looks!
I think Tele's are very unforgiving and a bit tougher to wrangle out the tones you hear in your head, or from masters like Brent Mason or even Marty Stuart or Vince Gill. That distinct "Tele Twang", in my experience, is all in the hands. (I'm not implying that I am anywhere CLOSE to mastering this beautiful little slab of wood - far from it. But, like everything else, it's a work in progress )

It's tone can be biting to the point of "ice-pick" and doesn't immediately lend itself to smooth tones you get from an LP, or even a Strat.

Maybe that's why it's not a popular "first guitar" choice. That being said, I grew up on a steady diet of Buck and Don, Merle, Waylon etc. I think Tele's are beautiful to look at and beautiful to play or hear.

Here's mine:


KEEP ON TWANGIN AND BANGIN IN THE FREE WORLD :

Trev