Telecaster Overdose

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 28 Jul 2001 10:11 pm

Over use a Tele?? Get out of town!!

I have several Tele's. That is all I play. I am a Telecaster nut. I build them, modify them, dream about them. Heck, I've even slept with one.

....but...

I must admit I am a HUGE fan of the mellow tones from the 70s. There is nothing more beautiful than to hear than the guitar on Conway Twitty's "Linda on my Mind" and "Hello Darlin'". Those good old Mel Street songs had that kind of guitar in them too. I think Grady Martin played a lot of that. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. It was a very mellow smooth sound, sometimes with echo on it. I grew up playing guitar with that stuff. I love it.

If you listen to Alan Jackson's "Under the Influence" CD you will notice Brent using a pretty mellow tone on "Pop a Top". I am guessing that would be his Tele switched to the Gibson mini humbucker neck pickup. Other than that, I can't think of many that have that mellow Gibson like tone in recent years.

I would rather not think of the this era as an over-use of the Tele, but a distinct lack of classic mellow guitar sounds.

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Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 29 Jul 2001 5:09 am

Terry, Pete Wade played some of the Conway stuff.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 29 Jul 2001 7:42 pm

Youse guys wanna talk Telecaster overdose?

Oh, from left to right: Boomer Norman, yours truly, Dave Biller, Paul Skelton, and Bill Kirchen. Fortunately for me, each one of these guys is a total monster on the axe in hand.

PPS: Though I am not a performing guitarist, I do own one electric guitar. A 1956 Telecaster, of course.

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Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 30 Jul 2001 12:41 am

Herb;
That borders on "Tele-Overkill". You got to set right in the middle of 'em, too. You lucky dog, you...

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erik · Post by **erik** » 30 Jul 2001 1:28 am

I don't get it, why doesn't at least one of those guys walk on with a Strat and change-up everyone?

Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 30 Jul 2001 5:21 am

Herb, LMAO!!!, THAT IS FUNNY! LARRY