Lots of famous rockers have played teles and strats with single coils, so yes! you can still rock! Think: Hendrix, David Gilmour, Ritchie Blackmore, Billy Corgan---they all play(ed) single-coils.
Your tone won't be as thick; there's no way around it. You can, however, get something like a Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster to "thicken" the sound.
hey man! love the solo. i see that you have texas specials too. could you give me your review on them? i have some specials sitting on my bed i havent installed them yet =\
To my ears, my tele with the texas specials make the thing sound like a cross between a regular tele and a Gibson Les Paul Special with p-90s---although it is closer to the tele than to the LP special.
The texas specials give it a much fuller tone, especially in the mids. You'll be able to play power chords without them sounding thin or tinny.
Eventually I'd like to have a tele with actual p90s in it, but this is probably as close as I can get without routing out new holes.
I am trading my Gibson SG Standard for a Tele Deluxe Edition today.. I hope I still can be able to play rock with this guitar even without my humbuckers? what's your opinion on this?
These aren't shielded, although I don't play live much so it usually isn't a problem. Also, I don't remember it really being a problem those few times I have played live.
However, when I'm recording into my computer, I have to turn the monitor off--it makes them hum like crazy.
I found that recording into a computer, it's just as easy to face away from the monitor and it does the same trick as turning it off. Might make recording a little bit more efficient.
It is one of the 1996 Fender made-in-Japan 50th anniversary reissues. It used to be pink, but one day my strap slipped off and the guitar crashed to the ground, chipping off a huge chunk of paint. So I took all of the pink paint off and refinished the body. Unfortunately, you can see that the body was made up of three pieces of wood. I also swapped the MIJ pickups for the Texas Specials.
Thanks! I bought the tele as my first decent electric guitar, and didn't really know what I was buying, but over time I've completely fallen in love with it. It's got tons of character.
teach me..
bearsafetyus 1 year ago
Lots of famous rockers have played teles and strats with single coils, so yes! you can still rock! Think: Hendrix, David Gilmour, Ritchie Blackmore, Billy Corgan---they all play(ed) single-coils.
Your tone won't be as thick; there's no way around it. You can, however, get something like a Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster to "thicken" the sound.
cmartinrel 2 years ago
hey man! love the solo. i see that you have texas specials too. could you give me your review on them? i have some specials sitting on my bed i havent installed them yet =\
GulfCoasta09 2 years ago
Thanks!
To my ears, my tele with the texas specials make the thing sound like a cross between a regular tele and a Gibson Les Paul Special with p-90s---although it is closer to the tele than to the LP special.
The texas specials give it a much fuller tone, especially in the mids. You'll be able to play power chords without them sounding thin or tinny.
Eventually I'd like to have a tele with actual p90s in it, but this is probably as close as I can get without routing out new holes.
cmartinrel 2 years ago
I am trading my Gibson SG Standard for a Tele Deluxe Edition today.. I hope I still can be able to play rock with this guitar even without my humbuckers? what's your opinion on this?
keem85m 2 years ago
Great sound with your telecaster!
Gromeul 3 years ago
This is one of my absolute favorite songs,and I love what you've done with it :)
kay06fitz 3 years ago
Hey, thanks for the comment. It's always risky messing with a great song--I'm glad I didn't ruin it!
cmartinrel 3 years ago
man, nice playin!
do you need to shield it to get rid of the noise?
anthrax33 3 years ago
Thanks for the comment!
These aren't shielded, although I don't play live much so it usually isn't a problem. Also, I don't remember it really being a problem those few times I have played live.
However, when I'm recording into my computer, I have to turn the monitor off--it makes them hum like crazy.
cmartinrel 3 years ago
I found that recording into a computer, it's just as easy to face away from the monitor and it does the same trick as turning it off. Might make recording a little bit more efficient.
SDMF21 3 years ago
dude is ur tele 52 ?
aceejay 3 years ago
It is one of the 1996 Fender made-in-Japan 50th anniversary reissues. It used to be pink, but one day my strap slipped off and the guitar crashed to the ground, chipping off a huge chunk of paint. So I took all of the pink paint off and refinished the body. Unfortunately, you can see that the body was made up of three pieces of wood. I also swapped the MIJ pickups for the Texas Specials.
cmartinrel 3 years ago
That was cool man,..love the tele too!..Rock on!
AllanSederap7 3 years ago
Thanks! I bought the tele as my first decent electric guitar, and didn't really know what I was buying, but over time I've completely fallen in love with it. It's got tons of character.
cmartinrel 3 years ago
Oooo, that sounds so sweet! Love that tele!
5stars, FAVEd, subbed, and put you in my Best Electric Guitarists playlist :) This is awesome
Cheers,
Joy
LeopardJoy 3 years ago
Thanks so much for the kind comments!
cmartinrel 3 years ago
Great especially around 42 secs
dantstube 4 years ago