Strat or Tele?

[Chuck]

My favorite comedic team is Laurel and Hardy. I first saw them when I was 5, and still love them. Lots of good memories: The piano being delivered up the long flight of stairs, and the Gypsy trailer, where Laurel is filling wine bottles come to mind.

Tom

The piano delivery is my pick too! Damn that is funny!

I say get both if you can. Some of your decision should be about the tone you are looking for. They are different.

 

[Many Moons]

I got a Strat Elite and love it. I got it around 40 yrs after my last electric guitar. I do fancy a Tele as well though. (Hope I don't have to wait as long for it) I also fancy a B&G Little Sister, a 339 and a Gretsch of some kind. Let me see now, at my current rate of purchase that means I'll be around 220 yrs old when I get the Gretsch. (Hope the arthritis stays away)

 

[D. R. Miller]

Strat!!

 

[TwiddleJockey]

Laurel and Hardy over the Stoogies any day. I wonder if that preference also separates the Strat from the Tele people?! Would make the decision easier

 

[Al Holloway]

I have not been able to put this baby down since I got it last October. I like the sound and feel. If you can find one to try, do so and see what you think.

Super glue is terrible isn't it. Should be more careful

cheers

Al.

 

[PapaRaptor]

Only if you have a weakness for Danos. You don't have a weakness for Danos do you?

Who, me? No, I can put them down any time I want.

 

[Wildwood]

Kinda like asking who's your favourite of the three stooges.

Shemp...

 

[Grateful_Ed]

Kinda like asking who's your favourite of the three stooges.

https://youtu.be/FKAfXdb5LsA

 

[kestrou]

An abomination in the sight of THE LORD!

Details here: http://blog.napervillemusic.com/telecaster-event

Kevin

 

[Grateful_Ed]

An abomination in the sight of THE LORD!

Details here: http://blog.napervillemusic.com/telecaster-event

Kevin

That's a beauty. Does Hybrid mean it's both electric and internal combustion?

 

[kestrou]

Oh yeah - and obviously not available in Oz - because that's not on the map!

Kevin

 

[Telypaul]

My option would be Tele, when you look at people who have started out on and use Tele's and love them its a no brainer.

Over the years I have had many different guitars started out with Hoffner in later life I latched onto a JV Strat and was my goto for many years, I got into country and had to have a Tele so I built one from a kit and loved it, once I had put some better pups on it. I now have 3 Teles Squire CVC, a home build from parts and a standard MIM Tele (hated the pups and modern player bridge so swapped them out to a fender ashtray and Iron Gear pups and its now good) I think my CVC is my goto I loaded it with Iron Gear pups and it’s just fine. Although I still have my JV Strat I rarely play it.

After saying all that I would try a few of both, no 2 are the same and no 2 people are the same.

Have fun Paul.

 

[EJG]

Tele (but you'll eventually have at least one of each just because).

 

[deejaid]

Nashville Tele

 

[Rancid Rumpboogie]

Try this on for size. Dual splitters, 4-way switch and Strat tremolo.

 

[Silicon Valley Tom]

Nashville Tele

That is the model tele I had. I liked it more than other tele's, but it was not "my cup of tea".

Tom

 

[snarf]

I don't think I understand the question. Why would you even consider a Tele when you could get a Strat?

Sincerely,
a guy with 5 Strats and 1 Tele

 

[snarf]

An abomination in the sight of THE LORD!

Details here: http://blog.napervillemusic.com/telecaster-event

Kevin

I refuse to admit that such an animal exists. Just call it the Strelecaster. This is just wrong. It hurts my eyes to look at this guitar. It's kind of growing on me. It actually doesn't look that bad. Where did you say I could get one of these?

 

[PapaRaptor]

I refuse to admit that such an animal exists. Just call it the Strelecaster. This is just wrong. It hurts my eyes to look at this guitar. It's kind of growing on me. It actually doesn't look that bad. Where did you say I could get one of these?

Man, you beat me to almost the exact same response!

 

[MarkDyson]

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