How to Get Every Sound With a Telecaster | Thomann
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Kris and Guillaume will show you how to get the most out of your Telecaster! From Funk to Blues to Rock and Even high gain sounds! Which guitar do you want to see next? Let us know in the comments!
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:27 So what exactly are we doing today?
1:44 Today's Rig
2:32 Talking Clean Tone
3:08 Playing Clean Tone
4:02 Playing Funk
4:59 Talking Warm Gritty Jazz/Blues
6:06 Playing Warm Gritty Jazz/Blues
7:44 Talking Blues
10:08 Playing Blues Rhythm & Lead
11:04 Talking Stacking Pedals
12:37 Playing Funk Rock
14:09 Playing Rock
15:43 Talking Slide Tone
17:40 Playing Slide
19:39 Which guitar do you wanna see next?
20:08 Thanks for watching!
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Which model is this? Awesome video guys!
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Here are all the specs and the story of this tele: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rISGpbB7aLypj7g.html Cheers //Kris
@ushnicyuvnikof2748
Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@ezsmith3765
10 ай бұрын
es ELECTIC GUTAIR Nex time pay the tention to videa !!😡
@Tjam1
10 ай бұрын
@@ezsmith3765you good buddy?
@eternalsence3033
9 ай бұрын
he has a playlist with 200 videos of bigfoot i don't think hes fine unfortunately@@Tjam1
14:35 this was simply the smoothest E to drop D change I have seen in my entire life. Hats off!
A really simple design which gives you 3 killer tones full of character and soul. Leo Fender is the greatest guitar designer ever.
@nathanbrisebois8756
4 ай бұрын
Kind of wild that two guys who didn't even know how to play guitar basically designed the most iconic guitar body styles and had major influences in the tech involved for all guitars (Leo Fender and Ted McCarty for Gibson)
@demokraatti
4 ай бұрын
@@nathanbrisebois8756 So true
Always been a fender guy (Strats) and have in the last few years fallen in love with teles. Straight into an amp, mine are a 5e3 (tweed deluxe clone) and a 5W tweed champ, no pedals, everything is basic and the Tele is just a true balls out guitar. I've never felt so conscious about my playing before but with a Tele you kind of hear your shortcomings, not sure if it's just me
@MezzMcGillicuddy1
6 ай бұрын
There’s an old saying; “you can’t tell lies on a Telecaster”.
@jimmy5634
5 ай бұрын
It’s true about getting out of a Tele what you put into it. That being said, there are many pickup variations that change what a Tele sounds like and what you can get out of it.
@ekredel
Ай бұрын
The simpler the setup (guitar included), the more my playing shortcomings come forward. My experience at least.
The middle position on a tele is way underrated. They are also much more versatile than I used to think! Some great tones here.
@pashayk
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I've always wanted a Strat, and played some cheap versions (not Fender) before. Than once i decided to get a real deal and just stumbled upon the Tele and just loved it. Since than its been my main guitar for any kind of playing and style (well, almost). But you can definitely get away with ONLY tele with a great match of amp and very few pedals.
@devinftf
2 жыл бұрын
Perfect for Midwest Emo
@acidchurch7619
2 жыл бұрын
@@devinftf thats the reason i bought a tele lol
@256k_
2 жыл бұрын
i know most people get a tele for the bridge and same here i was really attracted to it for that bridge sound but the middle position is sooo nice i'm starting to use it more and more.
@allrequiredfields
2 жыл бұрын
@@devinftf Lol, still keeping the dream of 2004 alive 🤣
A Telecaster for me is the perfect rhythm guitar because it retains a very prominent clarity and rich and bright tone that has less electronic overdriven sound that you receive from high gain pickups. The sound of a Tele is like a acoustic guitar that has a electric pickup. For lead it's very excellent but you will not have the major gain of a humbucler that compromises clarity and tone by extra response and drive.
have 3 tele's from cheapest to high end , amped through 65 twin reverb with numerous pedals, they will make almost any tone you want. sometimes you just have to have twin humbuckers to get what you're after. so i keep several others but teles are my favorite.
Sounded awesome in every section. Can’t wait for the strat video. Well done guys
Of course, the Tele's bridge pickup is magic and is the main attraction for many. However, the Tele's neck pickup is equally as fine and can do lots of magic as well. Overall, the Tele is magic in every position. It can do it all and better than most. The early blackguards are particularly fine.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Thanks so much for the comment! //Kris
@plantain.1739
3 ай бұрын
If you just roll the tone off, it's great for a jazz context.
I love Kris's playing, but Guillaume's slide was just awesome. Well done.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Hugo, I really appreciate it 🤗//G
@gonzalomunoz9194
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed! That slide tone was wonderful... I need to do that with my Tele now!
@impossivel2006
2 жыл бұрын
@@gonzalomunoz9194 I think that they don't have any Guillaume's in stock right now. Maybe in 6 to 8 weeks.
Just ordered one… I freakin love Teles! ❤️
@MrMd5555
2 жыл бұрын
They really are great, it's amazing how leo got it so right the first time all the way back then!
Everyone is hip to the ionic Tele bridge pickup, however, some years ago I discovered that the neck pickup contains an entire universe of sounds that seems to propel the Tele into an entirely different and equally excellent guitar. It's much like the Strat's middle pickup. Like the Tele's sadly abandoned orphan neck pickup, too many players ignore it as a sole option except to use it in conjunction with the bridge or neck pickup in the 2 and 4 in between "out of phase" (by not really) positions. I am fortunate to have had and still have many fine guitars to play as I wish. Even so, I often go to my Tele (it's' a real '52, BTW), and even unplugged, it gets right into my soul. That's as much as anyone can ask of an instrument.
@mickeybravo6702
7 ай бұрын
I actually find myself using the neck pickup for a lot of my playing. May be my particular model (Chrissie Hynde model) but with the use of the tone and volume knob, and either a clean boost or compressor, you can get a ton of variation. For leadish and funk/power chords for rock the middle position with tone back towards center either plus or minus a position works great.
@BreauxBobby
Ай бұрын
Man, my neck pickup sounds so muddy. This is my second Tele. I can't really use it for my kind of playing, which to sum it up on that pickup would be blues rock like Stevie Ray. I have some awesome neck pickup sounds on my strats. I've worked hard to get the right pickups. Do you guys have any recommendations?
Telecasters are so versatile and reliable. I was a stratocaster fanboy but starting with 2013 I switched to telecasters and that's my main axe since then. Curently owning a Fender Custom Shop 51 Nocaster that sings. Cool video!
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
I have a similar background. I've been all about strats from 2010 until I got my first tele in 2015... haha! Congrats on your 51, I bet it's a killer guitar. //Kris
Just another reason why Thomann is so amazing. Music for everyone. And soo cosy and relaxed approach. Keep it up!
That jazz progression @ 6:00 was unreal
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sam! That was SRV. It's one of those songs, right? :) Cheers //Kris
@nicolasconceitto
2 жыл бұрын
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses but what song? This is beautiful!
@dcaudwell
Жыл бұрын
@@nicolasconceitto it’s Riviera Paradise from the album “In Step”
I played strats for 30 years but recently borrowed a friends tele- OMG! I love it! The bridge pickup is what I z always dreamed of in my strats and the neck is another level. The tone pot is so useful. And yes the middle position is killer. I’d pick up a tele as first choice fur and “blind” gig or session. Great video thanks
Great video and your playing was really good - both of you. The tele is so versatile and sounds killer...
always a great episode... very interesting and amazing !! killer tone and with slide superb ! great job
Great video! I’m always blown away at how many different styles and sounds can be covered by a Tele. I don’t really use anything else in the studio, and I’ve had artists scoff when I show up to a session with nothing else… They always change their opinion after we’re done. You really can get nearly every sound out of them as long as you know how to use them and know how to dial in your tones.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
Жыл бұрын
100% I've had this so many times: looking for the best sounding guitar for a certain part. Pretty much regardless of the style and the amount of gain it's mostly the tele. 🤷♂️ Cheers man //Kris
@chucklee347
Жыл бұрын
Surely you know you can do same thing with every different type of guitar.
@markwood7045
Жыл бұрын
@@chucklee347 Hah, why doesn't the government just issue us all with one type of guitar because they can all do the same thing? (Why are you even on this channel if that's the case..)
Sounds excellent, superb playing - a tele, the guitar for any occasion!
Love this video Guillaume I loved your solo playing in this video Kris thanks for the tone knob advice ( re gain) I’m off to try it ! 🤘👍
This was a really great video, guys. Nice job and such awesome playing.
AT 10:50, i love the way how Kris nods with a satisfied smile on his face
@KrisBarocsi
2 жыл бұрын
Haha, I mean that was it. That was THE tone right there. 😅
I love my Tele . I find so many tones just by way of pick up position , tone & volume control and how I attack the strings with my fingers or pick. It isn't the grandaddy of electric guitar for nothing. Great post guys 😎
THIS may be, IS .... the BEST vid that I have ever seen on what to do with a telecaster. Thank you !
Probably the very best demo I have ever seen on KZread. Thank you!
Cool vid, guys! I really dig that aproach, just using one guitar and getting the most versatile sounds out of it. I'd really like to see this with an SG and an Explorer. In my opinion the Exlorer is quite underrated when it comes to versatility. It's so much more than your typical metal axe. Love the clean tones of a vintage Explorer, as well as the ones of an SG, as long as it has the right (PAF style) pickups in it.
The Telecaster is a real workhorse.You can play Everything,from Jazz to Metal.I have the Player Series Telecaster.Amazing Guitar,combined with a Full Moon Distortion and the Hotrod it's the perfect Sound for me.
I got my first Tele just 3 months ago. A Squire Thinline Cabronita. It has a pair of Jazzmaster pickups. Plays like a dream and sounds rich and gorgeous.
Tele is king gentleman. The versatile tones are incomparable. Best guitar ever made
Wonderful playing real good advice. Looking forward to the Strat and Les Paul!
Amazing and soulful!!! Tab is the best!
DO A STRAT VIDEO!!!! Thanks for sharing these tips. They are great to bring to band practice and creat new sounds with gear I already have. Thanks so much!
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
You got it Brent, thank you so much for watching and the strat video will come soon!! //G
@Momentum88
2 жыл бұрын
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses awesome!!! Thanks!!!
Always great to share information on getting tones….Strat, YES!
Watching you playing everything with tele I complete as a person!
Great video, recently acquired my first Tele and I've been really impressed by the range of tones I can get from it, and that's all without having the chops you both have, great playing gents.
@petermalezewski4022
Жыл бұрын
Tele is all U need
Nice work and thanks for the tips!
Hahaha guys ! I knew it was about to come...a video about telecaster...Kris you deserved it and it was so nice and fun to see the sparkles in your eyes 😃 Another great video, I was nearly thinking to buy a Telly after hearing your playing....but suddenly I realized I’m playing bass now 😬 Thanks , have fun and take care! I’m looking forward to see your next video
I put a Tele pickup on an Eko acoustic in 1970 & gigged with it solo in cafes. It was great!!!!!
Such a great idea for a video. I’m going to watch it again and take notes for future reference.
Great video guys! Very informative.
For a lot of people that don't play a Tele, they don't like them...until they play one! I was a die hard Les Paul person, and never wanted a Tele. I found a cheap Squier bullet tele, and now I have 4 of them. One is a Tele Deluxe. LOL The best part about the Squier Bullet is it's thin and light. Swap out the tuners, pots, and pickups, and you have a really light Tele that's pretty cool. The Classic Vibe series is a good guitar for the money.
My Wampler Euphoria (smooth setting) does wonders with the mid switch position for sweet singing blues. I played Strats for years, but have gone over to the Tele side. Very nice job on showing what a Tele can do.
Wow. The Riviera paradise brought on the tears..the tone is nothing short of awesome.. bravo kris. You are an amazing musician..thank you for this video I really enjoyed it..god bless. I see now why you favor the telecaster so much..
Great video guys!!! Loved it. Learned a lot
The Tele is an incredibly versatile guitar and because it has an ability to get grittier, dirtier rock tones, it goes past the Strat in that area. It's super stable, has great sustain and in my experience, is a heavier guitar. That's probably why it has so much thickness behind the sound. The middle position has the spacious sound going, almost chorus like. There's a stability about the sounds that a strat won't quite get. And I never have to finick around to get the tone. The Tele is also the standard for country. It's almost required in that genre. However...the Strat is fun to play if you like dialing up tones. It covers a lot of territory. If I had to pick up one guitar for a straight hard rock gig or a country gig, the Tele is easily the one. If I'm playing at home, I grab my strats.
Great video! Love the sound of your tele!
Amazing video, thank you guys!
Enjoyed this a lot guys!
You guys are so much fun to watch haha! Please do the Strat video too!
Kris, thanks for posting this video I really appreciate your time and effort in making these videos. I mostly play a Les Paul but I recently got a American Professional Pro ll Telecaster so now I am watching a lot of T-Style videos to learn about tones and settings and this is a great video. My favorite videos from you is when you play your Custom Shop Les Paul - maybe day I will get one. Thanks again.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Tom, so glad to hear this, thank you! :) Those Professional Pro II's are just sooo good, congrats man! I'm sure you'l have a lot of inspiring moments with that sweet tele. Cheers //Kris
I love the simplicity and functionality of the Telecaster. Hands down the Stratocaster for the perfect design as far as comfort and playability.
Great video! Since my main guitar is an L5 and my back up is a tele, getting rich sounds can be a bit of a process especially at a session where you don't have pedals or sometimes control over the amp settings. Love to see a video with NO pedals- just a cable, amp, & guitar. Getting the tone perfect first with the guitar, amp, and touch or tone from the fingers alone. I think you two could really add to that discussion and offer a lot of advice.
@Dark_Souls_3
Жыл бұрын
As a dude who just bought a tele and fender blues junior, this is what I need
awesome, just bought my first guitar after using my dads, so stoked with my choice, tele player series i love it
I'm a big Tele player and that one is amazing! Great video guys :D
Awesome guys! I am currently having a love affair with my "Tele-Style", we've been going out for about 2 months and are Very happy indeed. You can do so much more than with my Gibson LP. Not that I don't love her too, you understand. Keep up the great work guys.
I’ve just bought a Tele so this is awesome. I was contemplating a Strat so hopefully the next video shows how inferior the Strat is so I know I made the right decision 😂
@hengkyvanderhouff3572
2 жыл бұрын
don't worry dude, you made a right choice , no one can beat tele bridge tone with overdrive
@chuckHart70
Жыл бұрын
I say you actually need them both! Why? BECAUSE
@JaredSchumaier
Жыл бұрын
You need both ha
@dickstryker
Жыл бұрын
Not inferior. Just different.
@ianbartle456
Жыл бұрын
HA - good luck with THAT hope!
The Tele paired with my Rat 2 by Pro Co, produces my favorite sound. Excellent video by the way guys.
Well that was loads of fun. Great work!
Definitely want to see more of this series: Strat, LP/335, P90s (maybe LP Junior), Filtertrons. I'm curios what was the other thing that Guillaume wanted to show at 11:33. Was it slide guitar? Tasty playing from both of you guys. really enjoyed it (esp. the jazzy and slide parts). Can't wait for the next video :)
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Adrian thank you so much! And yeah that other thing was slide playing, but I got my moment later ^^ We''ll get on to the other models soon then if you enjoyed that one :) //G
I dont even like Jazz but that 'warm gritty jazz blues' just gave me shivers.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Haha! I'm also not the biggest jazz fan, but a good old warm, gritty, jazzy tone is magic. I usually play chilled, moody stuff and blues with it. //Kris
The OG. Of course. 💁♂️ Superb playing from both of you guys. 💯👌
Love hear strat sounds come out of that tele!
Loved it!! Definitely a Strat, 335 and LP video. And it would be interesting one with a shredding machine like an Ibanez or similar.
nice playing. very impressing.
YES ! Amazing vid. Thank you !
great amazing tones, i love playing teles
🤔……yes! This was very well done - looking forward to future vids featuring the Strat, Les Paul, & the SG. The Telecaster is my personal favorite guitar - John 5’s Tele tones (not to mention his insane customs) are insane (“Crank It” for example)…
beautiful! Bought an American Tele a year ago and it's all I needc
Sounds amazing, I have a tele and a strat love them both equally.
Yes! Please! More videos on more guitars!
Kris, Ah yes. Finally the return of the great Kris Tele. Honestly, is there anything the Tele can't do?? I do love the Strat as well but Kris on his Tele are the sounds rock concerts are made of. Thanks for another great show. Thomann is #1.
Amazing how versatile the Tele is. I always kind of seem to overlook it for some reason. Strat and ES-335 please
Great choice of album in the background, obviously just for show!
These are great demos. I need a deeper grasp of these topics.
Great video, thanks! I'd definitely like to see the same video but with something like ES-335.
When Fender Tele has enough output and not very noisy pickups (no noiseless or hot rails etc, just regular good single coil pickups, like v-mods 1-2, texas specials), you play with their height, 2.4-2.0mm for vintage, very glassy, creamy sound, or 2.0-1.6mm, for modern music. You will keep all Telecaster benefits and character, but will be able to play any hard rock/ metal/djent music. Probably on 1-3 steps more gain on your amplifier and sometimes less volume or even tone on your guitar, for switching to gentle vintage classical sound. That's it. Pedals are up to you, maybe only like chorus and/or reverb, just for extra seperate sound experience. Cheers🙂
Fantastic guys please do more it’s great to see a new chemistry between you both working so well. Let’s do a Sg tone????
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Murray, I'm in! Let's SG up the studio soon! 💪 //Kris
Dream Team - Kris and Guillaume. Very sympathic and good players, they have fun together and it brings fun to us. And a smile . And of course the Telecaster is THE Guitar . You can play everything with Tellie like Kris show in other clips. Reggae with Les Paul ? hhmm possible but not really my cup of coffee
👏👏👏👏👏 Muy interesante, gracias. Thanks, guys!!
I have fitted a 5 way switch to my TE-80 NT Deluxe and with some creative wiring I now have even more tone choices as follows. 5. Neck in series with a 1000pf capacitor LOWFI 4. Neck and bridge HOOP (half out of phase) GREENY LES PAUL. 3. Bridge 2. Neck and bridge parallel 1. Neck 1. neck + cap in series dumps a lot of low frequencies to ground which gives it a kind of distant, almost Lo-Fi kinda sound. Like it's being heard through an old 40's wireless with a 6" speaker. 2. The neck and bridge HOOP is almost like the 'Greeny Les Paul' out of phase sound but not as drastic. Adds a little bit of 'quack' which is really cool. The pickups have been replaced for: Dimarzio FS-1 bridge pickup Iron Gear Vintage 6TS neck pickup Also CTS pots with CDE tone capacitor and 50's wiring.
Damn that warm jazz tone is beautiful! Nice work!
@CliftonBullard
2 жыл бұрын
agreed!
Great video - thankyou. Was surprised not to see something about getting a country sound...
Having a more versatile Tele helps even more .My Vintera 60s modified has 4 way switching for series/parallel and an S1 push/push on the volume knob to go in and out of phase.A game changer for me and might be the best value Tele you can buy .
First guitar was a tele and my last will most likely be one. Love em!
Awesome! And even when I think nothing is going to beat that Tele, I still want you to do it with a Strat, a Les Paul, a 335 and a Jazzmaster.
@sergeiponomarev8316
Жыл бұрын
And an SG
@md7306
Жыл бұрын
335 is hard to beat.
Love this kind of presentation. In fairness the strat sould be next. Thanks
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! To be fair, I don't think I have an other choice. haha! It's gotta be the strat next. //Kris
I always liked the sound of the Tele. It's twangy, it's got character, it's dynamically expressive, it sings.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
Жыл бұрын
All of the above, YES! It can rock like a Les Paul, do the straty thing and anything in between. //Kris
Definitely wanna see the Stratocaster video! It's one of the most iconic guitars ever! Also, as some other comments say, it would be interesting to see a P90 guitar, something like a LP Special or Junior, or even a Yamaha Revstar, those guitars seem pretty cool! In general, Rhett Shull and other youtubers call them some of the most versatile guitars out there, and it would be nice to see that put in practice!
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! We are more than happy to showthe P90 some love in this series. We both own guitars with P90s and we both love them a lot. Let's gooooo! :) //Kris
my favourite band known for telecasters is status quo
Absolutely want to see that strat video!
Great Video! I'm using the D20 with a Palmer Cab too😁🤘love it!
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses
2 жыл бұрын
Good choice Markus! Thanks for watching :) //G
Riviera paradise!!! Wasn’t expecting that. Nice!
Awesome! I hope you guys can make a Jazzmaster video!
Yes do a strat video too. Great video guys 👍
Awesome gear
Great vid!
Fender's new Player Plus Nashville Telecaster truly will do (nearly) everything. It's awesome! 😎
I have a 1981 Squier made in Japan Stratocaster with a custom made real tapped bridge pickup and a mod to enable the bridge and neck pickup to be out of phase, this pickup selection is my favourite tone full stop, it is the peaches and cream of guitar tones!
@eljefeguapobarbon
2 жыл бұрын
I also have an MIJ Squier strat that the previous owner put Lollars in and wow!
@thelegendaryundertakers4856
2 жыл бұрын
Are you sure it's 1981? Squier guitars were first sold in 1982.
@AndrewAHayes
2 жыл бұрын
@@thelegendaryundertakers4856 yea I think so as I was gifted some money by my parents when I completed my exams in 1981 and used the money to buy the guitar although it is quite possible that I waited some time before buying the guitar, one thing I am quite sure of is that I had never heard of Squire guitars before I bought it, and was confused that Fender were selling a guitar that was cheaper than the main brand but that guitar sounded better to my ear than the Fenders in the store
Amazing! Strat and Les Paul!!