tele/distorted ?
noone
Hi,
I went through "Guitar Player's" last issue with an emphasis on the
Tele-twang, however, most guitarists cited were playing
rockabilly/country/blues.
Are there good examples of Tele sounds in indie/wave music etc. using
tele's and distortion?
Apart from that, is there a neck pickup for the tele that creates a good
sound fully distorted? Mine sounds a bit muddy when played through my JCM
800 at full gain.
Cheers,
Peter
thomas john chess
noone <no...@cancer.bham.ac.uk> wrote:
: Are there good examples of Tele sounds in indie/wave music etc. using
: tele's and distortion?
I don't think there is any shortage of telecasters in most areas of
popular music (though I can't think of a jazz musician who uses a tele
offhand). Though, I don't think tele's will ever be associated with rock
as strats are. As for bands, the Cure, Bauhaus, Cranberries, Radiohead,
Longpigs, and countless others have been seen using teles at one time or
another with distortion.
: Apart from that, is there a neck pickup for the tele that creates a good
: sound fully distorted? Mine sounds a bit muddy when played through my JCM
: 800 at full gain.
I put a one of those single coil sized humbuckers (i think the model is
little 59) at the neck of one of my teles. It makes a good work horse for
for most effects and distortion (it also has a seymour duncan Jerry
Donahue Lead pickup at the bridge, which cuts down on the overall
'shrillness' teles can have).
Mark Heustis
-----------snip-------
(though I can't think of a jazz musician who uses a tele
>offhand).
Mike Stern (does jazz/fusion count?)
Mark
Jack A. Zucker
Mark Heustis wrote in message <6jbb19$l...@bolivia.earthlink.net>...
Lots of jazz guitarists use Teles. Ed Bickert is another one. I had seen
Danny Gatton many times playing jazz gigs with his Tele. There are quite a
few NY guitarists who are tired of fighting feedback and want to play more
modern stuff who use solid body guitars such as:
Mike Stern,
John Abercrombie,
Wolfgang Muthspiel,
John Scofield (thinline),
Randy Johnston (thinline)
The fact is that the player's concept and not the instrument are the
governing factor in jazz.
-Jaz
verkuilen john v
"Jack A. Zucker" <j...@gwis.com> writes:
>The fact is that the player's concept and not the instrument are the
>governing factor in jazz.
McLaughlin played Pauls and SGs a lot. DiMeola played a Paul. Now they
were mostly playing fusion and not straight jazz but I don't think anyone
would claim they weren't jazz players. I've seen a local guy in town use
a Paul with a JC for straight jazz to good effect, although he also plays
an archtop from time to time.
Jay
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Mark Heustis
>
>The fact is that the player's concept and not the instrument are the
>governing factor in jazz.
>
>-Jaz
Darned right. If I happen to practice for the next ten years and get my jazz
chops perfected I'll sure as heck be playing my Tele and loving it.
Mark
Proud Tele owner/player
zorro...@hotmail.com
In article <6jcn05$gi3$1...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
> >governing factor in jazz.
>
> were mostly playing fusion and not straight jazz but I don't think anyone
> would claim they weren't jazz players. I've seen a local guy in town use
> a Paul with a JC for straight jazz to good effect, although he also plays
> an archtop from time to time.
>
> Jay
> --
It's been reported that Larry Carlton is gigging with an older Telecaster.
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In article <6jafcd$do1$1...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, thomas john chess
<tch...@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> noone <no...@cancer.bham.ac.uk> wrote:
> : Are there good examples of Tele sounds in indie/wave music etc. using
> : tele's and distortion?
>
> I don't think there is any shortage of telecasters in most areas of
> popular music (though I can't think of a jazz musician who uses a tele
> offhand).
Mike Stern
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TIMOTHY GUEGUEN
Mike James (mja...@latech.edu) wrote:
: In article <6jafcd$do1$1...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, thomas john chess
: <tch...@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
: > noone <no...@cancer.bham.ac.uk> wrote:
: > : Are there good examples of Tele sounds in indie/wave music etc. using
: > : tele's and distortion?
: >
: > I don't think there is any shortage of telecasters in most areas of
: > popular music (though I can't think of a jazz musician who uses a tele
: > offhand).
: Mike Stern
Ed Bickert and Ted Greene.
tim gueguen 101867
Rich
thomas john chess <tch...@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>noone <no...@cancer.bham.ac.uk> wrote:
>: Are there good examples of Tele sounds in indie/wave music etc. using
>: tele's and distortion?
>
>I don't think there is any shortage of telecasters in most areas of
>popular music (though I can't think of a jazz musician who uses a tele
>as strats are. As for bands, the Cure, Bauhaus, Cranberries, Radiohead,
>Longpigs, and countless others have been seen using teles at one time or
>another with distortion.
>
>: Apart from that, is there a neck pickup for the tele that creates a good
>: sound fully distorted? Mine sounds a bit muddy when played through my JCM
>: 800 at full gain.
>
I think Page used a Tele on the first LZ album.
Richard
jdavid2
Mark Heustis wrote:
>
> >thomas john chess wrote:
>> (though I can't think of a jazz musician who uses a tele
> >offhand).
>
> Mike Stern (does jazz/fusion count?)
Ed Bickert and Ted Greene are two _great_ jazz players in tbe
traditional vein, who come to my mind off hand, who play teles (pretty
much exclusively I think). Not only can they each be considered an
innovator but they also are whatcha might call tonemeisters as well.
Beautiful stuff.
John
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Aaron Turner
Rich (r_k...@fccc.edu) wrote:
: I think Page used a Tele on the first LZ album.
And quite a bit afterwards. Including Stairway to Heaven
Aaron Turner
w3st...@my-dejanews.com
In article <6jbb19$l...@bolivia.earthlink.net>,
mheu...@not.spam.net wrote:
>
> -----------snip-------
> (though I can't think of a jazz musician who uses a tele
> >offhand).
> -------------snip-------
>
> Mike Stern (does jazz/fusion count?)
>
>
>
Jim Campilongo http://www.bluehenrecords.com/
speaking of which:
I'm interested in obscure western swing and country jazz artists I've
overlooked (you might check the Swing Set web site at
http://w3street.com/swingset and get a feel for the recordings I play off of)
and modern regional western swing bands (or bands that include western swing
in their repertoire) on CD. Thanks for any suggestions. WDVX is a community
station broadcasting in the Knoxville, Tennessee area at 89.9 fm.
Here's a recent playlist, for the WDVX Swing Set 5/14/98
http://w3street.com/swingset
Intro - Crazy Rhythm / Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys / Tiffany
Transcriptions v3
It’s Your Red Wagon / Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys / Tiffany
Transcriptions v3
I Don’t Mind / Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys / Bear Family
Box
Teardrops From My Eyes / Billy Jack Wills and his Western Swing Band /
Billy Jack Wills and his Western Swing Band
Won’t You Ride In My Little Red Wagon / Hank Penny and his Radio Cowboys
/ Heroes of Country Music: Vol. 1 Legends of Western Swing
Bubbles In My Beer / Willie Nelson / Shotgun Willie
(The Party Don’t Start) ‘Til The Playboys Get Here / Don Walser /
Rolling Stone From Texas
Rosetta / Herb Ellis / Texas Swings
Brand New Ways / Don McCalister, Jr. / Brand New Ways
Truckin’ On Down / Cliff Bruner and the Texas Wanderers / Bear Family
Box
Gettin’ That Lowdown Swing / The Modern Mountaineers / Stompin’ Western
Swing
Four, Five or Six Times / Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies /
Complete Recordings
Hot Time Mama / Hank Penny and his Radio Cowboys / Stompin’ Western
Swing
Spadella / Spade Cooley / Spadella
Lost My Gal From Memphis / Tex Williams and the Western Caravan / Tex
Williams: Vintage Collection
Dragnet / Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys / Bear Family Box
Fiesta / Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats / Loose
Lost My Gal In The Yukon / Ray Condo and his Ricochets / Door to Door
Maniac
Sign Off - A Thousand Goodnights / Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies
/ Complete Recordings...
regards,
Scott Carpenter
verkuilen john v
zorro...@hotmail.com writes:
>It's been reported that Larry Carlton is gigging with an older Telecaster.
LC played with a lot of guitars over the years, although he's most known
for the 335. His albums credit many different instruments, though--Strats,
Guilds, 335's, etc. LC's not a straight jazz player, of course, but I think
he fits the bill broadly defined.
Alan Thompson
And, according to Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix used a Tele on the studio recording
of "Foxey Lady".
A.T.
Rich wrote:
> I think Page used a Tele on the first LZ album.
>
> Richard
Carlginger
>
>And, according to Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix used a Tele on the studio
>recording
>of "Foxey Lady".
>
>A.T.
From what I read, a borrowed Tele was used on Purple Haze and Fire.
If you really listen, you can hear the Tele charactor.
Carl
BASS1234
How about Roy Buchanan?
Dan Stanley
16 May 1998 10:08:56 GMT:::: Meanwhile, back on the ranch,
carlg...@aol.com (Carlginger), wrote:
No way! I gotta go give those a closer listen...
Dan
James Noonan
Rich wrote:
>
> thomas john chess <tch...@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >noone <no...@cancer.bham.ac.uk> wrote:
> >: Are there good examples of Tele sounds in indie/wave music etc. using
> >: tele's and distortion?
> >
> >I don't think there is any shortage of telecasters in most areas of
> >popular music (though I can't think of a jazz musician who uses a tele
> >offhand). Though, I don't think tele's will ever be associated with rock
> >as strats are. As for bands, the Cure, Bauhaus, Cranberries, Radiohead,
> >Longpigs, and countless others have been seen using teles at one time or
> >another with distortion.
> >
> >: Apart from that, is there a neck pickup for the tele that creates a good
> >: sound fully distorted? Mine sounds a bit muddy when played through my JCM
> >: 800 at full gain.
> >
>
>
> Richard
On the Metallica video for the unforgiven II James Hetfield is playing a
Telecaster.
RMars9804
How can anyone forget Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Mike Campbell,and of
course the two ultimate Tele Rockers Skunk Baxter (check out solo on Steely
Dan's "My Old School") and Steve Morse he made a Tele scream in the Dregs days
Vinn S.
or clapton in the yardbirds, or for that matter Pages Stairway to Heaven
Solo?
Cheers,
Vinn
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Vinn S. (zo...@cyberwar.com) wrote:
: or clapton in the yardbirds, or for that matter Pages Stairway to Heaven
: Solo?
Or Jeff Beck, since it was the guitar he gave Page being used on Stairway
Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner
The late Jeff Buckley was a Tele devotee. Plus a whole load of UK bands -
Elastica, one of the guitarists in Radiohead, Blur, Supergrass (the latter
also use Burns sometimes). The list goes on...
Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner
And some Pink Floyd is done with a Tele. Syd Barret used a Tele, and
Gilmour has at various points. (See "About Face" (?) solo album
Aaron Turner
Joe12Bar
Let us not forget that late and great Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton, both of
whom could get more sounds out of a Telecaster than all three Hellecaster
combined!
Joe12Bar
"You're only ever a semi-tone away from a great note." --Charlie Parker
Aaron Turner
Carl Christensen (ca...@navpoint.com) wrote:
: Weren't they both in the Yardbirds at one time both using Tele's?
Not sure about both using Teles as Page acquired Beck's, or one of Beck's.
Actually I thought Beck mostly played an Esquire in the Yardbirds, so
maybe it was almost a two Tele line up. Page started in the Yardbirds on
bass though. Not sure about the detailed history any more than that
Aaron Turner
RMars9804
This is off the subject, But I need to find a pickup guy who is familiar with
Burns Tri-sonic pickups, If anyone knows anyone please post, Also if anyone
knows how to get in touch with Kent Armstrong in the UK it would be helpful
as he is the only guy I know of that is familiar with these things except of
course for Brian May.
Aaron Turner
In article <199805180102...@ladder01.news.aol.com> you wrote:
: This is off the subject, But I need to find a pickup guy who is familiar
Kent Armstrong doesn't make the Tri Sonic pickups, though. There is
someone who works for Burns who designs the NuSonic (?) pickups, and so
on. His name is buried in the depths of one of my guitar mags somewhere,
but I'd reckon this might be the person to speak to rather than Kent
Armstrong.
Kent Armstrong (or Sky pickups) is based in Shadoxhurst, Hazeldene, in
Kent, UK, I think. (something like that).
Aaron Turner
Jeff Mead
In article <199805180102...@ladder01.news.aol.com>, RMars9804
<rmar...@aol.com> writes
>This is off the subject, But I need to find a pickup guy who is familiar with
>Burns Tri-sonic pickups, If anyone knows anyone please post, Also if anyone
>knows how to get in touch with Kent Armstrong in the UK it would be helpful
>as he is the only guy I know of that is familiar with these things except of
>course for Brian May.
Yes, Kent Armstrong is your man for all pickup-related stuff. I'm
pretty sure he makes replicas of the old Burns pickups as well:
Hazeldene,
Nickley Wood Road,
Shadoxhurst
Kent
TN26 ILZ
01233 732527
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Jeff Mead
EMail: je...@bayou.demon.co.uk