Strat or Tele?

I wana find out what people like more, a strat or a tele.
Personally, i dont like the teles twang 2 much, and its look. im in love with my mexican strat, so i just wana know what you people think. And i know its kinda late, but i added a pole so please vote.

I love Tele's. I think people judge Tele's too quickly. They don't twang if you don't want them to. Brad Paisley for example is a country guitar player and plays a Tele. Jimmy Page, one of the greatest rock guitarists used a Tele on Zep 1, Stairway solo, and countless other tunes. A Tele will do whatever you want it to do. I own a tele and play everything with it.

I have tried many strats and have yet to find one I like. I love listening to Floyd, SRV, even Clapton and I like their sound, but everytime i try a strat it just doesn't feel (or sound) right.

[font=trebuchet ms]One of the guitars I used to own, that I'd like to get back, is a MIJ '62 Re-issue Strat. I took out that tone-stealin P.O.S. trem and replaced it with a big brass block under the bridge. That lady had tone!

But the one kind of guitar that I've never owned, but will one day, is a Tele. I agree with what the Tele Master says. It's just about the most versatile axe out there. I really don't like the look of the headstock, and the square edges of the body are not exactly comfortable, but it'll make any kind of music you have in you.[/font]

I have and adore both...

Why discriminate?

I have had both and the tele is thicker, juicier and definitely the better choice.

I'd have to say I prefer the Tele. I like Strat's as well, but like everything about the Tele more. I'm planning on building a custom Tele one of these day's with an updated body. The body will kind of be a mix between a Tele and a LP, and the headstock will be a mix between a PRS and an LP. Here's what I came up with:

ur right, i mean, ive played rock on a tele...lol, but still, i like strats more cuz in my opinion there alittle more comfortable to play, by the shape and designe

and thanx alot for posting, i hope 2 c more posts :cool:

Originally Posted by: PonyOneBut it can also really tear it up: Filter, Fugazi, and John 5 of Marily Manson fame have wielded them as well.

Fugazi has never torn up anything but my eardrums.

teles have cool sounds, but im more rock-oriented, so obviusly strats are good 4 that.not saying teles arnt, but its a different sound.but in my opinion, im not sure, but last time i tried a tele, i think, was it heavier than a strat?no i dont think so

Strat Strat Strat Strat....

I don't like the way stratocasters look honestly. I have my ibanez which is a strat copy, black with a white pickguard.... yeah, do you know how often I get things like "oh, my boyfriend has that guitar" or "oh, my brother has one just like that!" it's annoying

I like teles more, though, now that I think about it, I've never really played a strat or a tele... (not a fender at least), I've played a 1964 fender mustang, and did not like the shape of the neck at all, it was so narrow! my fingers were squished together to make chords... but I'm aware that the fenders have lots of different neck shapes.

as for comfortability, I've never really been able to play any guitar sitting down. I like playing standing up, cause I have my guitar hanging down by my waist, and when I'm sitting it's like against my chest, and I just can't play like that very well. so, in conclusin, I like teles more, though I've never played either... just from looks and from ones that I've heard.

Love em both...have em both...its nice..comes down to what i wanna play or how that decides which one im gonna pick.

but what i really hate is when some new brand will build a guitar that is a strat, except its a little less curved at the top-, and dont say fender, i think its sooo cheap

Yeah, fenders neck really differ from model to model. Mustangs have a really messed up feel to them, and some others are just a little weird.

i like strats...

i aint want nun od those i want a les paul
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Originally Posted by: Fenderallthewayi like strats...

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I havn't played either of them but i think most beatiful of all strat's and tele's is the '69 Telecaster Thinline. :D

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