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10/21/2002 12:25 am
Anyone know some good bands that always or almost always use Telecasters. I am looking for some good music from the Tele's. I love The Rolling Stones and have a few others, but just looking to open up the horizon a bit. Not country byt the way.
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Lordathestrings
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10/21/2002 5:12 am
About half of Jimmy Page's stuff was recorded with a Tele, and most of his live stuff.
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Dejan Sajinovic
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10/21/2002 9:47 am
I know that some stuff is recorded by Jimmy (like Heartbreaker solo) but I doubt if it´s half. And I especially doubt if he used tele a lot live ´cause on evry picture and evry video I saw by Zepp, Jimmy had a Gibson L.P. guitar.
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SLY
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10/21/2002 2:48 pm
Jimmy Page used Tele's in his early days... I'm sure that 'Led Zeppelin I' was entirely recorded on Tele's... he also performed some early live shows with Tele's (I have a video for 'Dazed & confused' & he used a Tele)...

Later he discovered the Les Paul & Marshalls , and never changed them .
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Lordathestrings
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10/21/2002 4:24 pm
Page was using a Tele on stage at least until April 1971, when I saw them play in Ottawa... Which left me dazed and confused.
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Alpha_Monkey
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10/21/2002 4:52 pm
Radiohead use a lot of tele's.
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TheElectricSnep
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10/22/2002 3:23 pm
The Eagles.

Yes there is some country element in there, but dont be put off, they play rock like tracks as well. I saw a performance of Hotel California on TV where one of the guitarists had a tele, I think thats what they tend to use. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Polera
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Polera
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10/22/2002 11:00 pm
I agree, the tele is a damn fine instrument! by the way izzy stradlin used a tele! and i played on in a store and its feel was amazing. The tone that resinated in the guitar felt great, better then my strat!
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lalimacefolle
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10/23/2002 3:15 am
Albert Collins uses a tele

Bruce Springteen too

Andy Summers (of the Police) used a tele throughout his police days

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chris mood
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chris mood
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10/25/2002 2:18 pm
Mike Stern!!
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