Strats have the faster neck of the two guitars. However, tele's have an amazing blues tone. If I were you, heh, I'd buy an Ibanez. They exploit foreign work more than anyone else, so their guitars are relatively cheap in comparison with others. Actually, here's what I suggest. www.carvin.com Go to that site and buy a guitar. they ship directly from their factory so there's no store markup and they make AWESOME guitars and AMAZING electronics. (go for the seven strings, they kick ass)