hobitbob wrote:I never could get into Teles. I don't know how others play them, because I always get a corn-pone cousin boinking twang whenever I try to play them.
i used to play guitar, and i owned a Tele. if you use the neck pickup only and roll the treble back a bit, you'll get a great fat warm jazz tone. IMO Teles are a bit touchy, and don't play great out of the box like Strats or Les Pauls. they require a bit of romance.
lots of great R&R made with the Tele. Jimmy Page used it quite a bit (along with Danelectros) on the first 2 Led Zep. LPs.
i read an interview with the late Stevie Ray Vaughn. he said the only guitar he'd ever regretted giving up was pre-CBS tele.
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i'm now a drummer, i own my favorite drums: FIBES.
as far a cymbals go, i have some old A & K Zildjians. saving for some Bosphorus, or Agops.