what electric guitar is better...a fender telecastor (however you spell it) or a fender stratocaster????
2006-08-12 09:44:53 · 6 answers · asked by Just wonderin' 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
and what is the difference?
2006-08-12 09:46:15 · update #1
Simply put, if you play rock get a Stratocaster. If you play country get a Telecaster. These are the number one guitars for these genres, although the Strat gets a lot of competition from the Gibson Les Paul.
Heres a partial list of some well known Strat users past and present:
http://www.fender-guitars.com/fender-strats-famous.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster
Jeff Beck /Richie Blackmore/Eric Clapton/Kurt Cobain/Billy Corgan/Robert Cray/Dick Dale/The Edge/David Gilmour/Rory Gallagher/Buddy Guy/Jimi Hendrix/Buddy Holly/ Eric Johnson/Mark Knopfler/Yngwie Malmsteen/John Mayer/Bonnie Raitt/Richie Sambora/Marty Stuart/Robin Trower/Stevie Ray Vaughn/ Jimmie Vaughan /Tommy Bolin, Bob Dylan, John Frusciante, Janick Gers, Mick Green, Albert Hammond Jr., George Harrison, Mary Kaye, Terry Kath, Ed King, Mike McCready, Dave Murray, Mike Oldfield, Uli Jon Roth, Steve Rothery, Mike Rutherford, Adrian Smith, Richard Thompson, Joe Walsh, Dean Ween, Yan, and Frank Zappa.
2006-08-12 10:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Stratobratster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a matter of personal preference and the type of music you will be playing. I own both. My 73 Telecaster has a bright "texas-twang" sound. My SRV Stratocaster has a fuller, more balanced sound.
The tele has 2 single coil pickups. The strat has 3 single coil pickups, although there are variations. Most teles have a set bridge, while most strats have a spring-loaded tremelo (or "whammy-bar").
For rock, the best choice is the Stratocaster. If you like country, the Telecaster is better. For blues, I use both.
2006-08-12 09:47:29 · answer #2 · answered by john_stolworthy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one can tell you that. play them both and listen to the tone because they will both be very different. tele's are used alot in country music since they have a more twangy sound. strats tend to be more versitile. you hear them alot in rock, blues and sometimes even some more hard rock stuff. i think you can get a larger variety of tones and sounds from the strat but try them both and see which one suits your musical style.
2006-08-12 09:53:40 · answer #3 · answered by adman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
strat... jimmi hendrix played on one of those
2006-08-12 09:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by lacrosse chick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the strat is more for metal-type music, whereas the tely is more for c&w, r&b etc.....
2006-08-12 09:48:34 · answer #5 · answered by THE Jester 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
strat
2006-08-12 09:47:47 · answer #6 · answered by kimmyisahotbabe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋