As I'm sure most of you know, I have played Fender Strats more or less exclusively for the past 25 years or so. But, I must now confess to having been completely seduced by the sound, feel and the look of the trusted old Fender Telecaster.As I've mostly played solo gigs over the past year or so, I have become used to the simplicity of the acoustic guitar and the strictness of its technical limitations ie: no distortion, no whammy bar and no pickups etc. So it sort of makes sense that when I pick up an electric guitar again, it should be a Tele. And, having constantly played cat and mouse with the strats tuning frailties, I find that like the acoustic guitar, the stability of the Telecaster is most refreshing, to say the least.
The guitar pictured above is a limited edition American Vintage Reissue Telecaster, in a very rare black finish (click image to enlarge). These were only made for a short time during 1997. When I first got this guitar I was instantly blown away by its sound, even more so than the other Tele I already had, but wasn't entirely convinced by its feel. Until that is, my friend Neil in Newcastle's Sound Control made the simplest of adjustments to the truss rod. Then suddenly "Hey Presto" the guitar exploded into life. Never before have I experienced such a dramatic change in an instrument from such a minute mechanical correction. This particular guitar is very heavy and has a sound like nothing else I've ever heard. I love the grainy gritty tone of these guitars so much I cant stop playing them.
I have posted an mp3 of how this guitar sounds, you can hear it by simply clicking the link below.
Telecaster Mutiny mp3
All the best,
Paul
