Tele vs Strat?

robgilmo

So Im sat here playing the tele, drinking JD and wondering what your opinions are on tele vs trat? I reckon its like this, the Tele simply doesnt give a fuck, not one fuck does it give, you can bash the hell out of it or play it like its a gentle virgin and it simply doesnt give a shit, it fucking loves what ever you throw at it, it barks like an angry dog even when its being polite, when you go to bed its up snorting coke off a prostitutes tits and avin it large wit da crew, the strat on the other had is a bit needy, clingy, it wont do anything it shouldnt, it will shop you in for letting your car tax expire by a day, it will weep if you ignore it, its a dainty little thing sat there in its candy red coat waiting for the next session of gospel music to come along on radio two so it can sing along, it needs a halo above it and a shit load of jesus to make it right. Am I wrong?

meltedbuzzbox

Yes, you are wrong

thegummy

Interesting take on it.

For me it's more that one has 2 pickups and a hard tail, the other has 3 pickups, a trem and contours on the body.

robgilmo

Fuck sake boys, you aint tryin hard enough!

robgilmo

Need I say more?

Garthy

I can't say I've ever played a tele or a strat and had those thoughts you've had. I just find teles uncomfortable and generally can't wait to give them back.

57Deluxe

depends how much you like endless repeats and Strictly, Ant and Ant, Celebrity. I'd rather play guitar myself.

JonHosker

I settled at one of each and stopped looking for more. Very different guitars.
Tele to me is bright, crisp and direct sounding.
Strat has more character and a soulful expressive tone. But....play em and learn what you like.

robgilmo

Try watching that without looking at bums, they just dont make yrousers like that anymore.

robgilmo

Yeah sorry guys, bit drunk tonight, looking for some middle ground between the two so I have been playing both, I have to wittle things down to one guitar.

munckee

I definitely need both and you need less whisky : )

Not really more whisky is always the answer.  I have thought similar before that a tele suits dirty bridge sounds all day long while a strat with a clean neck sound is a heavenly thing.

shoodurs

The strats more versatile so keep that one.

robgilmo

But the Tele is a dirty , growling, barking bag of madness, the Strat is a goldfish in a bag of holy water. Why the fuck did Leo put such arse biscuits on the shelves of decent every day shop owners knowing that one day someones brain would explode into fuckadyness.

thegummy

robgilmo said:

But the Tele is a dirty , growling, barking bag of madness, the Strat is a goldfish in a bag of holy water. Why the fuck did Leo put such arse biscuits on the shelves of decent every day shop owners knowing that one day someones brain would explode into fuckadyness.

Think you're blaming Mr Fender for what Mr Daniels has caused :P

JerkMoans

So while the Strat is whining about how hard it is to be even half a man in this uncaring, dystopian 21st century world, the Tele is out there snorting a line from between the Strat’s girlfriend’s buttocks?

thegummy

JerkMoans said:

So while the Strat is whining about how hard it is to be even half a man in this uncaring, dystopian 21st century world, the Tele is out there snorting a line from between the Strat’s girlfriend’s buttocks?

Nah the Tele is working hard on his ranch while its daughter is out in the city dancing to funky music with the Strat

Voxman

robgilmo said:

So Im sat here playing the tele, drinking JD 

Yeeeah...that about covers it I think.  In the morning, when you've sobered up, you'll look back at this thread and think..
.... !    

robgilmo

Yeah man, no but yeah but, this is just one of those things thst needs to be talked about, like tight vs loose boxers.

Lebarque

I see them like jeans. The Tele is like the pair your Mum bought you when you were a kid: uncomfortable, inflexible and brash. The strat, on the other hand, is like your favourite pair: fits like a glove, understated cool and can be worn in any number of environments.

Voxman

robgilmo said:

Yeah man, no but yeah but, this is just one of those things that needs to be talked about, like tight vs loose boxers.

Uuuummmm - no, actually it doesn't.  ...you gotta lay off those magic...

Solution - get a tele and a strat and you're covered.  And go commando to save you the other dilemma and reduce your laundry and help save the planet.

Three-ColourSunburst

All Paths Lead to Magical Thinking

In recent years, psychologists have come to understand religion and paranormal belief as resulting, in most people, from simple errors in reasoning. You believe in God or astrology or a purpose in life because you apply ideas about people — that they have thoughts and intentions — to the natural world.

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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-hutson/all-paths-lead-to-magical-thinking_b_3942656.html

https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~ara/Manuscripts/Willard_Norenzayan_Cognitive_Biases.pdf