Stratocaster VS. Telecaster

lespaulrocker95 · 07-02-2009, 08:44 PM

Which one do you think is better? (I myself prefer the strat). Explain why you think one has an advantage over the other. Feel free to post pics

dennistruckdriver · 07-02-2009, 08:51 PM

diceman · 07-02-2009, 08:53 PM

I'd have an easier time deciding which one of my kids I like more.

BUDOKAI · 07-02-2009, 11:14 PM

mim strat > mim tele
mia tele > everything

gibbbbbbbaaaay!!! · 07-02-2009, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUDOKAI

mim strat > mim tele
mia tele > everything

FAIL! It should be Gibson LP>Everything

***b-squared*** · 07-02-2009, 11:58 PM

I like 'em both.

I play my Strat a lot, and have a Chinacaster (Squire Affinity Tele) project guitar that plays and sounds quite good.

I have a push/push pot in my Strat that activates the neck pickup--this way I can get that Tele middle position sound with the pickup selector in the bridge position.

BB

zplapplap · 07-03-2009, 12:03 AM

Tough question.

I don't think one is better. Both are distinctive sounding guitars that are, for many, absolutely essential.

If I HAD to choose, I'd choose a strat. But not because I think it's better. Nothing on the strat is better than the tele bridge pickup. I take the strat for vesatility and the vibrato bar.

Iceman0124 · 07-03-2009, 02:19 AM

Totally different beasts, and both have their place. If I could only have one guitar period, a nice heavy as hell soild ash tele with vintage plate, good alnico 5 pups and a 4 way switch would be my first choice.

Instead of asking "which is better", you should ask "which do you prefer", I have two strats and a tele , and all are essential pieces of my aresenal.

hbucker · 07-03-2009, 11:03 AM

For me it's like asking which I like better: a chisel or a flathead screwdriver?

They're different tools for different jobs. Strat is more comfortable. Yet there is a workman-like feel to the plank of wood that is a Telecaster. I dig that. Strats are fancier, but with fancy comes the potential for more adjustment problems and irritations.

I've tried to hit the best of both worlds with a Nashville Tele (middle pickup like a Strat) so I can get the cool notch tones of a Strat but still basically have a Tele. Still, I know it's not "just as good as a Strat". It's more like having a chisel that I can sometimes use as a screwdriver too...

My Nashville Tele w/Warmoth Boatneck and Wilkinson compensated bridge:

frankthomson · 07-03-2009, 01:09 PM

^^^eggzakly.

dennistruckdriver · 07-03-2009, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUDOKAI

mim strat > mim tele

WRONG!!!! MIM Strat has cheap ceramic pickups, while MIM Telecasters have nice Alnico pickups!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUDOKAI

mia tele > everything

WRONG again! MIA Telecasters are nice, but are not 'better than everything' for all styles of music or all players.

If you like MIA Telecasters better than all other guitars, then that is your preference, but not all of us here agree....after all; this is a LES PAUL forum!

JM Vasek · 07-03-2009, 03:37 PM

Which is better? A hammer or a screw-driver?

Essentially the same question. That said, I play my Tele more.

Yogi · 07-03-2009, 03:59 PM

Personally I like the sound of both, but in the looks Category a Strat just looks sexier to me. With all those curves and Contours, it just screams "play me!"

overdriver · 07-03-2009, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dennistruckdriver

+1

overdriver · 07-03-2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gibbbbbbbaaaay!!!

FAIL! It should be Gibson LP>Everything

There never has been, or ever will be a Gibson Les Paul, that can sound as good as a properly built Telecaster or Stratocaster.

dennistruckdriver · 07-03-2009, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overdriver

There never has been, or ever will be a Gibson Les Paul, that can sound as good as a properly built Telecaster or Stratocaster.

Mr Insane · 07-03-2009, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overdriver

There never has been, or ever will be a Gibson Les Paul, that can sound as good as a properly built Telecaster or Stratocaster.

ToothDecay · 07-03-2009, 06:51 PM

Questions like this are pointless. It's all down to preference

JM Vasek · 07-03-2009, 06:56 PM

Maybe the next thread should be: What would win in a fight - a liger or a unicorn?

overdriver · 07-03-2009, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToothDecay

Questions like this are pointless. It's all down to preference

And most other ?s on guitar forums do have a point!!!?

randelli · 07-03-2009, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JM Vasek

Maybe the next thread should be: What would win in a fight - a liger or a unicorn?

I've got $100 on the liger

Dave1968 · 07-03-2009, 07:30 PM

I sold my strat in preference to a tele. I love the fat neck and slab of a body my tele has and am enjoying a whole new episode playing guitars. I'll probably get a 62 strat reissue in the future, I like them alot! It depends what mood Im kinda in... They are both equally a pleasure to play and sometimes hard to distinguish which is which! Both have great tones.

At the end of the day there are three electric guitars you shouldn't be without:

LP, Strat & a Tele (in no preferencial order!!) They all inspire me regardless of origin, as long as it has that killer tone!!! Yessss!!!! :-)

frankthomson · 07-03-2009, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave1968

...should have

LP, Strat & a Tele (in no preferencial order!!) They all inspire me regardless of origin, as long as it has that killer tone!!! Yessss!!!! :-)

gospel, baby

strats always seemed like chick guitars to me......
weird
buti still have a few

SiriusAbbott · 07-03-2009, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankthomson

gospel, baby

strats always seemed like chick guitars to me......
weird
buti still have a few

I dont...not anymore anyway

the only Fender design left in my Guitarmory is the G.H.Reno custom Tele,its sound is

that and the fact I won her makes her pretty much a keeper

BTW Frank,that certain Korina we know,was NEVER grounded at the factory

shes quiet as a Liger now

googaboogaloo · 07-10-2009, 12:10 PM

i had a strat now i have 2 epiphone les pauls and 1 agile lespaul

dennistruckdriver · 07-10-2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by googaboogaloo

i had a strat now i have 2 epiphone les pauls and 1 agile lespaul

The point being....?

Mark H · 07-10-2009, 12:58 PM

I knew that the poor guy was gonna get hammered when I saw the topic and then a few more mowed down with odd reply's. I even had $$ on who would do the mowing?

ANYHOW
Look at LZ I & II ya think that those jewles were recorded w/ a LP, but come to find out TELE?
Hendrix made a Strat sound like....well.... not my fathers Oldsmobile or to me even a Strat?
I have a Tele with dule hunbuckers and a coil tap, think LP?
I have a Strat with S1 wiring, the all 3 pups is well, not Strat like.

A stock Strat is more for me that a stock Tele.
The Strat is thought of as first a Surf sound the Rock N Roll.
The Tele Country misic. Maybe thats why John 5 stiil uses one, he started hin pro career as a player for a country singer. Then slaped a humbucker in it and went over to Rob Zombie. His Tete sounds GREAT!
There is something about that neck lip stick Tele pup.
Kinda like a LP that has a P-90, something about it.

So I'll say gimmie a Strat with a SSH set up.
Oh wait ain't that my BC Rich Super Strat?

overdriver · 07-10-2009, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by googaboogaloo

i had a strat now i have 2 epiphone les pauls and 1 agile lespaul

That too bad. I feel for your loss!

googaboogaloo · 07-10-2009, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dennistruckdriver

The point being....?

i dont like strats

michaelwlf3 · 07-10-2009, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lespaulrocker95

Which one do you think is better? (I myself prefer the strat). Explain why you think one has an advantage over the other. Feel free to post pics

The only question better than this one is "Which is better for blues - Les Paul or Stratocaster?", or "Ginger or Mary Ann?"

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zplapplap Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,534 Thanks: 79 Thanked 16 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Stratocaster VS. Telecaster Tough question. I don't think one is better. Both are distinctive sounding guitars that are, for many, absolutely essential. If I HAD to choose, I'd choose a strat. But not because I think it's better. Nothing on the strat is better than the tele bridge pickup. I take the strat for vesatility and the vibrato bar. __________________ 2008 Gibson Les Paul Classic Antique 2000 Fender American Series Telecaster 2006 Breedlove AD20/SR Plus 2008 Fender Super Reverb RI 2009 Vox AC4TV8 2002 Fender Mini Twin

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Iceman0124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 1,533 Thanks: 39 Thanked 12 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Stratocaster VS. Telecaster Totally different beasts, and both have their place. If I could only have one guitar period, a nice heavy as hell soild ash tele with vintage plate, good alnico 5 pups and a 4 way switch would be my first choice. Instead of asking "which is better", you should ask "which do you prefer", I have two strats and a tele , and all are essential pieces of my aresenal.

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hbucker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Stratocaster VS. Telecaster For me it's like asking which I like better: a chisel or a flathead screwdriver? They're different tools for different jobs. Strat is more comfortable. Yet there is a workman-like feel to the plank of wood that is a Telecaster. I dig that. Strats are fancier, but with fancy comes the potential for more adjustment problems and irritations. I've tried to hit the best of both worlds with a Nashville Tele (middle pickup like a Strat) so I can get the cool notch tones of a Strat but still basically have a Tele. Still, I know it's not "just as good as a Strat". It's more like having a chisel that I can sometimes use as a screwdriver too... My Nashville Tele w/Warmoth Boatneck and Wilkinson compensated bridge: __________________

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JM Vasek Respectable Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,636 Thanks: 24 Thanked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Stratocaster VS. Telecaster Which is better? A hammer or a screw-driver? Essentially the same question. That said, I play my Tele more. __________________ -JM

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Yogi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 660 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Stratocaster VS. Telecaster Personally I like the sound of both, but in the looks Category a Strat just looks sexier to me. With all those curves and Contours, it just screams "play me!" __________________ Fall mountains... just don't fall on me...

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JM Vasek Respectable Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,636 Thanks: 24 Thanked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Stratocaster VS. Telecaster Maybe the next thread should be: What would win in a fight - a liger or a unicorn? __________________ -JM

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Dave1968 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lancashire, England Posts: 453 Thanks: 14 Thanked 9 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Stratocaster VS. Telecaster I sold my strat in preference to a tele. I love the fat neck and slab of a body my tele has and am enjoying a whole new episode playing guitars. I'll probably get a 62 strat reissue in the future, I like them alot! It depends what mood Im kinda in... They are both equally a pleasure to play and sometimes hard to distinguish which is which! Both have great tones. At the end of the day there are three electric guitars you shouldn't be without: LP, Strat & a Tele (in no preferencial order!!) They all inspire me regardless of origin, as long as it has that killer tone!!! Yessss!!!! :-) __________________ Charvel Model 2 (Japanese) 1987, Jackson Floyd Rose, Electric Blue, Rosewood Fender Telecaster USA Highway One 2007 Blonde, Maple Burny RLG 50 (1983-85) Black Gibson Les Paul Standard '58 VOS Washed Cherry 2008 Marshall 12R amp 1987 Line 6 POD X3 Fender Precision bass 70's replica in the making: http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/my-o...s-project.html

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Mark H Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woodstock, GA UNINTED STATES of AMERICA Posts: 813 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Stratocaster VS. Telecaster I knew that the poor guy was gonna get hammered when I saw the topic and then a few more mowed down with odd reply's. I even had $$ on who would do the mowing? ANYHOW Look at LZ I & II ya think that those jewles were recorded w/ a LP, but come to find out TELE? Hendrix made a Strat sound like....well.... not my fathers Oldsmobile or to me even a Strat? I have a Tele with dule hunbuckers and a coil tap, think LP? I have a Strat with S1 wiring, the all 3 pups is well, not Strat like. A stock Strat is more for me that a stock Tele. The Strat is thought of as first a Surf sound the Rock N Roll. The Tele Country misic. Maybe thats why John 5 stiil uses one, he started hin pro career as a player for a country singer. Then slaped a humbucker in it and went over to Rob Zombie. His Tete sounds GREAT! There is something about that neck lip stick Tele pup. Kinda like a LP that has a P-90, something about it. So I'll say gimmie a Strat with a SSH set up. Oh wait ain't that my BC Rich Super Strat? __________________ Mark Hatheway..pawn shop king. " Even if you say just a one more...I won't leave you alone"

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