My First Fender Telecaster?

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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - A Brief History
03:35 - The Hits
04:34 - Keith Richards
06:05 - Prince
06:40 - The Boss
07:40 - Other Players
08:12 - The Vintera II '60s Telecaster

[leonardpeters]

My dad, God rest his soul, gave me a Telecaster as a gift. To this day there is nothing quite like it. There are times when I will go a while playing on my other guitars. Then I come back to it, and look up and say, "Thanks Dad". It is such a wonderful character filled guitar. I get tones out of it that I get from nothing else. And man could my dad pick a player of a guitar! Every guitar he ever gave me (and there have been many), plays incredible.

[Gruntle]

There comes a time in every guitarist’s life when they realise how amazing Teles are. Some people get it early, some get it late, but everyone gets it.

[JDavidChilders]

My family gifted me a Telecaster for my 60th birthday. I love it and I have been playing it ever since. It's such a simple instrument, but so awesome!

[Howard-djvo]

I’m a huge Tele lover. I’ve played professionally for 45 years. My go to tele is a 1972 tele custom. I bought it down in South Georgia in 1984. I own Les Pauls, Stratocasters, and many others. But that tele has probably been played more than all the others put together. It’s my work horse.

Loved the video. Thanks for sharing.

[spillemusicstudios]

As a Strat and jazzmaster lover, I gotta say. The tele has to be Leo's most genius design. It just works in literally every genre. If you roll that tone knob back a little bit on the bridge pickup, it takes out the twangy-ness and sounds very humbucker-esche. so versatile.

[CrocAU]

your story telling skills are amazing, is like you are the David Attenborough of musical history. love you work.

[simontemplar]

Heck yeah! Tele player here! Also, Ren is a Telecaster guy as well!

There's just something about these humble and unassuming instruments. They're absolutely beautiful- and very easy to mod. Which Leo intended. That's cool.

[robbnutter]

The Telecaster tuning stability is LEGENDARY.

[robinatkinson]

Hi Mary I'm an old guy in the UK, started playing acoustic at 65, then bought a telecaster , never looked back, I'm self taught not very good but love my guitar .best wishes Rob

[flaviogolz]

Few years ago, I decided to go back to have guitar lessons, after 25 years. A business trip to Chicago put me in the right spot to buy the guitar I needed for that. The guitar I initially was looking for, a Danelectro, was out of stock and destiny put a Squier Telecaster classic vibe 50 in my life. I love that it has all the old specs and I feel like experiencing what those musicians were feeling experimenting solid body guitars as a new thing. Just played that Tele today and it is a total joy for me. Thanks, Leo. Thanks, Mary.

[joelshields]

Lifetime Fender player (Strats and Jazzmasters, mostly); recent Tele convert. A few months ago, I finished my blackguard partscaster Tele - MJT pine body with butterscotch nitro finish, Musikraft blackguard-spec one-piece maple neck with heavy-rolled fretboard (so comfortable), Lollar pickups - it instantly felt like home and became my number one the first time I played it after setting it up. I have a lot of guitars, but if I had to pick one, I wouldn't even think about it. The Tele is The One. It's always the first one I reach for.

Telecasters are everything you need and nothing you don't. Mine is very sensitive to dynamics, and I think that's helped me as a player. A good one will show you everything about your playing, good and bad. Despite their simplicity, there are plenty of tricks you can still do (see Jim Campilongo), and you can play any style of music with them. I don't listen to a lot of jazz guitar, but when I do, it's often Tele players (Frisell, Lage). The Tele neck pickup has a beautiful tone that complements jazz voicings far better than a hollowbody with the tone rolled totally off, IMO. And if you want to get raw and nasty, a good Tele bridge pickup will get you there, and you'll slice through the mix like a knife. And of course if you are a country player, it's no contest. Teles ARE the country electric guitar sound (and a lot of early rock and soul, for that matter).

[lofichillz]

I’ve always been a Les Paul guy. But 2 years ago I bought my first Tele. It is now my main “go to” guitar. It just cuts through a mix perfectly without a lot of harshness. 👍

[brianpasco]

Well done, Mary. There's nothing that can't be done on a Telecaster. But one isn't enough - five, and counting, for me... Enjoy it, and we hope to hear much more!!

[johnnymossville]

Your style using fingers instead of pick lends itself to what I think is the best tele sound, full and smooth with just the right amount of bite, and never harsh. Watching this video with good headphones was a real treat!

[grandpabrogan]

Congrats on your very first Telecaster! I was late in discovering it too. For years and many guitars, I had been missing ‘that’ sound I hear in my head that my fingers and gear couldn’t quite express. Previously scorned, when I finally rediscovered the Tele, I rediscovered myself! Dig deeper Mary, there’s a lot more of your soul still hidden underneath that red ‘canoe paddle!’ ❤

[danielalcalde]

It took you a long time but it's never too late. It's been more than thirty years since I had an electric guitar, I sold them before I got married, during the pandemic I took the plunge and my selection was a telecaster. Very happy with her, greetings from Lima Peru

[LeeFKoch]

What a nice tribute to an iconic instrument! Thanks, Mary! I don't own a tele, and have never played one, but alot of the guitarists I look up to do. Maybe one day, like you, I'll say, "I don't know why it's taken me so long..."

[tomshoemaker]

Wonderful video Mary! CS Blackguard Tele player here. The simplest of designs, but iconic to the history of our music. Last guitar I’d ever part with and very happy to see you now have your first 🙂

[MrJayscinema]

Now the proud owner of two teles. My father in law just gave me a custom USA tele as a wedding present :) the other one is a player tele based on the 1951 no-caster. Great addition Mary! You’ll end up using it as the most reliable guitar in your sets

[gregbaxter]

Nice history and congrats. I feel like Tom Petty, Chrissie Hynde and Mike Campbell should be mentioned as well. They played Tele's through the 80's when most of rock music was being played on pointy guitars and Floyd Rose dive bombing tremolos. They carried the torch when it was cool to turn their backs to them.