FENDER STROCASTER VS TELECASTER

Metal zone is black. Only playing blues. Lots of black and blues.... so lots of bruises!

Metal zone is black. Only playing blues. Lots of black and blues.... so lots of bruises!

It's 0530. I have to work, but this made me a bit happier. Also, my manager is late so I'm chilling in the car, but that was a good laugh :)

Glad I could help. Have a good day. Almost midnight here. Just waiting for next staffer to arrive so I can go home.

I think it really comes down to a personal preference. I have played each of the styles you mentioned on strats, teles, jazzmasters, acoustics, les pauls, hollowbodies and a ukulele. Try not to let the guitar dictate or shape the type of music you play.

Thank you, someone finally said it.

why bother stating the obvious, Zep 1 is a low output 59 tele, a wah, a fuzz and a tiny 6973 based supro (or maybe a modded thunderbolt, still a silly little amp) and yet it sounds bigger than the later LP and Plexi tones in many instances... pure hard rockin goodness as well as low wattage bluesiness... some of it is creative use of gear, a lot of it is Page owning shit and getting the most out of anything because he has a voice that transcends his guitar and amp -- if that can't show people that its about the player and their style then I don't understand anyone's thinking.... ever

Some guitars just MAKE you play differently. My Atelier ALWAYS makes me slap and play jazzy stuff, both of which I never do normally. It just feels right. It's the soul of that bass. When I tyr to play metal on it, it doesn't feel right.

agreed, I play differently on all my guitars hence why I don't like to sell them, but I sound like ME and can use any axe for any gig... I might o different stuff but I will play in genre and get a sound that works for the idiom, pretty much outta any amp too.... assuming its not some modern headbanger amp (even though I can take my 60s 50 watt ampand get some solidly modern emtal tones from them if called to).

I do agree with you both. Certain instruments alter how you play, what techniques you use and the sound you are creating. Some are more naturally suited to styles of playing, but using one less suited, still using them in ways that:

a) Fit the style of the music

b) Work with the way you play that particular instrument

c) Can yield results that may or may not work, but could give you an idea toward a fusion of styles you had not considered before (when in writing/ composing mode).

This is not to say that your BC Rich should be used for chicken picking, but it could be used in a country styled song in some way or another.

Maybe country music just needs some Floyd slams!

country music screams out for more dive bombing

pinch harmonic banjo solos

pinched harmonics on a banjo sound pretty cool actually... also very cool on dobro because you slide them