anyone here likes (& plays) COUNTRY MUSIC?

[threshhold2]

i was wondering if the the TELECASTER is the ultimate axe for this type of music. And if so....is it the AMERICAN TELE that gives this unique country twang, or is it the another model of tele (52 reissue...and so).

 

[Outlaws]

i was wondering if the the TELECASTER is the ultimate axe for this type of music. And if so....is it the AMERICAN TELE that gives this unique country twang, or is it the another model of tele (52 reissue...and so).

52 RI. A lot of the sound is the brass on the bridge.

 

[AGCurry]

Whoa there young feller.

"Country music" encompasses far too much for us to be able to say that any one electric guitar is perfect for it.

Yeah, if you want to sound like Don Rich or Vince Gill, use a Tele. It's a fine guitar. Just keep in mind that those guys would sound like themselves - real good - even if they played Les Pauls or Country Gentlemans.

 

[slidey]

my preference is a strat or a nashville tele, I like the inbetween sounds

set on "as clean as possible" with a touch of compression

I use a music man, although a twin with JBL drivers is hard to beat

 

[Middleman]

Yep, the 52 RI is going to take you right there. In fact, the neck pickup on the 52RI is going to sound different than any other year tele you play. It primarily is a frequency split of the bridge for highs and the neck for lows. It is wired differently than later teles which also passed high freq in the neck pickup. At first it sounds like the neck pickup is wired wrong because of the low volume output. It was primarily wired to work in conjunction with the bridge pickup and not stand alone.

Later year teles have a louder sounding neck pickup which is what most pickers use. I do love the sound of the 52 RI however.

I play a 72 custom with the humbucker at the neck position because when I played full time my band did rock and country music depending on the night and location. It is a very versatile guitar only to be outdone by the Nashville tele which adds the strat pickup in the middle. The 72 is not quite as authentic on the bridge pickup for country but is very close. I like its range of sounds however for studio work.

The real deal however is the 52 RI in today's market.

 

[Outlaws]

Yep, the 52 RI is going to take you right there. In fact, the neck pickup on the 52RI is going to sound different than any other year tele you play. It primarily is a frequency split of the bridge for highs and the neck for lows. It is wired differently than later teles which also passed high freq in the neck pickup. At first it sounds like the neck pickup is wired wrong because of the low volume output. It was primarily wired to work in conjunction with the bridge pickup and not stand alone.

Later year teles have a louder sounding neck pickup which is what most pickers use. I do love the sound of the 52 RI however.

I don't know what you mean by its wired with the bridge.....but this is how they are wired with the picup selector:
Bridge, Neck, Neck w/ Lowpass

 

[freshmattyp]

Tele through a Twin is one of the classic combos in Country music. No need to pony up the money for the 52 RI, the Mexican made 50's Classic will cover the bases nicely. I'm a fan of the old style bridge, IMO the new American Standard bridges don't twang as much.

 

[Middleman]

I don't know what you mean by its wired with the bridge.....but this is how they are wired with the picup selector:
Bridge, Neck, Neck w/ Lowpass

Yes, that's correct. There are really only two useable live sounds is what I was trying to say. The Neck/Lowpass is so low in volume that it is difficult to use in a live situation. Compared with a modern tele which has matching volume with the bridge.

 

[Outlaws]

Yes, that's correct. There are really only two useable live sounds is what I was trying to say. The Neck/Lowpass is so low in volume that it is difficult to use in a live situation. Compared with a modern tele which has matching volume with the bridge.

Oh I see.

But for a backup guitar track it is acually VERY usable because IMO if 'fills' in some areas of the freqency spectrum. It won't really be a lead ever outside of recording situations, but for the rythym it can work well.

It was original made like that since they hadn't really stumbled on the electric bass yet back in 1952.

 

[TelePaul]

Telecatser. Bridge pickup. Any fender amp. Theres your classic country sound. I think Telecasters are the best guitars ever made, bar none. The re-issue would cost you alot, and like the guys said above it has the vintage wiring, but comes with a wiring update kit. It will also have a 3 saddle bridge, but i think it comes with a replacement, better check it out. Brass saddles are whats on my Highway 1, and I love the bright sound I get.

 

[Anfontan]

I was a Strat guy forever, but anymore my Tele is getting all the use these days. The Tele will just cut through the rest of the mix and the twang is unstoppable!

 

[Dani Pace]

I grew up around country pickers, Telecasters and Stratacasters have always been the preferred electrics among most of the ones I've known. On the acoustic side I've seen mostly Gibson Jumbos and Doves, and a lot of Martin D28s.

 

[Jagg76]

I use a '92 Mexican Tele with Fender M80 Stereo Chorus amp. It has that bendy feel of a Squier but a fuller sound that you get from a real tele.

What do you guys use for effects? I use Boss across the board. (And no I don't work for them).

 

[cephus]

I have a strattish guitar with a jaguar pickup in the bridge position. It sounds really good for country. I also have a Peavey T-60 that I'd never play out with, but it has a really good country sound. It's just that it won't sound like everything in the world the way a strat can and it weighs as much as my bowling ball. It really can do a convincing tele and in the middle, it can fake that gretsch/gibson chet atkinsey thing. It plays really well, too, but for rock and roll boogie with lots of rhythm guitar it is just too much. I like single coil pickups for my style.

I think that we are all at least in agreement that the government issue one each country guitar is a fender, right?

 

[metalj]

classic country you normally see the tele, and or strats.

newer country or pop country or whatever you call it. I call it 80's rock without the synths and hair, alot of them use les pauls. les paul JR's, and heck one of the guitar players from montgomery gentry uses a freak'n Jackson.

im sure Hank has rolled over several times by now

 

[havok]

I LOVE my Douglas Jackson (Destin, FL) 335 copy. It's a hollow body that I can configure for country, jazz, rock... WHEE! It's a sweet little ride too!