, Andy Summers, and two of my own personal Telecaster heroes: jazz guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian Lage — routinely sling Telecasters modded with P-90s or other more esoteric neck pickups. Fender even offers several Telecaster neck-pickup options designed to emulate the sound of a Strat!
There are some things the Strat struggles to pull off: like the true depth and meat native to PAF-type humbuckers, and the bridge pickup twang native to Telecasters. But the things it does well—the neck pickup cleans, the quack tones—no other guitar can touch....
The Telecaster is known for its twangy, bright sound; the Stratocaster for its range of smooth, clear tones. The Tele has three pickup configurations; the Strat five. The Telecaster has a brighter signature tone, but still offers plenty of versatility. Its neck pickup has a clear, bell-lik...
That's not to mention the variations on each that have come out over the years, such as the newAmerican Performer SeriesorPlayer Series, with assorted specs like pickup configurations, neck profiles and tonewoods. Throughout the ages, guitarists have gravitated towards either the Strat or ...
nut material synthetic bone hardware bridge/tailpiece 3-saddle vintage-style strings-through-body tuners fender classicgear electronics neck pickup fender yosemite strat single-coil bridge pickup fender yosemite strat single-coil controls 1 x volume, 1 x tone switching 3-way blade pickup ...
A humbucker on the bottom, a strat single coil in the middle and a tele in the neck, it also has a maple C neck. It's known to combine the classic body shape and comfortable neck of a Telecaster with a modern pickup configuration and added comfort contour. It is honestly the best ...
Neck Length: 3.120" Neck Width: 0.785" Read more One complaint I have is that this pickup's tone seems to easily drown out with even a modest amount of gain or distortion. While I really like it as a clean tone compliment, I didn't like it at all as a heavier pickup set, which...
As for the vibrato, it's stable, lightweight and has a nice response. It holds up well to light use, with a very well-cut push-fit arm. This is an addictive Strat. It's difficult to put it down. The Telecaster is no different. Pleasingly, its neck pickup has a touch of the St...
Neck: Maple, "C" Shape Neck Finish: Gloss Polyester Fretboard: Maple Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm) Frets: 22, Jumbo Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm) Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm) String Nut: Synthetic Bone Pickups: Modern Player Humbucking Pickup (Bridge) Modern Player Strat Pickup (Midd...
I found that Fender put what seemed to be a solid maple neck on certain models of both the Telecaster and the Strat. When I played a Fender with this type of neck, on both the Tele and the Strat, I got a very pure sound with good sustain, and I liked this sound best in both mo...