how many steel players play tele guitar?

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 28 Sep 2006 9:21 am

I just ordered a Nashville tele and a B/G/E toggle from Hipshot. These things are an epidemic! I went through all the stuff about the Parsons and Glaser benders and decided to stick to something less expensive to experiment with. My other 6 stringer is a Peavey with active pickups and batteries. I wanted something totally different for my 2nd axe and it seems that the tele's with 3 pickups are very hot right now.

Greg

Charlie Wallace · Post by **Charlie Wallace** » 28 Sep 2006 9:43 am

<html><body>Been playing the same Tele since the mid 70's. Here's some video playing at a cold bar in Aptos, CA: http://www.photografiti.net/Clips/LHosford.wmv
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Pete Macomber · Post by **Pete Macomber** » 28 Sep 2006 9:44 am

I'm a tele spanker too! 30 years on the guit. I was basically trying to sound like a steel guitar with a volume pedal and clean bends. I've got a "rootbeer" 72 and a newer Nashville tele(bigger frets)
I came to terms and began studying pedal steel..
Pete

Ryan Gimpert · Post by **Ryan Gimpert** » 28 Sep 2006 12:28 pm

Wow, Mike P. A picture is truly worth a thousand words.

I was playing a '78 sunburst standard with Fralins, Hipshot B-Bender, reverse control plate, and some other cool mods until I sold it to finance the purchase of a steel guitar. It was also getting more and more uncomfortable for me to play the 1 5/8 nut width. I am playing a Strat at the moment, but I plan on getting a Jerry Donahue Tele (wide neck) when I've got the funds.

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Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 28 Sep 2006 12:30 pm

I own a Tele... can't say as I play one yet. Got it , oh I guess a year or so ago.

I've played with many a fine Tele picker, but never got the bug myself 'cause I was/am addicted to pedal steel... but watching Don Rich in action on the Ranch Shows videos made me salivate, and I decided it was now or never, by golly I was gonna learn both parts to "Buckaroo", Tele and Steel! So I went eBay diving... I wanted a "first" guitar, but I lucked out and ended up with a keeper- a circa 2002 '69 Reissue Thinline in surf green, maple neck... purty.

Pedal Steel was my first instrument, and after holding down a bar with my left hand for 35 years, getting the digits to articulate for chords and such is far more problematic than I anticipated... but a little time each day and I'm slooooowly getting there.

I may never play it out in public, but then maybe I should set that as a goal as incentive to practice....

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 28 Sep 2006 12:38 pm

Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Jim Peters · Post by **Jim Peters** » 28 Sep 2006 1:05 pm

Played a Stew Mac Ash tele with a mini neck and stacked pups for 5 yrs, then a NV Tele for 3 yrs, now Godins most of the time, but I love Teles! JP

Bill Myers · Post by **Bill Myers** » 28 Sep 2006 1:25 pm

I've got a couple of new mim tele's...Fender finally got the MIM one right...alder bodies and medium jumbo frets. They even have full size cts pots. Both of mine have vintage bridges and are loaded with the new Bill Lawrence Keystone pickups. Great Tele's. I've been playing guitar a long time, but not near as much since I got a pedal steel!

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 28 Sep 2006 1:36 pm

yes, bought my first Tele new in '65 from Rudy's music on 48th street in NYC..
http://www.tprior.com/gear%20page.htm

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Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 28 Sep 2006 2:13 pm

Started guitar at age 13 in the mid 1970's. Took up steel around 1987. I enjoy both equally but find myself on the steel more.

In the picture are my two favorite axes. A 67 Tele and 69 ZB D-10.

Dave

Jeremy Threlfall · Post by **Jeremy Threlfall** » 28 Sep 2006 3:09 pm

I play a pink paisley tele. Its an '89 re-issue I've owned since new. I've put a white pickguard on it (to make it look like a tele) and some compensated brass saddles, apart from that, its stock.

I've only been learning PS for a few months.

My problem is, I can still do my pedal steel licks better on the tele than I can on my PS!

Gary Shepherd · Post by **Gary Shepherd** » 28 Sep 2006 3:26 pm

I play just about everything with strings. So I guess count me too.

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Randy Reeves · Post by **Randy Reeves** » 28 Sep 2006 6:09 pm

I am so happy to hear about all these great teles.
playing lap steel and square neck dobro is one thing, but when I grab my blonde tele...'pappy's corn squeezin's...whew...white lightin'.

Ray Leroux · Post by **Ray Leroux** » 28 Sep 2006 6:17 pm

Yup sure do

Mike Taylor · Post by **Mike Taylor** » 29 Sep 2006 2:08 am

Played guitar since 1974. First guitar was a Tele Custom (still have it and play it). Started playing steel around 1987. Presently have 3 steels and 2 Teles.. Think I need another Tele...

Mike..

Jan Jonsson · Post by **Jan Jonsson** » 29 Sep 2006 2:51 am

I've played six-string guitar since the mid-70s, but got my first Tele just six years ago. Have fooled around with the lapsteel since the mid-90s and finally decided to start playing the pedal steel two years ago.

At the live gigs with my blues band I play around 60% pedal steel and 40% six-string. With the country band, the fraction of pedal-steel time is a little higher. At home, though, 100% of my spare time is dedicated to practicing on the pedal steel.

My main guitars are a D-10 Fulawka and a Fender CS Nocaster "relic". The former has been owned by Ricky Davis and the latter has been blessed by Redd Volkaert ... and yet I have to struggle to play these instruments.

-- Jan

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Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 29 Sep 2006 4:36 am

start out as a tele player in the 70's did
50% on tele and 50% on steel in the 80's and 90's now 100% steel now, need to get back playing
my tele thru my fender twin...

paul wade

Post by **Joey Ace** » 29 Sep 2006 4:48 am

Steve Piticco, an awesome Tele picker, is a member of the Forum. He's been learning Steel.

A memorable moment, at a jam this summer, was when Steve and I traded instruments, mid song, and did a respectable job. Not many onlookers knew that we could play the other instuments.

This picture is from that jam. Unfortunatly I don't have a photo of us on alternate instruments.

Left to Right: Me, Steve, Joe Howe, Al Brisco

Post by **Joey Ace** » 29 Sep 2006 4:58 am

Here's a 50 sec MP3 of that jam.

My Steel solo, followed by Steve's vocals, and hot Tele licks.

Randall Miller · Post by **Randall Miller** » 29 Sep 2006 5:08 am

Well, I started out playing electric guitar. My first one was 1964 Fender Jazzmaster, then I sold it and got a 1972 Telecaster with a maple neck. I modified it with Dimarzio pickups and added a toggle switch that gave the 'out of phase' sound, and also later added a Bigsby Palm pedal that pulled 2 strings. I still have it.

graham rodger · Post by **graham rodger** » 29 Sep 2006 5:13 am

played guitar STRAT for 32 years and shobud for 1 year.did my first gig couple of weeks ago on steel.loved it..i do a one man band,so i play guitar all night,but hope to get sittin down in my old age on steel..lovin it..got a uni 12..

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 29 Sep 2006 5:47 am

looks like i hit on a topic of much
interest and love for not only steel
but six strings too
i pays to be able to play more than one
axe..........and it helps to be able to sing as well

Jackie Anderson · Post by **Jackie Anderson** » 29 Sep 2006 6:11 am

Hey, TP, I bought mine new at Manny's in 1965! I was the first I knew of to install a humbucker at the neck, and a BossTone under the pickguard. I loaned it to a well-known guitar player in 1966 and it disappeared somewhere on the road, never to be replaced.... Since then, I have always kind of preferred the Strat, but I finally got the Tele bug again a while back (from this Forum, no less) and have been gathering a Partscaster.

"It don't mean a thang if it ain't got that twang!"[This message was edited by Jack Anderson on 29 September 2006 at 07:12 AM.]

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 29 Sep 2006 6:35 am

TP- Rudy's is still on 48th street across the street from Mannys. I bought my Clarus 1R and my Raezers Edge cabinet there. I used to own two telecasters. The first was the Korean copy, a squire...then I got smart and bought a pre CBS white telecaster which was the real deal. Now I play a 78 Gibson L-5s which is great cause I can use it for jazz gigs as well as country gigs.

mike nolan · Post by **mike nolan** » 29 Sep 2006 10:27 am

Yep... this is with a G&L ASAT....I double 40% Tele on every country gig... I am in two non-country bands where I play 100% PSG... go figure....

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