5 Reasons Why I Like Telecasters for Metal

I've been considering getting a Tele for a while now, as many of you know! So I borrowed my friend Brian's Telecaster this week!
***If you live in the Brandon/Tampa, FL area, check out Brian's band, The Southern Creek Band here:
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So, in the video, I give you my 5 reasons why I like playing Teles for metal. And I guess this isn't just Fender Telecasters but any Tele-style guitar (though I've only played Fender Tele's at this point!)
Now, these are just my personal reasons based on my experience. It's my opinion and it doesn't mean that you should sell all of your 'metal guitars' and run out and get a Tele.
But the last point that I make is an interesting one!!
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[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

I think the clarity of the tele pickups creates an awesome rhythm sound.

[@jasonstallworth]

It does cut through!

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

I've always thought playing traditional guitars for Metal was one of the coolest things. Early Heavy Metal was written and created on Les Paul's, Stratocasters, SG's, and even Telecasters as well.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah, it seems all types are used for metal!

[@squirelova1815]

Jimmy Page's top loading Tele on Zep records for one.

[@ardo6985]

an era in which Ibanez had not yet been born

[@JackAkaJCK]

Helter Skelter, which i would call Proto-Metal, was recorded with Epiphone Casinos and a Bass VI.

[@heatherwade2373]

That’s right! I practice metal on my Les Paul, Ministry, Slayer, Metallica, Pantera, and let me tell you there’s nothing wrong with how it sounds. Now, if I can just play faster, that’s another story!

[@n00bster97]

Metal guys like this are always good vibes

[@jasonstallworth]

🙏 🤘

[@AdamGross-gy4mq]

Metal is for everyone, and it will never leave you behind

[@elihue_redneckreview]

I have over 40 guitars in my collection, and I have found that any Guitar can be used for any style of music that suits your fancy. Some may require a little eq tweaking to find your sound, but that's why we invest in good amps and effects. Obviously I'm a fan of guitars!! A Tele suits you great, Jason! And when you rip a scorching hard rock/Metal lead on a country looking Guitar, it has an extra shock value to it because of the visual. Great video!

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah there's that shock factor when you hear metal coming out of this thing! I've gotta attribute much of the awesome tone from the EVH amp, too!

[@BOBANDVEG]

When you have 1 guitar......8t suits all needs lol

[@roachwerks3043]

I’ve owned many too and I’d certainly say a tele or strat is pretty much a solid bet for any genre of music you would wanna play lol

[@jmacc9876]

A tele and a strat can kind of do it all (except for getting up to 23 and 24 frets, or dive bombing an octave without a Floyd Rose), but if you place a quality graphic eq pedal to tame the top end and push mids and bass you can get great hard and heavy metal tones for sure depending on your amp pedals and stuff. I agree most guitars can do whatever you might need them to except maybe like Gibson ES-175 with a Charlie Christian pickup really wouldn't do metal.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@Hulk Hogan well true and I am a superstat guy like Jackson necks the best

[@parkerkenney6113]

I find that rolling the tone down about half way is where the tele sounds the best. It takes away that high end scratchiness, but allows enough to cut through the mix. If you stack more gain on it and it gets muddier, just roll the tone up until you get enough high end. It’s also a good choice if you have two guitarists in the band because a tele paired with a humbucker loaded guitar sounds amazing. Honestly, I think a standard tele is the guitar to rule them all.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@davidpenwell3432]

I'd say a moonshine overdrive or tubescreamer with a clean blend knob works wonders. You can split the single clean/dirty however you want and just click the switch on or off. Then you can be consistent with the settings

[@JohnMore-kd1vh]

What I usually do to get a bigger “growl” sound out of my telecaster is tune a half step down, turn the gain to three, switch to the middle position, and then roll the tone knob all the way down. It’s sounds like a really deep rumble.

[@clanwaddell5628]

That's the key to mastering a Tele. Using your tone and volume knobs to get a good sound. I also find the middle setting is noise cancelling and almost humbucker sounding. I love my telecaster

[@jetcheneau5811]

Telecasters not only can do metal well, they do metal better than a lot of guitars.

[@jasonstallworth]

They definitely can give you a distinct sound for metal 🤘

[@jetcheneau5811]

@@jasonstallworth Years ago there was this hardcore band outta Nashville called With Hell At Our Backs, I don't know what happened to em but I saw em live once and one of the guitar players had a Tele while all the other guys at that show had like, EMG-equipped humbucker guitars. That Tele cut through like nothing else. Teles are just the ultimate swiss army knife of guitars. Guitar players just have a dumb habit of hearing with their eyes.

[@jetcheneau5811]

What I like about the Tele is that it's an incessantly bright guitar and it demands that you do the diligence of reeling it in by dialing in your amp a different way and actually paying attention to the sound rather than the numbers on the dials. It benefits from manipulation of the volume and tone knobs as well.

[@jasonstallworth]

@@jetcheneau5811 I bet the EMGs sound great in a Tele. The one I have has hand-wound single coils. They’re not built for metal but to me they work just fine for just about anything

[@MichaelThomasOflaherty]

thats why Iron Maiden uses teles but teles look too innocent for metal

[@thisguy2973]

I pulled my tele out yesterday, was my first guitar about 25 years ago, and I learned everything on it. Blues, classic rock, shred, metal, punk, you name it. It does it all, and the thicker neck and neck profile shouldn’t be overlooked. They’re amazing!

[@jasonstallworth]

The good ole Tele! I typically don't care for thicker necks (I lean towards the Ibanez wizard necks). But this Tele does feel and sound great!

[@jbotter8405]

Thank you Jason, I really appreciate your love for the humble telecaster... it may not be all flashy like all the schecters with emgs but it has a special place in my heart!

[@jasonstallworth]

It’s definitely a solid workhorse and sounds awesome!

[@wo0dy62]

In my trading of guitars I ended up with a tele with twin humbunkers. Love the way the feel and makes a brighter Les Paul sound. Just a fun guitar to have and play. Rock on !!

[@jasonstallworth]

Now that's what I'd like to have...Tele with humbuckers!

[@elnyoutube123]

Totally agree about the clarity of the pickups. I made a 9.3k bridge pickup for my tele and ended up taking it out and making a 6.5k pickup. The attack is so much more aggressive and I can downtune the guitar like crazy without losing clarity. I used to think higher output pickups meant more "heavy" but I couldn't have been more wrong. The higher output your pickups are, the more clarity you lose and after about 11k ohms they just start sounding like jazz pickups, depending on the magnets.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah, I've played guitars with super high output pickups and the clarity can indeed suffer! That's why I like my Ibanez RG1570 with passive pickups so much! And I really like these Tele pickups!

[@tvdaweddings]

Agree... I was Ibanez Jem collector, played Jackson etc etc...now totaly in Tele and Strat...

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘I'm looking to get a strat soon!

[@billdozer908]

My tele is set up for heavy zac boomers and being downtuned to B. It produces the raunchiest crunchiest riffs. It’s unreal how metal it is now.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@CorbenEdward]

I have my '89 MIJ butterscotch black guard tele (wild flame wood grain!) set up with 12-52s (The D'addario Jazz ones) tuned down to C# standard. It is amazing for metal and even with the fatter strings tuned down still has major clarity. I use a noise gate very lightly for metal but anything gothic or country doesn't need it (even with a compressor). It also thumps, not like a les paul, but like a tele should really. It still has low end, just more high end than a humbucker and in all the right places too. Love tele's for heavy music! Awesome video Jason!

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@mikemurdock7234]

Awesome video! I had a Tele in college I used for all kinds of stuff. It handled Indie/Punk, was decent in the mix for synth stuff, did southern rock twang well and it absolutely crushed it playing old Metal. I remember being STUNNED how great that guitar handled Metal tones with the stock single coil pickups! What I loved, was having that tone knob to roll back on the Tele, something not all Strats have where you're stuck with the bridge pickup being too bright sounding for hard rock and metal. I didn't know it back then, but that turned out to be the one guitar I regretted parting with, and mine was just a cheap Squier Affinity model. I really didn't know how much I missed my Tele until moving to an ES-335 type guitar. After years of going through Strats and Les Pauls, the ES reminded me of that twang I used to love from my Tele and the consistency it has. I can't wait to get a new Tele this year and will be playing some old school Metal on it.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah those Teles are extremely versatile! I've gotta give this one back to my buddy at some point so that means I'll have to buy one!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@jasonstallworth I want a custom or masterbuilt telecaster to complement my Jackson custom and EBMM Majesty 7. That and maybe a silverburst Adam Jones Les Paul would be awesome!

[@kevinwsmith2021]

I've got an Ibanez GiO and the Jimmy Page 'Dragon' Tele and I'm thrilled with this video!! Can't wait to dig into some 'apprenticing' on the Tele! Thanks Jason!

[@jasonstallworth]

Those GIOs are cool guitars

[@florian_thrash]

I own a Mexico Tele SS and a Start HSS. I enjoy playing any style on both!

[@heatherwade2373]

I have a picture of James Hetfield practicing on one. My buddy Michael Lardie absolutely loves the Telecaster, and recorded rhythm on many Great White albums with one. I’ve seen him rock many a club with his humble Tele. When I asked him why the Tele and not a super strat he said he likes the clarity and high end of the Tele single coils.

[@jasonstallworth]

Great White!!! That’s awesome to know someone that was part of that! Yeah Tele guitars are like a magical workhorse! I’ve also been using mine for my live solo gigs to break out some leads now and then

[@JSONOBRIAN]

Dude I have to say, I Don't normally do comments on UTUBE but , I watch your video's everyday and learn so much from you man. I appreciate you sharing your talent with all of us. Thanks !

[@jasonstallworth]

I do appreciate the comment!!

[@morpheussmith4366]

I love my Telecaster and I love it for metal. Single coil pickups can be noisy if a high gain amp is at a high volume. My recommendation if you are thinking about doing a tele without a mini humbucker, you could go with the player plus tele with the noiseless single coil. It will get you that clear tone, but cut back on the high volume hiss in a live situation. The silver smoke finish looks particularly metal.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah those single coils with high gain have a lot of clarity!

[@GooseCrack]

Love the cosmic jade player plus models

[@frossbog]

Noiseless singles are an oxymoron. They are humbuckers.

[@Glass_Kanon]

Salut monsieur! J'habite en Suisse et je voulais juste te laisser un message pour te dire que t'as l'air vraiment mais vraiment très très sympathique, c'est incroyable! Merci pour cette vidéo, j'aime beaucoup le métal et aussi les télécaster, mais je n'en ai pas acheté parce que je pensais que ça ne jouerait pas bien avec le style métal mais grâce à toi je pense que je vais m'offrir prochainement une jolie télécaster, alors merci pour ton partage, continue comme ça c'est trop cool!

[@jasonstallworth]

The Tele is cool! 🤘

[@sEaNoYeAh]

"Get your own tone!" is just great advice that we all need to hear sometimes. Cool video, cool guy.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@themicdfiles1865]

Just bought one yesterday and put the Ernie Ball Super Slinky's on it last night after taking it all apart and cleaning it up. This is hilarious to see this video, because earlier tonight I wondered how it would with some metal licks and I was really surprised. So I search "tele for metal" and your video came up. Always like your content, brother!

[@jasonstallworth]

Awesome to hear my video came up dude! 🤘

[@georgeblattenberger785]

I was curious too. I like alot of pop punk Ska stuff but have always been in street punk and hard-core bands. Wondered what kinda sound it has.

[@codydandy1166]

My American standard tele is the best built guitar i have. It is solid, never goes out of tune, and sounds amazing for leads. The neck is special. If you get a t style, make sure you play it first. Mine has no body cut and it’s a minor issue, but not comfortable down there.

[@jasonstallworth]

I use this mainly for my live solo shows but yeah it's a great guitar

[@cpamiseso]

I tried S style loaded with humbuckers, mid punchy, for our band's set list, usually using my T style (but in service currently). I'm amazed at how my T one seem to stand out in the mix when needed for solos. It's not just the pickup you use, that bridge plate and pickup base plate seem to contribute more to that distinguished tonality. Especially when using plexi style amp, humbucker is alright, but tele really make it more ice picky and useful in certain situation.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah this thing really shines and cuts through. Just posted a new video with this same guitar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5KwkKmwg52Ee9ksi=lSLvkIPVKv0CGXMZ

[@dannyfournier6657]

I have a Tele ; it's been in the shop since July waiting for a neck pickup to arrive and be installed . It will have 2 Seymour Duncan's. It had only 1 bridge pickup when I scored it and a small problem with the 16th fret that a Luthier has now corrected. Don't go crazy in cost , the MIM Fender guitars are great players and are often sold cheap . My go to guitar is an Ibanez Art with active pickups and it is great for every kind of music including metal . I'm actually after a Stratocaster "jimi" not for his sound but I love the particular Stratocaster model he played .

[@jasonstallworth]

I love my Ibanez as well. RG1570 Duncans on a Tele would sound great!

[@innawoodsman]

I find single coils can sometimes give you a really nice, defined tone that makes you stand out from a lot of modern metal tones

[@jasonstallworth]

True! 🤘

[@sigiligus]

The problem is it sounds bad. There’s a reason nobody uses single coils for modern metal. And it’s definitely not a lack of desire, in the social media age there would definitely be a demand to play Meshuggah on a butterscotch Tele in order to stand out from the crowd. But it just doesn’t work.

[@josuerivera92]

Awsome video man. I whant to know when you gona make a video with the pod go making a metal preset. Thanks!!

[@jasonstallworth]

Actually I have that for too right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foKylXd8jdSVrqM

[@rootsrock2394]

My love of teles always got me stick from my metal friends/band mates. The buzzing/squealing under gain can be a constant pain in the arse but they definitely do make some lovely heavy sounds. Proof right here mate!😊👌👊

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah you get a distinct sound with a Tele and that can be a cool way to break things up

[@crazywisdom2]

I swear by my MIM tele's. Rock on. Great Vid. Your amazing !

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@switch1e]

I got my own Player Tele a few months ago but I was thinking of maybe getting a different guitar designed for metal but honestly I think I can hold off and see how I can handle doing the sound with a tele. I also totally agree with the "simple man's guitar" thing. I guess it might be because it was one of the first guitars ever but I've always loved how clunky it kind of looks. The boxiness of its design cracks me up. It reminds me of really old cars

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@eddieo6886]

love this observation! jam on!

[@teemunator]

I have my telecaster with Duncan EMTY actives innit. Sound and playability is absolutely beast. I use that guitar lot when recording. Just loving it how it feels and it sherds for sure.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@biomortal]

I recently got a Fender Player HH Tele and have really enjoyed playing it. It’s a great recording guitar as well, like yourself I like that toppy sound, it really cuts through mixes!

[@jasonstallworth]

I'd like to have one of those

[@biomortal]

@@jasonstallworth I’m really happy with it, really surprised how good it is to play as the radius is 9.5”. I would say the pickups are a bit duller than I was expecting tonally but it’s a nice change from my high output “‘metal suited” pickups. Especially with the coil split it serves my needs for all my quiet parts as well as leads.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@biomortal the Fender American Ultra Telecaster has compound wider radius that would be one to get for metal.

[@dherdy9205]

Definitely, Jason , and you've got a few subs now cool Warmouth baritone neck and doom on

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@dangilman2966]

Lower output pickups with high gain amps is super underrated! Love this topic!

[@jasonstallworth]

So true!!

[@davidbaclian337]

I like recording a track with the neck pickup, then recording a track with the bridge pickup, then panning them to taste. Teles are juicy.

[@jasonstallworth]

That’s a great strategy to get those subtle differences!

[@AmishMutantPower]

Amazing Jason!!!! Teles are great guitars for metal. Mr Duplantier from Gojira use it. The first albums are with a fender with single coils. And sounds brutal!!! Best Regards dude 💪😉

[@MK-oz2lf]

For doubling yeah but not main axe. Early stuff was with a les paul

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@polycube868]

Teles are badass! I used to be a Les Paul guy until my uncle got a Tele and I tried it, then I had to have my own!They're far more comfortable, lighter and versatile, Teles are not just for country, they might have been designed for it but Teles can be played clean, twangy, or overdriven or distorted...once I figured out how to palm mute on my Tele my Les Paul has barely been played since!

[@jasonstallworth]

They are definitely cool guitars and versatile!

[@josephplatania5593]

I am not a fender guy. One night jamming a my buds he had a Tele. I tried it. I liked it. Keep rocking. !!

[@jasonstallworth]

I'd like to try the Charvel tele-style as well!

[@josephplatania5593]

@@jasonstallworth I saw these squire tales with humbucker on face book that were dirt cheap. Very tempting. But those ads are scams a lot. They were sweet axes though. Stay well bud !!!

[@shoer5151]

Love teles , cool looking guitar 🎸

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@Jake-mv7yo]

my rig now is a LP jr into klon clone and fender 57 champ reissue and joyo zombie into a 1x15 eminence legend for the low end. I've been thinking about building a warmoth esquire so this was useful for me. I wanted to have something different and a champ with a treble booster adds that grinding high mids to a metal tone but it is also nice for clean tones for around the house and not making everyone mad

[@jasonstallworth]

Those Fender Champs are really nice!

[@Jake-mv7yo]

@@jasonstallworth by itself the low end is flubby and it wouldn't be any good to chug but the mosky golden horse I run into it gives the low E string a brutal attack with a bit of voltage sag because I have it cranked to 12 for metal. The zombie with 15 inch speaker shakes the windows but doesn't have that attack so I stacked them for a 1x8 1x15 or whatever you want to call that.

[@RiffinD88]

I have a tele model electric guitar and a Dimarzio super distortion as a bridge pickup. Currently my only guitar. really good sound, especially for 80s riffs 🤘 Humbucker in the size of a single coil

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@aria.vega5]

used to use my telecaster to record all the guitar solos in a now defunct metal band. The sound cut through the mix nicely.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah it does a great job of cutting through!

[@aria.vega5]

@@jasonstallworth I got mostly ibanez rg guitars. And my 7string has got Seymour Duncan blackouts. Out of all the metal guitars I got the best van halen early sound comes from my telecaster into high gain amp (6505) adjusted to taste of course. Im probably not alone in this request.. Your view of how to chase down van halen riff style?

[@dustyoldtapes580]

I have a Tele with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickups (hot single-coils), and absolutely love it. I'm not so sure about it for thrash metal or more extreme stuff, but it can totally work for classic hard rock and hair metal, particularly of the twangy sort. The clarity, simplicity and different tone are reasons I fully agree with.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@antoniogoncalves8288]

Right on Jason ....You have proven you can use a Telecaster in Metal music 🎶 🎸🤘🏼

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah, the Tele is a workhorse!

[@seanalan3902]

I couldn’t name a better guitar to play metal. It sounds sooo clean and crunchy.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@iamgribs]

Well with humbuckers yes. they have a very bright fundamental and great sustain. diamrzio and seymour duncan made bridge humbuckers for these that sound ideal for the 80s metal sound.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@nikosmith6631]

Awesome intro....very OVERKILL,sounding.

[@jasonstallworth]

I do like some Overkill!

[@evilork5729]

That sounded nice. I really need to fix my Washburn A5 telecaster I got back in 1990. I'm not sure why got it, LOL. I only sat down noodling on it a couple of times and since then it haven't been touched. I never got rid of it, though. When I finally picked up guitar playing in 2018, I got myself a Epiphone Les Paul Special II - LE instead. A few month ago I thought it would be fun to clean the dust off the A5, put on a new set of strings and for the first time actually play it. Unfortunatly it have some issues with the pickups or whatever. I have checked the wirings and it looked OK. Maybe a splash of electrocleaner will do the trick, or else I have to replace the wiring and pick-ups. Since the original pick-ups haven't been available for decades, it will be need for remodelling to fit new ones, though.

[@jasonstallworth]

Those Washburns are nice, too!

[@mylogify]

I like all kinds of Rock music and for a long time been listening to Indie Rock, and after 10 years I still enjoy on Radiotunes, and have seen they play Tele’s as well.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah Tele's cover a lot of genres!

[@mylogify]

@@jasonstallworth Have you considered EC-1000 or 1001 as well? :P maybe with Seymour Duncans? Awesome value as I read all the time.

[@jasonstallworth]

@@mylogify I’d like to try one of those soon

[@kagenotatsumaki]

That is why I love PRS guitars so much, the brighter sound of the Telecaster works SO well for Metal but my tiny hands don't get along well with the usual fat AF necks of a Tele so PRS' bright sound and smaller necks are perfect for me.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah, I wish the neck as a little thinner like my Ibanez RG

[@clanwaddell5628]

I find my affinity telecaster bridge single coil is very hot. It's the mid range attack that makes a Tele a monster. I like my affinity as my main guitar on standard and drop D. However I have tuned it to drop C and it is so clear and bright. It stays in tune and you hear the notes on those low tuned power chords.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah I bet that's a beast!

[@-KingOfKhaos]

40 Year hot rodded Strat player here with multiple other axes over the years like Jackson, BC Rich (still use a Warlock lol) but the one guitar I will be getting this month, is a TELE. I played one recently against my will, and I could NOT PUT IT DOWN. There is a certain magic in a Tele that is hard to put into words… but trust and believe, they have magic. You won’t regret getting on Jason… but I think you know that now at this point lol

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah there’s something about Teles!

[@Afurthyclays]

Hey, so did you finally buy your own Telecaster? If so, what type? This was a cool video! Nice playing. 😎👍

[@jasonstallworth]

Got a video on that coming soon!

[@SergeiVlassov]

Sounds great!!!

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@SpartanLaserCanon]

I remember watching a SpectreSoundStudios video on Telecasters and I liked how they had a unique thing without being like a Strat. I do prefer Teles over Strats. They did a video with a Hollow Body guitar and they might be cool for rock, but for metal I like Teles more.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@pyratoothNL]

The Fender Player series is getting good reviews , so that might be an option looking for a new Tele. I have two cheap Tele copies now, one is H-H the latest one is the classic setup. I'm preparing an Esquire mod for the last one. But I'm impressed by them. They're not too heavy, the neck feels great (modern C but not super flat), access to electronics is all through the top, hard tail bridge. They just feel solid, comfortable and fun to play and that is what you want; an instrument that's inviting and not an uphill struggle. Teles are know for the twang, and it's true that I back off the tone more than on other guitars. But that tonal difference is what gives another colour to the palette. Also, if you get a good neck pickup, you can get close to that strat neck sound without needing a strat which is a huge bonus!

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah I have a recent video on the latest Tele model and those are really nice with a lot more options for tone

[@gabthefisherman5030]

Bought a player telecaster last year.I own jackson guitars and esp guitar and the tele is the only guitar i use now. I learned the entire rust in peace megadeth album on it.I cant go back yo humbucker.The tele is my favorite guitar for metal

[@miguelruiz8183]

​@@jasonstallworth I got my player series plus top a month ago and it the best guitar I've ever played by far!!!!!

[@randyanderson5090]

Killer sound 🤘

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@karlocleto]

jfc tremendous tone, great video!

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@michaelolz]

You’re the greatest for doing this video.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@michaelprice8950]

Very commendable! I am currently playing metal jazz psychedelic: The Interrelated Universe

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@randomcompdude]

The emg t system is great for metal. I use em with a 6505 and it sounds great. No hum to boot!

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@SonicGrace]

Dude You Rock man , WooHoo \m/ just subbed !!!!

[@jasonstallworth]

Thank you and thanks for the sub!

[@patpolowyk6434]

Great video and video's.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@Funkfreed]

I am here watching because the middle pickup of my HSS is bothering me and I can't find the color I want for les paul so I am opting for a tele. Good video.

[@jasonstallworth]

Thank you…yeah, I really like those distinct tones you get from a Tele, for rock, metal, and everything else!

[@DechantMusic]

I wanted an SG but they only come in red and black so i am looking into building or buying a tele.

[@TheTimeProphet]

Just to let you know I have been trying out some amp sims like Bias FX II, Gutiar Rig etc. However just tried S-Gear and it simply has no latency at all. Strange thing is that when I start playing on an amp sim I seem to play differently. I tend to hold the strings lighter and I can play better than when I am on the real amp. It changes the way I play. So I might practice on the amp sim for a while and see if it improves my playing.

[@jasonstallworth]

Man, I'm just the opposite. I only play with amp sims for many of these videos because it's more convenient. I always feel better when I hear those tones coming through those EVH tubes, even at lower volumes

[@aftertheendtimes]

I just love your thoughts around testing other guitars,..Ive got a Orange Tely with white picguard,..and ive thought about run it thru my Diezel VH-4 micro, and crank it,. =) i know that P90s Jazzmasters sounds good in higain Amp´s,..Jason,..You are the man! =) Keep chugin´ Love cheers

[@jasonstallworth]

Thank you🤘 Those Diezels sound solid!

[@aftertheendtimes]

@@jasonstallworth I tested out my Telecaste ina Metal context , and man that clarity and twang sounded amazing i got stuck for hours playing it,...I even put it thru my Whammy D2 downtuned it,...sounded crazy good,..thanks a ton dear Jason for your inspiration you give us out here in youtubeland,.Love cheers

[@jasonstallworth]

@@aftertheendtimes 🤘🤘🤘🙏🏻

[@sgtbrunope]

a lot of people say that nobody can play metal on a telecaster, I own a telecaster and I can definitely prove them wrong, this video also proves them wrong. Telecasters have thicker strings which are a lot better to downpick, even the lead guitarist from slipknot uses a telecaster.

[@jasonstallworth]

It's a diverse guitar, for sure!

[@jordansebert11]

Can you tell me what your tone nobs are set to and what you woukd reccomend for skate punk like bad religion or nofx? Good video! Love it!

[@jasonstallworth]

I keep all of my knobs all the way up

[@brianbergmusic5288]

If I wasn't so attached to a floyd rose style bridge, I could be happy with a tele. I don't even find a tele ugly if it is given a superstrat style paint job (black pickguard with a hot-neon color outside). But I gotta have my floating trem: perfect intonation vibrato up and down, pitch acrobats with natural harmonics, flutters, dives, double-stop-banshee-shrieks, door-spring notes, etc. [edit] Perhaps you should get a Tele and keep that one in a lower tuning (Eb, D, C#, etc.)

[@jasonstallworth]

I do like having the Floyd and even though I only use it subtly, it's nice to have it.

[@wjewell63]

I just finished a p90 tele and it is definitely a badass...

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah those are cool!

[@clarencedudley1494]

I have seen YTr Simon Smith use a tele for BM!! and The Post-BM band Ultar used a tele on one of their tracks!!

[@jasonstallworth]

It can definitely work for just about anything!

[@philw8049]

Any chance of getting a typical setlist for you on your solo stuff? I’d just be curious to see what you perform over a night 😁 Just an fyi, a tele is the one guitar I’ve wanted for a long time but for some reason just never dropped the hammer on.

[@jasonstallworth]

That's a great idea...I'm going to have a video on that soon!

[@NigelOdinson]

I pick my tele with 'single coils' ove my others everytime (stacked seymour duncan vintage set to be precise so hum free)... The clarity is just something else at any level of gain. When I record I use my solar a2.6 TBR and Chapman Pro modern ML3 HH tele for the more saturated down tuned parts with a slightly cleaner tele sound as my main parts in post hardcore/midwest emo music but could happily use my tele for everything. Emo style playing really brings the tele alive I have found too... the twinkly clean parts and the higher gain parts, it just works like a charm all round!!

[@jasonstallworth]

The Teles are extremely versatile!

[@NigelOdinson]

@@jasonstallworth the most versatile in my opinion. Love the video btw!!

[@gregorykalla2565]

Just Another opinion: Squier tele, hot rodded a little Seymour Duncan quarter pound pickups, .10’s, surprisingly very playable neck for fast riffs, send it. It chugs, action set low, the clarity is nice and tight, soloing sounds great, super simple, super fun, and totally agree-- workhorse. Little delay, reverb--total metal!!!!

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘

[@mikemcginnis1419]

I fully agree. I love both of my teles. Cant beat it for metal. They just bite right in and growl if want it too. They have a punch other guitars including a strat just dont have. Thay arent just grandpaws Tele. they pull jazz, country, blues, classic rock off beautifully. But people are shocked when they see you do metal with a tele. They have a personality all their own. Tele owners get it. Other guitars like ibanez rock too but a tele just stands by itself. I like my gibsons , Strat, and Ibanezes as well but hands down my teles i LOVE.

[@jasonstallworth]

They definitely have their own personality!

[@pedropontesaraujocastro8181]

Let's be real, Jason: if you told people you were playing that last riff on a ESP with EMGs on it almost everyone would have believed it. Well done, mate!

[@jasonstallworth]

Good point! 🤘

[@bozeeke]

There are metal looking teles out there in terms of the aesthetics. Check out some of the ones John 5 plays. So yeah not only are they good players, but they can be made to look metal.

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘

[@lupo10]

I’ve just preordered a Gunmetal Squire tele contemporary for £325 today. Looks fantastic, hoping I get on with the modern neck, been learning on a Les Paul and strat so looking forward to learning some metal riffs on what I think is a metal as nuts looking thing 👍

[@tiagomantilla6614]

Sounds great

[@jasonstallworth]

🙏🏻🤘

[@handsomerob7991]

I'd like to check out the schecter pt sls evil twin, it's on the Christmas list for sure

[@jasonstallworth]

I haven't played many of those guitars

[@radzo1675]

Love the eye hooks to hold the strap. Now that's a working man's guitar.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah those things have that rugged look!! Blue collar!

[@radzo1675]

@@jasonstallworth Reminiscent of Pete Steele using a chain for his bass strap.

[@riverludington5293]

Those eye-bolt telecaster strap buttons and worn down bridge make that Telecaster look SO METAL. I wasn't even surprised that it sounded like a beast!

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah, my buddy put those own to give it that rigged look! I still need to buy this guitar from him at some point 😅

[@nordin1975]

Definitely heard Faith no More’s Epic in the end there 😮

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘

[@leopoldofernandezjr.508]

Wow nice tone to listen

[@jasonstallworth]

🙏 🤘

[@montys8th]

Every guitarist should have a Tele in their stable. They can literally play anything.

[@jasonstallworth]

That's going to happen real soon!

[@r.b.rozier9692]

So can any other guitar.

[@dawsonhicks5929]

The P bass of guitars

[@telecaster-freechannel9405]

It's more up to the guitarist if the guitarist can play anything, the guitar might help, but the guitarist does 99% of the stuff.

[@MatthaeusEbonah]

I love the sound of heavy distortion played from a telie.

[@jasonstallworth]

Dude, I just posted a new video with the Tele today: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5KwkKmwg52Ee9k

[@MatthaeusEbonah]

​@@jasonstallworth and I LOVE IT!!! Even with high gain you can't muddy up the twang of a telie. ❤️🤘

[@KC3UVF]

I'm not a huge fan of the "telecaster" sound... but they can do a good deal more than the whole Bakersfield/Buck Owens, CCR thing. Overall, I like my T-style. Is it my favorite guitar? No, but It's comfy to play, looks cool, and is versatile. What more can you ask?

[@jasonstallworth]

It’s definitely comfy and versatile!

[@clanwaddell5628]

When I first played drop C on my tele, it sounds weird with how bright it is, but it's a cool sound. I am getting an Ibanez Korean AX for drop C. My tele is my main guitar and I keep it in standard or drop d but it is a beast in drop C

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘

[@AODCandyman]

well Jason The Offsprings Noodles playes Telecasters ! ( I know I know not metal but you get my point : ) ) The New Fender tele ultra FR I would really love to have .. would trade all my guitars for that but yeah Pricing right :) Keep it up!

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah, I've got a recent video on that new Tele that just came out...lot of options on that thing!

[@pantera89]

I'm here my friend! \m/

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘🤘🤘

[@MrBrandonLindner]

My HH Telecaster has gary holt Emgs. Full volume on the guitar is metal as metal gets. But roll off the volume and I get some Telecaster sounds.

[@jasonstallworth]

Dude, a Tele with EMGs!!!

[@ninja-cs4zo]

I record with a Ltd with emg and a tele with p90, it is the best for not having just a muddy tone in the record. The tele just shines out lol

[@jasonstallworth]

That’s a great combo!!

[@darkphotographer]

first guitar i got was lespaul style , second was strat style , and i exchange it for a tele with humbuckers ,

[@jasonstallworth]

Kinda wish I had humbuckers on this one!

[@darkphotographer]

and i don t actualy buy the strat style , if friend just left in my studio for 10years and forgot abaut it ,so other friend like and want to buy it , i say i exeage it for a tele @@jasonstallworth

[@lorencing]

Thx for the video. Would you say there is a difference between 3 and 6 saddle bridges? I see you were playing a 3 saddle.

[@jasonstallworth]

Dude, I really couldn't tell you. I'm so bad about paying attention details on guitars. I either like the way it plays or I don't

[@nazmisuhaimiflicks]

Telecaster is so comfortable, I really liked telecaster guitar body.

[@jasonstallworth]

It's been a workhorse for me!

[@Mishgun2K-ug5vu]

I may have missed it, but the amp settings would be cool to see

[@jasonstallworth]

Man my settings are extremely basic but I do have a metal tone guide on my site here: www.jasonstallworth.com/metal-tones-virtual-and-real-amp-settings/

[@badger-6377]

You're in good company--Steve Zodiac from Vardis plays a tele.

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘🤘🤘

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

John 5 and Jim Root both play heavy stuff and metal on teles. I like the twang you can get as well. Looking for a tele with single coil and humbucker with compound radius, what telecaster model do you recommend and why?

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah they do give you that distinct sound. I never thought about models and all and can't really recommend any. I've been borrowing this Tele from my buddy for several months now. It has two hand-wound single coils (can't remember the custom brand) and I just like the way it sounds and plays. It's really grown on me. Once I make the purchase I'll get all the details and make a video on it.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@jasonstallworth did some home work and the Fender American Ultra Telecaster has compound radius and wider flatter fretboard that I am used to with other guitars so that is one for me or custom shop model.

[@nomadronin7361]

I got a tele style guitar that I like the tone from the bridge pickup but don’t like the hum. Are you using noiseless pickups?

[@jasonstallworth]

I believe they're noiseless. I haven't had any issues and have been playing live with it for over a year

[@hoopie_304]

I prefer the Esquire. Even simpler only a bridge pickup.

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘

[@moderndaygrinch]

Nice

[@jasonstallworth]

🤘