Telecaster Talk ft.

Rhett Shull’s youtube channel: / @rhettshull
Rhett Shull’s guitar courses: rhettshullguitarcourses.com/
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Driftwood Guitars youtube channel: / driftwoodguitars
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PRS NF53 Guitar: prsguitars.com/electrics/mode...
Novo Serus T: www.novoguitars.com/serus
Mule Resophonic Mulecaster: www.muleresophonic.com/produc...
Mule Resophonic youtube channel: / @muleresonatorguitars
Video chapters:
00:00 - Thank You’s/Updates
01:35 - Intro/Signal Chain
02:33 - Fender Custom Shop ‘52 Reissue
04:19 - Traditional Telecaster Tones/Discussion
05:23 - Driftwood Tidalcaster
06:30 - “Modern” T-style Tones
07:40 - Rhett Compares the ‘52 Reissue
08:17 - Vintage vs Modern Discussion
09:45 - PRS NF53 (why we both love it)
12:49 - PRS Tones/Discussion
15:58 - Novo Serus T
16:43 - “Unique Yet Familiar”Tones/Discussion
19:28 - Mule Resophonic Mulecaster
20:38 - Tones From My Favorite Guitar
23:31 - Rhett Plays the Mule/NOT JUST SLIDE GUITARS
26:18 - Final Thoughts/Outro

[@RhettShull]

Man this was a good time, we should do it again soon!

[@shanetapp]

How cool would it be to see Dylan and Tyler Bryant geek out together over Mules?

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Agreed, let’s definitely do it again soon!!

[@dalejones4322]

The chemistry between you guys is perfect. This back and forth was so good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm up for anything you guys do together.

[@LetsArion]

Man your tele sounds incredible! Do you know what the pickups in that custom shop fender are? Mine got the pure vintage and they're awesome but yours sounds amazing! Maybe its because of the wiring?

[@leonstanley4412]

Rhett- not to change the subject but that stuff you were playing from 17:10 to 17:35 was really sweet! (not that the rest wasn't great!)

[@dimnioras]

It's a tele comparison, it should have a G&L ASAT in the mix (what Leo himself intended the tele to evolve). Great video nonetheless

[@henrypaulsen9033]

My one and only electric guitar is a G&L ASAT classic, it’s such an incredible instrument

[@brokenacoustic]

Was going to say the same thing, missed opportunity for sure.

[@KevinMerinoCreations]

Man! That is such a genuine conversation between artists that know their stuff! Love this! 👏👏👏

[@Brotelho]

Got my one and only tele a year ago and I’m a believer now! Absolutely love my tele.

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

One of my best buddies calls me up last week, saying he just found an old guitar at a local Goodwill that he thought I’d like to see. He pulls out an old funky all brown painted Tele, and I quickly noticed it had an L series neck plate; after checking out all the hardware etc, I realized he had found an all original 1963 Fender Tele! No decal on the headstock, but all the hardware is 100% original, it even has the old-style wiring where you can’t get both pickups on at the same time! It has the correct 1963 date stamp on the neck. The only thing is that a long time ago it was painted a shit-brown color all over. It will need a refret and fingerboard leveling, and other usual repairs you’d expect for a 60s guitar, but the pickups sound great, electronics seem clean, the bridge is pretty rusty and worn out, and might need some parts (springs and screws) replaced, but otherwise I can’t believe the guy’s luck. The Goodwill charges BY THE POUND, as they sell mostly clothing and other junk, so you wouldn’t believe how cheap it was.. Talk about LUCK!

[@bflo5210]

My favorite "tele" is a nash guitars T-52 light aging..... absolutely amazing guitar

[@joelshields8807]

Been ogling those for a bit now

[@dalejones4322]

Dylan, this was a superb video. The two music videos you've done together have been incredible. I literally get chills when you start your solo on whipping post. Something feels special about you two playing together. Fantastic and thanks for all these great videos.

[@spacepodi]

Wow! There were some amazing tones and playing there, and truly great guitars. A really enjoyable window into the relationship of guitars and owner/players.

[@dhis888]

in my ears rhett's novo takes the cake

[@BradRedlich]

Two legends 🤘🏻 Appreciate all of the content you guys have been doing. Keeps me motivated to play guitar - it felt like the guitar world was stagnant for so long

[@wesleyb_92]

Great stuff guys. Much deserved recognition and respect for Dylan from Rhett. Keep it up man.

[@RaphaelReekers]

You should start a band with Rhett Shull!

[@benjaminblanck7662]

Such a good idea!

[@druwk]

Great work on those live tracks! Amazing. There’s definitely chemistry? You are an amazing soloist, and would be a plus in any band, but I think Noah Guthrie and good trouble, or another iteration of the “Great Gig…” band would be VERY cool.

[@redbirdjazzz]

Call it "Off the Beaten Wall."

[@hottist]

Great video ! My god that Novo sounds incredible

[@Boguszmusic]

Just when I released a video praising telecasters and playing my custom, medium scale (25') telecaster built by luthier. Perfect timing! Dylan Your playing is incredibly inspiring. Thank You!

[@trevgrooves]

I think that PRS sounded really good!

[@TheRange7]

I know it's 100% subjective, but I thought the one Rhett had, the hand built first off the line deal, with the slightly hotter pickups sounded the best after the Mule.

[@eddfanning]

Enjoyed that!!!!!…🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@d3w4yn3]

I have never owned or even handled a tele, but I have been curious about them. Perfect timing on this video, because I am about to build my first tele!!!

[@notapplicable328]

Same here!! Putting together my first tele as we speak

[@AdamGotheridge]

You guys got some great tones there. Cool!

[@shanetapp]

What I would give to be in a room with the these 2 while they just hand off guitars and rip riffs. Dylan, I can't wait for the day I get to tell someone, "Yeah, I remember when he didn't have millions of followers and he was every bit as awesome then as he is now" And to Rhett, I grew up in Nashville and saw superstars almost on a daily basis so I'm not a starstruck type... but you are such a special dude to me, I think I'd lose it if I ever had the privilege of meeting you. Thank you both for sharing your craft.

[@rkoz55]

Mine is a Baja Tele, MIM, stock Custom Shop Twisted Tele pickups, big old 50s neck, stock 4 way switch with S switch out of phase. Added locking tuners, GraphTech tree, black anodized aluminum pickguard and switch plate and black Hipshot bridge plate with individual saddles. It's heavy and the frets are wearing, but it's my always-out guitar.

[@musicproductionvideos5019]

Novo and the Mule are the stand outs for me. Great video!

[@tropix12]

I started with a Squire Nashville style with mini-humbucker in the neck, strat style in the middle and normal single coil in the bridge. The neck got swapped out for a Warmoth short scale and the pickups are now all MJS custom. My go-to for sure!

[@joelshields8807]

I just put together a blackguard-style partscaster - MJT pine body in butterscotch, Lollar 52s, Fender vintage style bridge with Gotoh in-tune brass saddles. Musikraft is making a blackguard "Tadeo taper" neck but I couldn't wait and slapped a spare on it. It isn't too far off from Rhett's Custom Shop, but wayyyyy cheaper, and just a tiny bit of relic so it's still pretty :D

[@senampagi7238]

I did NOT expect that custom shop beat-up tele to sound that good! Damn

[@Robowx]

My favorite Tele right now is the 72 Thinline. Not only do I like the sound of the Wide Range pickups. I do love the 7.25 radius fretboard. I have been playing my MIM 72 Thinline Reissue straight since 2018, Last year I had put in the reissue Wide Range pickups, 1 Meg pots, a CRL selector switch and a Switchcraft input jack. So essentially, it is now an American 72 reissue. The only thing is. I didn't like the Top Hat knob, so I put back the barrel knob.

[@michaelgottlieb9083]

Really diggin' the versatility of the PRS.... great plying guys.... Dylan's slide work is borderline illegal...loved it

[@Grant_Ferstat]

I have a 2006 CS Nocaster Reissue with Ron Ellis pickups which has been my main guitar for more than a decade now, but out of that batch the one I liked the most was the Novo.

[@rockstardr]

All of them sounded great but when you started playing the Novo..... it instantly caught my attention. Seemed super resonant, and the perfect tone for me

[@tube33139]

Bought a used Tele hot Rod 52 a while back. Still in love with it.

[@DevonVanNote]

I played a Novo Serus for the first time at Chicago Music Exchange recently and those things singgggggg. Loved it so much. It was hard to walk out of the store without it haha.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

I've played guitar for over 40 years and never owned a Tele until the pandemic hit. Ordered a super-cheap Squier Tele and instantly fell in love with it. Nothing sounds like a Tele, and it's super adaptable to all sorts of music. Swapped out the cheap pickups and it's become my most-played guitar, while my Strats and Les Pauls sit in their cases.

[@stanesposito2664]

Same, but I bought a Player Series MIM Tele.

[@TheColton0117]

Same, but also a Player Series MIM Tele. Just changed the pickups out for La Breas and it's so versatile and really came alive!

[@CFCMahomet]

Same story here… I like the Squier because the body weight is way more manageable.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

@@CFCMahomet Yeah that thinner body is a great Tele body. I want to keep that body going even if I mod it heavily and swap the neck, which I'm pretty sure I'll eventually do.

[@mawashigerimasa]

Yeah man! Nice guitars🤙

[@waikschoner4885]

Damn, I love that PRS NF53

[@str11pes]

that was epic! subd

[@jackcorcoran]

You two are serious Guitar dorks! Love the video D! Really cool content

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Thanks Jack!! Guitar dorks indeed

[@willhaylock3769]

Great video, thanks. I bought my first 'T style' guitar a few weeks ago - an FGN Boundary Iliad,. a neck humbucker and bridge single coil - such a well made Japanese guitar at a very reasonable price.

[@mikeb.3735]

That Driftwood really impressed me. Sounded way better than the Fender to me.

[@stanesposito2664]

The Custom Shop sounded the most like a Tele, but my favourites were the Novo and the metal one.

[@kyleminor3036]

Love this. Found Dylan through Rhett’s channel. Glad you two are hanging out.

[@DoubleRR44]

Wish you guys had played a vintage tele deluxe with wide range original pickups

[@bryanwalters9574]

So today I bought a G&L 30th Anniversary ASAT Classic. Not only is it my favorite telecaster, it is the best sounding/feeling guitar I have ever played. (Though this may be NGD-goggles, check back in a few months).

[@Matt_Kraczon]

Of the various Teles I’ve owned, the 83 stands out with its one year only L saddles , 10” radius with a nice chunky C profile and the bridge pickup seemed hotter than normal but the neck pickup was woody and moody- almost humbucker-ish.

[@Meylan191083]

I got my first telecaster 6 months ago. It's an Indonesian made Custom FMT. Easily the most beautiful guitar in my collection. I got her second-hand and she does need a little work but I absolutely love her tone.

[@Idgolfguy]

I liked the Santana reference when you started the Novo - great break-up and sustain.

[@Momentum88]

I’ve had a player telecaster a vintera 50’s telecaster and the Jason Isbell telecaster. The Jason Isbell telecaster is my favorite so far.

[@nicfabrizio1776]

Just got a MIJ aerodyne tele and it rocks! This makes me feel good about my choice to finally have a tele in my arsenal. But that custom shop butterscotch tele is a dream guitar👀

[@martinaddison4880]

I’ve had 2 of those for @15 years they are legit. I also have an Aerodyne bass.

[@basildog007]

Good choice

[@elevenAD]

Rhett on a PRS always gets my attention, sounded great!

[@dpajc056]

I dunno why every guitarist parrots "you can do bends without them choking out" when you got a flatter radius fretboard. Yes they're easier to play, but my American Vintage II Tele with a 7.25" radius doesn't choke at all when bending anywhere. If it's well built, it's well built

[@andrewbecker3700]

T shaped objects are extremely popular right now. te1000 black blast and '87 Eclipse NT in pearl white from LTD are my 2 current units. With a few simple mods they've both ended up being keepers. Quality tone caps, treble bleed curcuit, upgraded pots, switches and jacks. Complete opposites in every way except body outline and pickup configuration. Yet both can get a very wide range of tones. I encourage people to think outside the box a bit, when it comes to brands. You don't have to buy a Fender anymore to get the T thing going on.

[@danthegeetarman]

Nice!! Another patreon to add 👍

[@slide8570]

One of the best guitars that I own is a MIJ Telecaster from the late 80's or early 90's. I have it set up for slide guitar, with the action jacked up, and 11's for strings. It's worth more than twice what I payed for it back then. Good guitar. But I also need my whammy bar and strat style guitars..big fan of Jeff Beck. Nobody but me cares about that but me! But if you find an old MIJ Telecaster..buy it! Good guitars!

[@andrewboore3899]

After I bought my FSR Tele with the reverse control plate I stopped oggling other guitars and havent bought one in years. The Telecaster was all I needed & then some

[@mikehoehn1475]

Yep, the mulecaster for dylan. Unique and really good.

[@MariJu1ce]

That first FCS tele sounded so good

[@EEH-eg7cn]

What was the fingerboard radius on all those guitars? (I do know the PRS is 10") ...and did you have a preference?

[@jeffreyduncan989]

I literally just got a pair of 4038’s from overseas… api or neve preamp for drum overheads?

[@Mst.BrydeSalem]

Dylan can you give us more lessons of fretting behind the slide?

[@dparel]

Custom shop hands down!!!

[@benspeeds]

The unscripted guitar chat hang vibe is definitely enjoyable from this viewer's perspective. Keep inviting players over to the heezey.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

19:31 😂AND THIS IS WHEN I GET EXCITED ❤

[@logan5437]

The bridge on the CS fender is the tone but the neck p90 on the “modern” orange guitar was also incredible. So you need both in your arsenal. I’d have to be held at gunpoint to just choose one haha.

[@alistairwallace77]

you should def go on tour with Good Trouble next time they hit the road :) Any opinion on the G&L ASAT with the MFD pickups?

[@misterschubert3242]

Well, yeah, a Fender Tele is the best...but my first was actually an American made Peavey Reactor. I love that guitar. I also got a kit guitar built by a local guy doing an experiment, and that's great. It's mahogany with a flamed maple top, and weights almost 10 pounds...

[@samuelrutherford8107]

My favorite tele style guitar is the Ibanez Flatv1 Josh Smith signature. It's a guitar that leaves u wanting nothing more

[@larrykhulmann6262]

The telecaster is the most honest guitar out there. You can't hide your mistakes and your character always comes through. My 2nd favorite guitar only to the jazzmaster

[@sebydipi]

you should do a band togheter, you have so much musical chemistry

[@TheMountainman211]

I have 3 teles 3 fender and 1 squier affinity 179 dollar 1 and it's my favorite lol

[@the-LeoKnightus]

That Novos got the mojo

[@druwk]

Novo’s always impress! Someday? The Mulecaster IS a magical instrument.

[@The11eleven]

Nice little Jimi(Third Stone) @16:54

[@SamLucas26]

Man, I'd love to see a Veritas Texas miracle up in this mix. Probably my favorite tele I've ever played. Sounds a lot like that custom shop tele to me, although that's a difficult statement to make based off of KZbin audio

[@donknotts5625]

Fender Knotty pine with cunife hum in the neck is a great guitar

[@gabrielsguitarsessions]

hell. yes.

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

I have a really inexpensive SX Furrian, which is a Tele copy. I love it to death. I guess it's not a "real" Tele, but it gets the job done for me.

[@Jethlin2020]

What strings gauges do you guys prefer on your Teles? Sorry if I missed it.

[@dylanadamsguitar]

I use 11s on all my standard-tuned guitars including Teles, pretty sure Rhett uses 10s!

[@RobbenBanks153]

Rhett Shill is the man! Want it

[@CFCMahomet]

Wow, I didn’t know the Novo was so light! 6.3 lbs 😮😮

[@321drum]

You guys should go on Ricks show together

[@ksharpe10]

And the mulecaster has the Cupcake knobs, like the early 60's Fender Brownface amps.

[@ronmercer7766]

The PRS NF is ripe for an SE version.

[@jonathanmartin7003]

Hard to beat the good ole government issued tele

[@TheBurdenOfHope]

I’m sure you’re bored of hearing this, and I’ll concede I’m not offering a new perspective, but my gosh are you talented Dylan. I hope to see loads more from you and of you in the years to come. The next Ariel Posen…? ❤

[@VoodooApex]

If I ask nicely, can you make the font bigger?

[@adamsmith5828]

Novo & Mule for the win for me and quite easy to be honest

[@overdrivekill7]

If they release the PRS tele SE thats an easy buy for me

[@ShehanBala]

Never really understood the whole "tele neck pickups are dull" thing. I wonder if that's mostly people misunderstanding 50s tele wiring (where the middle selector position is actually the neck pickup. Good tele neck pickups sound incredible.

[@dylanadamsguitar]

I agree! I’ve been playing my traditional Tele more since we recorded this video, and I’ve really fallen back in love with the neck pickup sound. I think I just was digging the P90 in comparison during that particular moment in the video and echoing what’s commonly said about Tele neck pickups

[@JammerhakenTV]

Once i tuned my Tele to e flat it became a jangly monster

[@GM-mv1ch]

Do you play also lapsteel? If not, is there any reason behind that?

[@dylanadamsguitar]

I don’t, I’ve just always been more interested in playing slide on regular guitars. Whenever I try lap steel it feels very unnatural/clumsy to me. Not knocking lap steel players at all, just not for me

[@GM-mv1ch]

@@dylanadamsguitar thanks!

[@gabrielm.4554]

Rhett has that Gibson “play authentic” kinda vibe

[@TheRange7]

That Mule sounded the best to me no matter who was playing it. Does this finally put the "tone wood" debate to rest? LOL, kidding...great video guys

[@jaygallamore562]

Great video, I love it when you and Rhett collaborate. I have two Teles; a ‘53 reproduction with big, thick neck and as of a couple months ago I picked up a Jason Isbell signature model. The latest acquisition has brought my guitar journey full circle. I can do most of what I want to do with a Tele and a ‘335 or Les Paul. Lastly, years ago I sold an early 70s Telecaster Custom and regret it every time I think of it. That is my guitar that “got away…”

[@UrbanGarden-rf5op]

To me a "pure" slide guitar is one with a warped neck that isn't possible to intonate properly. Otherwise it's just a guitar. I just finished building a baritone Tele with TV Jones Starwood pups. They sound amazing😎 Can't wait to try a pair on my next "normal" Tele project. Great video with great playing. Subscribe! ✌✌

[@TbonePlummer]

You try some titanium saddles on a tele…… Game changer idea from Dan on TPS

[@LRHutch]

Yup nothing like a Tele. I have 3 plus one that I built.

[@myriad860]

Once the overdrive is in They all sound the same

[@Walkerbjj]

the Driftwood is my least fav looks wise of the bunch but was my fav tonally. Same reason I love the Fender Richie Kotzen tele. Looks like a tele but sounds ALOT bigger than a tele

[@TheMountainman211]

And I'm a rosewood fretboard guy

[@Jamzocd]

The white washed furniture Dylan mentioned is “Shabby Chic” Lol 😂. The PRS sounds great and looks good except for that pick guard shape.

[@EnkiknE]

💖💝

[@stevieraveon]

Mary Kay Finish?