Strat Vs Tele - Which Is Better? 😬

Are these the most iconic Fender sounds out there?
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Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt (Jason Smith) 1957 Stratocaster Surf Green: bit.ly/3KNXPuc
Fender Custom Shop Limited 1964 Stratocaster Aged Candy Apple Red: bit.ly/34RWNhA
Fender Player Plus Stratocaster HSS Belair Blue: bit.ly/3N0yy1Z
Fender Custom Shop 1955 Telecaster Super Faded Nocaster Blonde: bit.ly/369hTsd
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster Faded Aged Surf Green: bit.ly/34RX3x4
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Relic Telecaster: bit.ly/3772jxp
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[@searchbar83]

Me trying to decide which to buy. The Devil on my shoulder: "Buy both." Angel on my other shoulder: "Yeah, buy both."

[@rairai255]

Wallet: buy one squier affinity

[@Ottophil]

@@rairai255 get a bigger wallet, if a squier was my only guitar id quit

[@joshguillen8530]

@@Ottophil woosh

[@GuitarVillageFarnham]

@@Ottophil Squier make some amazing guitars nowadays!

[@iqiyi1928]

@@Ottophil bruh chill. Some people want to learn but not spending much

[@fcsolis]

The better one is the one you don't have. Human nature.

[@scorpions1965]

😂💔

[@DodInTheSky]

Nope. I've got a Tele and this video proves to me that Teles are superior. Strats are great too don't get me wrong. Just not my vibe.

[@Enzoh20]

Much like being married 😂

[@arendsprive4316]

yeah and when you buy it it becomes useless

[@jake848idjz]

​@@DodInTheSkyit's what You like The Most

[@Ottophil]

I went to buy a strat, couldnt find one i liked, got a tele, sold the tele to get a usa strat, decided i missed the tele and got another one. Now i have both and I’m finally happy

[@Tsuka-bn8hq]

You sir…. are living your best life! 😃

[@Ottophil]

@@Tsuka-bn8hq thank you. I am. I also have a gibson sg, a prs se, a couple Ibanezes, and a few others but I play and love them all. the two fenders are my favorites

[@johnmirabile3535]

WOWWW WHO ARE YOU? ME? LOL

[@jacobburr3570]

I love a clean to slightly over driven tele but if I'm throwing is fuzz/ huge delay/ wahwah/ stuff like that I pick up my strat! Strat has some nice clean tones to though

[@fender7695]

& then you played a prs & had to get one too 😂then an Ibanez. 😂. I think I’m satisfied now with all my tonal options from blues to metal

[@IScreamedWolf]

The tele neck pickup is one of my favorite sounds in the world

[@villusive]

RIGHT!? PEOPLE SAY IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS A STRAT BUT I THINK IT JUST HAS ITS OWN WATERY SOUND

[@jroc2201]

@@villusive Haha!

[@Squall6575]

Same here! The tele neck is so great

[@JumboJimbo015]

I prefer a tele neck pup to a the one on a stat.

[@marvinthemartian6788]

The tele neck pickup is such a beautiful sound

[@Allguitarinfo]

I'll take the Fender

[@Rezix_11]

There both the fender brand-

[@rickcardo4716]

​@@Rezix_11bruh that's a joke. Lol

[@dextersbeard3472]

​@@Rezix_11 🤦‍♂️Come on bro..

[@zachkoptun9637]

Plot twist one of them was Squier

[@nachyomoney3598]

​@Rezix_11

[@janelucky-star80s66]

I really love the sound of the Telecasters💕

[@scorpions1965]

No

[@melmel6253]

​@@scorpions1965Are trying to say that he doesn't love the sound of telecasters? Lol

[@thomaslemon3971]

@@scorpions1965 I don’t like your attitude

[@scorpions1965]

@@thomaslemon3971 🤯😫😢

[@thomaslemon3971]

@@scorpions1965 Lol but for real, I know plenty of people who can’t stand the bridge pickup twang of a Tele. Sounds too thin and trebly for their ears. Nothing wrong with that viewpoint ✌🏻

[@joshuavincentparrella6853]

Love how he skipped over the middle position, which is probably my favorite

[@jordangraf673]

I love the middle pickup on a strat. It’s so underrated. The fat mids are so nice.

[@michaelgraham9774]

Mid position on any guitar is usually my favorite clean tone

[@todd.goslin6190]

I have both. The strat is more versatile. The tele is a bit more punchy.

[@francescobondini3051]

I really can't choose, I've played my brother's squire stray for a long time and now i bought myself a squire tele, I love both so much

[@GuitarVillageFarnham]

Why not both! Squier make such great guitars nowadays!

[@kidwajagstang]

Just to ask, did you get to try the Squier John 5 Teles? The gold version and the black with mirror pickguard versions are some of the best guitars Squier has EVER offered!! Super worth trying one out if you ever happen to get the opportunity. Not easy to track down however since floor models don’t last long before someone simply buys it after randomly trying it out!

[@loganboyd5749]

I love the strat, my first ever guitar and great for whatever you wanna play.

[@redrifle3827]

Amen

[@HeyMavDak]

No guitar is great for whatever. For instance, a Strat would be terrible for high gain tone.

[@oliverb.8995]

@@HeyMavDak no lmao HSS

[@picklerickmfers]

@@HeyMavDak Bro...Tom Delonge uses a Strat for most of his live performances and mostly everything is high gain. What are you talking about?

[@Voltug]

@@picklerickmferspoor mavdak doesn’t understand string muting it seems

[@kobisonego6008]

I’m going with team tele 🤘🤘

[@gtrriffs]

💯🤟

[@michaelp8529]

Absolutely 💯. Rock on.

[@coppertopv365]

💯%

[@basketcas3717]

Fuck yeah. As a kid I lived the strat, and I still do but I grew to love the look and sound of the tele more. Luckily, we live in a world in which we can have both

[@positivevibration7145]

There is no "better",there is different tone.A different guitar for different tone.No best guitar player etc. And with all those effect processors nowadays..you hardly can tell what guitar is played.

[@doinkson]

I'm sure he means "which one do you think is better." hence why he didn't say "this is the better choice"

[@chedz1lbong]

except the Tele is better so there is a better 😂

[@markhill9275]

Yep, spot on sport! Clapton plays Strats all the time now, but his best in my opinion was on his 335! Which God tone do you prefer, Zeppelin 1 or 2? There is no best, i know this much, i can pick up a Strat one day and hate it, days later i love it, same with LP, Tele, 335 style, just depends on mood, music, and feel.

[@Watermelon_Man]

Effects processors aren’t a “nowadays” thing. They’ve been around for decades, and they’re almost all based on tricks that were used when people used to record to actual tape.

[@michaelmadron8654]

​@@markhill9275exactly the same for myself.

[@alexcorona]

I have both, and love them both…. But if I had to chose the Tele. It can be made to sound even better with two free mods. #1 take off the cover off the neck pickup, #2 wire the pickups for series in the middle position. Those two mods make it just as versatile as a Strat, but sounds even better….

[@anonamos8129]

Just get both. I usually try to go 3-4 years without buying a new guitar anymore. But if you have played a long time just treat yourself and get both along with an epi Les Paul. The Mexican fenders are insane quality and the epi LP with a good setup is all you’ll really ever need.

[@NOLASkaGuitarist]

Split the difference. Get a Nashville Tele and the middle pickup with 5 way switch will give you Strat tones down the middle as well as classic Tele bridge and neck. If you can live without a trem, you'll get the excellent tuning stability of a Tele as well.

[@daviddelaney4106]

That's what I did.

[@watersnortmoment3734]

I don’t use them super often, but I hate not having access to the trem just because it’s another degree of freedom to use. Just because normally you can’t drop the pitch unless you’re letting go of a bend.

[@wineman9124]

Tele is the first and best, I get it's personal preference, but something about teles is just magical

[@richardmcgruder5437]

All fenders are trash including teles

[@Xuxixnywhwj1725]

@@richardmcgruder5437 it's all about sound....unique instruments produce unique sounds.

[@niko0405]

@@richardmcgruder5437 im gonna pretend that's a joke

[@richardmcgruder5437]

@Daffodil Productions dont care much fir for Gibson either gibsin, fender are all trash

[@Kpapa91]

@@richardmcgruder5437 stop living up to your first name with your trash opinion.

[@europeanzorro4330]

Both are really great guitars. Really its a matter of taste. Its like asking which is better blondes or brunettes.

[@Tonceitoys]

So... which is which?

[@ronanlina7909]

Blondes

[@europeanzorro4330]

Brunettes

[@davilessa3928]

blonettes

[@stephenstrader1577]

That’s why redheads exist ;)

[@BunkMasterFlex77]

Neck pickup on a strat is unmatched.

[@joebriscoe1496]

If you’re going to compare, play the same song on both.

[@pusheenomics]

Hard agree.

[@TheBangingBongos]

But they each sound better with different kinds of songs

[@michaelhaydenbell]

No you

[@MackDaddyVic]

You can tell right away which is which without even looking. That classic Tele sound paired with that classic Strat sound. So iconic.

[@ToddTheJoker]

neither, it is not a competition. They are both great!

[@UniqueUsername420]

Tele sounds too classic, and that's why I'm getting it.

[@Letsallparty2]

Have both. Love both.

[@squiddad1528]

Strat, and R.I.P. to a strat master, the legend Jeff Beck.

[@dwaynejessome1728]

also a Tele master

[@MidwestCynic]

Idk man the tele just vibes with me more

[@1988casco]

The strat is such an amazing workhorse of a guitar, but dang it I love the warmth and versatility that you can only get from a tele!

[@John_Malka-tits]

A Tele is as versatile as a condom. All it can make is duck noises

[@1988casco]

@@John_Malka-tits lol cope

[@John_Malka-tits]

@@1988casco *quack

[@1988casco]

@@John_Malka-tits no need to lash out just because you don't know how to get a good tone from a tele, just stick with PRS 🤣

[@John_Malka-tits]

@@1988casco I'm glad you like the Tele sound. I guess someone has to.

[@BraydenM014]

Tele for me, the neck pickup still has that hollow, crisp bite but has this deeper voice to it. The bridge pickup is perfect for all genres. It really is a versatile instrument given that the aftermarket parts available to turn it into your one of a kind rivals that of strats

[@Lokdfan]

I have 2 Strats and a Tele, and all I wanna do now is practice til I can get these tones. It's 9 o'clock at night! You're gonna get me in trouble with my neighbors!

[@davilessa3928]

Come live in barcelona, neighbours will be playing music till 4 in the morning 😂

[@Lokdfan]

@@davilessa3928 That sounds dope!!! Plus I'd be able to get my Spanish back up

[@James-eg3nf]

Both are great, but the Tele is my dessert island guitar. Fender seems to have gotten it right on the first try.

[@germanllanosmusic]

Both are a must have… but I’m a Tele player

[@coaldoubt2879]

I was a tele player last night. Tonight....a strat player

[@4darin5]

Just so different. They both have amazing tones. I had a beautiful avri 62 tele but sadly traded it away years back. Now I have a 62 Strat which I love and I play in tribute to my tele…

[@christineayres7199]

Telecaster my first ever guitar 🎸 people mocked me at the store , 15 year old buying first guitar they said get a Strat or a Les Paul but when I tried the Telecaster it just clicked with me ❤

[@juleeez628]

If I hear that John Mayer song one more time I’m gonna jump off a bridge

[@AvirajSinghRawat]

You should've already then

[@MVG101]

pretty great riff tho

[@ryankafi2907]

@@MVG101 what’s the song at the start the first riff

[@felixscott2002]

@@ryankafi2907 pride and joy - srv

[@brisson182]

Ya why don’t people play “your body is a wonderland” the riff is way better lol

[@dahliafiend]

I have both. For a long time was strictly tele but there’s some things they just can’t do. Telecaster is a blank canvas though which I like. It doesn’t impose its sound on you the way a Stratocaster does.

[@TayneBetaSequence]

Great way of putting it

[@CarlSanford76]

Both are awesome!

[@vilaykitchen8715]

Had a strat, sold and purchased a les paul special, no looking back. Bought a telecaster and just love it. Love them all

[@EdibleDeodorant]

My favorite guitar is the one I’m currently holding.

[@muffinrl]

This. This is the way

[@fredtaylor9792]

Hammer vs screw driver. Which is better?

[@scotttrezak674]

I love the higher output of the Telecaster rear pickup. Sounds great through a broken up amp and allows for easy pinch harmonics - Also sits better in the stage or recording mix

[@EddieZep]

I have both, Stratocaster relic 57" and Telecaster reissue 52"… Awesome guitars…

[@thomassully6421]

i personally prefer the tele. it’s so versatile too

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

I luv the Teles country twang

[@dtk3600]

Both are awesome in their respective lanes! The warmth of the strat always wins me over!

[@SeemsLikeSomething]

Surprised how many comments are going with the tele. I’ve always loved the sound of a strat neck, but I’m currently building a tele so maybe I’ll love that too :)

[@Tsudkyk]

I think my ears will always have a preference for the tele sound. Would I complain if I was stuck playing one or the other? No, both are great.

[@toddrunion2]

I own US versions of both. There is no one better than the other. They may offer better situational options for different players. But I find that each inspires me to play differently.

[@GuitarVillageFarnham]

I think we'd have to agree with you on that one Todd!

[@Skelevon_gaming]

I have both a squire Stratocaster (my first guitar.) and a telecaster hollowbody thinline they both sound great

[@massimos6863]

Both a must to own and a bit different than each other, love them both ❤❤

[@marcogriffioen599]

The Tele, always the Tele, any genre, any day of the week!

[@rickenbacker660]

I actually really love the sound of the middle pickup of a Strat, and what you did is removing it from the vid.

[@GuitarVillageFarnham]

Ooops, sorry!

[@dsb227]

Nice playing Dude!

[@NikElectric24]

I love them equally. They certainly have their own sound and purposes to fulfil. But definitely American Fenders over anything. Always my go-to guitars

[@M5guitar1]

Teles pop out better, but I like my Strat too.

[@enzoomartorrilla6872]

Telecaster ❤️

[@unitoftemp]

There's a reason I have two of each. Well, one's an Esquire, but I can't enough of that bridge pickup.

[@joabycarneiro]

Strato sound + Tele body = Perfection

[@toshsqeez]

I already have Strat and I’ve been playing my Strat for 20years so Now I want good Tele

[@gtrriffs]

Go for it.🤟

[@sundial6919]

Check out the harley benton te52 , mine has 2 peice ash body for 125$ and replaced cheesy tuners and p'ups , already has ashtray bridge so put brass saddles so i have about 500 in it w the barten p'ups , a great gigger that you dont have to worry bout being stolen during the break

[@toshsqeez]

@@sundial6919 sounds good man I will check it out 👍

[@kidwajagstang]

I HIGHLY recommend the Squier John 5 Telecaster. Either in gold or black. Truly amazing guitars for the price!!

[@toshsqeez]

@@kidwajagstang thanks man I will think about that John 5 tele

[@jameslanclos568]

I like the Gibson one.

[@howietianjamz6649]

lmfao

[@juanespinosa8064]

I own both, and it would be really hard to choose one over the other.I love the looks of both, and each one has their own tone,but if i had to choose one,it would be my tele bya slight margin.

[@BIGSTRINGMAN]

Both are equally amazing instruments they just both have a different nature or style. But in my opinion I gotta give it to the strat because you can always find that amazing SRV neck pickup sound.

[@Irish00]

Tele all day, I have a Ampro 2 in 3 tone sunburst it’s a hell of a guitar

[@davidmichael3189]

Tele

[@rinseyvessel6523]

One of each is mandatory.

[@stoneglad]

You need one of each and also a Les Paul, SG or E335. With one of each of these three, all bases and all music genres are covered !

[@BakedNConfused]

And some acoustics

[@aliamezcua9585]

I was literally thinking the same shit

[@alicegrant3731]

They're actually very different. I always go for the strat for comfort and sheer versatility but... the tele is a basic, no nonsense axe that has it's own signature twang. Rock on 🤘

[@Oldchannellllll]

I heard a forbidden song! 😛

[@GuitarVillageFarnham]

😂😂 Well spotted!!

[@congerscott6064]

One of each is the perfect combination 👍🏆.

[@monkofwar]

I never owned a Fender until recently, I never wanted one because my friends had strats that I would play, and they just weren’t for me. But then I was gifted a 1967 Telecaster out of the blue! The best playing feeling guitar ever. So now I’m buying a Telecaster Deluxe, probably the Kingfish brand new to add to my Fender arsenal.

[@Celestion321]

Telecaster you can use all of the pickup positions. God help you if you ever accidentally put your Stratocaster to the bridge pickup only.

[@SeemsLikeSomething]

Touché

[@stoneglad]

I use my bridge pickup with the tone rolled down to 7-8 with my Tube Screamer pedal with tone at 1 O’Clock (6) for lead often and it sounds great! I do mostly live on the neck pickup though, and especially for rhythm.

[@Celestion321]

@@stoneglad Forgive me as I've not owned an S-style guitar in a while, but aren't the two tone knobs wired to the neck and middle pickups, not the bridge?

[@CharlPantaleon]

@@Celestion321 You can wire it to be on the bridge and neck. Some of them come that way stock as well.

[@Celestion321]

@@CharlPantaleon I know that mod can be done, never heard of it coming from the factory that way.

[@chrislysiak9561]

Dude, if you compare the sound of 2 guitars, play the same thing on both, otherwise, you're comparing apples and oranges

[@crawfordhullender4505]

Exactly. No control

[@cruzcharlesdarwinr.1319]

HAHAHAHA true @@crawfordhullender4505

[@topsbottom2214]

I have both strat and tele American specials. I love the jumbo frets and Texas special pickups on both guitars.

[@iamanovercomer3253]

My original 🎸 is an 🇺🇸 strat ( which I still have) and now I'm looking for something different... checked out a few Mex telecaster but they didn't do anything for me. Then I checked out an 🇺🇸 professional 2 telecaster Miami Blue and I fell in love. A different 🎸 from my strat but I was looking for something different

[@riverrhodes7394]

I prefer the throaty sound of a Strat. Love my Gold strat ❤

[@GuitarVillageFarnham]

Gold strat! Wow sounds wicked!

[@riverrhodes7394]

@@GuitarVillageFarnham Yeah man. Cost me an arm and a leg but fully worth it 👌🏼

[@Boshe2005]

@@riverrhodes7394 must have bought a prosthetic arm together for picking

[@kidwajagstang]

@@GuitarVillageFarnham you should check out the gold finished Squier John 5 Telecaster! It’s one beautiful guitar!

[@simondavid2519]

The real secret of the strat is the middle pickup. Try position 3 and you’ll see.

[@andyvitali7510]

Strats😍

[@gavinpope2435]

Tele gave us the stones And start gave us literally every one else I'll go with the tele

[@nathanmarshallmusic]

Telecaster. All day long!

[@gtrriffs]

💯🤟

[@lylecampbell9036]

I have them both. I love them both.

[@b.rodclark334]

I love the Strat for being my gateway to a Tele when I moved the middle pickup to the neck position and split the humbucker to the outer coil giving me that Tele homage that's been my fun tone 22yrs prior to actually playing a Telecaster that sounded exactly like my reconfigured Strat with both PU's. That Fender Classic 50s Telecaster was unfortunately sold the next day but two months later at a local pawnshop where a traditional formula of a Tele discovered me and became my very 1st Tele. Six years later, I added two Teles and three Strats and upgraded each one to my liking so for me it's a definite win-win!

[@Krullmatic]

They're both awesome! They're completely different guitars with different voicings, especially because they've got different pups. I would definitely want both, but if I were in a position where I had to choose, I'd pick the Strat.

[@Metalingots]

My preference is the Strat, but the Telecaster is a great guitar also.

[@keddy5627]

They each have a unique sound that you just gotta have both!

[@aadityakiran_s]

Nice tones

[@rushindragin361]

The Strat really only has 4 positions cuz nobody plays the bridge

[@shawnhelsel923]

Bullshit.

[@rushindragin361]

@@shawnhelsel923ok then…one person plays the bridge….you lol

[@therealcflat]

@@rushindragin361 I play the bridge, so two people actually

[@rushindragin361]

@@therealcflatone sounds great and the other sounds like trash lol

[@therealcflat]

@@rushindragin361 Bridge pickup can sound too thin and piercing, but if you play it right it's good, especially in a mix- cuts through really well

[@jimfromdiscord.8904]

Position 2: You get a shiver in the dark, and it's raining in the park, but meantime...

[@tabathagano1135]

I love them both ❤

[@jack6136]

The question is misleading. It should be “Which guitar tone or sound works best for YOU the musician. Both of these guitars have excellent usable sounds that work very well in many different applications. If you are playing a dance gig tonight a Jazz gig tomorrow a Blues gig a day later either one these instruments will work very well! Enjoy!!

[@MiguelRamirez-pt2lt]

I love the sound of the strat more but also love the body style of the tele more but love both. I guess just swapp the pickups lol

[@bb_lz9790]

I seem to recall that the Strat world exploded when the 5-position switch was introduced and both Sultans of Swing and Lay Down Sally were released...

[@ericandrews1661]

I really love both. Oddly enough, I only own one strat. A nice usa select model. But own half a dozen teles, most of them squiers.

[@wbs2222]

Ive bought almost every model of Fender. I could never fall in love with a strat. Ive narrowed my inventory down to 4 I love (American professional jazzmaster, American performer telecaster, Kurt Cobain Jaguar, and Kurt Cobain Jagstang) As you see, 3 of my 4 are offsets.

[@LesleyLesPaul]

You need both ! LES

[@JasonT-xp3kh]

I was a Strat guy my entire life...until I got a Tele. Love 'em both.

[@samcascio7731]

Does anyone know what position 4 on the strat was?

[@davidbarlow431]

I have both, but the one I couldn't live without is my tele.

[@annekedebruyn7797]

Even tho the strat is more versatile. I always want to go for the tele. But you can get the Nashville version with the middle pickup to bring back a bit of that versatility.

[@WareBare]

I just want every guitar ever made they’re all my favourite 🎸

[@shadoobie]

I like them both actually. I have a Strat, and a Tele. Depending what mood I’m in, or what sound I want to achieve. Both great guitars!

[@bold810]

Difference to me is

[@dlastares]

I love both 👍👍👍