The ONLY Guitar You'll Ever NEED! | Friday Fretworks

[@BobPerrone]

Saw the title and knew it was a Tele😊

[@hnvsk]

I just by title even knew that it’s a Tele with tremolo

[@hnvsk]

I just by title even knew that it’s a Tele with tremolo

[@erik4683]

Same. And I have over 10 guitars in the house. I’m wondering why at this point. The tele just does it all.

[@Mr_Ashley]

Did you cheat and look at the thumbnail?

[@perudolux]

😂

[@jeffreyedwards5262]

Dead right Chris. Bought my Tele in 1969 and played it in bands for over 50 years. Best thing i have ever bought in my life. Saw Jimmy Page playing his with Zeppelin in Cardiff Top Rank same year.

[@timshirley1799]

The shop is going to have to revise the price tag after that demo…wow!

[@marekgitarzysta5193]

Your playing is just unbelieveable - touch, tone, phrasing, playing loosely but still in the pocket.

[@officialWWM]

I could practice 10 hours a day for the rest of my life and I’d still struggle to be 10 percent as good. It’s so frustrating! This guy is up there with some of the very best, famous players in my humble opinion.

[@marekgitarzysta5193]

I'm happy for you that you found your "better" idols.

[@officialWWM]

@@bogarbill6331 name one…

[@officialWWM]

@@bogarbill6331 😂😂 I doubt that 😂😂

[@yeknommonkey]

The body is such an unlovable slab though. I always feel like I’m playing a chopping board. Other than that a great versatile instrument.

[@CargoShorts7]

Took me a few years to fully realize the power of the Tele. I started out thinking I wanted to shred,. so I got an Ibanez. Then I discovered Hendrix and SRV and that drove me to get a Strat, which became my main axe for a few years. In the past 5 years, I finally got a Tele and realized it was all I needed from the jump. Such good guitars. Cheers!

[@cor-man]

The poor sod that has to go back to being that band’s lead guitarist after Chris Buck filled in. Feel bad for them.

[@jackwalsh7341]

Dude, I don't know why you aren't a bona fide rock guitar God. I've listened to a TON of players and most of them can't solo the way you can. Your style is unique blending bits of Glimore and other blues greats into your own thing. Bravo!

[@BlobLaw]

He is a bona fide rock guitar god.

[@thomascroft5076]

Had he been born in the mid 1940s . . .

[@jontaylor157]

If you get the chance, go see Chris with Cardinal Black. You will not be disappointed, believe me .....

[@vivien1252]

every single time I have the chance to see you play a solo on stage, I get goose bumps. It's been years. Not getting used to it.

[@chrislink73]

I knew it was gonna be a tele before I even clicked the video. Absolute beast and so versatile. Great tones and playing, man

[@waskerbasket9601]

Just bought a tele last week and put no caster pups in it. Love it.

[@dennyclosser8456]

Chris, you have become my favorite guitarist. And that is saying something I was 65-year-old musicians who follows and has seen live many of the greats. Your phrasing and delivery is second to none. Simply beautiful. Plus I love the way you dig deep into the history of everything that you showcase. Well done as always.

[@JS-nf1sn]

Chris plays like a good singer, the hallmark of a great player. Reminds me in some ways of Derek Trucks, even thought the style is very different.

[@jomiran1000]

I like Chris' use of bends. It's easy to pick his playing out of a crowd because of them.

[@Santaheckler]

The Tele can be modded into ANYTHING if you don’t like the traditional layout. Put in humbucker(s)/P90/whatever else, add a trem, LP controls, strat middle pup, change scale length or neck profiles, you name it…the guitar can do it. Or go bare bones and just do the single pup. Done. 😎

[@johnnymossville]

I love the look of the tele. never get tired of it's shape. Even when I try to imagine a better layout for the knobs thinking surely there must be a more elegant way to do it, it's pretty much becomes futile, because the simplicity of that straight run is so functional and from a manufacturing standpoint, genius.

[@dkijc]

For me I HATED it as a beginner.. NOW I LOVE IT.. No setup issue... no tuning issues.... So solid....

[@officialWWM]

Yep, they got it right the first time :)

[@sundaynightdrunk]

Well you do see people flip it around like Chris has done on that bound Tele, with the knobs up front and the switch in the back. I prefer it the stock way, but a lot of people flip the control panel. Also Leo changed it on the Stratocaster to make it more reachable, but I've always found the frontmost Strat knob gets in my way.

[@nikyv3984]

What a Ridiculously amazing phrasing!!! I am Jaleous:Yes!!! so good...

[@stavrilian]

Holly cow what an awesome jam was that?! Very inspiring playing there man, killer bends

[@GUITARSGIZMOS]

What divine tones you're able to get out of your guitars Chris. You're such an inspiration. Thanks for the huge amount of work and research you put into your videos. All the best, Thor

[@Glensully]

That last jam. I wonder if back in 51 when it was made, they could believe the sounds you could get out of that with Chris playing 😁. They should be shocked

[@robbyclark6915]

It's truly amazing that the very first solid body, electric guitar design (ok, the second with tge extra pup) would still be not just functional and usable, but almost ideal. Leo Fender nailed it with his guitar designs as well as his amps! All these decades later and we're still after those original tones! That's genius!

[@pasteye1671]

Interesting that the Teles (that you played exceptionally well) all had the three barrel bridges that we are told so often cannot be intonated properly. These were good enough for most of the players you list on the thousands of recordings (including LZ1!). Well done, your skill shows not just in your playing but in the relative ease you filled in on that concert.

[@dkelban]

You are an amazing guitarist. I think we could put a broom in your hands and it would sound great.

[@GrzegorzWitkowski]

Incredible playing. Love every single of your videos Chris. Thanks so much for sharing. All the best!

[@mrbailey-au]

My Tele doesn't sound anywhere near as good as yours 😄

[@VeniceKing1]

Saw you do a gig with just a Telecaster and a Blues jr. Was surprised you didn't seem at all limited!

[@officialWWM]

That outro was some of the best playing I’ve ever heard! Amazing!

[@andrewbecker3700]

The varied nuances are getting better and better, more refined, everytime you play that song. It's evolving in ways that allow more space which gives it an even better flow. Sifting out the chaff, and letting the nuggets bloom. Very nice!!!

[@gibs8412]

do you cook or grow marijuana?

[@SeanOHanlon]

I have been and always will be a Stratocaster guy - but I do acknowledge that there is very little which cannot be played with a Tele.

[@paulbates4100]

Killer outro ❤

[@AmbientAutisticGuy]

How in the world does he get that screaming tone? It sounds amazing

[@chrishalstead4405]

Not always a fan of your outros, but you really mined some new and delicious phrasing here. Lovely! 😊

[@FishiganMilligan]

Dude… what the heck?!?! You made that tele sound strat-like! Teach us please… 😂

[@koll789]

Learning an entire set in a day and then pulling off a performance like that is pretty incredible. Great video Chris

[@hkguitar1984]

4:25 I'd imagine that will be the last time the regular Guitarist takes ill........................... Love the Telecaster, every Player should have one.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Greetings HK, it has been awhile since I have seen you. I pray all is well with you and your family.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@sgt.grinch3299 Sarge, great to hear from You. 👍

[@congamike1]

WOW! I love to hear you play. Yep. Nice guitar. Just bought the Squier a few weeks ago.

[@jimperry4420]

You liking it?

[@Incountry]

You only need a G&L ASAT Classic…. Better quality, Better quality, it’s what Leo Fender actually wanted to make but only did after finished his journey with Fender in 1965.

[@Johnny.D]

I played a Squier tele affinity series through a deluxe reverb once, and even that sounded spectacular. So I would agree they are all you need!!

[@Winstonrodney6989]

Squire is making great guitars these days. I’m sure the Deluxe reverb also helped!

[@onealmark1]

Wow, that solo at the end…incredible.

[@ipuya]

My Baja is my favorite guitar. Under 7 lbs 6 tonal options, custom shop pickups, soft v neck, butterscotch and blackguard. Perfection.

[@thejuggernaut5327]

I’m a Baja guy myself. I highly recommend this model. They’re out on the used market for reasonable prices.

[@laska747]

⁠@@thejuggernaut5327Yep I have a Baja too (2007). Love it but unfortunately I have a heavy one - nearer 9lbs. On the look out for a lighter body!

[@marcelpaquet8134]

Yeahr my dad got one. It's probably the third best tele I played in my life! Only surpassed by my MiJ 62 Custom reissue. And a real 63/64 (not sure anymore) Telecaster Custom I was lucky enough to play!

[@Rockfish66]

I would love to go Back to the Future and play that outro for someone in 1951.....

[@kimseniorb]

only guitar I don’t own and never will. bulky, odd and most uncomfortable, looks never appealed to me, not a fan of the sound either. p90 ftw

[@GideonMcLean]

Hey Chris, geriatric? Wait till you get to your 70s and see how you feel then - cheeky monkey😊 Nice playing as usual

[@brynjones7371]

Have to disagree I find my Jazzmaster the most versatile guitar fender makes. Others may disagree.

[@mstack1949]

Yep. Gotta sell my Gibsons, my strat, my Rics, (no...wait...not the 12-strings!), my ...! Incredible intro and outro and edumacation.

[@stickman55100]

I was always a Gibson devotee. But about 12 years ago, I bought my first Tele (later stolen), but now I love them and have several. Great guitar for sure.

[@brianwood7237]

I know I was only a superstrat and Gibson guy for years...now have 3😂

[@jfinester]

Great playing, Mr. Buck! Cool little demo on the Vega Trem-seems like it works well. I might have to get another Tele to put a Vega Trem onto! I totally agree with you regarding Telecasters-if I was stuck on a desert island with a recording studio, a Tele would be my only guitar and I’d be just fine. I’ve got a bit of a collection of Tele-style guitars-only one of them is a Fender, but they’re all cool!

[@DavidvdGulik]

I've played several different guitars, but I've had just a tele and a 335 for years and years now, and that really is anything you could possibly need. Both extremely versatile but with a distinct character and also completely different from one another.

[@MPNNag]

I now own 6 Telecasters and love them all.

[@yargnad]

I'm in that boat with you. One with mini hum in the neck, one baritone, one Cabronita with and one without tone control, one Nashville, and one Custom four knobber jobber. I need one more standard strung up Nashville tuning style and I will be set.

[@robdavis8307]

😂😂 " More importantly, especially when it comes to guitarists, virtually idiot proof!"😂😂

[@mikevolante307]

God bless you Chris , you made me want to play my guitar today even though I woke up not wanting to , the power and soul of music squared !!❤❤

[@BigSh00tsie]

Imagine being a huge guitar fan and going to see some band then then Chris Buck shows up on stage to “fill in” 😅

[@Alanoffer]

Finally someone came up with a trem that works for a tele , a bit pricey the vega trem though

[@rodsocull6629]

The guitar is great but what we really need is your hands.

[@thomasstengel7356]

Need... Chris, you're hilarious.

[@TexasJackdaw]

Wow. That was a beautiful use of a metaphor/adjective referring to the Strat as making the Tele, “Positively [agricultural]”. I’ve never heard any guitar described as “agricultural”, and I believe you are right by that pre-assessment. Cheers from Texas, US - Great content as expected!

[@jfinester]

Who’s the singer you were backing on that show? She sounds really good.

[@joeygentile7829]

​@@jfinester Elles Bailey

[@gimmeagig]

I'm a bass player but I love your videos , and your playing of course.

[@harrybee3093]

Chris is just an incredible guitar player!

[@Jordan_Thomas]

Working in the industry, and having the chance to play some of the most highly prized guitars on the daily, its almost annoying how true this statement is. Like so many others before me. My tele "backup guitar" stuck around while every other guitar was bought, played and subsequently sold. So often we don't regard ourselves as Tele players, until we seem to find ourselves playing Teles all the time.

[@BrianOates]

I love teles and use them all the time but for me the Gretsch Duojet with Dynasonic pickups and a Bigsby Vibrato is my number one. The chambered body of the good era of Duojets make a beefier sound without sounding muddy like Les Pauls can, and can cut through a mix with the Dynasonics like a telecaster without being as thin sounding. Teles can be thickened with the tone knob, but the Dynasonics are thicker with a wide open tone.

[@jamesadams1064]

You forgot to mention Roy Buchanan.

[@johna1160]

9:23 B bender gentleman is Marty Stuart, not Mr. White.

[@PerpetualNewb]

Chris, your playing is stellar as always. But your prose is equally delightful. Something about your word choice and phrasing, it comes across like an extremely well written essay.

[@clive3100]

Excellent assessment with very tasteful playing too.

[@SpeedBlazer99]

Does MGK's Schekter PT count?

[@pczTV]

I love teles. I’ve got about 3 custom shops. They don’t require me to think to play…. It’s like a Toyota truck. Not fancy but will never break and will get the job done.

[@Beat-Brugger]

You forgot Roy Buchanen😉

[@sebgarcia3600]

"Virtually idiotproof" Made my day 😂

[@peterhughes8699]

The only guitar Chris needs. Tele's have no trem system, The single coils are noisy and not recommended for high gain tones needed for hard rock, punk or metal styles. Great guitars but limited :)

[@ChrisBuckGuitar]

...as I said in the video, the _statement_ was intended to include modded Teles. The Tele at the start of the video has a retrofitted Vega Trem and John 5, Jim Root, Joe Duplantier (Gojira) etc all use Telecasters with different pickups for metal.

[@tallpaul1020]

Sounds fantastic!!! Love Friday fireworks!!! I have an Esquire and I absolutely love it. Almost a Tele still can play about anything with it. Keep up the great work

[@jakubpodesva9802]

My god, the second jam was... You are simply the BEST GUITARIST in this world to my ears and heart. Really. Cheers!

[@chrislink73]

that outro jam was amazing!

[@jltrem]

As Mr. Buck has told us, his first, and he considers his most valuable, guitar, was an Affinity Tele.

[@__.rey.__]

Great vid as usual, a Tele's always good. Side Note: I don't know how to say this without sounding like self promotion or something, but for anyone interested, we recently made a CB subreddit. Would love for anyone interested in that sort of thing to come check it out.

[@VeniceKing1]

Cool. What's it called?

[@__.rey.__]

@@VeniceKing1 Just r/ChrisBuck It's still in it's very early stages, so there's not much going on.

[@TheCravenIsReal]

When I see these titles I only open if I think it might be a Telecaster- When it is...I stay! Thanks Chris. Beautiful playing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joesantamaria5874]

Back when I was a beginner, I practiced every day. I was going on a vacation to Europe, and didn’t want to leave my guitar to the whims of baggage handlers, so took the neck off with a phillips, shoved the whole lot into my suitcase with the screwdriver, and reassembled it when I arrived in Venice. When I was done, I shoved it back in the suitcase, along with my dirty clothes, and put it back together when I got home. Played perfectly.

[@fiveightandten]

This dude is the most inspiring guitar player alive today. Stunning playing as always, and a nicely constructed video as well.

[@acecomet]

Cool video! I am more of a strat fan. But i really enjoy the tele too 🎸🤙

[@frankcarter6427]

47 years ago, I started playing guitar and I've spent lots of money on guitars I never bonded with - I've had a les paul, an SG, a flying V and 3 strats - I now have 3 teles and my go to is the cheapest , a squier standard I bought for 100 quid - all hail the telecaster

[@steved9723]

Hey Chris, I'm ready for the instrumental album!

[@R.Craig.Collins]

I just apologized to some guitar players who sometimes break out a tele after watching this. Love the solos, as usual

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

since I got my tele I am pretty much using just that for almost anything, except for when I need precisely an humbucker on the bridge with the Gibson scale length

[@kissaguitar]

maaaan...you own such amazing groove

[@manonbassguitar]

Dude, your outro solo on the vintage tele had some of the tones from Zeppelin’s No Quarter solo moaning going on. Fantastic🤘🏼

[@christophermattson206]

Keep doing what you’re doing! You are very inspiring and someone I love listening to. Your long demo clips are very nice.

[@lou.yorke.x]

the outro solo is devine.

[@jackreston8188]

Your playing is VERY CHOPPY!!!

[@ChrisBuckGuitar]

Why are we capitalising CERTAIN WORDS?

[@Jean-Chri.Brixhe]

Amazing playing as usual, and totally agree on the simplicity point!! But if I can say something, you forgot Jeff Buckley in the famous tele players ;-)

[@snicklefritzthetab8411]

Wow. Great chops my friend!

[@MonsieurSafari]

All said!😂 Your playing is so perfect!😍

[@valentiguitars]

I have a post-it attached to my workshop wall that says "if doesn't work, check again what Leo did." He nailed it first shot and everything you say is absolutley true. The Tele is unforginving, but if you know how to tame it, it will allow you to do anything. Great playing as always.

[@DoctorMcFarlandStudios]

I feel bad for the guitar player you replaced for that show

[@GuitarIv69]

Holy shit you're a monster player! I love my Teles and I'll be getting another one soon, but now I need to go practice after seeing you!

[@ckelly5141]

If I could emulate one guitarist 🎸.....it would be Chris. Thanks for your channel C.👍

[@nathanielhall1353]

Dang … that final solo 🔥

[@markhammer643]

One of the best things about a Tele is that the pickups are spaced farther apart than many other guitars. This allows for the three switch settings to take you to what can feel like entirely different "personalities". I enjoy this aspect a lot, and find many dual-humbucker guitars somewhat constraining in that respect.

[@chrisgibbsracing]

Great Video and Amazing Playing. Is the Sunburst Tele in this video a Fender Jason Isbell Model, but with the black scratch-plate swapped out for a Mint Green one?

[@dlux703]

I'm always considering disarming two of the knobs on my LP and 335 and rewiring them to the simple single volume, tone and 3way switch like my Teles. It allows so much more carefree playing IMO.

[@perrybeyer7531]

I totally agree with everything, my first guitar was a 2005 MIM Telecaster Standard in Sunburst. (The last year the standards from Mexico had Alnico pickups before they switched to ceramics.) I have a few other guitars, but pickup the tele 90% of the time. It will play damn near anything I want. It also has held up to abuse with miminal maintenance and never let me down while playing. After 18 years it's got it's share of dings and wear to the finish but of course that just adds to it's mojo. Awesome playing by the way!

[@markallen381]

I don't like the knife switch and would prefer a toggle switch like an LP (on the bass side). Also V & T for each humbucker. A whammy bar would be nice if it doesn't lose the tuning the guitar. Somersworth, NH.