WILL IT CHUG? - Fender Telecaster American Ultra

[@OlaEnglund]

WILL IT HUG?

[@VicksasT]

Ola Englund dude that Metallica lick I heard in there lol

[@VicksasT]

5:30 that melted my face ola

[@tactical_riffs9094]

Chuga chuga choo choo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheBlackKoma]

Chug is life

[@blakecurtis7809]

Will it Pug?

[@infernaltim]

"No limit to what I'll try." I'm voting one of those Hello Kitty guitars next!

[@Dogslayer]

7 string version :D

[@clicheguevara9917]

its a strat with a humbucker in the bridge. nothing chugs better!

[@SoMiSongbird]

@Dogslayer Oh I hope he tries the 7 string one 😂

[@OlaEnglund]

EASY!

[@infernaltim]

@@OlaEnglund Do it you coward! 😁

[@KHETTIUS]

It chugs, but still has that distinctive Tele sound going on, love it.

[@clonetrooper9015]

Charle MIJ are they really

[@zab666]

@@clonetrooper9015 they technically are humbuckers but only the output of one coil is used which makes it sound more like a single coil.

[@zacharycollins6548]

I think it sounds better than most guitars designed to chug. It has a lot of character.

[@Neocasturn]

So much clarity, it sounds awesome

[@Grand_Alchemist]

Bringo.

[@dionst.michael1482]

@@Neocasturn I’ve been an acoustic player my whole life but I always thought Fender telecasters were so frikkin cool and of course nobody can deny its historic place in the world of music in general and being a fan of traditional classic country music like I am the fact that telecasters have always traditionally been considered synonymous to the country genre isn’t lost on me either so when I first saw these guitars I confess, I fell in love with them and I just had to go out and purchase one in the ‘Texas tea’ color! Shockingly (even to me) I LOVE my tele!!! It sounds absolutely INCREDIBLE running thru a brand new Fender Princeton reissue amplifier. I can only imagine it will continue to grow on me even more so due to an old workplace related injury that makes playing acoustic guitars a bit of a challenge for me as it already is so for me personally, it was a match made in heaven! Now, when forced to stop playing an acoustic guitar because my arm just doesn’t have the strength left to do it anymore I will have a backup plan in place that I’ve already grown comfortable and satisfied with!

[@Gearhead221]

Fitting how with that characteristic twang it seemingly wants to play groove metal. It has literally become... A COWBOY FROM HELL.

[@grahamjarman]

i heard texan walk there near the end, what a vulgar display

[@brandondickie3456]

@@aidanbbm Yeah it was Becoming a pretty big Trendkill, but luckily that idea was Shattered fairly quickly. I’d give this a 10s/10.

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

You have constructed the best comment. Be proud.

[@bluhturn1051]

He slaughtered on that telecaster. I'm broken that I will never rise to have the art of shredding down at the same level that Ola does.

[@Bat_Dad_116]

Not only does it chugg, it had an awesome nasty quality that I didn’t expect and quite enjoyed

[@JohnDoe-pq8yw]

Sounded great man.

[@christebo7305]

Jimmy Page used mostly a Telecaster in the studio under controlled conditions. Live was another matter as single coils back in the day were like wrestling snakes. Geniuses like Hendrix and Beck were the snake charmers for sure. Not to forget Blackmore aa well.

[@christebo7305]

@Jim Goose never said that. Page did. Read slower... 😆

[@murderface15g13]

Love that snarling quality of the Tele.

[@Heka41]

you can still hear that twang trying its best to come out

[@jimmyhazard]

It colors it just perfectly.

[@ToneScavenger]

Yep, the twang wants to come out... and I love it!

[@raymondbarreras8153]

Yes, but a great flavor it is

[@Captain_Zero_]

It's got a weird sound when the two pickups are engaged as one. Kind of a reverb effect.

[@chrisashby32]

right? such a cool tone

[@BeyondVexing]

With that rig, you could make a violin chug!

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Does a Stratvarious chug?

[@BeyondVexing]

I do think a stradivarius could chug even if Ola was playing it, maybe?

[@HaibaneRakka571]

I have a 6 string violin and the low F string chugs really nicely

[@dbuczek2035]

@@HaibaneRakka571 i have 6 string guitar, the low e chugs pretty nicely

[@Justin.Franks]

Electric violins are a thing. Ola _definitely_ needs to test this.

[@peyotepete4903]

Ola: that Telecaster guy that wants to be metal... John 5: Hola Ola, hold my beer...

[@mcs909]

Both John and Jim use humbucker pickup, not single coil like this. Anyway, the boost button of this one can make it humbucker

[@Janine.Najarian]

John is straight edge though

[@w1third]

mcs909 the noiseless pickups are basically stacked humbuckers

[@ricksterdrummer2170]

Also Joe Duplantier from Gojira use it for all the “non-Drop C songs” live.

[@BigBoss1982]

@@mcs909 yes humbuckers is da shit but find a guitar cover Floater of Every time i die where dude plays the same telecaster and there's a sooo fucking kick.

[@SvenTviking]

Am I the only one who thinks the most interesting “metal” tones that Ola gets are with the”non-metal” guitars?

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

Because they are different? Metal is Metal, and I hate to put it like this, but all guitars that are similar sound pretty much the same because they are all targeting the same emulated sound with close enough to the same hardware configs meaning your out of place guitars will always be more interesting because it wasn't within the same specs.

[@alexanderschubert9975]

You actually get more interesting metal tones with some non-metal amps as well.

[@robwalsh9843]

I'm at a point where I want to hear a technical death metal band use a Fender Jazzmaster, Gretsch G5222 and Guild Starfire bass.

[@viniciovp4ever]

And mostly single coils, that's so cool and would make modern metal more diverse if we got more guitarists to try it, and bassist as well, using anything but active basses!

[@jakubsabosz2933]

@@nocturnal101ravenous6 that's why I aim for 80s metal sounds, nobody sounds that way anymore, fuck modern polished hi-gain sound.

[@Stratking01]

Tom Morello wrote some of his heaviest riffs on a Tele with the neck pickup.

[@lukebelay6995]

Dude that guy rocks so hard I watched his rig overview and even his arm the homeless guitar has a single coil in the neck

[@anthonknudsen4114]

@@lukebelay6995 You bet Morello rocks!! - his work with RATM and Audioslave was out of this world... One of my favorite, if not my favorite guitar player at his generation.

[@SenseiKreese]

Yeh, but he's not that heavy so it works

[@joeblankenship377]

And funkiest!

[@lordPix3lUK]

No he didn't

[@n8shac1978]

This one had some of the best tone of the series, absolutely lovin’ it

[@bullfrogboss8008]

Holy shit this video made me want to own a Telecaster. Heavy riffs with twangy vibe is something I never knew I needed until now

[@Madchris8828]

SWAMP metal😲

[@Madchris8828]

@Luke ive wanted a Tele for a while. I may have to buy one now. They are way cooler than I initially thought haha

[@mrffoeg]

It's awesome. You can turn the tone down if you want to get more normal with it

[@demoleramera]

I can't recommend a Tele enough no matter what genre you play! It just has such a distinctive twang that shines through even with multiple effects added

[@parkerkenney6113]

@@mrffoeg I have a tele and the tone knob stays at 50% at all times basically. If I want more of a semi humbucker tone, I just roll it off a bit more and I’m set. If I need more bite, just roll it up. Teles are by far the best guitars for when you don’t know what kind of guitar you want.

[@Painless50]

The Telecaster, an extremely versatile guitar.

[@lagoonrd4173]

You can use it on a duel with the devil….. karate kid style 😂

[@Figotohell]

And u know its like 15 in 1 shampo for men, my father in old day he was playing in rock band and jazz session in a bar, and he say if its only one guitar will he pick for his entire life, is telecaster

[@robwalsh9843]

Teles work for anything. Metal, punk, blues, jazz, funk, prog, psychedelic, etc. Just an all around brilliant piece of guitar engineering.

[@sathira_anuk5179]

​@@robwalsh9843yeh, I have Tele deluxe, sounds closer to a Les Paul than telecaster but very versatile

[@leonardomarquesbellini]

@robwalsh9843 they also look absolutely gorgeous in my opinion, on of the best body profiles. Only downside of a Tele is it's not very ergonomic (literally just a wood box), but even then some non-Fender clones fix that with a nice cutout for your arm.

[@TheTektronik]

He just shredded the hell out of that thing.

[@aidanmarr2006]

That was damn near the best will it chug. I love hearing you straight jam out.

[@zacharywilliams3631]

Oh god those pickups in series like that sounds frigging perfect

[@markl1221]

I can hear the increase of low mid range when he engaged the two single coils together to sound like a humbucker.

[@2free2snakes]

Very meaty sound

[@justinmwhitaker]

Yeah, I think that middle setting is worth the price of admission alone. Makes a very versatile guitar even better.

[@duffman18]

I'm planning to mod my tele with that S1 switching so it can do the same thing. There's such a unique sound to it, it doesn't sound like normal humbuckers. It's so bassy but clear at the same time. You can buy drop in controls wired for S1 switching to make it easy. But I'm also getting some high quality pickups, probably Dimarzio Twang Kings, and gonna try and learn how to solder them in myself.

[@jvin248]

@@duffman18 Easier and cheaper to add the 4-way Oak-Grigsby switch to any garden variety Tele (won't get that color and binding though). Wiring diagrams only a google away. I set mine up for N/parallel/B/series. My auto-mod on Teles.

[@duffman18]

@@jvin248 thank you, yeah a quick Google says its certainly cheaper doing that. I'll probably do that then

[@nickmetal131]

I played one of these at Guitar Center today. That 10"-14" compound radius, D-shaped neck is a dream. This is the Tele to get if you want the Tele sound with a modern feel.

[@TheSPY1997]

Single coils sound great for high gain stuff, because there's a lot of clarity and dynamics to them. They really cut through all that distortion in a mix.

[@JakeTerch]

Teles sound killer for metal, they have such a sweet bite and snarl. Tom Morello's tele was used for all the Drop D songs in RATM.

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

Jake Terch the shape is not my favorite

[@jmanitowabi]

Using the neck pickup only at that.

[@tpatt623]

I wouldn't consider ratm metal

[@theknifesedge57]

@Virgil Grin dude OH MY GOD we are talking about guitar tone here not communism can you please not

[@Captain_Zero_]

@@tpatt623 yeah they were heavy in their riffs, but their tone was more alternative than metal.

[@deanshake5975]

This video reinforced my decision that was already made. Just purchased one and then fell into reading on forums that they're basically just twangy country music guitars and this is totally not the case. I love your videos, and have seen so many of them! Couldn't believe I hadn't subscribed! Chugging is ultra important in the world of heavy music! Great vid.

[@Bendit1974]

Something different. I actually LOVE the heavy tone that's coming out of that Telecaster. Both pickups making a "humbucker", that's actually cool. Listen at 6:05, that's fantastic!

[@buckycore]

Holy shit, the 80s glam tone with thrash bite is fucking on point. This is actually one of the best tones I've heard on tour KZbin's

[@briangreene851]

Wow 2nd time watching this vid and no my eyes and ears can't unsee or unhear the Tele chugging! Hahaha awesome Ola😎

[@chowder1272]

I kinda like the twangy chug or Im just tired of generic metal guitar nowadays.

[@Fromagreatheight]

probably both, it sounds refreshing, and badass

[@escobanhc1307]

After he enabled the „humbucker“ style wiring it was just brutal AF with twang

[@MilkoOfficialChannel]

jriz malalay this been done by hardcore players for a long time now

[@LemonMeIon]

Z E R O pretty sure Attack Attack’s self titled album has one of the panned guitars playing this sound. Adds a cool springy element to the mix.

[@d24isDURIAN]

Teles are highly versatile guitars, I'd recommend an American professional or standard model.

[@gough7791]

When i finally bought my satan, the guy i bought it from had a tele that i tested it on. It chugged immediately

[@The_Mimewar]

Ola, did you just define a Telecaster as “guitar related gear”? Love it man.

[@XChristianNoirX]

It's only related because Blackmachine is based off of the Telecaster.

[@herritymusick1758]

It definitely chugs and I can't wait to get mine in a few days! Ordered it today!!!

[@jetjock64]

“Lets drop this sucker!” My new favorite line. Fun stuff.

[@scottkrempel3005]

more like twugging. still has that fender twang.

[@thesiper6740]

Scott Krempel twugg! Excellent 😂

[@Guitarnivore]

Twugging. I like that. If it had a humbucker in there, it would be a whole different story.

[@TheFloatingBartender]

Ha ha ha ha

[@JHOLE21]

@@Guitarnivore could just get their new HSS ultra strat

[@matth5552]

for playing that donkey ronk music like them bands in the US you know the ones

[@guitarone988]

Hi Ola, really enjoy this series! You are funny and cool and I enjoy watching you play. It's inspiring! So many years of theory and struggling to make everything sound musical and flashy, watching you makes me pickup the instrument and just enjoy it's sound. Really opens you up when your not thinking of a musical context "song" and just riffing and chugging. Impressed myself more than trying to nail a chord sequence or a specific riff. I'm just playing by feel and what's in my head. Wow, what freedom!!

[@cccccccs]

That chugged so well that I'm searching for the price of one.

[@FartSniffer1]

Two legs and a kidney.

[@OfficialAaronToney]

Solid work. Really like this guitar.

[@tmb1152]

Will it chug?: Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120

[@nkmcfrln]

Victor Sage For clean sounds, idiot.

[@xArtemisuuu]

@Victor Sage it really is for the cleans bruh

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

DiamondHead AmIEvil yeah, but for the clean sounds. He’s a Mesa fan for the gain sounds.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

@Samí Warrior Metallica just used the JC's for clean tones though.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

@Samí Warrior Yes, and? haha. We're all good, friend.

[@eaze78]

Ola just got to say that's some of the best playing I've seen from you. Keep it up!

[@MyWeedgrower]

@Turururu he's a paying member to ola

[@satansauce666]

eaze78 yep he was on fire!

[@cavanray6742]

I think that tele is definitely inspiring him. The notion you can't play heavy music with low output single coils is a false rumor that needs to die.

[@kevincourcey813]

Great vid, as usual, Ola. Some hard core metallurgists will object to this guitar because it actually lets you hear the SPECIFIC NOTES YOU ARE CHUGGING as opposed to most other metal oriented guitars where (IMHO) it all ends up sounding like mush. I think Fender has done a great job with this new line, especially with both the noiseless pickups, and the ability to run the pickups in series so you are in essence getting a humbucker out of a guitar with single coils. Brilliant.

[@jerrysparks8781]

I love the tele for metal. It has a wholly unique tone quality that just sounds killer.

[@90041Ferrari]

Wow! This Fender Telecaster American Ultra appears to be very versatile!

[@E.C.Robson]

Wow, really like this sound out of this Tele!

[@1973larryrichardson]

You know they make a baritone tele. That sucker chugs harder than a 5 engine coal powered train.

[@meatlejuice]

Christ, I'd imagine.

[@BigBrandoGAMES]

I never thought I'd say this but that telecaster sounds amazing when chugging Wow! I'm surprised

[@iLLuzion1st]

Random Brandon the tone is so original and unique. Fuckn sick

[@sassulusmagnus]

Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine apparently tracked some of that band's heavier riffs with a Tele.

[@givemeajackson]

The first wintersun album had some stuff recorded with a tele, it sounds sick. On the song beautiful death you can really hear the twang

[@tacos6915]

@@sassulusmagnus he record the whole RATM album with an american standart tele that he got from trading a marshall amp to is roommate. He take it because he needed a guitar that could hold the drop tuning

[@XChristianNoirX]

Uh..... Maybe it's because Blackmachine is based off of the Telecaster. Take this guitar an put some humbuckers in it.

[@skychamber_studios]

I wonder if he'll play that same riff he does in every vi--- yep, he did. again.

[@patrickdonoghue7]

2:18

[@joakimengstrom4924]

cry about it.

[@andrewfletcher4329]

Do you know what tuning it's in, pls?

[@jessestumpf190]

Andrew Fletcher sounds like drop C standard, I’m not 100% sure but I’d start there lol

[@andrewfletcher4329]

@@jessestumpf190 yea, thanks mate 👍

[@alltruenews]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a better metal sound. Super precise and sounds hot.

[@ordjk4797]

Wow that neck pick-up with high gain is such a good tone

[@porcubot]

/r/guitar foams at the mouth any time someone suggests teles for metal. This is gonna be my go-to video for those situations

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

/r/guitar cant use google to find the easiest guitar related questions.

[@Ottophil]

Thats exactly why i use a tele for metal

[@connivingcactus539]

They're better with a left handed bridge and probably a different pickup, depending on the model.

[@oribulous]

dude, John 5 (ex marilyn manson, Rob Zombie) is an amazing metal guitarist and he uses a tele like all the time

[@Gitarzan66]

@@oribulous John 5 is killer! I just watched a rig rundown video with him. He has a shitload of Tele's. He uses a different one for every tune during live shows. Also James Root uses a lot of Tele's. You cant say his tone isn't heavy (ha ha)

[@HammerFang]

When you played middle position for the first time it was chugging and sounding a little bit glassy at the same time. This sounded amazing!

[@opt4]

Man thats the best looking tele I've ever seen!

[@kiim_caam]

Probably my 7th time rewatching this. I love this guitar, I love this series, I love this channel. OY!

[@BLZArmwrestling]

Holy molly this tele sound so freaking great

[@Shane-sf9pv]

I’m actually digging this tone. I’ve always loved the necks on fenders. The Jim Root model with the blackouts is fire

[@kaiser7695]

This would actually be good for thrash metal

[@sparechainge]

It's a very good thrash metal guitar

[@mimoochodom2684]

This is the only Tele Ultra review one needs.

[@danielebert9530]

Man, that is the best clean sound yet from ola! It’s not really bright, but it’s not flat.

[@corneliuscrewe677]

What I find amazing is how much twang is still there WITH the chug, and the simple fact I dig the hell out of it considering I don’t play much chug.

[@datutturugang666]

probably the most underrated guitar platform in rock and metal. a supreme platform for basically every genere

[@elefsidi]

The lead tones were really nice. If you want to play metal on a Tele, you must definitely play lead. Because the sound coming out of the single coils is gorgeous.

[@kellyho3076]

I just bought one and it sounds amazing. It will do anything from metal to country. The D neck feels great if you have shorter fingers.

[@lordPix3lUK]

Just bought one. I'm predominantly a metal player, nut wanted a tele. This one looks good for shred too

[@chuckdriver7741]

That Telecaster sounds better than most “metal” guitars I’ve heard. The attack, note clarity, definition, low end and edge can’t be had on any other guitar. 🇺🇸🗽🦅🎸

[@Atomic1710]

Chuck Driver the clarity is great

[@StuntcatTV]

Faaaanbooooy

[@elnyoutube123]

Except a hardtail Ibanez RG

[@luxgoods]

Agree completely 👍

[@mdrumt]

2 guitarists in band, one with humbuckers, one with single coils, ultra T H I C C best of both worlds.

[@clevelandindians]

“I’m using the bridge,which is the new noiseless pickup.i mean I don’t hear any noise but then again I have a gate on.” *turns off gate* Levee’s break Floods room with hum🤣

[@novasnotvibing]

My favorite moment

[@S0UNDC1TY]

This gen of noiseless aren't very noiseless. The ones in my ultra jazzmaster are noisy as shit lol

[@marcos_c_m]

After certain level of drive/distortion even humbuckers have that noise . It's in the amp and pedals tone itself . not coming from the guitar.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I have vintage noiseless in my Mexican telecaster & it’s my favorite go-to guitar

[@Deris87]

Pulling the switch for the humbucker effect sounded so damn good. Chonky but with real biting leads.

[@rarawiley]

That tele is fantastic. I need it in my life. Thank you.

[@blakecurtis7809]

Love the TeleCaster. Sounds great. I listened to a New York band called UNSANE during my teenage years. And the guitarist used a Tele into the MXR Fuzz pedal and had a awesome tone with that setup. And they wrote killer songs for years using the same formula. Great video, great tone Ola, thank you!

[@Jeffmetal42]

I love Unsane. I still wear one of their shirts regularly. Cheers!

[@alexirpaoli5768]

Maybe a Solar “mutherf****r metal caster” it could be a good idea 🤘🏻

[@wxdanwx]

They do make a tele evertune if he decides to make a single coil version.

[@xmetaldavex]

A Solar tele with evertune and bridge humbucker would be epic. And then a 7 string!

[@alexirpaoli5768]

NIAL_IST that will be a good idea too!

[@alexirpaoli5768]

Dave Ehl fuck yeah! Solar “motherf****r growler metal burper caster” 🤘🏻

[@BackintheFall]

Id buy for sure!

[@PJMatematico]

love this episode, love that "TELEMETAL" sound of the Guitar.

[@kaotikaguitarist]

I’ve been thinking about asking about a Will it chug with a Telecaster for days now and here this thing finally just popped up 🤘

[@SurfingSerpent]

With an added middle strat single coil, to make a Nashville Tele setup, the Tele really becomes the single most versatile guitar period. Nothing can produce as much tonal variety, and nothing pops the same way.

[@marcink.4959]

Beautiful guitar and sounds great - funfact: Hetfield played sometimes telecaster in the Load and reload era

[@fredrikabramsson4659]

now we just need one of those with a solar headstock.

[@abramdutton7130]

Stacked solar humbucker and a solar hotrail

[@brandongreene3213]

This. So much this.

[@raymondbarreras8153]

Yeah buddy! 🎸

[@Captain_Zero_]

That would be interesting. It would have to have an evertune bridge and a forearm/belly cut. With the open grain wood that Solar has been using.

[@abramdutton7130]

@@Captain_Zero_ this one has a belly cut already

[@ammarD]

"Built in Corona, California." Ola predicted the Pandemic confirmed.

[@CaptainRudy4021]

I was literally just thinking this

[@xArtemisuuu]

@@CaptainRudy4021 same bruh

[@hugopettersson2563]

same

[@martinhroch344]

Now even the cheapest Aliexpress guitar is made in Corona.

[@XbotulinumX]

Scary

[@endlessgrind6951]

That thing not only chugs but sounds fucking great doing it too!!!

[@poopoofuhqueue2389]

This is like the ultimate tele. Can literally do everything.

[@masonthomas6834]

I was really shocked to hear the S1 switch engaged like that. The high end (before the S1 switch) just seemed to overpower the high distortion. But man I really dig the tone later on. I never thought I'd say that about a Tele in a metal environment. Dope.

[@ifax1245]

That's probably the most articulate chug I've heard!

[@metal_joe16]

Myles Kennedy has started playing a Tele live with Alter Bridge, even on their heavier stuff and the slight difference in tone is interesting but it works

[@kevindietz6470]

Sounds so mean, I love hearing all that pick attack and the open top end, sounds huge 🎸🔥

[@cheenu711]

Okay that humbucker switch thing was nuts. Gonna do that to my strat now LOL

[@davidm2189]

As some people say: “you can do everything with a tely”

[@nigel7779]

David M you can do everything with a les Paul.

[@vipervidsgamingplus5723]

Can I jack up my car to change the oil and oil filter

[@raydog_97]

Viper vids gaming plus 😂🤘

[@daveg4236]

Nigel can't get an LP to twang. Not like a Tele. Not even close. And I own several and ALWAYS change to a Tele when I need twang and/or really clean

[@juanfer111]

@@nigel7779 Nope, you can't

[@mikepeace2112]

Absolute gorgeous guitar.

[@jeffstump7601]

Metal/post hardcore guitarist here. All I use are tele’s. Love em.

[@jacksmith4460]

metal/mathcore/prog metal guitarist here, used tele's almost exclusively for the last 25+ years...agree with your sentiments :D

[@johndavidson1455]

Always LOVED the tele/strat single coil twangy metal tone. So good for certain styles

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

The second you toggled and demoed that s switched is the second I realized I needed one of these in my life.

[@jacksmith4460]

when the "oh shit Teles are actually amazing for metal" penny drops

[@Gitarzan66]

I've liked Tele's for a long time for metal. After hearing James Root's tone with one and John 5 I have wanted one forever now. I've been in love with the Charvel Pagan Gold Tele for years. Hell my friend had a Squier Tele. I was surprised at how good that thing played and sounded. I would settle for one of those even.

[@Nano_Noodles]

James root added active pickup's tho. He never used single coil. :)

[@Gitarzan66]

@@Nano_Noodles I know, thanks.

[@scottflatt9880]

I have a John 5 Squire, sounds awesome.

[@valeryt4977]

@@Nano_Noodles ok. No problem. Then look at Norma Jean. They use classic tele on the single coil. Killer guitar tone.

[@Nano_Noodles]

@@valeryt4977 I have a strat tele custom single coil and the thing is grunty asf. Still has that slight twang tho but it is amazing. Norma Jean pretty damn epic.

[@scoobyskarsgard8836]

“Well that escalated quickly” just became hungry for the new ultra tele.

[@evaneibach]

I never expected to hear that sound out of a tele. It’s awesome

[@jetcheneau5811]

It can be done easily. People just don't Do it enough because they see it and think "that isn't a metal guitar".

[@jetcheneau5811]

I think the vintage-voiced pickups actually do metal Better than the noiseless pickups.

[@bezoznaught5261]

I just got my 1st electric guitar and had no idea how the switch worked, thanks for clearing up that its for chosing which coils/humbuckers to use

[@tr3ndkiller]

The Telecaster is simply the best guitar ever made, can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned.

[@valentinpau1434]

Right.

[@bipbipletucha]

Facts.

[@valentinpau1434]

@@bipbipletucha Yup. 😁

[@juvedoo99]

I have to agree. I used to dislike teles a lot. Then I got one... Now that's the only guitar I play. I get the best NYC-style hardcore tones out of it. Reminiscent of Earth Crisis "Firestorm" era. Love my tele:)

[@jacobmilan1372]

When you’re right you’re right.

[@TimmySCVM]

I think a big reason why it sounds so good is because the noiseless pickups by Fender, are actually a stacked humbucker rather than a standard single coil.

[@HANKUS]

really? thats so cool i didn't know that. does stacking vs the traditional set up affect the end result?

[@zoeherriot]

@@HANKUS It does - it still manages to sound like a tele though. I have the Ultra strat, and it has the stacked single coils too. They just sound a bit... thicker I guess - but you would never mistake it for a Les Paul. It still sounds like a strat.

[@HANKUS]

@@zoeherriot interesting, do you have a video of that strat personally i stack 3 amp sims and double the tele through a whammy octave down and find that makes it sound huge and perhaps not like a tele unless you listen for it

[@zoeherriot]

@@HANKUS I don’t - but it’s a limited edition FSR Ultra (all black) from a Japanese dealer. But if you check say an Andertons review of the Ultra Strat (the Texas Tea model for instance) - it’s got the same electronics. That absolutely would make it sound huge. :)

[@coreybuffington2689]

The most versatile guitar ever made for sure.

[@jarrusjenkins]

What I like about this is that it chugs really well but with a brighter tone but when youre playing the single not riffs it still has that telecaster sound but more metal.... I really like it

[@soulman4292]

Quite a few doom metal bands seem to like Tele’s. Shit tons of electric blues players love Tele’s, Nashville loves the Telecaster, Rock bands, punk bands, shoegaze bands, etc etc. The Telecaster is one of the most versatile electric guitars ever produced, Leo Fender was a damned good engineer, and the fact that the Telecaster is still being used to break new ground today is proof positive. It’s not for everyone, but if you are a guitar player, get a Tele, even a higher end Squier will do you right with little modification. If you are a metal player especially, get one, bring it to the studio, use it for your double tracks, and overdubs on solos. It adds so much you didn’t know you were missing.

[@Necronomikyle]

I like how chunky the neck pickup sounds without coming off as muffled.

[@fy7589]

Ola, you'd probably become a great hard rock player too. You're already a great riffer kind of guy for dark sorts of metal. You are a really good guitarist. Only because you're playing riffs mostly and metal (like i do too) you don't get enough credit. I think you deserve at least 5 million subs, not 480k...

[@bastianmaoro8278]

Great sounding with the serial mode.

[@KenKuroGuitar]

I had no idea.... I want one of these now!

[@Ten2More]

Yes! Wiring a tele with a 4, 5, or 6 way switch makes it into a huge humbucker animal! But, the metal plate attached to a tele bridge pickup gives it a wider and stronger magnetic field - more mid-range. Cool sound that is like a humbucker but the tone is punchier.

[@paolog5679]

I just ordered an Artic Pearl Ultra Telecaster....Cant wait to Chug!

[@catherineboland6751]

I’m debating between that and the butterscotch. Both look so nice but I think I’m leaning more toward the maple board