With all of the different models of Fender Guitars has, finding the perfect guitar for your needs can be very confusing. I am here to help you sort out all of the differences between the Fender Tele and the Strat so that you can decide which guitar will suit you best. The Fender Tele and Strat typically have an Alder body.
Alder is a tonewood that provides guitars with a great bite, snappy sound to their sound. The shapes of the bodies of these guitars are different. You can identify the Fender Stratocaster by looking at the upper portion of the body. The Fender Stratocaster has an upper horn to provide musicians with easier access to upper notes but also has sleek contours to the body of the guitar, which just adds to the overall playability comfort of the instrument. The bodies of both guitars are also available with a few different tonewood options, besides the typical Alder.
Another choice that musicians have is Ash for both the Strat and the Tele. For the neck, musicians can choose whether they would like a one-piece all maple neck or a maple neck with a fingerboard from rosewood. Just for the idea of the sound difference this could make, the maple neck with the maple fingerboard will provide the instrument with a little bit of bite to the sound.
Whereas the rosewood fingerboard will make the overall sound of your instrument a bit rounder. Both instruments house 22 medium-umbo frets, with a However, the Fender Strat does happen to have a larger headstock. There are some musicians in the guitar community that believe that a headstock that is heavier will provide a guitar with a better overall tone and more sustain.
However, this has never actually been proven scientifically and is really just a matter of personal preference. Through my personal experience playing both the Fender Stratocaster and the Telecaster guitar, I found that even though the builds of the neck were similar, there was a definite difference in feel between the two guitar necks.
As someone with smaller hands, I felt like the Strat was easier for my hands to hold and manipulate the strings on. However, that is just my personal preference and you may experience something totally different. Read our full guide on finding the best strings for Telecaster. Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Reverb Pure and simple, this instrument features classic Fender tone styling that evokes and honors the timeless Fender mainstays that came before it and contributed crucial DNA.
The Fender Stratocaster has a five-way pickup selector switch, while the Telecaster has a three-way switch. These pickups were specifically designed by Fender for the Stratocaster and for the Telecaster, which means that there is a noticeable tone difference between the two instruments. The Stratocaster and Telecaster generally have similar electronics.
They each have a master volume control, but where the Tele only has one tone control, the Strat has dedicated tone knobs for the middle and bridge pickups.
The switching, however, is another story. The Telecaster typically has two single-coil pickups, with the bridge pickup being wider and longer than its Strat counterpart. Fender also makes Stratocaster and Telecaster models with humbucking pickup options.
The bridge is probably the most glaring distinction here. Whether a Tele or a Strat is right for you is a matter of personal opinion. Both guitars have a rich history and countless devotees, but the feel and sound can differ greatly.
That's not to mention the variations on each that have come out over the years, such as the new American Performer Series or Player Series , with assorted specs like pickup configurations, neck profiles and tonewoods.
Throughout the ages, guitarists have gravitated towards either the Strat or the Tele. And oftentimes, players sit somewhere in between. The best thing to do is refuse to let the stereotypes themselves lead you down a certain path. You can only be truly informed after playing them yourself. Skip to main content. For decades the United States had led the world in manufacturing processes through necessity, for the country had no great craft traditions to fall back on.
Though it had never been short of religious and political dissenters, they hadn't necessarily been the most practical types. It was no coincidence that machine tools to make weapons were perfected there first. Americans had invented successful machine guns and pistols long before Britain and France, but apart from mowing down the remaining bison and indigenous tribes there was little use for them in a nation with a tiny standing army.
Adapting such methods to a musical instrument might be seen as Fender's unique achievement. Bodies and necks were made in batches, then fitted together as required; one reason why early guitars are notoriously difficult to date.
Though the image of the trained expert working his magic is hard to resist to this day an Aston Martin engine bears a plate with the name of the worker responsible for building it , the care behind the Telecaster was in its initial design.
It's more Volkswagen Beetle than Rolls-Royce. It does its job. The car analogy is closer than you might think; the impressive selection of colours Fender later offered to Fifties buyers, such as Lake Placid Blue and Burgundy Mist, weren't just inspired by automotive fashion. They were actual DuPont car paints, adapted for the purpose. It wasn't cheap, though. But it worked. Sessionmen loved it. It stayed in tune, the sound was versatile and it played well.
They might have preferred to be seen with something more stylish, but the Telecaster became the sound of country, the electric blues and, in time, rock'n'roll and soul. Its very neutrality has always been a major part of its appeal.
It really is just a couple of pieces of wood bolted together, shaped for simplicity of construction. It's entirely up to the players to impose their own cultural fantasies on it. What better way for Bruce Springsteen to represent the working man than by playing the working man's guitar? Come to think of it, what was someone called "The Boss" doing representing the working man anyway?
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