Stratocaster VS Telecaster! - Which Is Best For YOU & What Are The Differences! - History & Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2024
- Let's delve deep into the differences between these two 2 legendary guitars! Both the Fender Stratocaster and the Fender Telecaster have cemented their names in music history as the go to guitars for so many legendary guitar players, session musicians and beginners alike!
Wether it be a Squier Strat or Tele, all the way through to the Fender Custom Shop variants, these guitars all share the same history and DNA that has been tried and tested since the early 50's that make them some of the most versatile, easy to play and ICONIC guitars on the planet!
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00:00 Intro
01:34 Brief History Of The Telecaster And Stratocaster
03:20 Similarities Between Tele And Strat
04:32 Differences Between Tele And Strat
05:22 Body Differences
07:18 Electronics Differences
10:22 Bridge Differences
12:57 Tone Demos - Stratocaster
17:09 Tone Demos - Telecaster
19:25 Final Thoughts
The Stratocaster is one of the most iconic guitar styles in the world. An iconic guitar that has served such players as Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, and Nile Rodgers, its versatility and playability have seen it serve on countless recordings and performances since its introduction in 1954.
Perhaps Leo Fender’s most iconic creation, the Fender Telecaster was the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar when it was launched in 1951. Known affectionately as the Tele it is one of the most copied electric guitar designs ever created, and continues to set trends and evolve with a variety of neck styles, pickup configurations, and tremolo systems available at PMT.
We find out the key sound differences, where and how they are made, and which option you should consider at all stages of your guitar playing journey.
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This guy is a gem..great player and also a superstar salesman..hope hes paid well🌇
I agree! Hell I’d definitely hire him to pitch something for me. Granted it was a worthy product
I’d like to hear Degan when he’s pissed from wine, sarcastically tell us about Americans and slinging guitars for “The Man” and his big corporation.
i think he is well paid, got a rolex in his right hand jajajaja
I couldn't understand half the words he spoke; especially in the beginning of sentences. I gave up on this video after 2 minutes.
@@positivelynegative9149 It'd be much easier if you learn english first, assuming it's not your 1st language. But I too find the lack of subtitle in a video uploaded by a big company like this a bit odd
Many beginners start playing some sort of strat, but I'd argue a tele is a better option. Fewer options to tweak, fixed bridge and also it sounds good on pretty much anything, so it's a great way to have a decent sound no matter the situation if you start out. Also you can play more or less everything with it... In my experience, a strat is a lot more finicky if you want it to sound properly
I'd say that or a hardtail strat. The trem just throws a whole can of worms into the mix. It's great when you get better and want to give it a try, but starting out, it's just a nuisance imo.
After many years hanging around musicians, it’s obvious to me. The Tele has the sweetest spank of the bridge pickup, and the Strat has the sweetest sounding neck pickup.
you are right
I have both. I rarely play my strat, but I play my tele every day. It feels more natural and sits better under my fingers. I find it easier to get the sound I want. I also like the control layout better, I don't accidentally turn the volume down while I'm playing like I do with a strat. Also, a tele with a RAT pedal is awesome, it brings out my inner punk.
Same same for me, thomImdon’t use any pedals.
That’s because you play the Tele every day, I have both and I play the Stratocaster more often so the reverse is true of me.
hmmmm... thanks!
I was a strat guy until I got the right tele it’s better for rock guys who want something more like a Gibson. It has a grit that the strat doesn’t. But both have their place in music.
Both were designed in the 50s and both still look amazing! Nothing can top those old guitars. Leo got it right from day 1
Always loved the strat. Finally got one. Awesome. Then I bought a tele. What a guitar!! It's my main guitar now
Got a Strat and a Tele. There is something about a Tele. It´s so clean in the mix when recording and so versatile. When you put the Tele through distortion it growls, when you play clean it sings. The Strat sounds like a Strat for me, ok HSS is great also (but its like a Strat trying to sound like a Gibby, but the Tele just shines on all levels!✌
I love the tele sound too. I actually look at mine from time to time and think ‘how were you the first?’.
Of course, I know guitar history as much as the next nerd and how long it took for that design to come together, but still it just blows me away how good it is for the first mass produced solid body electric.
Spot on! 🙌
Same, the tele with its three great distinct tones is more versatile. I would hate to have to choose but I would probably go tele if I had only one guitar. Hss Stratocaster would be a close second.
I couldn't decide which i liked better, so i combined them. I built a strat with a 53 tele neck pickup and texas sepecials in middle and bridge. Wired like a tele, 3 way switch controlling neck and bridge pups, and the middle blends in on its own volume knob. 1 master vol 1 master tone. A Stratele can do neck and bridge, and all 3 pups together. Blending the middle 1/3 or 1/2 in allows me to add a little sparkle to the neck or a little warmth to the bridge. It also alows me to control the tone on the bridge! Its awsome!
Great info! So much, so quickly. Great job! BTW- can't help asking- You appear to be right handed, but wear your watch on your right hand???
If this place is smart and pay this man well for his work for all the depth he puts out here for us all and explains it well for new to experience players without making anyone feel dumb and keeps it fun and still can be himself. From one guitarist to another Keep rocking Dagan and thanks from the U.S🤘🤘
Thanks! 🤘
I have both and play both. The Strat is more comfortable but I love the sound of the Tele especially the neck pickup.This is a great video for those trying to decide on which one to get. Again I wish I had it when I was in the market but still learning a few things today. I really like your various comparison videos. Big help when shopping or just wanting to increase your knowledge.
but can you get grunge sounds with them? i was gonna buy a bullet strat ht hss today because it has a humbucker which would sound good with grunge
Early radiohead sounds pretty grungy, and Greenwood played a Fender Telecaster Plus (lace sensor blue in the neck, and red dually in the bridge). So if you spec the tele out right it can sound great for any style of music as well. I love my hss strat, but actually prefer my Fender Modern Player Tele (hss) these days. Yeah, the Chinese made Fender branded guitars are actually totally decent
... I know, it was a surprise to me as well.
This is a very helpful video and thank you alot. Between the two, which one would you recommend for a beginner
Thank you for the clean sound demo on both guitars that allow us to really listening to what those beauties have to say ! 👍
Nice Dagan, just ordered my first Tele, going with the Mascis version, beautiful, and just fun to play.
Both the tele & strat are legendary & iconic guitars, but my favorite & personal preference is the strat. I love my Mod Shop strat it’s just the perfect guitar for me. My favorite strat players are Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, SRV, Yngwie Malmsteen & Dave Murray
I like the look, but not a sound of a Strat, except clean neck pickup sound. Yngwie and Murray use stacked and not stacked humbuckers. Tele is another thing. It is a bit ugly-sh, but i like it that way. Love bridge pickup sound on a tele.
I have one of each. You're right, Dagan, they are a lot of fun.
My Strat is similar to yours with its HSS pick-up configuration. Incredibly versatile guitar.
I love my Tele too. Just a great, solid lump of wood that sounds wonderful.
So many great players of both guitars, I enjoy seeing anybody play these things.
Which do you recommend?
@oliversearle3996 For a beginner, I'd say go with the tele or find a hardtail strat. The trem will be of no use and, in fact, a bit of a pain when you are starting out.
@@JC-lk3oy You can deck the trem on a strat so it's less finicky to tune.
@@JohnShalamskas True, but the less you have to deal with and dial in, the better for a beginner. Nobody needs a trem as a beginner.
Great video! Cheers from Australia
Great video, I would have loved to see how they both handle gain and distortion though
As a beginner I bought the Telecaster the Stratocaster has too many settings on top of everything you have learn.I find it easier to find tones.
Its so easy to love both these Fender models - right now I'm digging the tele deluxe
Very nice presentation!!!
This is a great and honest Video, great playing to.
Thanks for watching Michael!
Tele for playing with a band. Strat for solo singing. Seems to be the combo that works best for me.
They’re both super fantastic. I recommend 1 or two of each.
I have a simple Bullet Tele. I plan to turn it into a magical (more so, i should say, i love that thing so much lol) by changing pups and such, but I'm defiantly a Tele guy because a lot of my favorite players use Tele style guitars. Love the Tele, especially for metal.
RATM, great sound
I do love the finesse and versatility of a strat. I think it is a better guitar than the tele to start of with - especially if you want to perfect your technique. But what I love about the tele is it's robustness. It is a really good guitar for big sounds (hence why it's popular with punk and indie guitarists) and I think I would rather have a tele than a Les Paul.
In 1987 I bought a Squier Stratocaster. Later I found out it was one of the earlier ones that were made in Japan. 1984-5 I think it is from.
The neck has always been rock solid, but the electronics were beginning to die, so I bought an EMG DG-20 mod for it and it works perfectly.
I also have an American Stratocaster, from around 2000 but the neck has shifted slightly so there are some dead spots, but the body is nice and heavy so a lot of sustain on that one, as well as good original pickups. My third electric is a 1990 PRS Special (the rock one they did), with thin/wide neck and all mahogany body.
I also have a Japanese Squier, built somewhere between 1984 and 86. The guy before the guy who sold it to me in around 88 had done some work on the pickups which seemed to be that they were stereo. The jack is still stereo, but with a mono lead it seemed like you could change the phase of the pickups, which was interesting. I’m not an electrician so I don’t know for sure and a few years ago I took all the electronics out and replaced them with normal pickups. The previous owners also obviously treated it badly: the varnish is chipped off in quite a few places, but for me that increases its charm!
I’m now playing in a punk band, and I can’t really get the sounds I want out of my Strat - it’s also desperately in need of a good service - so I’m thinking seriously about getting a Tele.
I chose option C: Both!! I still want an Hss strat. The Tele is a Squier Classic Vibe- in sunburst. Darn nice guitar! I especially like how powerful the tone control is on it- you can completely change how it sounds with a small adjustment. I also like that plinky sound you get with both pickups selected- very nice for single note clean stuff. I have a Jazzmaster, too and it also does that with both pickups selected, just a bit different sound. That guitar is surf green, and it called out to me as soon as I walked in the store- I HAD to play it. I liked it even more in my hands- which is why it went home with me.
As for favorite players, For Strats, I'd say Ed King, Hughie Thomasson, Buddy Guy, and Stevie Ray. Also Gilmour, of course- and Dave Murray.
For Tele's: Brad Paisley!
Very Cool Video Thankyou. My earliest lasting Memory of Telecaster is Springsteen, and Hank Marvin or Hendrix on Strat.
I always preferred the strat and have an early 90s Japanese one. Then I got a hand built Tele. It us now my go to guitar. Bottom line. Both are great lol
I love them both but tend towards my tele. A great video, Thoroughly enjoyable, Hw about a comparison with a Les Paul.
Off topic from the comparison, what do you think about the tortoise shell pickguard on the strat? I have so many mixed feelings, I had to settle on olympic white over the other colors, I was thinking of putting a white pickguard on it, any thoughts?
Tele for me every day! It’s all about the feel for me… there’s something about that basic slab construction that just wants to take abuse! I’ve an old ‘92 Mexican Standard that I always come back to that will take anything I can throw at it and even the G string will stay in tune!
I’ve always wanted to love a Strat ( I’m a huge Gilmore fan), I’ve just never bonded with one in the same way.
Lee from Idles is my favorite Tele guy. He uses it like a weapon, I love it.
I personally prefer the stratocaster, and Ritchie Blackmore is my favorite guitar player when comes to strats and guitars in general
3:40 lol that was smooth
I have both a Tele and an HSS Strat. If I could have only one, it would be a very hard decision.
So, ideally, you "need" both.
If you have a Strat and a Tele, and you have a gig but only enough room for one guitar, which do you take? That helps focus the mind on which one you really need.
@@ParaBellum2024 I would pick the HSS Strat, I think.
THANK YOU for playing CLEAN so we can actually hear what the GUITAR sounds like!
My favourite Strat players, are Clapton, Hendrix, Fruiscante, Mayer and Beck.
Ive never got to know a tele but likely will one day. I have cij strat, while the trad LP with old 50s thicker neck which i bought, inspired by 70s zz top, but its stayed locked away for years, coz i just love my cij vintage re issue strat. I mostly play on the neck pup, but love the out of phase mid/bridge too. Love to play clean w reverb on about half, and chorus on about a 3rd. Am saving up for a prri blackface to enhance that style.
But will likely need a heavy drive for the hard rock... maybe a rat2 or mxr m75 or guv'nor? To give me range from mellow blues od, to thin lizzy to zz top to judas priest (on the strat single coil). Any tips on pairing those pedals with that amp for strat please let me know.
I have a question. If anybody knows the answer, I'd love to know. When playing the tele on the neck pickup at 17m28s into the video the sound of the guitar changed. I really like that sound but I don't know how he got it. Did he press a foot pedal and add an effect? What effect was it? Or was it always clean?
I vote both, but with 12" radius necks. Fender making 12" more available has made the brand far more appealing for me.
That’s how I am with the Fender precision bass and jazz bass, I have both.
@@donnix1192 I have a P Bass with a Jazz neck. I get it. haha
My favorite tele player is Joe Strummer.
Just got an HSS strat, I love it. Maybe will get a tele too one day.
PS. Can someone please tell me what song he’s playing in the intro?!
I find it interesting when people say strat is more versatile..it may have more options sure I give you that, but I have both and honestly, the tele is like a tone chameleon. You can play anything with it and it will sound right. That being said I love both my strat and my tele.
I had a Tele first, but ended up selling it to get my Strat. My Tele was ok, but I absolutely love my Strat. It's my #1 guitar. I even enjoy playing it a lot more than my Les Paul.
I’ve been a Strat guy as long as I knew what a guitar was (now I’m a bassist) but I’m highly considering getting a tele bc you played the tribute the the greatest and best song in the world on it.
@pmtvuk what is the make and brand of the blue burst on the wall?❤
What was the model which had the pink one? That pink color is gorgeous
I’m a third generation lead guitarist…I grew up with a Stratocaster…when I was about 10 years-old, my dad walked in the door of the house we lived in, with an original 1969 pink paisley James Burton model Fender Telecaster…it’s the best playing, most incredible guitar I’ve ever had in my hands and I’m a Metal player; I have flying V’s, I have an Explorer, I have Ibanez & Jackson _SuperStrats._ my Dad had one of the first 3 Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan signature Stratocasters (his has a Rosewood Fretboard & the Serial Number goes back to the early 1980s), my dad also has a natural finish *solid* southern ash body Stratocaster he got in 1986 which was a prototype of what became the Fender _Strat Plus,_ it’s got Schaller Staggered Locking Tuning Machines, Hipshot Tremsetter Tune Stabilizer, it had Prototype Fender Lace Sensor Pickups; _(the color names are indicating what color the words _Lace Sensor_ are printed on the white pickup cover in, each color had it’s own tone & performance characteristics); they were _Blue, Silver & Red_ it had a B250K volume pot, a B250k Blend Pot & a Fender TBX Tone Control, it’s the only factory _Lace Sensor_ equipped Fender Stratocaster which *DIDN’T* have the _Fender Active Mid-Boost_ in it…needless to say, *NOW* that guitar’s outfitted with Custom Over-Wound Vintage Pickups which he got from Duke Robillard…
My current favorite Strat player is Rebecca Lovell from Larkin Poe.
The only decision you have to make is which one you'll buy first 👍
Keith Richards with an Telecaster (Micawber) and Stevie Ray Vaughan with his Stratocaster (Number One) are 2 of my favorite players of these 2 models.
Keith does wonders with his 5 string Tele.
What’s the song where he plays those demisemiquavers on the middle pickup called?
Whilst I like the strat, I'm a sucker for a rosewood fretboard strat.
I've always preferred a maple neck telecaster ('52 in butterscotch).
I'm new to guitar, so I'm going with a tele. Less complicated.
25.5” scale is not the length from the nut to the bridge. It’s the distance from the nut to the 12th fret multiplied by 2.
Tele sounds so clean especially in the middle position. I'll definitely get myself a squier tele after I learn guitar on my cheap donner les paul.
I’ve always tried to avoid the Tele because I thought only country players used it and also the headstock is weird but it’s honestly good
Same, I even went to such length to ordered a custom tele with a strat neck and headstock because of that weird feeling
@@MFachrizalR the great thing about fender guitars is how easy doing a neckswap on your own is! i found one of those walmart starcaster necks with the swinger style headstock, threw it on one of those $80 amazon teles, and now it looks just as at home playing punk or metal as it does country 💪
@@gunpeiyaboi5280 you put a turd on poop. Congrats
how bout a 1992 tele delux plus. with trem and sensor pickups. humb in bridge with coil split. i tradedine in for taylor 614ce. wish i had it now there 4 grand if u can find one
Gotta go with Prince for my favorite tele player.
Shout out to Robin Trower on the Strat and John 5 on the Tele
Although Unknown, Ryen Slegr is an excellent Tele player
Hey man, those guitars are simple but beautiful. I love your videos and the constance of your channel
My favourite strat players are Simon Neil and John Mayer. Simon is great at creating a sound that typically shouldn’t come from a strat.
Tele has to be Myles Kennedy. The video of him playing Jeff Bucklys guitar during the 2019 walk the sky tour is amazing and the sounds from his Ides of March album and tour were phenomenal. Really hoping the PRS Tele he has been playing gets released as a signature guitar.
PRS just released it.
I love them both. But I want my Tele with a 6-saddle bridge & my Strat with a bridge pickup tone control.
Oh, & both with a 9.5 inch fretboard radius.
I have a 2012 usa strat. And mim 2021 tele. You’d love them both they have what you want
@ 10:30 Incorrect. The Tele had a top-loading bridge from 1958 to 1960.
Controls on the strat get in the way, great neck pickup sound though. I use a telecaster with a strat pickup in the neck, doesn’t sound quite the same but it does sound nice.
I always feel like you need to EARN a Tele. I tried as a beginner guitar and just didn't click with it. Now though, couple years of playing later, I realised it was me just not appreciating the Tele and it's complexities.
Back in the market for one now.
Favorite tele player’s Joe Strummer, and for the Strat it’s Joni Hendrix
Well you named some gray guitar players my friend but there is one you left out and he actually usually is left out of guitarist lists but he played the Tele and the Strat and his 61 Strat is so recognizable and I am talking about one of the best and is my favorite guitar player that I just recently discovers… I am talking about none other than Mr….. Rory Gallagher🤘🏻🤘🏻.. Such an amazing guitarist that left us way to soon🤨
Craig
Telecaster players I love: Steve Howe, Andy Summers, Robben Ford
Strat players I love: Eric Johnson, SRV, Cory Wong
Favorite Players
Strat: Richie Sambora
Tele: Keith Urban
What is the name of the song at 14:20 ?
Why you not mention the telecaster nashville guitar?
What model Télé is that ?
I see you with the John Mayer unreleased deep cut on the Tele! ("Sucker" I believe?)
What is the song at 14:14 it sounds very familiar.
Late reply, but its Slow Dancing In a Burning Room from John Mayer
Telecasters all the way. I love slab bodies. Teles and les paul specials are my 2 favorite guitars
I’ve never owned a Tele but have spent the last few years pining after one cause of listening to Jeff Buckley. The way he makes a guitar sing on all his releases. Hoping to get a tele soon!
Wont be sorry.
I own a Tele because I am a huge fun of Jeff Buckley!! Hope you get one soon 🙂
Got a Squier 40th anniversary tele about a week after I posted this comment. Have hardly put it down since!
@@davplaysmusic enjoy your Tele!! those 40th anniversary Squiers look and sound amazing!!
The Tele is a great utility guitar.
Strat :Jimi and Clapton
Tele: Keith richards and Keith Richards
I enjoy the tone & sounds of the stratocasters more
But I always felt the Telecasters looked more expensive then the stratocasters
I would like a telecaster but i alternate between my player stratocaster and my sheraton 335
I really want a tele for my first electric guitar but I don’t want to not have a tremolo bar
Get a Nashville Telecaster (ie, 3 pickups) with a Bigsby, and you get the best of both worlds! (Other than the comfort cuts on the body shape)
I have to disagree on the Bigsby on a Tele. It kills the snap of the string-through bridge and there's not enough play in the B-5 mechanism. Stick with 3 brass barrels and string through and the glory of the tele won't let you down. That said, I love bigsbys on arch tops. They are the only vibrato for me.
I don’t love a trem on a tele either, it affects the tone of the all important bridg pup imho.
Also no need to buy a Nashville which limits you a lot. Most modern tele’s come with the cutouts for the middle position under the pick guard, so just buy the tele you like, and if you want drop in a couple of strat pups. IIRC you switch the positions neck and mid over to get the best hum and phase setup with the bridge pup?
have a MIIM strat from 2002, squire tele affinity , a MIM tele(2006 i think) and an american standard tele(2013?) tele. i think both of them are great players but i definetly like teles a lot more..in my opinion they are just easier to play and the ergonomics are almost perfect. maybe its just me, but strats never sit on me right and feel akward
I couldnt decide. I got both.
I have one of each: a pricey Fender American Pro II Tele and a cheap Squier Sonic HSS Strat that I got for free by trading in some old gear.
My Tele is a respectful investment in reverence to the history of the instrument. My Strat was deliberately the cheapest model I could get my hands on because to me Strats are more ratty, more rock'n'roll, and are built for abuse.
Truth is, despite a $1500 price tag difference and some poorer fretting on the Strat, they both sound great and rock! 🤘
How about differences between a Starcaster and a 335?
That neck dive though on the tele lol
A very good video, a real.. Tribute ;)
I have a some guitars but no a telecaster, I have curiosity for it and there is a pawnshop that have a Squier Affinity trlecaster that nobody has buy yet becaise they offer it for 300 U$.
One has an assessment neck pickup, the other has an awesome bridge
Johnny buckland and his fender telecaster Thinline 72
Bonnie Raitt is my favorite blues/rock strat player
Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt - dual telecaster best boogie rock sound ever
Favourite strat player Hank Marvin. Favourite Tele player Rick Parfait.
I’ve got both but prefer my tokai breezy sound tele
Did you really play tribute? Amazing
For the Tele-Steve Cropper and Roy Buchanan. Strat is all Curtis Mayfield for me.
Roy Buchanan is the dogs bollocks. So insanely good he makes me want throw my guitar through the window and give up.