50s TELE vs 60s TELE! - What Are The Differences?
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- Can't decide between a 50s or 60s Telecaster? Choosing the right one can be really tricky!
Today I take look at the major (and minor) differences between re-issues to hopefully help you decide which model may be the best for you!
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That black on black finish is the love of my life 😍
Chloe Grace I like the black on black but don’t care for the gold.
Brad Wagner it’s a bit flashy but I don’t mind it too much.
Chloe Grace Black guitars look sexy, but they show every scratch or imperfection in the finish. They usually don't look good for long.
Buffalo Lodge yeah I’ve noticed that
I have the same passion for Daphne Blue and Surf Green.
7:57 - 50s Neck Clean
8:06 - 60s Neck Clean
8:19 - 50s Neck Dirty
8:33 - 60s Neck Dirty
8:52 - 50s Both Clean
9:10 - 60s Both Clean
9:35 - 50s Bridge Dirty
9:48 - 60s Bridge Dirty
11:29 - 50s Solo mix
10:26 - 60s Solo mix
yes both is clearly the best way
yes the question is : wich one I buy first !
I love the aesthetics of the 60s Tele, Super sleek and classy
But the sound of the 50s Tele it's more punchy and in a band situation, it will really cut through the mix nicely, IMO
I totally agree with you, you need both
And if you're a sucker for Tele's like I'm, you can't just have one
Great job brother!
Love the look and the warm sound of the 60's TELE!!! Thanks Darrell. Pretty much sold out everywhere.
Just picked up the Midnight Traditional 60’s Tele, and it looks even better in person. Best part, it plays and sounds as good as it looks. Love your videos. Very informative, and awesome playing!
I definitely lean towards the 50’s Tele, but WOW! The matching headstock on that 60’s model is outstanding. 😱
i have a 62 re-issue and its pretty good.
In 1963, I was 16 years old and had been learning to play guitar for less than a year on an old Silvertone electric arch top when an old fellow in my church offered to sell me his '52 lemon yellow Tele in perfect shape along with it's beautiful case for $100. It took many hours mowing lawns and babysitting but after a few months, I had it. He had played this guitar a number of times at the Grand Old Oprey, but he was getting very old and decided to sell it to me. With it, I started a surf garage band and had a blast. I played mostly rhythm and did a few lead songs while the lead player played a Strat. THAT was the guitar I wanted! The problem I had with the Tele was the neck...bar cords were uncomfortable compared to the Strats. Eventually, I went into the service and gave the Tele to my parents to keep for me. Well, they ended up moving and sold it at their garage sale for $50! I was so pissed...even with the neck, I still loved the sound of that guitar!
Yes, I do..I try not to think about it! On top that, in the early 70's, I bought a mint condition '63 Strat along with a Pro Reverb amp, and a few years later traded them for a contest surfboard! That was my own stupid fault!
Thanks Darrell. Very well organised and produced video. So nice to hear actual music being played in a demo video with the guitar in the mix like its meant to be played! I preferred the tone of the 50's strat but I don't like the thick necks, so not sure which one wins yet!
As usual, thanks Darrell for an instructive demo. My tone preference goes to the 60s, as well as aesthetics. I used to have an excellent 52ri but sold it, it was not my taste of tones. Kept my MIM 72DLX with wide range humbuckers, and bought a MIM Baja with 4positions switch. Your MIJ 60s is appealing 😊
50s on clean tones and 60s in the mix. Thanks for doing this, Darrell!
I love the look of the 60s double binding, what a beautiful guitar, both sound great!
One of the best produced comparison vids I’ve seen. Killer playing too
50's one is sounding better in my opinion.
Today I am digging into the details trying to help answer the question: 50s or 60s Tele?
Let me know which one you liked the most!
Enjoy :)
Well, they both sound good...but having owned a 50's Tele, I like the sound better, but I would think the playability of the neck is a plus for the '60 Tele.
If you can find one for sale, review a Thinline Tele Super Deluxe. Not the parallel universe ones but the ones they made years ago in black and Olympic white, with the double bound bodies, binding on the neck, rectangle inlays, and I think the TV Jones Filta'tron pickups. My dream guitar, and it truly is a dream because I have scoured the web and can't find a single one for sale. They might've been a limited run made in Japan. They are the best looking Teles in my opinion, with the orange Parallel Universe you own a very close second.
The arthritis in my fret hand enjoys fat neccks like the ones found on Gibson electrics. I tried the Squier 50s Classic Vibe Telecaster snd my fret hand lived it. I've got a 50s Classic Vibe on the and can't wait.
My choice is definitely the 50's Tele. My brother has a '78 that I used to play alot. He would never sell it to me. So I ordered the American 50's Tele. It has the closest specs to the one my brother has.
I love the 50's Tele. The 60's Tele is good too, but I prefer the 50's.
Love the look and sound of the 60's Tele. Informative vid, thanks!
I was able to adjust my truss rod by taking off the pick guard rather than detaching the neck. Still a pain but not nearly as drastic as having to remove the neck. Be prepared to file a flat head screwdriver to an angle to make it work, but it's worth it.
Same here.
The pick guard is pretty easy to remove and replace.
Just loosen the neck slightly, it doesn’t have to come completely off
One trick is to capo the strings on the neck before removing it so you don't have to restring (unless you need to)!
That black Tele is one of the best looking Teles I've ever seen.
yeah, it looks like a Gibson
Darrel, I think we should have a serious discussion on the major impact that double binding has on the tone of a tele! Love it bro!
I've always loved the looks of the 50's Telecaster.
was going to ask you a question but you answered it as i was typing lol! great video as always man !!! cant wait to get my tele :)
I recently purchased a Baja 50’s telecaster in blonde after watching quite a few videos of yours and also some reviews. I sold a Reverend Eastsider and went with Fender. The blonde finish is beautiful and it plays awesome! It’s hard to improve on near perfect and Fender has it down IMHO. I also like the pickups in series option and the s1 out of phase sounds. It essentially does all 6 sounds a freeway switch would render. Keep on posting the great videos Darrel!
Darrell I'm a super fan of yours. Great stuff. I have a 1966 Fender Tele that I bought brand new back then. You don't have to take the neck off in order to adjust the truss rod. Stew Mac even makes an angled screwdriver just for that purpose. Actually taking the pickguard off and at best loosen the neck pickup and you have full access. You want full access while the guitar is stringed up which is the only way to set the truss rod properly; otherwise it is a guess and have to remove and reattach for each tweak. Ouch. Best not to take the neck off unnecessarily. If you do of course you want to hand start the screws so they follow the original thread track. Worst thing that can be done is stripping those thread.
We literally have the same taste in guitars, i was just looking at the 60's Japan Tele, after i got my 50's Baja, and im currently working out a trade to secure a '07 SG3.
Thank you for making videos!
I have the black 60's tele you are playing in this video. It's great sounding and fierce looking. Perfect combo. One of my fav guitars.
Troy Anderson been looking at one for a while, but i’m worried about the neck shape being too thick. specs online say “U” shape, but in the vid here he says c shape
I am waiting for my Fender FSR Blonde Tele to come in the mail, seeing this video is killing me😭 cant wait for my first telecaster! love your video Darrell, God Bless!
Love the 50's Tele. Reminds me of my dad's '52 reissue in that same finish/configuration he bought back in the 80's. He still plays it to this day :)
I love that butterscotch!! Darrell, would you consider doing tests on aftermarket saddles, like Graphtech? Like a before and after tests?
That face at 8:38 says it all! Both sound great, the clean, twangy intro on the 50s stole the show for me 😎. I prefer the string tree and brass saddles on the 50s. I learned quite a lot about the differences here 👍.
Funny thing Darrell. I found the 50's Tele warmer and rounder. But this video got me thinking (before you said it) that I want both. It made me chuckle when you said it after I was already thinking it. LOVE your channel!
Nice job Darrell! Love the ‘60s Model! I like the little mellower sound of it better myself. But I’m not a Black Color guy, I like finishes that show the wood grain through the color but that’s a cosmetic preference. Please keep up the Good Work!
I love the 60's tele, and your guitar videos...
But, sometimes i can't understand your videos, because i don't know english, but i try to understand...
Cheers from Mexico! :3
Pero tu gramática está correcta, Saludos
Me too guys... I'm from Italy😊😆😏
Luis Andres Lopez Sanchez escribes mejor que algunos americanos 😂
It's the 21st century, learn english, it's the universal language
Também me esforço um pouco pra entender. Mas compensa. Um abraço do Brasil! ;-)
Great video. I enjoy your guitar lectures, but like your playing even more.
Righteous solos Mr. Braun! Love em! Rock on! I get a lot of ideas listening to (stealing) your licks. Guitar lessons for me. 🎸
Geeeez Darrell, smokin' hot groove you've got going on here. Sounds great I love it!
Mmmm Teles. I personally do prefer the old 7.25" radius and a big fat neck. The flatter the radius goes and the thinner the neck the more my hand cramps.
Presently switching over a FrankenTele 12"r Thin to try a USACG 7.25-9.5"r Soft V to C. It feels really nice so far.
Great video Darryl. Love the 60’s only because of everything,
But I would not turn my nose up at a 50’s either! Both sound
Very good!
To me nothing beats that classic 50s butterscotch blonde look and tone😍
It really has something going on that I can't put my finger on. Just sounds right.
My 66 Tele that I bought brand new, still have a love. It came with .020" frets small. I love it that way because when you squeeze a chord on larger frets it stretches the strings making the guitar go out of tune. The stretched string has a higher pitch, the open strings do not. Net result = out of tune guitar.
So the modern way around this is to use heavy gauge strings to you can play down to the fret and know where that is and be able to stop there. With light gauge strings it is so easy to go all the way to the fretboard. I love 8's.
The medium jumbos popular today on the Fenders that is a .035" and the jumbo frets on ESP and Gibsons are commonly .050". So if you are using Jumbo's squeeze a chord to the fretboard and see just how far out of tune your guitar plays.
On my 66 Tele I use #0000 steel wool to polish the fretboard, and then apply Black Magic car wax, amongst other things to enhance the sheen without softening the wood. If using steel wool be sure to mask off and protect the rest of the guitar, especially the magnetic pickups from getting any steel wool shreds in there. I even mask the frets themselves while using it by taping off either side of the trough so to speak.
Darrell! I would be surprised to not see your next video project be exactly this one, only replacing details of another mans accomplishments over ten years via lots of work to bring design to manufacturers, by detailing what you've done as a video production and guitar collector, that made yours and our lives a little, or a lot, better. Thanks for the videos Darrell. I would love to see how your collection plays. I would be so stoked to come on the show for a gig some day.
Have a great day and keep on rockin in the free world!
Peace
My first BIG guitar buy was a '52 reissue Fender Hot Rod Tele. It's got an ash body, with a butterscotch blond nitro finish and black pick guard. Also has a Seymour Duncan mini-humbucker in the neck. Gorgeous guitar, feels great, plays great, sounds great.
Just talking about Telecaster is talking about great quality guitars. I have a Tele, and I can feel the power and quality of this beautiful guitar. Congrats to your channel, keep rocking!!!
Hey Darrell, to me the 50s CV sounds great by itself (lovely full sound) - probably preferred. But when cleverly compared to the 60s CV 'in a mix', I thought the 60s CV cut through a bit more which worked better. Great comparison. I think it will now come down to playablilty and whether I can wrap my mitts around the U-shaped 50s neck! Hoping to buy a Squire CV very soon.
Uncharacteristically for me, I liked the 50s Tele tone the best. Loved them both though. Cheers!
Thanks, Darrell. You always cover the ground in your commentary. I just purchased a cheap arctic white Squier Tele w/maple from Sam Ash. When I heard the fingered jazz tone, ..oh, man, that's too sweet to pass up.
EXCELLENT jam from Darrell !
Both look great but you can't beat a worn blonde with maple board!
YA, I'LL PAY HUNDREDS EXTRA FOR FENDER TO BEAT UP MY GUITAR, CAUSE I CAN'T DO IT MY SELF THE OLD FASHIONED WAY: PLAY, PLAY, PLAY...
Double binding is also that cool
Are you on about guitars or women.
ok boomer
Yes Darrell, one of each is definitely necessary!
My 60s and 50s Squier CV show the same tonal difference as your test, Darrell.. Its quite amazing. I always thought it was the rosewood vs the maple neck. I still do, with your test. I know the rosewoosd is said to be harder, but it seems warmer, the note also seems a bit dryer with rosewood neck. real interesting that the CV express the same tonal differences between CV and Fender models. I think I prefer the sweet clarity of the maple for a telecaster, but of course, it all depends what you want to express.
BTW, I proved to myself how the neck wood matters, when I switched a rosewood neck to a maple neck on the 60s Tele. The sound was totally different. It was as your test shows....
Nice review Darren. Just a quick add, I've had a Squier Classic Vibe 50s for a while, the neck is actually remarkably slim. I've just been lucky enough to get a Custom Shop 60s, the C neck is significantly bigger (and more like what I'd probably expect) The CV neck is genuinely great though, in fact the whole thing is amazing for the price (though heavy, I guess the compromise from them trying to provide a nice grained piece of wood for not a whole lot of money.
Wow, that may be your coolest vid yet, Darrel -- and that's saying something! I'm basically a "Strat guy" (didn't say I was any good!) but love Tele's, too. I remember the first one I ever saw (vaguely) was around 1964. I didn't start playing, m'self, until '70, but I remember being very favorably impressed. To my surprise, I liked the 60's Tele shown here a bit better than the 50's variant. Thanks for the comparison!
50s sound for sure, but the 60s has the look. Absolutely beautiful. Great video, thanks!
Another Great Video Darrell!!
Great video, yes I have both. Great playing too . I have to say if I had to keep only 1 it hands down would be the 50s Tele . Mine is MIJ I think 1994 and looks and sounds identical to yours and love the neck on it. Feels great in my hand . Cheers !
Based on the sound I'd now lean '50s... I've gotten used to guitars before & I'm sure I could again ;)
Great video Darrell.
I have a black Baja Tele with a black pick guard, maple fret board and the 4 way switch.
I love it!
I have to say that 60"s Tele is beautiful but the 50"s version sounded better.
Just bought that exact black and gold 60'S Telecaster recently. Have smaller hands so I really like the neck profile on it. The gold on black and black doesn't hurt too. Have a couple electric guitars already but it's already become my #1 since I got it a couple weeks ago.
i was jamming with my friend one time and i did this hammered harmonic thing on the bass and he was like woah thats so cool and just kinda adapted it to exactly what you were doing at the 8:50 mark
Thanks for your demo
I love two: 50 and 60 teles
I thought I'd hate a chunky neck until I got a '72 Thinline Tele RI with a U shaped neck and I love it. I much prefer U over C.
Rochat, I agree with you wholeheartedly! To me, the shape of a guitar's neck has never been an issue. I've been playing guitar since 1965, and have owned over 100 different guitars of various brands and models. I have never been one to make a big deal about the shape of the neck, type of pickups, or the species of the wood. Back in the old days we just accepted and played the guitar as it was. If you really have talent, practically every instrument will sound good. All the crap that these so-called modern guitarists whine about is just marketing nonsense and self gratification! My advice to everyone is just shut up and play.
@@Walks-With-Pride I agree completely. I'm not as old, only 30, but I spent my teens being obsessed with how different woods would sound different, saving up for expensive pickups and amps, looking at my dream guitars daily online, but eventually I stopped really caring about what guitar I had, and just focused on playing instead. I have about 8 guitars now, and I use them all for different things, but it doesn't really matter. You can make all of them sound good if you focus on the playing and not trying to use excuses for why they supposedly don't sound good. I also spent years not even touching my electric guitars, and just playing acoustic, because I lived in an apartment building so I couldn't really turn an amp on without annoying all the neighbours. Now I'm getting back into electric, and it's fun to mess around with the different guitars I have, with their different pickup types, but I just don't really care much at all compared to how I was as a kid. Just play what you've got
I have one too and feel the same
I've ordered a replacement neck with a rounded '59 profile. Gets a while to get used to it but I never looked back !
You’d love the American original series then. Huge U shape.
excellent video darrell, love the southern rock licks you played at the start. You should check out the new player jazzmasters, they have some very versatile humbuckers instead of the usual single coils.
I have an original '61 untouched. Its been in the family since 62. I bought a squire classic vibe 50's to take the stress of the ever increasingly valuable 61. Im finding that I actually like the squire a little better. I used to think my 61 was perfect.
My thoughts on the early 60's is that theres not much difference between an early 60's and a late 50's telecaster since some of the parts are probably "left over" or remaining inventory from the LATE 50's, IMHO. For example the electronics and the bridge with the holes through the bridge but also through the body. Ive thoroughly RESEARCHED the '61 and everything is correct on it. Love the c shaped neck on the 61 Both have awsome tone.. Anyway just my thoughts and experience on the subject. Your mileage may vary😁. Great video as always!
I have the squier cv 50's and the truss rod adjusts from the top , most all squier guitars have it on the top. Great video by the way.
I really thught me something here... Best Guitar channel ever ! ! !
That black/gold MIJ looks and sounds great.
Awesome comparison . thank you! Another thing to note is the newer classic vibe 50s, the string tree placement is lower now for some reason.
Thanks for this, Darrell. Finishing up on my cedar "barnwood" tele and seeking info on the desired tones...
The 60's Tele in black with gold hardware is KILLER!
Both pickups clean, i could hear the main difference between both when playing harmonics. Don't know if it's caused by the different fretboards or saddles. But they do stand out. Always a fan of rosewood board.
Great material Darrel, keep them up
maple in telecaster...rosewood in strato.....that's my opinion...although a i got rosewood on one of my tele's fretboard, changed to rosewood to get a bit darker and less sustain tone to the bridge pickup...and it worked....it really makes difference
Awesome videos I like the content and honest reviews
Love when you get one with a matching headstock. It just feels and looks better to me lol. I don't have a fender with a matching head stock and I own more than one : (
I do have a RS SSS music man cutlass with a matching headstock though. It's sparkly silver and looks amazing.
My PRS SE Custom 24 has a matching headstock and it is gratifying.
Forget the teles, I would listen to this again just for the snappy playing!! That was great!!
I almost fell asleep because of your soothing voice, until I heard you bust out the playing. Awesome video
Love how maple freatboard ages! But rosewood is so cool too!
0:49 man, that headstock is GORGEOUS 😍
The 50s joint in the mix is the best. Thanks for this video D.B. Now, compare the squires to the higher end models.
Great review. I had no idea about the neck difference. That's a big deal!
They both look and sound great 👍 but if I had to choose, I would pick the 50’s tele 😎
Both are so sweet its a hard choice so I started out with the Fender Squier 60s Vibe Telecaster Custom and really like it!!!
I built a Warmoth Tele a couple of years ago and used Fender '64 reissue Tele pickups in them. So punchy, so awesome.
Great demo, thanks!
I like them both but I am drawn to the 50s. My cousin bought one new as a teen and still plays it I grew up listening to him play at his house or at gigs and that sound got me hooked on Teles.
Well done D! Love them both of course! But I'm gonna have to score a MIJ like yours! I have a white Am Pro HS, She wants a little bound body Sis! Dig the Boogie mix! Be Well Brother!
The most important sound of a Tele is missing: where is the bridge clean?!
Dude always demos everything highly colored and processed. So you never know what anything naturally sounds like.
I agree. Though, judging by all of his tone comparisons, I would imagine the difference is ever so slight. But good point.
I've had a 50s mim Esquire for about 10 years now. Absolutely love that guitar. I do not need to remove the neck to adjust the truss rod, just need to remove the pick guard. The nice thing about an esquire is that there is no neck pickup, so it comes right off.
what d'you say, man.....the neck pickup of a tele has no comparission with anything in the whole universe.....a tele neck pickup, straight to the amp with no fx at all, not even reverb, kicking some classic blues licks, raw tone...oh man, you don't know what you're messing....
I tried the Baja Player 50s and 60s and bought the 50s. I thought it sounded better (but then the pickups were different). I also wanted a maple board as my other 4 guitars are all rosewood. But the absurdly light blue colour of the 60s - almost white - is a killer look. Don't regret my choice one bit. My Tele is very black. In this video, the 50s also sounds a bit better - bitier!
I love the 50's myself. I love the 50-51 blackguard pickups.
Outstanding 😎 I'd have to say the 60s with the black paint job stunning 😎
Nice comparison; I enjoined that!
Love your videos btw!!
This dudes so nice, great vids!! Sub for life
i just bought the 60's tele!
60's for me !! Thanks for the review.
That black 60’s with gold hardware.. smooth...
Plus iam more into warm sound.
I have a 60's Tele with a 50's style bridge and saddles apparently. I believe it was made by a luthier because there isn't a logo on the headstock. It looks just like a Fender though, and has authentic Fender pickups. Probably the best guitar I own by far.
For low budget comparatives, since you do them better than anyone else because you guarantee high audio quality and consecutive audio examples, it could be very interesting to review the following models: Harley Benton sc550, Harley Benton sc Custom, Harley Benton sc Custom Active Pickups, Harley Benton CST-24. They look very good guitars for the price (Les Paul and PRS style) and finally your review would eliminate many doubts about which model to choose. And if it were possible it would also be nice to make their differences felt compared to a real Les Paul and a real PRS ;)
I felt attached to the 50's tele. Nice vid.
I watch about 3 seconds and always just automatically thumbs up because your vids NEVER suck. #1 similarly: I can't afford either one 😁
Awesome! Love the '52
Love the look of 60s with roseboard but love everything else on the 50s
MAN O MAN Lately Ive been seeing tele's on numerous videos and I want one.I had to give one up for rent a few months ago it was so heartbreaking,so now I think I want a double humbucker and making it my main guitar.I have 3 guitars that are ok but I think Im gonna focus on one or 2 main guitars now.that black one is a beauty.