EP 340 Country Blues in A: Fender Shoot Out-Tele vs Strat

[John H]

Thought I would bust out one of my very favorite AM lessons. I usually do this on an acoustic but thought this little shoot out between my Maple Sisters would be fun. Love ’em both. Each has its own clarity and ‘growl.’

[San Luis Rey]

The maple girls both sound great John! I’m a Strat player but always looking for that Tele to add to the fold. Thanks for the comparison.

Mike

[Dave O]

It’s hard to not love a good Tele. Sounds great!

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[JoeD1]

Two totally different sounds…both of them were great and you played them excellently too!

Joe

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[Garry]

Can’t beat The Maple Sisters John. Awesome playing and great to hear two classic guitars played back-to-back. All the best! 😎🎸😎

[Ralph P.]

Both versions well played John. The Tele definitely sounds more Country (Duh), but the Strat sounds great too. It’s great that you have both guitars (and a Les Paul) to cover any guitar mood you happen to be in at the time. (My first good electric guitar was a cherry Telecaster with a maple neck. Loved that Geetar. The neck pickup was awesome).

Ralph

Ralph P.

[Denise]

Hi John, I also love that lesson. It’s in my “vacation with Taily” repertoire. It actually sounds great on both electric guitars. Very well played. For that 🤠lesson I do prefer the Tele! It’s more rough and nasty.
Didn’t you used to own a Gretsch hollowbody, too? That guitar would suityou best😁.
Denise

More Blues!

[John H]

Great idea Denise… the Gretsch is on my list… can’t decide which one to buy. But thanks for the great vibe.

John

[David L]

Both sound great in the hands of a pro like you. Personally I prefer the twang of the Tele.

[John H]

Awe I appreciate that… As much as I want to love the Strat, I agree the Tele is a beast.

John

[Wayne Nunez]

They both sound great very nice playing!

[Andy N]

Terrific playing John, you brought out the best in both those maple beauties. So good to hear the comparison too, I’m constantly wondering if I should add a Strat to my collection and hearing the difference is useful. For me the Tele wins here with that gnarly bite but when you hit those low strings/chords on the Strat it had such a heft to the sound Wow! Would love a bit of that!

[Mark G]

Nice demo and playing! I traded my strat for a tele a couple of years ago. I don’t know why but I prefer the tele – no logic just a visceral feeling.

[Dieter]

Both sound good, each in their own way.

Dieter

Dieter

[Tremelow]

Very nice playing John. I like both guitars, but in this context the Tele absolutely rules!

[Liam Innes]

Awesome playing John.

Gotta say I think the Tele has the slight edge on this one.

The quack on that Strat tho 👌

Pretty sure the poll would be too close to call.

Sounding great none the less bud.

Liam.

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[Helen Lazaridou]

To my ears both sound equally great John!!!It’s your playing that is so remarkable no matter what guitar you use!!!Bravo my friend ❤️❣️💕

[wannaplayblues]

Easy – the Tele for me! That was great!

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