"The other legendary Tele Player would be the wonderful Jeff Buckley, who before he decided to grace us with his amazing voice, plied his trade as an axeman for hire." (Thanks, ojc) "Already said, but come on, where's Jeff Buckley? This is a man who on 'Live at Sin-e', just had a blonde Tele he'd borrowed off a mate, an amp with a bit of reverb, and a mic, and showed that this is all you need to make fantastic music. "A truly unforgettable experience." Your votes: However, the guitar was eventually returned to Ms Nicholls following the star's untimely death, where it has remained mostly untouched in its broken case.ĭutch radio producer Botte Jellema is one of a tiny few privileged enough to see it, let alone play it: "I noticed that Jeff had adjusted and tweaked the instrument to perfection, as it played with ease and delight," writes Jellema. Cue worldwide mourning for the loss of a nascent talent, posthumous release overkill (including his spine-tingling cover of Hallelujah) and the story behind the tool of Jeff Buckley’s unmistakable sound and tone: his Fender Telecaster.Īctually, the Blonde 1983 USA top loader Tele wasn’t ‘his’ at all: Buckley borrowed it from a friend, Janine Nicholls, after his valuables were stolen from his LA apartment. Jeff Buckley was recording demos for his second album, My Sweetheart The Drunk, around the time when he was found dead in the Mississippi River in 1997.
(Image credit: Nicola Dill/Corbis) Jeff Buckley His pixies and solo records have Telecasters all over them." (Thanks, jtc720) Next: Jeff Buckley Prev of 13 Next Prev of 13 Next How he's not in the original list is beyond me." (Thanks, loftandlost) "What? No Frank Black? What? Am I missing something? (Thanks, loftandlost) "My suggestion would be Frank Black (Pixies)." (Thanks, jfarrar)
You can listen to MusicRadar's podcast with frank Black here. Even if we do have to drag him in kicking and screaming… Regardless, anyone capable of making some of the best albums of all time (and inspiring Kurt Cobain to write Smells Like Teen Spirit in the process) is more than welcome in this list. I tend to play vintage guitars now - I have these piezo pickups that create a faux acoustic sound.” In fact, he only chose a Tele in the first place because “I found a Telecaster for $400… a Japanese-made Fender Telecaster from the early 1980s that had humbuckers. Even if he is a reluctant endorsee of the latter: “I ended up at a Tele and it’s probably appropriate but I don’t know if I gave it much thought,” Black told MusicRadar from a darkened tour bus in 2009. Pixies frontman and prolific solo artist and producer Frank Black (sometimes known as Black Francis, only known to Wikipedia as Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) is as much an alternative rock icon as he is a Telecaster-wielding legend. We asked, you answered, and this is a gallery of the results: the top 13 unsung Telecaster legends as voted for by you.
But what about the unsung heroes who’ve been bearing that Tele-shaped torch without the recognition they deserve? MusicRadar’s gallery of 28 Telecaster legends tips a hat to Leo Fender’s pioneering debut solidbody and the Tele-playing stars who helped to create and nurture the guitar’s iconic status. The guitar’s bright sound is pedal steel like, as opposed to the “glassier” voice of a Stratocaster.(Image credit: Salvatore di Nolfi/epa/Corbis) Frank Black While it can handle anything, the Telecaster is the undisputed king of electric guitars in Nashville played by countless session aces like Johnny Hiland and Brent Mason, and icons like Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard (and his sidemen Roy Nichols and Redd Volkeart) and current keeper of the country flame, Marty Stuart. The Guitars That Built Rock: The Gibson Firebird.The Guitars That Built Rock: The Gibson Flying V.Jimmy Page: ‘How Led Zeppelin made Stairway To Heaven’ – video interview.The Guitars That Built Rock: The Fender Stratocaster.Bryant’s patronage of the Tele was crucial, and he was followed by a host of other country players including Johnny Cash sideman Luther Perkins, Ricky Nelson - and future Elvis Presley - picker James Burton, Rock ‘N’ Roll Trio man Paul Burlison, Buck Owens & The Buckaroos legend Don Rich, and “Master Of The Telecaster” and Joe Bonamassa mentor, Danny Gatton.
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