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So, nice try, but I think it's time you go troll someplace else. But here's a helpful hint: next time you want to argue with someone, you should pick a subject you at least know SOMETHING about.

tele=telecaster?

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According to one of my musican friends IF you can play a guitar period you should be able to play jazz on any of them.  She and her father play jazz on ALL the guitars they own. She also said her father prefers a telecaster for everything, jazz included, and has played for 55 years.

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Why would anybody use a Telecaster to play jazz?

The Telecaster, by nature, is a very bright (lot’s of treble) guitar. It has a huge twang factor when compared to other guitars. Jazz guitars usually sound more mellow, rounder, fatter.

The Telecaster does, however produce a very pure even note. The low frequencies are inherently there, just more highs on top. The Tele also gives you a very even response from low strings to high. If set up properly, one string is not louder than another. This is crucial for jazz chord voicings because, you want to hear every note of a chord evenly.

A lot of jazz players use the fingers on their picking hand to pluck, sometimes in conjunction with a pick. Since the Tele does not have a middle pick-up, there is nothing to obstruct the fingers.

They are very durable and also versatile. Very few players make a living playing jazz guitar, so most guys need an instrument that is well suited for other styles and will withstand the rigorous nightclub atmosphere.

So, how do you coax the jazz tone from the Telecaster?

On a stock model, the neck (closest to the neck) pick-up is a lot less bright than the bridge pickup. The problem is that is not nearly as loud either. I’ve heard older players refer to the neck pickup as the rhythm one and the bridge pickup as the lead one. The idea being that, you would strum at a lower volume and switch to the bridge pick-up for solos. You can use the neck pick-up for a jazz sound but, the volume difference between the two is so great, you are confined to it. Personally, on a stock Tele, I have had better luck using the bridge pickup and rolling the tone control back until it feels jazzy. A lot of players are accustomed to never using the tone knob on the guitar. On a lot of guitars the tone knobs are not very useful. Not so, with Telecasters, the tone and volume knobs both perform useful functions.

If you cut back the volume on the guitar, it will brighten up somewhat. Tele’s do that when you cut the volume, the mids thin out.

A lot of players will put a humbucker in the bridge position for the jazz tone. Tele’s are very adaptable to such modifications. They are the electric guitar equivalent of a ’34 Ford to a hot rod builder. There is room to tinker.

 

http://pribek.net/2007/12/28/more-telecaster-jazz/

 

Jazz on Tele

 

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tel...34172-jazz-tele.html

 

 

 

 


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