 The Band |
"Robbie Robertson's Tele playing on this live album burned some indelible measures into my synapses 25 years ago. Luckily, I'm still damaged. Bonus: I've never heard better sound on a live album." - Mik |
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 Led Zeppelin |
"Most youngsters think that Jimmy Page only ever used a Les Paul, which ignores the fact that much of the first four albums were cut with a Tele." - Aaron Further Listening: Legend has it that the solo to Stairway to Heaven was played on a Tele. |
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 Ricky Nelson |
Through the years James has been one of the guys I have in vain tried to "impersonate." A big part in getting close to his sound is using the fingerpick and a super light set up and touch. On the Ricky Nelson records James often used a Vibrosonic amp with a 15" Lansing. On the Emmylou and Gram stuff he used a BF Deluxe, and with Haggard and Elvis mainly Twins. - TJ Further Listening: Burton's one of the all-time greats. Start with Gram Parsons' GP/Grievous Angel, a country-rock classic. Look also for his work with Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris and Elvis Costello. For a deeper look at Burton's early rockabilly sides, check out TJ's Burton post. |
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 NRBQ |
Big Al Anderson probabaly has more to do with who I am as a guitar player than anybody, regardless of what style I am playing at the time. He makes the complex have soul and shows that you can make alternate chords work in real life. One of his tunes is about a month long study for me--not in the chord blocking itself, but in voicing and phrasing. His Tele tone is about 100 tones--its all in the hands. -tiny e. Further Listening: Big Al is no longer with the Q, and is now a songwriter in Nashville. Try his solo album Pay Before You Pump or look for '70s and '80s NRBQ albums. |
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 Pretenders |
"The Pretenders' debut album has influenced my playing more than any other recording. Chrissie Hynde's gritty Tele twang is the perfect foundation for the legendary James Honeyman-Scott. Jim used mostly Gibsons on this album, but spontaneously played one of Chrissie's Teles for my favorite batch of guitar licks ever, the classic solo on the pop masterpiece, Kid." -Spell |
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