On Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 8:39:24 AM UTC-10, Casa lo pensa wrote:
> On 10/19/2017 12:21 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 4:58:46 AM UTC-10, Casa lo pensa wrote:
> >> On 10/19/2017 3:26 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 5:55:43 PM UTC-10, Casa lo pensa wrote:
> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9fcz1Db9c
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> trip on this dsi!!
> >>>
> >>> I always wanted a Telecaster. Maybe one day - then my collection will be complete. Well, maybe not.
> >>>
> >>> You can hear a lot of Roy in this tune.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Uxh7ySz2g
> >>>
> >>
> >> Oh yes, some borrowed pulls, hammers and maybe not quite enough overtones?
> >>
> >> Joe's a joy, but he's turning that out through effects boxes as opposed
> >> to straight Tele and fender amp.
> >>
> >> Roy was just so freaking clean.
> >>
> >> And speaking of clean:
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRnDMPbtUSM
> >
> > That's the kids for you. They're the product of their generation. Roy was a product of the 50's. He controlled his sound with the volume control of his Tele and his hands. Bless his little heart.
> >
>
> I love old school like that, besides, what other guitar ever came with
> it sown ash tray?!?
>
> http://www.angela.com/images/product...ridgeCover.jpg
>
> The Tele is so basic, so robust yet effective, it's like one of those
> Soviet Ural motorcycles - still standing the test of time....
>
> Now I return to a video I've posted before which says it all on the Tele
> and how to maximize it's pseudo-pedal-steel sound:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Rfv0dQttM
>
> And why not a lesson in real chops:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpASjqaz4d4

The ashtray was to shield the bridge pickup from stray electromagnetic radiation. Most people just took that off when they got their Tele and then lost it. Those old Teles had a crude, primitive, look to the bridges because all that was supposed to be hidden.

The pedal steel trick is easy on a Tele because of the location and shape of the volume pot knob. I used to do it with my Firebird. It's not easy because of the location and shape of the volume pot knob. That was quite a stretch.

Nice lick! It's cornball yet cool. Those are great...