The ONLY Guitar You'll Ever NEED! | Friday Fretworks
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Күн бұрынThe Telecaster - the only guitar you'll ever actually need?
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Key points:
0:00 Intro
0:07 JAM!
1:10 73 years old?!
1:46 An inauspicious start
2:25 Simplicity
4:20 JAM!
5:05 Reliability
6:24 JAM!
7:44 Versatility
9:34 The perfect guitar?
10:25 JAM!
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@BobPerrone 7 ай бұрын
Saw the title and knew it was a Tele😊
@hnvsk 7 ай бұрын
I just by title even knew that it’s a Tele with tremolo
@hnvsk 7 ай бұрын
I just by title even knew that it’s a Tele with tremolo
@erik4683 7 ай бұрын
Same. And I have over 10 guitars in the house. I’m wondering why at this point. The tele just does it all.
@Mr_Ashley 7 ай бұрын
Did you cheat and look at the thumbnail?
@perudolux 7 ай бұрын
😂
@jeffreyedwards5262 7 ай бұрын
Dead right Chris. Bought my Tele in 1969 and played it in bands for over 50 years. Best thing i have ever bought in my life. Saw Jimmy Page playing his with Zeppelin in Cardiff Top Rank same year.
@marekgitarzysta5193 7 ай бұрын
Your playing is just unbelieveable - touch, tone, phrasing, playing loosely but still in the pocket.
@officialWWM 7 ай бұрын
I could practice 10 hours a day for the rest of my life and I’d still struggle to be 10 percent as good. It’s so frustrating! This guy is up there with some of the very best, famous players in my humble opinion.
@marekgitarzysta5193 7 ай бұрын
I'm happy for you that you found your "better" idols.
@officialWWM 7 ай бұрын
@@bogarbill6331 name one…
@officialWWM 7 ай бұрын
@@bogarbill6331 😂😂 I doubt that 😂😂
@CargoShorts7 7 ай бұрын
Took me a few years to fully realize the power of the Tele. I started out thinking I wanted to shred,. so I got an Ibanez. Then I discovered Hendrix and SRV and that drove me to get a Strat, which became my main axe for a few years. In the past 5 years, I finally got a Tele and realized it was all I needed from the jump. Such good guitars. Cheers!
@Glensully 7 ай бұрын
That last jam. I wonder if back in 51 when it was made, they could believe the sounds you could get out of that with Chris playing 😁. They should be shocked
@JS-nf1sn 7 ай бұрын
Chris plays like a good singer, the hallmark of a great player. Reminds me in some ways of Derek Trucks, even thought the style is very different.
@jackwalsh7341 7 ай бұрын
Dude, I don't know why you aren't a bona fide rock guitar God. I've listened to a TON of players and most of them can't solo the way you can. Your style is unique blending bits of Glimore and other blues greats into your own thing. Bravo!
@BlobLaw 7 ай бұрын
He is a bona fide rock guitar god.
@thomascroft5076 7 ай бұрын
Had he been born in the mid 1940s . . .
@jontaylor157 7 ай бұрын
If you get the chance, go see Chris with Cardinal Black. You will not be disappointed, believe me .....
@dennyclosser8456 7 ай бұрын
Chris, you have become my favorite guitarist. And that is saying something I was 65-year-old musicians who follows and has seen live many of the greats. Your phrasing and delivery is second to none. Simply beautiful. Plus I love the way you dig deep into the history of everything that you showcase. Well done as always.
@onealmark1 7 ай бұрын
Wow, that solo at the end…incredible.
@ipuya 7 ай бұрын
My Baja is my favorite guitar. Under 7 lbs 6 tonal options, custom shop pickups, soft v neck, butterscotch and blackguard. Perfection.
@thejuggernaut5327 7 ай бұрын
I’m a Baja guy myself. I highly recommend this model. They’re out on the used market for reasonable prices.
@laska747 7 ай бұрын
@@thejuggernaut5327Yep I have a Baja too (2007). Love it but unfortunately I have a heavy one - nearer 9lbs. On the look out for a lighter body!
@marcelpaquet8134 5 ай бұрын
Yeahr my dad got one. It's probably the third best tele I played in my life! Only surpassed by my MiJ 62 Custom reissue. And a real 63/64 (not sure anymore) Telecaster Custom I was lucky enough to play!
@koll789 7 ай бұрын
Learning an entire set in a day and then pulling off a performance like that is pretty incredible. Great video Chris
@GUITARSGIZMOS 7 ай бұрын
What divine tones you're able to get out of your guitars Chris. You're such an inspiration. Thanks for the huge amount of work and research you put into your videos. All the best, Thor
@johnnymossville 7 ай бұрын
I love the look of the tele. never get tired of it's shape. Even when I try to imagine a better layout for the knobs thinking surely there must be a more elegant way to do it, it's pretty much becomes futile, because the simplicity of that straight run is so functional and from a manufacturing standpoint, genius.
@dkijc 7 ай бұрын
For me I HATED it as a beginner.. NOW I LOVE IT.. No setup issue... no tuning issues.... So solid....
@officialWWM 7 ай бұрын
Yep, they got it right the first time :)
@sundaynightdrunk 7 ай бұрын
Well you do see people flip it around like Chris has done on that bound Tele, with the knobs up front and the switch in the back. I prefer it the stock way, but a lot of people flip the control panel. Also Leo changed it on the Stratocaster to make it more reachable, but I've always found the frontmost Strat knob gets in my way.
@MPNNag 7 ай бұрын
I now own 6 Telecasters and love them all.
@yargnad 7 ай бұрын
I'm in that boat with you. One with mini hum in the neck, one baritone, one Cabronita with and one without tone control, one Nashville, and one Custom four knobber jobber. I need one more standard strung up Nashville tuning style and I will be set.
@stavrilian 7 ай бұрын
Holly cow what an awesome jam was that?! Very inspiring playing there man, killer bends
@GrzegorzWitkowski 7 ай бұрын
Incredible playing. Love every single of your videos Chris. Thanks so much for sharing. All the best!
@christophermattson206 7 ай бұрын
Keep doing what you’re doing! You are very inspiring and someone I love listening to. Your long demo clips are very nice.
@robbyclark6915 14 күн бұрын
It's truly amazing that the very first solid body, electric guitar design (ok, the second with tge extra pup) would still be not just functional and usable, but almost ideal. Leo Fender nailed it with his guitar designs as well as his amps! All these decades later and we're still after those original tones! That's genius!
@andrewbecker3700 7 ай бұрын
The varied nuances are getting better and better, more refined, everytime you play that song. It's evolving in ways that allow more space which gives it an even better flow. Sifting out the chaff, and letting the nuggets bloom. Very nice!!!
@gibs8412 7 ай бұрын
do you cook or grow marijuana?
@tallpaul1020 7 ай бұрын
Sounds fantastic!!! Love Friday fireworks!!! I have an Esquire and I absolutely love it. Almost a Tele still can play about anything with it. Keep up the great work
@stickman55100 7 ай бұрын
I was always a Gibson devotee. But about 12 years ago, I bought my first Tele (later stolen), but now I love them and have several. Great guitar for sure.
@brianwood7237 7 ай бұрын
I know I was only a superstrat and Gibson guy for years...now have 3😂
@eduardocarollo8961 7 ай бұрын
Chris, your way of conveying the topics, your fundamental knowledge and, last but not least, your way of tickling the tone out of your guitars is simply indescribably good and important for the community. - thx for that - go on and on.
@officialWWM 7 ай бұрын
That outro was some of the best playing I’ve ever heard! Amazing!
@scottshand8559 7 ай бұрын
You had me from the opening run there...nicely done and great content, thanks Chris!
@willluchford8154 7 ай бұрын
Utterly sublime playing! I converted to using a Telecaster as my main Guitar around three years ago - it's still the Guitar I reach for first, whatever gig I find myself on!
@dowaliby1 7 ай бұрын
There is a slippery-sliding fluidity to Chris's playing that sets it apart from almost everyone else's. Beautiful phrasing and so melodic. Love it!
@chrislink73 7 ай бұрын
I knew it was gonna be a tele before I even clicked the video. Absolute beast and so versatile. Great tones and playing, man
@mnw533 7 ай бұрын
Amazing to see you play my Telecaster (Andy Summers) at the Camden sound check and a massive thank you to all the band for making myself and Adam so welcome. Tele's are such great guitars and in your hands it sounded absolutely sublime. Would love you to borrow it for longer so you can show everyone just how good it is! Another great video here maestro!
@TheCravenIsReal 7 ай бұрын
When I see these titles I only open if I think it might be a Telecaster- When it is...I stay! Thanks Chris. Beautiful playing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@druidavey 7 ай бұрын
The feel and the note choice gets me every time. He plays like a blues singer.
@jimisjamtracks 7 ай бұрын
You're sooooo good ! What a pleasure to hear you.
@harrybee3093 7 ай бұрын
Chris is just an incredible guitar player!
@mikevolante307 7 ай бұрын
God bless you Chris , you made me want to play my guitar today even though I woke up not wanting to , the power and soul of music squared !!❤❤
@Freeontheland2030 7 ай бұрын
Another great video Chris, I love your playing.
@Zavijava1 7 ай бұрын
absolutely mate!Thanks Chris
@jakubpodesva9802 7 ай бұрын
My god, the second jam was... You are simply the BEST GUITARIST in this world to my ears and heart. Really. Cheers!
@Johnny.D 7 ай бұрын
I played a Squier tele affinity series through a deluxe reverb once, and even that sounded spectacular. So I would agree they are all you need!!
@Winstonrodney6989 7 ай бұрын
Squire is making great guitars these days. I’m sure the Deluxe reverb also helped!
@DavidvdGulik 7 ай бұрын
I've played several different guitars, but I've had just a tele and a 335 for years and years now, and that really is anything you could possibly need. Both extremely versatile but with a distinct character and also completely different from one another.
@philf4086 7 ай бұрын
Chris - great perspective on this trusty old friend! I've had one (a sunburst Baja model) for about 5 years and it can do most anything that I want it to do. The reversed control plate on your Tele is a great idea for getting access to the volume control!
@robertbourke7935 7 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation and I loved your playing too. Well done.
@davesawyer 7 ай бұрын
Your guitar playing is phenomenal, saw you in Bristol on Tuesday and what a final gig of 23 for me to attend. Thank you!
@frankcarter6427 7 ай бұрын
47 years ago, I started playing guitar and I've spent lots of money on guitars I never bonded with - I've had a les paul, an SG, a flying V and 3 strats - I now have 3 teles and my go to is the cheapest , a squier standard I bought for 100 quid - all hail the telecaster
@clive3100 7 ай бұрын
Excellent assessment with very tasteful playing too.
@snicklefritzthetab8411 7 ай бұрын
Wow. Great chops my friend!
@owenjones63 7 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more Chris! Me and my brother borrowed a friends Tele years ago for a stint after being strat men, the day we gave that thing back we knew we had t have another in our lives. Then when starting a new cover band after lockdown it's been my go to for every gig, never let me down the setup is simple and effective and it just loves being played within an inch of it's life every gig... What an instrument!
@VeniceKing1 7 ай бұрын
Saw you do a gig with just a Telecaster and a Blues jr. Was surprised you didn't seem at all limited!
@TexasJackdaw 7 ай бұрын
Wow. That was a beautiful use of a metaphor/adjective referring to the Strat as making the Tele, “Positively [agricultural]”. I’ve never heard any guitar described as “agricultural”, and I believe you are right by that pre-assessment. Cheers from Texas, US - Great content as expected!
@jfinester 7 ай бұрын
Who’s the singer you were backing on that show? She sounds really good.
@joeygentile7829 7 ай бұрын
@@jfinester Elles Bailey
@paulbates4100 7 ай бұрын
Killer outro ❤
@nikyv3984 7 ай бұрын
What a Ridiculously amazing phrasing!!! I am Jaleous:Yes!!! so good...
@2r6e8d 7 ай бұрын
Great playing . Great video.
@mjf1036 7 ай бұрын
thank you for reminding us that Chris Buck is one of the greatest guitar composer & player of our day. The Tele is pretty awesome as well. ❤😊
@richardburkow3792 7 ай бұрын
Your expressive articulated playing knows no equal.
@davidvandegaer750 6 ай бұрын
Love that bit on the play out… good stuff mate.
@mstack1949 7 ай бұрын
Yep. Gotta sell my Gibsons, my strat, my Rics, (no...wait...not the 12-strings!), my ...! Incredible intro and outro and edumacation.
@congamike1 7 ай бұрын
WOW! I love to hear you play. Yep. Nice guitar. Just bought the Squier a few weeks ago.
@papapatriot 7 ай бұрын
The jams in this Friday Fretworks were so great that I've re-watched them three times this week!
@ronrumsey3205 7 ай бұрын
Preach it, Chris! The "secret" is out! Telecasters RULE! LOL! I started out on a strat. Played one for years but I fell in love with a tele. Simple, elegant, rough, demanding, funky, rocking, twangy goodness. Well played, as usual. Rock on, dude!
@joesantamaria5874 7 ай бұрын
Back when I was a beginner, I practiced every day. I was going on a vacation to Europe, and didn’t want to leave my guitar to the whims of baggage handlers, so took the neck off with a phillips, shoved the whole lot into my suitcase with the screwdriver, and reassembled it when I arrived in Venice. When I was done, I shoved it back in the suitcase, along with my dirty clothes, and put it back together when I got home. Played perfectly.
@valentiguitars 7 ай бұрын
I have a post-it attached to my workshop wall that says "if doesn't work, check again what Leo did." He nailed it first shot and everything you say is absolutley true. The Tele is unforginving, but if you know how to tame it, it will allow you to do anything. Great playing as always.
@dkelban 7 ай бұрын
You are an amazing guitarist. I think we could put a broom in your hands and it would sound great.
@timshirley1799 7 ай бұрын
The shop is going to have to revise the price tag after that demo…wow!
@gimmeagig 7 ай бұрын
I'm a bass player but I love your videos , and your playing of course.
@tunnel7 4 ай бұрын
Well all them years in your bedroom blasting away have paid off now Chris your one of the BEST around now without any doubt thanks for all you give us.
@PerpetualNewb 7 ай бұрын
Chris, your playing is stellar as always. But your prose is equally delightful. Something about your word choice and phrasing, it comes across like an extremely well written essay.
@manonbassguitar 7 ай бұрын
Dude, your outro solo on the vintage tele had some of the tones from Zeppelin’s No Quarter solo moaning going on. Fantastic🤘🏼
@chrislink73 7 ай бұрын
that outro jam was amazing!
@SynthMusik 7 ай бұрын
I bought my Tele about 13 years ago after playing Strats for many years previous to that. Didn’t really care much for Teles, but one day in a local music store I picked one up and realized I had been missing out. It is now my desert island go-to axe that enables me to get any sound I could ever need. Love it.
@vivien1252 5 ай бұрын
every single time I have the chance to see you play a solo on stage, I get goose bumps. It's been years. Not getting used to it.
@abeellis4470 7 ай бұрын
Love your playing!!!
@listenwatchandwait 7 ай бұрын
Wonderful and inspitational videos - thank you Chris.
@SOTOALEX2935 7 ай бұрын
Good to see you back chris. Last friday felt wierd without a friday fretworks
@MonsieurSafari 7 ай бұрын
All said!😂 Your playing is so perfect!😍
@mattiacrosara338 7 ай бұрын
Your playing is AMAZING!!! ❤
@Terrordanger 7 ай бұрын
Now my number one. I see it as in between, in tone and playability, my runners up the Strat and 335.
@juddbear 7 ай бұрын
That looks like so much FUN!!
@perrybeyer7531 7 ай бұрын
I totally agree with everything, my first guitar was a 2005 MIM Telecaster Standard in Sunburst. (The last year the standards from Mexico had Alnico pickups before they switched to ceramics.) I have a few other guitars, but pickup the tele 90% of the time. It will play damn near anything I want. It also has held up to abuse with miminal maintenance and never let me down while playing. After 18 years it's got it's share of dings and wear to the finish but of course that just adds to it's mojo. Awesome playing by the way!
@markhammer643 7 ай бұрын
One of the best things about a Tele is that the pickups are spaced farther apart than many other guitars. This allows for the three switch settings to take you to what can feel like entirely different "personalities". I enjoy this aspect a lot, and find many dual-humbucker guitars somewhat constraining in that respect.
@jayroc9933 6 ай бұрын
I just discovered your channel, I am blown away. You make that Tele SING TO ME!
@FuzzWoof 7 ай бұрын
My Tele is with a luthier getting some much needed fretwork done at the moment and this video is not helping me miss it less, haha. I have all manner of guitars, but there's something about how a Tele gives you absolutely nowhere to hide which makes it so rewarding to play.
@teleguy5699 7 ай бұрын
Man speaks the truth.
@kissaguitar 7 ай бұрын
maaaan...you own such amazing groove
@GuitarIv69 7 ай бұрын
Holy shit you're a monster player! I love my Teles and I'll be getting another one soon, but now I need to go practice after seeing you!
@jfinester 7 ай бұрын
Great playing, Mr. Buck! Cool little demo on the Vega Trem-seems like it works well. I might have to get another Tele to put a Vega Trem onto! I totally agree with you regarding Telecasters-if I was stuck on a desert island with a recording studio, a Tele would be my only guitar and I’d be just fine. I’ve got a bit of a collection of Tele-style guitars-only one of them is a Fender, but they’re all cool!
@pierheadjump 7 ай бұрын
⚓️ Thanks Chris 🏴
@SuperEdge67 7 ай бұрын
I love your tone in the last solo, from a 30+ year tele player.
@FishiganMilligan 7 ай бұрын
Dude… what the heck?!?! You made that tele sound strat-like! Teach us please… 😂
@fiveightandten 7 ай бұрын
This dude is the most inspiring guitar player alive today. Stunning playing as always, and a nicely constructed video as well.
@martyc4906 7 ай бұрын
Love your playing. Vote yes for Tele!
@adamrafferty 7 ай бұрын
Chris man I love your playing! I hope to make it to your Vienna show !
@alexanderguestguitars1173 5 ай бұрын
That lead solo is the best thing I've heard in quite some time. Just the perfect amount of drive. Ah, teles - f***ing fabulous.
@nathanielhall1353 7 ай бұрын
Dang … that final solo 🔥
@jasonyltan7672 7 ай бұрын
Oh man if I’m given this assignment on the Tele it’d probably be 3 sentences and less than 100 words. Chris you made a 10 minute homage to the magic of the Tele right here, gonna give an A distinction for the presentation!
@edgeofeternity101 7 ай бұрын
So much in a short video, I love my 60's CV Squier(Custom Shop Nocasters) and mixed parts for bridge i had laying around. 4 way switch. I recently realized I have not changed strings on it since I put it together like 5 years ago. I'm going to try going from .010's to .009's. You did a great job on that short notice gig, I watched the video and I was speechless( like you're probably wishing I was right now:).
@z.z.onichi5365 7 ай бұрын
every guitar has it's charm and so does every artist.
@thejuggernaut5327 7 ай бұрын
Great video, one comment- Leo wasn’t a guitar player but did play saxophone and a bit of piano as a youth. His high school class picture shows him posing with his sax. ( see Fender 75-years and other books for reference)
@timbaxter9932 7 ай бұрын
I got my 1st Tele in 1968 and have been playing them ever since. Sometimes I wish I had the 1st one back. Coming full circle, I just got done tricking out my new No. 1. A brand-new American Performer with a CuNiFe in the neck and 4-way switching. I had to re-route the pick-up cavity to make the new pick-up fit. Some might say I'm crazy to carve up a brand-new guitar but the tone I was looking for wasn't quite there. So, it's done, and it sounds fantastic! Tele's are perfection in simplicity.
@simonthompson9380 7 ай бұрын
Always love a Tele! So versatile .. sweet playing !
@R.Craig.Collins 7 ай бұрын
I just apologized to some guitar players who sometimes break out a tele after watching this. Love the solos, as usual
@Dodger2879 7 ай бұрын
The fact that many other manufacturer's copies, Michael Kelly, Harley Benton and others who make Telecaster copies deliver a great low price instrument. I once bought the cheapest ($119??) Squier on Amazon, dismantled it, cleaned everything, set it up with Super Slinky's and to Fender Telecaster specs. It was a great guitar. Pickups even were "acceptable". I believe its simplicity is its main virtue.
@famousaimless2 7 ай бұрын
Still have my first Tele from the 80s, such a sweet thing ❤
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