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I'm a Tele fan because it's perfect for the style of music I play. It has a very distinguishable sound so you either love it or you hate it, and I understand when people aren't a fan of it.

The only thing that's bothersome to me about a Telecaster is the treble range can be way too harsh, but if you pair it with the right amp this isn't an issue. They sound annoying as f**k on Marshall amps, for example, because that's a sharp sounding guitar with a sharp sounding amp. But if you get something with a rounder, darker tone to balance it out, like an Orange, then Telecasters can do things that other guitars simply can't.

Even among other single-coil guitars I think the Telecaster has unparalled clarity. You can put a LOT of distortion on it and every single note in every single chord will still come through. You don't have to turn the guitar up very loud for the notes to be distinguished in a full-band setting, they cut right through the mix. It also picks up soft versus loud playing really well if you treat it like a lady.

If you put a lot of detail in your guitar chords then I feel like a Telecaster is a must-have, even if it's not your main guitar. Plus the American Tele is one of the cheapest big-name professional grade guitars on the market.

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I am in my late 40s. When I was younger I didnt have a care at all for the Telecaster. But as I have grown older I have warmed up to them to the point that I bought one a cpl yrs back. Let me say it has become one of my fav. guitars. Love its unique identifiable bright crisp sound and tone. I dont have an issue with the neck that some do. the only thing I had to get used to was how close the tuning keys are. I luv me my butterscotch-blonde

Kurt Cobain used a telecaster. Not his main guitar, but he did use one. a blue one in fact, look it up. so it can get distorted as heckkkk! so does thom yorke from radiohead.