It Was 40 Years Ago Today...

Be sure to tell Albert Collins and Muddy Waters your opinion about the Tele and blues.

My opinion about the Tele and Blues is just as I stated: "A Telecaster isn't known as a Blues guitar"..."yet in the hands of the right player can be excellent". For playing Blues, a Telecaster is certainly not the first, or second, or even third guitar anyone thinks of, is it? The fact that Albert Collins and Muddy Waters play/ed one does not change that fact. Sheesh, so touchy. For Country, the Telecaster is of course number one. The Tele is actually my favorite guitar, but then I love Country more than Blues, generally, and Bluegrass even more, which is all acoustic. And I love the Dobro even more. Forget Eric Clapton.....Jerry Douglas is God!

I don't play a ton of electric guitar anymore, but 80% of that time is spent with a Telecaster. I play almost entirely blues or rock n roll and the Tele does yeoman's work for me. It will twang if you want it to, but won't if you don't. One or another of my 40ish other electric guitars could probably be useful for this or that, but I always seem to grab the same instrument. It's funny, but - at the end of the day, for me - it's a relationship. Maybe less about you picking a guitar for a given style and more about a given guitar picking you.

BTW, I'm also a big fan of Union Station. I haven't seen them in a while, but Jerry opened the last show I saw with an amazing solo set before settling in to play with the band. I'd agree that he is a singular talent.

Sheesh, stop making ridiculous statements!

It was Bruce's 66th yesterday. So he was 24 when he did BTR. Wow! Does Bruce still use a Tele?