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Do you guys know of any guitars that sound very similar to teles but dont have that painful body shape?

I dont understand how the tele is uncomfortable at all.

Well, I'm very skinny and bony and the tele always finds a way to bang against my hips or when i jump it hits the bottom of my rib cage.

True answer: Hagstrom I

theshadowofseattle wrote:I dont understand how the tele is uncomfortable at all.

Depending on your playing style and how low you sling them, Telecasters can be murderous on wrists.

laterallateral wrote:

theshadowofseattle wrote:I dont understand how the tele is uncomfortable at all.

Depending on your playing style and how low you sling them, Telecasters can be murderous on wrists.

doesn't hurt my wrists. It just bangs my body up.

ykk211 wrote:Do you guys know of any guitars that sound very similar to teles but dont have that painful body shape?

The answer is: TELECASTER.
I don't think there's a guitar with a tone and sound similar to the Tele. Well, the Mustang has a great variety of pickups' combinations.

You can try a "TELEMASTER", an hybrid guitar.

My Jag always sounded more like a tele than my teles do.

telemaster would be perfect
i found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Telemast ... 3a8aa91ce5

yeah i think more teles should be offered with contours. us short and small framed people may struggle more than most

George wrote:yeah i think more teles should be offered with contours. us short and small framed people may struggle more than most

I'm not even short, and i still find it uncomfortable.

maybe you guys are telecastering wrong. never felt mine was uncomfortable. if I wasn't broke and didn't get happy with a soldering iron I'd be playing that shit right now. love slab bodies. and the Tele necks are the best.

Gibson Melody Maker, though it has sharp body edges too. If you want some twangy sound you can try modern Danelectro replicas with lipsticks. If you want more barking sound especially overdriven try Juniors with p90. I think the area between lipsticks and p90's is occupied by mini himbuckers, try some guitar with them, maybe cheap Epiphone Wilshire(not really great pickups though) or more expensive Gibson SG/Firebird/Les Paul 70's tribute.

ESP HYBRID

People are always moaning about the need for gut cuts on teles my beer belly gets chaffed my xylophone like rib cage gets brused... Get a strat, or fuck the shut up.

robroe wrote:ESP HYBRID

Cool guitars almost bought one a few years ago was £15 cash short and the guy in the shop wouldn't budge on price... It's still there still the same price.

dezb1 wrote:People are always moaning about the need for gut cuts on teles my beer belly gets chaffed my xylophone like rib cage gets brused... Get a strat, or fuck the shut up.

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