Favorite Telecaster Player/Song/Photo?

Wonder what people's thoughts are on what makes a Telecaster? Some potential arguments:
-body shape with no comfort sculpting on the back
-strings through the body
-two single coil pickups, with the neck pickup covered
-skinny headstock
-solid body
-the bridge with saddles shared between two strings so intonation is never perfect‎

Of course, there are versions of the Tele that deviate from all of the above. In particular, I've noticed the Tele Deluxe, a 70s model with humbuckers, an oversized headstock, and Les Paul-style tone and volume controls, becoming increasingly popular, especially in alternative/indie circles.

My '95 US standard Tele has been my go-to guitar for twenty years, although it has six saddles instead of the classic three. ‎

 

I think of it as mainly the single-horn body and headstock style. The single coil at the bridge would be the next 'essential' item. You see a lot of old-timey players with a humbucker in the bridge slot.

I do like the 3 saddle bridge, I wouldn't begrudge anyone the modern bridge, but the old school one is for me.

 

Albert Collins for me

 

Ummm . . . Tommy Bolin?

 

I see your B.B. King and raise you a Johnny "Guitar" Watson!

 

Mike Bloomfield- notable for playing on Like a Rolling Stone



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Clarence White, Don Rich, James Burton, Keith Richards, all previously mentioned.

 

Zimmy, Merle and Buck.

 

Oh, I forgot to include Jack White on the list

 

Deke Leonard - Man

 

Danny Gatton
Jerry Donahue
Andy Summers
Keith Richards
Syd Barrett
David Gilmour

 

Buddy Holly 12/29/1957 ... first time many kids saw one ... launched a 100"s bands

 

That's a Strat Buddy's playing

 

Dave Edmunds!

 

Watch out, you might get a letter from Bruce Springsteen!

 

Buddy played an American Standard Sunburst Strat

like this one

 

He specialized in making Kool-Aid though.

 

He used it to hypnotize his minions, clearly.

 

Gary Busey may not agree!

 

Telecaster hat trick.

 

There was no such thing as an "American Standard" Strat when Buddy was alive. It was just a Fender Stratocaster then, there was only one kind.

 

Deke Leonard - Man

 

Francis Rossi - Status Quo