Telecaster or Jazzmaster?

[lavish forge]

Mainly talking about a 50s telecaster vs a 62 jazzmaster, but you can switch eras if you want

Ive seen Jazzmasters on music is wins channel, and in that video it seems really versatile and smooth sounding. However, I love the telecaster neck pickup and the shape of the body. which do u prefer?

[full elbow]

always telecaster. not even a contest

[stuck maple]

Telecaster seems more versatile for genres but then again you can use any guitar for any genre

Just as long as it works for you

[true sparrow]

Telecaster

[true sparrow]

both are great but I'm biased in favor of the jazzmaster. love my MIJ

[fiery quarry]

That is actually somewhat unpopular opinion, loving telly neck pickup. 😄

Its a telly if you ask me

[true sparrow]

Telecaster, no contest at all

[devout rover]

everyone has a Tele.

[fiery quarry]

I think thats not relevant, you should get what you want, not based on what other people have

[lavish forge]

ik i just wanted to hear everyones opinions

[fiery quarry]

It was reply to comment above mine 🙂

imo, you should try both

if you can

and see which one works for you when you play it

[sage wind]

I would go with a telecaster

[stuck maple]

^^^^^

[open glacier]

jazzmaster for metal/rock

[vernal current]

IMHO: Tele, no contest. Is a better fit for the expected/conventional sound of more genres, more stable/reliable, simple and low maintenance (in all aspects, mechanical and aural). Tonally there’s precious little that the Jazzmaster is outright better at doing than a Tele

All things equal, really the best thing the JM has over the Tele is the body shape, especially if the ol slab feels uncomfortable/un-ergonomic to you personally. The trem also has some unique applications that are more niche but can be a lot of fun - and a lot of maintenance, full stop. Some will say it’s worth it though

• current Jazzmaster owner and longtime obsessive turned tele-stan, now neutral

[fiery quarry]

telly can be used for metal and rock too

and is/was used

[true sparrow]

Depends on genre

[sage wind]

True, Joe Duplantier from Gojira uses them live, his signature has two humbuckers but he also uses single coil teles

Let me find a video, heaviest single coil tele I've ever heard

https://youtu.be/6xUoOaHzk5s

It would also work good for math rock, especially the neck pickup, teles have great neck pickups, its almost glassy sounding, very smooth

And the bridge pickup has just the right amount of bite for more aggressive tones

Both pickups give it more twang

[fiery quarry]

Also Tom Morello, RATM

I mean, I am not advocating against Jazzmaster, but saying Jazzmaster will do rock better than tele is just... not valid ( same would be other way around prolly ) 😄

[sage wind]

Both are great guitars

Jazzmasters take more maitenance

I personally prefer teles but go to a music store, try both, and see which one you like 🙂

[fiery quarry]

Telejazzster

[open glacier]

Yea but I think jazzmaster is better for metal

[stuck maple]

Reminds me of the Jagstang

[true sparrow]

jazzmaster is more likely to pop a string if you bend too hard

[open glacier]

yea but it has better pickups for rock/metal

[true sparrow]

they're still single coils and you require a noise gate if you're doing metal

JBE's are good pickups for metal on a tele

heck fender's $60 tex mex pickups are also good enough for 80's metal. iron maiden and such

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knJj34r6wRg

the tone you get on a tele comes down to amp settings and pickups

[fiery quarry]

also, if you are going to predominantly play metal, you would probably not be choosing between telly and jazzmaster at first place

also, tele deluxe series have HH configuration

[dense shore]

I would recomend checking out the squire cabronita its a tele body shape with jazzmaster pickups I have one and absoltley love it

[vernal current]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMt1-M5YdIg

[lavish forge]

tele neck pickup is he one for me

[left briar]

Check out the Sqier contemporary tele RH.

[mortal cradle]

Tele with p90's :^P

[true sparrow]

Telecaster

[lavish forge]

that has a humbucker not the lipstick single coil

[left briar]

It’s a great sounding guitar.

[lavish forge]

i know it is

just not really my style

its great at what its meant to do

I dont really know how else to describe it, but the "hooty" sound from a strat and tele neck, can that be replicated on a p90 because it is technically single coil?

[mortal cradle]

P90 is a bit more distortion ...

[lavish forge]

distortion aimed? distortionless? wdym

[fiery quarry]

p90 has warmer, fuller sound

and higher output

than classic SC

if you get telly with p90 expect it to be hotter than telly bridge

and I really love neck pickup on my telly, I don't know why the hate for it among people 😄

[true sparrow]

Here ya go

[vernal current]

imo this is the only thing keeping the offset tele design from ✨perfection✨

not the jack, damn bottom bout keeps getting bumped around whenever I sit down near any floor or protruding surface

[true sparrow]

Normal tele jack is s-tier

Get the telecaster

No one has ever had a telecaster and not loved it

[vernal current]

no disagreements on the jack, it is indeed s-tier

the slab body is uncomfy asf though, even with comfort cuts its not as radiused

[true sparrow]

I see you are a man of sophistication too

[true sparrow]

A belly cut solves my gripes there

[vernal current]

if i could only have one between both stock models, teles all the way