The Fender Telecaster's Genius Explained with Iconic Player Tones!

#fendertelecaster #fender #telecaster #history It's the 75th Anniversary of the Fender Telecaster! This is a complete overview of the history and famous players/tones of the first ever mass production solid body electric guitar. In this video we talk about how to get tones inspired by Jimmy Bryant, Albert Collins, Michael Bloomfield, James Burton, Keith Richards, Roy Buchanan, Merle Haggard, Luther Perkins, Brad Paisley, Robben Ford - they're all in here and more! Please let us know who your favorite telecaster players are in the comments! My Recommendations for Current Fender Telecaster models: Squier: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3985805/it... MIM: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3985805/pr... American: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3985805/it... ^ Commission Based Affiliate Links Gear List: Fender American Original 60s Telecaster Fender American Vintage 69 Telecaster Thinline Fender American Vintage 52 Telecaster Fender MIM Classic 50s Telecaster Fender American Standard Telecaster with Porter Custom Tele Pickups Fender 70th Anniversary Broadcaster Fender TL50 MIJ Telecaster with Gunstreet 50s Era Pickups Fender American Standard Telecaster with Andrew Robertson Pickups Fender American Standard Telecaster with Gunstreet 60s Era Pickups Fender American Special Telecaster with Monotone 68 Tele Pickups Fender American Standard FSR Telecaster with D Allen Cheetah Pickups Fender American Original FSR 50s Telecaster (Mary Kay) Fender 59 Bassman Reissue Fender 65 Reissue Twin Reverb with Celestion Neo Creambacks Nobels Del Mini Delay Pedal Coppersound Pedals Foxcatcher Coppersound Pedals Iris Optical Compressor Snouse Blackbox 2 MXR Distortion III Crazy Tube Circuits V One Control Honey Bee Overdrive Pedal JAM Pedals Ripply Fall JAM Pedals RetroVibe Mk IV MXR Phase 95 J. Rockett The Dude Wampler Belle MJM London Fuzz Intro: 0:27 Opening Jam: 0:47 Video Overview: 2:10 Guest Player Andy Buslovich: 3:20 Historic Circumstances: 4:22 Leo Fender: 7:43 Leo's First Solidbody Electric: 9:45 Fender Electric Instrument Company: 10:44 The Esquire Prototype: 15:04 Jimmy Bryant: 17:14 Esquire Improvements & New Models: 19:45 Deep Rhythm Circuit: 23:24 Early Blues Players: 24:32 James Burton: 26:26 Changes in the 50s: 29:18 Luther Perkins: 30:09 1959 Changes and 60s Players: 31:06 Changes in the 1960s: 34:14 The B Bender: 35:38 The Thinline: 36:50 George Harrison Rosewood Tele: 39:14 The Late 60s & Beyond: 42:09 70s Rockers: 44:02 More 70s Stars & Virtuosos: 47:32 Changes in the 1980s and the Modern Era: 53:17 Compressors: 1:00:19 The Secret Weapon to Classic Tele Tone: 1:02:14 The Tele Neck Tone that I Can't Explain: 1:04:16 Best Buys for Current Models: 1:09:58 References: 1:11:14 Outro Song: 1:12:19 Thanks for watching! Please remember to like, share and subscribe. If you want to support my channel, please follow the links below to listen to music. You can listen via Spotify, download via Bandcamp, or visit my webpage and hit the tip jar! I've also listed Affiliate links to my gear further down. Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6RLQF... Download: https://jackfossett.bandcamp.com/ Send a tip and I'll send you music! Venmo: @Jack-Fossett-2 Paypal: [email protected] Webpage: https://www.jackfossett.com Also, if you're interested in the gear I use and like, you can find it on my Gear Recommendations webpage: https://www.jackfossett.com/gear-reco... These are Affiliate Links, and if you shop through here, I earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you!) which helps support me make these videos! Disclaimer: I do basic audio editing on my videos to account for the microphones, preamp and room. This editing, mostly light EQ and compression, is intended to give you the most accurate representation of how the featured gear actually sounds. NO editing is done to misrepresent how the featured gear sounds in any way. I also use gear in my videos that I originally received through review deals with the companies. Anything other than whats stated as a sponsored feature is used entirely of my own volition, and no additional sponsorship is involved. #guitar #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear #bluesrock