Fav. Tele players, tones

[Tweed]

The Strat-ers had their go, now it's time for the older brother!

Jeff Buckley!!! Muddy Waters, Chrissie Hynde, Andy Ross
The "Greatest Rock Solo Ever" was played on a Tele; David Gilmour on "Dogs"

 

[jackthehack]

Chrissie Hynde??? Her Tele was a prop; amp not miked, if on at all...

This category belongs to one man to whom all others pale: Roy Buchanan

 

[guitlouie]

Bllomfield, Bryant, Buchanan 

 

[Greg P]

Jimmy Page, who sold more Les Pauls by playing a Tele than Les Paul sold by playing a Les Paul.

 

[nathan a]

Roy.

And yeah, though I never would have though of him, I do really did Jeff Buckley's tele tone.

 

[willyk]

Gatton, Burton, Cropper and Barrett....sounds like a law firm!

 

[Tweed]

Dang, I forgot Cropper!

 

[whitebison66]

Warner E. Hodges.

 

[Soloshchenko]

Sorry to be obvious but if we are purely talking tone its Keith Richards for me. Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead for his playing style. 

 

[Wyliee]

Andy Summers, though he's known more for his effects.  Ditto on Greg P's comment about Page.

-Eric.

 

[-CB-]

Keef Richards, Muddy Waters, Steve Cropper, Roy Buchanan, Albert Collins, Buck Owens, Will Ray.... to name a few.

 

[Shmoopie]

though call, Page or Jerry (the rooster jr.) Cantrell.  he had a couple g&l teles

 

[Tweed]

I knew there were going to be lots of names dropped that I forgot!

 

[Phrygian]

Second vote for Albert Collins.

 

[CD]

Johnny Hiland, even though he started playing a PRS now. :-\

 

[thepriebster]

Mike Stern, his is Custom Made by Michael Aronson after his 50s tele got stolen, and I just read that his stolen tele was owned by Roy Buchanan before him.

 

[CD]

While not just a tele guy or even thought of as a tele guy, Billy Gibbons is mine:

 

[buckallred]

"Master of the Telecaster" Albert Collins, may he rest in peace.

Also: honorable mention (at least!) for George Harrison (RIP as well).