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    Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Albert Lees used to be a committed Fender telecaster player way back when.

    He has changed to Music man Guitars now (horrible shape).

    Does anyone know where I can get any pictures of him playing a Tele??

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    I can't beleive that there is no-one in the forum who can find a picture of Albert with a tele! !

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    I read your original post a couple of days ago, and I was all ready to say "Dude, just do a Google image search" -- then I tried it myself and couldn't believe how hard it was to find a pic of him playing a Tele. I looked through the first six pages of results and finally found one -- count 'em -- black and white picture of him with a Tele. It was on the cover of some (presumably) old instructional video he made.

    After that, I gave up. Just how long has he been playing that Music Man?!
    "I haven't slept for ten days...because that would be too long." -- Mitch Hedberg

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Quote Originally Posted by elicross View Post
    I read your original post a couple of days ago, and I was all ready to say "Dude, just do a Google image search" -- then I tried it myself and couldn't believe how hard it was to find a pic of him playing a Tele. I looked through the first six pages of results and finally found one -- count 'em -- black and white picture of him with a Tele. It was on the cover of some (presumably) old instructional video he made.

    After that, I gave up. Just how long has he been playing that Music Man?!
    I had a similar experience, but I found no pics of him with a tele.

    As an aside, I found an interview with him where he states, essentially, that nothing but a tele will do. Maybe these days, he'd state tht nothing but a weird, angular strat copy will do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wilko View Post
    The audience was hilarious. I wonder what was in the punch?
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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Clapton looked disgusted. I wonder what that was about.
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    I really didn't enjoy that. My on-and-off spiritual quest to get in touch with my inner "country boy" is just going nowhere, I'm afraid.

    -Mark

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    I'll bet you don't have any Elvis in you, either.
    "I haven't slept for ten days...because that would be too long." -- Mitch Hedberg

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    Quote Originally Posted by elicross View Post
    I'll bet you don't have any Elvis in you, either.
    (In a wounded Dan Quayle voice:) That sir, was uncalled for.

    Actually, while I don't care much for rockabilly, I love Elvis. I don't much like country, yet I think Johnny Cash is amazing. I've never been much into folk, yet Dylan blows me away.

    Some artists are bigger than entire genres, it seems to me.

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Albert Lee's _nose_ might be bigger than a whole genre, though.

    And for that matter, have you noticed the striking resemblance to the shape of his signature MM guitar?



    There really is a lot of Albert in that guitar...

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Hey Wilko, cant thank you enough for this vdeo mate.

    A right cockney knees up!!

    Almost missed Eric in the audience - only saw him the second time I watched it.

    Any chance of getting a copy of that clup?

    I cant download it with Orbit.

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Wow, those are the most well-groomed rednecks I've ever seen!
    "No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Quote Originally Posted by Plugger View Post
    If I may be so bold, that guitar is fantastically ugly.

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    It ain't pretty. It looks like a 1950s comic book artist's idea of an electric guitar.
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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    You can include me in agreeing that it's one ugly piece of wood.

    But when Albert plays it it suddenly become VERY beautiful ! ! !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Offshore Angler View Post
    Wow, those are the most well-groomed rednecks I've ever seen!
    OK, well how about these guys for the "real thang":



    And yes, the vampire signing autographs _is_ the undisputed King of Country Western Troubadours, Unknown Hinson hisself.

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    I don't like the sound of Albert's guitar. too clean and sterile sounding.

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    I really love his playing with Emmylou, but, (to me), sometimes this kind of stuff veers into what I call "stunt country." It's like shredding or some sort of Al DiMeola experience happening at a barn dance.

    BTW- the MM90 (EB's take on P90's) version of the Albert Lee Signature Model is an incredibly cool instrument. What a neck on those things!
    You'd soon find yourself oblivious to what it looked like.
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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    I thought his portrail of Igore in Young Frankenstien was brilliant. Saddly no telecaster shots, even in the theatrical numbers.
    Last edited by 57HANK; 12-17-2007 at 01:27 PM.

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Quote Originally Posted by NeoFauve View Post
    You'd soon find yourself oblivious to what it looked like.
    Nothing a little luthiorhinoplasty won't fix.

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    good ol' Chas and Dave.

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    Re: Albert Lee telecaster pictures

    Yes - pity we cant get more of those old TV shows.

    Remember they didnt have recording technology in those days.'

    By the way thanks for the mail - it made my Christmas to get it permanently.

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