Pete's sound with Dwight Yoakam's stuff increased my love for the Tele. The twang he got on some of DY's stuff set the bar for what I wanted my Tele to sound like. Anybody into his playing? His leads are tasteful and just right for the song.
Equally as important to me was Robbie McIntosh's Tele on the Pretender's recordings. He's a fantastic guitarist, played with McCartney in the late 80s and early 90s, he and Jimmy McCullough my fave guitarists that Macca had in his solo bands.