In reference to guitar, what does jazz virtuoso Mike Stern, country pickin' whiz Vince Gill, rock god Keith Richards, blues man Albert Collins, and modern-day troubadour Jakob Dylan have in common? They all play a Fender Telecaster.
In my opinion, the world's first solid body electric guitar is still the best all-around ax. With thousands lining the walls of used music stores and pawnshops nation-wide...not to mention new models made in the US, Mexico, and Japan... not to mention all the great copies being made, I challenge anyone to find a pro-level guitar for less money. To support my claim, I'll mention a few of the Tele's features and why these may be beneficial to a beginner as well as a pro.
• Fixed bridge: For the beginner, this makes the guitar easier to tune than one with a floating bridge. For the pro, if you break a string mid song, you can keep playing. An additional bonus is that a fixed bridge adds lots of smooth sustain. For these reasons, I typically don't recommend floating-bridge guitars (like a Stratocaster) as a primary instrument, only as a backup or for use on selected songs in a set.
• Bolt-on neck: For the immature player who still hasn't learned the distinction between musical instrument and samurai sword, a bolt on neck, if broken, is a TON cheaper to replace than a set neck. For the pro who winds up NEEDING to use his ax as a samurai sword to thwart raging drunkards, the same advantage applies.
• Versatile: Right out of the box, the Telecaster is the quintessential country, blues or rock-n-roll guitar. Wanna play jazz? Drop a humbucking pickup in the neck position. Wanna play heavy rock? Drop a humbucker in the bridge position. Don't think a Tele is heavy-sounding enough? Get a life... rumor has it that a lot of Jimmy Page's eardrum-pounding riffs on Led Zep's records were actually recorded on a Tele. Besides, these things have PHAT bottom end.
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) der eigene Klang der Gitarre (Hölzer, Pickups) um so wichtiger. Mit Effekten verbiegen kann man aber immer noch, auch ohne Verzerrung. Aber es ist besser, wenn eine Gitarre clean auch ohne Effekte gut klingt, wenn man den cleanen Sound öfter spielen mag. Und Clean ist nicht gleich Clean, weil Gitarren und Verstärker eben unterschiedlich klingen – das ist klar. Ich sagte ja nicht, Clean würde bedeuten neutraler Sound nach DIN XYZ. Sondern es ist einfach unverzerrter Sound und kein Effekt. Dass nicht jede Gitarre und jeder Verstärker gleich klingt, sollte aber klar sein, oder? 
