Quote Originally Posted by JazzyJim
The Telecaster has probably the most effective and useful volume and tone knobs of any standard guitar i've played. It can allow you to use quite a bit of gain without it getting too shrill (unless you want it to be shrill), and the clean tone allows easy colouration, either with amps or pedals. I also think the natural articulation of Tele's allow the nuances of your playing style to come through.
Okay, so for the technical guys, why is this the case? With different body woods, different neck shapes and fingerboard woods, pickups, and quality of pots in various models and offshoots over the years, it sounds like it's the shape of the slab of lumber that makes the difference. Rather absurd, isn't it?