Gigging with just vocal and electric

I'm thinking of doing a few numbers with my Tele at my next solo acoustic gig to mix things up a little. Songs like Under The Bridge go down well acoustic but I usually play it fairly straight - using an electric would allow me to play all the little Hendrixy embellishments and I think it would work as a solo piece.

Has anyone got any youtube links of similar vox/electric performances that might give me some ideas?

Pete Townshend's Magic Bus springs to mind but struggling to think of anything else.

Cheeeeers.

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  • KKJaleKKJale Frets: 982
    Jeff Buckley used a Tele solo quite a bit.


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  • Danny1969Danny1969 Frets: 10357
    I think an electric does the job better when accompanying a solo singer, you can get more tones and as you say play in a more interesting way.  
    I always use an electric at acoustic gigs, why make life harder than it needs to be :0~)
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  • It depends on what I'm playing, I prefer acoustic for straight strumming or if I need to add percussion while looping but obviously a leccy is much easier for more involved pieces.

    Also, I got my Tele after my last band split up so I haven't gigged it yet!

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71960
    Billy Bragg!



    (Despite being TOTP, this is genuinely live.)

    I'm pretty sure I've seen Jake Bugg playing solo with an electric too, although all the videos I can find at the moment are either with an acoustic, or with a full band.

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