Who is the most iconic Fender Telecaster player?

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The Telecaster doesn’t get enough credit for its versatility – and in its 75 years of production, it’s found its way into every genre. Let us know who you think is the greatest Tele wrangler of them all

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The Telecaster doesn’t get enough credit for its versatility – and in its 75 years of production, it’s found its way into every genre.

Tom Morello defined rap-metal with the brute-force, Sabbath-informed riffs he got out of his Telecaster, while John 5 – a walking Tele encyclopedia – uses any number of futuristic spins on the model to power Mötley Crüe. Then there’s Joe Strummer, who took punk worldwide with his heavily worn example.

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But who do you think is the most iconic Fender Telecaster player of all time? Who’s done the most with the instrument? Shown the greatest virtuosity? Taken guitar playing the farthest? Show your genre and taste bias! Don’t just say who you think you should name.

Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.

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