Fender and girl in red team up to raffle off a one-of-a-kind rainbow Player Series Telecaster

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Bedroom pop sensation girl in red has teamed up with Fender to design a Player Series Telecaster electric guitar in the colors of the rainbow flag to raise money for LGBTQ+ charity Kaleidoscope Trust.

The singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, whose given name is Marie Ulven, painted the guitar herself. It’s up for grabs now via an online charity raffle that ends on August 2.

There’s an entry fee of £5 for 10 entries or £10 for 30 entries (approx. $6.30 - $12.75).

Each social share will also grant supporters five additional entries once a donation has been made.

“As a privileged queer person, I feel it is important that I am as loud as possible,” Ulven said. “Music can create an incredible and safe space for those who need it the most and this feels like an authentic way I can help others in the community.

“My first electric guitar was a Fender and the rainbow flag is such an iconic and positive design that I hope everybody loves this guitar as much as I do. What’s better than raising money for an amazing cause and helping somebody to pursue their music dreams at the same time?”

Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.