Lead vocalist and guitarist Sumire Yoshida has secured an especially striking Telecaster, equipped with an all-white finish that goes right across the fretboard and headstock, and even a painted-on F-hole.
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HS-configured Teles are surprisingly rare, so we’re pleased to see Yoshida opts for the Shawbucker bridge humbucker and vintage Tele single coil in the neck, all fitted to an alder body.
Bassist Aina Yamauchi, meanwhile, opts for a new take on the classic MIJ competition stripe design, with this Seafoam Green design, based on Fender’s American Standard Jazz.
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Pickups include a pair of V-Mod Jazz Bass single coils, while there’s a maple neck and fingerboard, HiMass Vintage bridge and alder body.
Both clock in at ￥112,500, which is around $1,000. Sadly, they’re only available in Japan right now - with legendary guitar mecca Ikebe Gakki the most prominent retailer - but boy, we’d love to see that Tele in the States.
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
