Is a Billie Eilish signature Fender Telecaster set to follow the pop phenom’s just-announced ukulele?

Billie Eilish and brother FINNEAS
(Image credit: NPR/YouTube)

Fender made headlines yesterday after announcing a signature model for one of the most talked-about musicians in the world, the Billie Eilish signature ukulele.

In the wake of the news, fans have noted it wasn’t the first Fender model to feature Eilish’s ‘blohsh’ symbol – that accolade would actually go to a Thinline Telecaster played by her brother and chief collaborator, Finneas O'Connell (aka FINNEAS) on an NPR Tiny Desk Concert uploaded on August 26.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Editor-in-Chief, GuitarWorld.com

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.