Brent Mason

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Telecaster Mt Rushmore
An all-star guitar panel choose their Telecaster Mount Rushmore – its greatest players, their greatest tracks

By Andrew Daly Published

Pros pick their favorite Tele riffs and solos and decide who should be carved into that massive “Telecaster Mount Rushmore” that exists only in our deranged minds

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Dann Huff performs onstage during the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum Concert and Induction Ceremony at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on April 28, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee
Veteran producer Dann Huff on the unsung art of session guitar

By Janelle Borg Published

Huff knows a thing or two about being a session guitarist, having contributed to records by A-listers such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and George Benson

Guitarists
Studio ace Brent Mason with his Primer Gray signature Fender Telecaster, a heavily modded electric that can cover all bases.
Session hero Brent Mason has played on over a thousand records. Here’s what he’s learned about getting the job done

By Andrew Daly Published

Decorated with accolades from the Grammys to the Academy Of Country Music, the legendary Nashville sessioneer reveals his secret-weapon gear, why he surrendered to the metronome, and the key to nailing that first take

Guitarists
Brent Mason
Brent Mason on his affordable secret tone weapon – and how it's become a go-to pedal for session guitarists

By Phil Weller Published

The $130 stompbox has been a vital tool across 40 years of session work – and other players have started to take note

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Vince Gill, John Osborne, and Brent Mason
Vince Gill, John Osborne and Brent Mason team up on all-star tribute to the Telecaster

By Phil Weller Published

Tele-Man brings together some of country music’s finest guitarists for a tribute to the genre's finest electric guitar

Bands
Vince Gill plays his Butterscotch Fender Telecaster onstage
Vince Gill and Brent Mason are two of country music's most respected guitarists – and their supreme hybrid picking abilities are key to their success

By Stuart Ryan Published

This is a smoking hot introduction to one of Nashville's most important skills

Artist Lessons
John Mayer playing at The Sphere with Dead & Company
John Mayer plays a Telecaster, taps through a solo, and tackles some of Dead & Company’s final shows with only three fretting fingers following injury

By Matt Owen Published

Mayer was forced to alter his playing style after injuring the "team captain" of his fretting hand last week – and whatever he's been doing in the practice room has clearly worked wonders…

Guitarists
Brent Mason
“Session players don’t get the credit they deserve. Some of the signature licks they come up with are ones people won’t know they wrote”: Brent Mason on why session guitarists deserve more respect, and how he became Nashville’s hottest hired gun

By Andrew Daly Published

Mason has played on over a thousand recordings, collaborated with A-listers such as George Strait and Shania Twain, and few are more capable with a Fender Tele. So why are there some days he wants to sound like anyone other than Brent Mason?

Guitarists
(from left) Andy Wood, Tosin Abasi and Mark Lettieri
Andy Wood recruits Tosin Abasi, Mark Lettieri, Greg Koch and more for 2022 Woodshed Guitar Experience

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Also set to feature the likes of Nick Johnston, Brent Mason, Tom Quayle and Guthrie Trapp, the guitar clinic will take place in Crossville, Tennessee from August 25 - August 28

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Fender recreates Brent Mason's heavily modified triple-pickup Tele as the Stories Collection Brent Mason Telecaster

By Richard Bienstock Published

New model, with special controls and wiring, Glaser B-Bender system and Primer Gray finish, is also available in exacting Custom Shop version

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