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Fender Silent System
Fender says it’s solved single-coil hum issues with a new breakthrough – and it could change the playing experience forever

By Phil Weller Published

The passive, battery-free system is built into the guitar to shut out signal hiss without hurting your tone – and it works with most pickups

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1956 Fender Telecaster in Walnut
Walnut brown, super-rare, these custom-order ‘50s Telecasters beg the question – who was Gillie?

By Dave Davidson Published

We take a look at to custom Teles from 1956, one played, one left pristine, and present us with an unusual walnut stain and white pickguard look

Electric Guitars
Squier Paranormal Series Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII
Fender launches first Squier Paranormal signature guitar, the Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII

By Matt Owen Published

The budget model is based on the Custom Shop 12-string Van Leeuwen used with Queens of the Stone Age, Iggy Pop and Michael Stipe

Electric Guitars
Roger Waters, Syd Barrett and Rick Wright of Pink Floyd perform at the UFO Club, London, December 1966.
What happened to Syd Barrett’s Mirror Disc Telecaster?

By Chris Gill Published

We investigate the many mysteries of the former Pink Floyd leader’s psychedelic guitar

Electric Guitars
USA Photo of Bruce SPRINGSTEEN, performing live onstage on Born In The USA tour, playing Fender Telecaster guitar
Bruce Springsteen shares the mods and mysteries of his Born to Run Fender Telecaster

By Matt Owen Published

Springsteen features in a new star-packed documentary celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster

Guitarists
Mike Campbell takes a solo on his Telecaster while Tom Petty looks on.
Mike Campbell on what makes the Telecaster magic (even if he thinks they’re kinda ugly)

By Andrew Daly Published

The former Heartbreaker and Dirty Knobs main man on his lifelong love affair with the world's first mass-produced electric guitar

Guitarists
Roy Buchanan lights a cigar
Roy Buchanan inspired countless players to pick up Teles – his favorite was defined by a fascinating tonal “flaw”

By Chris Gill Published

Nicknamed “Nancy”, the Telemaster’s beloved ’53 model had a bridge pickup that mystified pickup designers for years

Electric Guitars
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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Fender 75th Anniversary Telecaster models
Baritone Telecasters are back on the menu as Fender unveils new 75th Anniversary models

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The Nocaster is also making a return in the American Vintage II lineup while the Player II Telecaster gets four limited-edition colorways

Electric Guitars
Danny Gatton plays his 1953 Fender Telecaster with a Heineken bottle.
The story of Danny Gatton’s strange, magical ’53 Telecaster – and where it is today

By Chris Gill Published

With a Willie Nelson autograph carved into the finish and a mount for a “Magic Dingus Box” controller, “The Telemaster”’s #1 was truly one-of-a-kind

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